Whether there are showers, foggy or snowing, generally speaking, we kind of enjoy being eqquiped of fog lights on your car. But, they can in some instances be out of adjustment or you may feel that they are too high or too low. That’s the key reason why we had written this short post to demonstrate to you how to adjust the fog lights on your Peugeot 205?. To accomplish this, first, we will discover what is the meaning of adjusting the fog lights of his vehicle, then, in a second step, how to adjust the fog lights of your Peugeot 205.
Why is it important to adjust the front fog lights of your Peugeot 205?
So we will begin our short post with the interest of setting the fog lights to Peugeot 205. Even though some fog lights are not set and are set at the factory, you have the opportunity to change their setting so that they illuminate more or less high. This devices, which is not obligatory on an Peugeot 205, permits you to greatly increase your visibility. However, it is exclusively permitted outside built-up areas in addition to the high beam, or in heavy rain, snow or fog.
Having a perfect setting of the fog lights of its Peugeot 205 allows you not to blind and to maximise the gain in visibility that they offer. In addition, fog lights that are not correctly adjusted will inevitably bother the car owners you pass and may increase the risk of an accident. It is therefore crucial, both for you and other users, that you have your fog lights properly adjusted.
How to adjust the fog lights of your Peugeot 205?
Now let’s move on to the portion you’re most likely most focused on in this short post, namely how to adjust the fog lights on your Peugeot 205? Now that you have realized the interest of this adjustment, which may seem insignificant, let’s move on to the practical part.
Adjusting the fog lights is really easy, here are a few steps to follow to do it optimally:
- Empty your vehicle, check the pressure of your tires and, set only one person (about 70kg) in the driver’s seat which will simulate an empty weight of your Peugeot 205.
- Place your vehicle on a flat floor with a clean wall in front of you, ideally between 5 and 10 meters from it.
- Measure the distance from the ground to the top of your fog lamp (on your Peugeot 205), write this distance on the wall in front of your car and tag it with a construction tape for example.
- Switch on the fog lights on your Peugeot 205 and control that the beam of the lights is less than or equal to the mark you just marked on the wall.
- If they light higher than this point, throughout the engine compartment you will have to use the adjustment screws to lower the lighting of your fog lights (these screws are generally placed above your fog lights, you should find them easily, they will be more or less accessible according to the year and the options of your Peugeot 205)
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Now you know how to adjust the fog lights on your Peugeot 205, don’t forget to check it from time to time if you have the impression that they are not anymore illuminating properly, don’t hesitate to read our short post on how to adjust the low beam lights on Peugeot 205 if you want to check their lighting level.
If you need more tutorials on the Peugeot 205, go to our Peugeot 205 category.
