What Are the Top Benefits of Upgrading Your Dodge Charger Fog Lights?

If you’re anything like us, then you’re always searching for new upgrades to make to your muscle car. It’s one of the biggest perks of owning a Dodge Charger: there’s always a modification that will take your vehicle to the next level. And while some owners make the mistake of only focusing on high-performance upgrades to the engine or exhaust system, we encourage every Charger owner to consider making upgrades to their vehicle’s lights. Aftermarket lights are a critical upgrade that can vastly enhance both safety and style, and every driver should consider them.

While headlights get the bulk of the attention, Dodge Charger fog lights can be just as important, and shouldn’t be slept on. Just like headlights, there’s a wide range of benefits for fog lights that can be vital to your muscle car. And as with so many components of your vehicle, the best way to maximize the impact of your Charger’s fog lights is to upgrade them with an aftermarket set.

What Are Fog Lights?

Before we dive into all the benefits, let’s quickly cover what, exactly, fog lights are. Your Dodge Charger may or may not have stock fog lights, as they’re usually an add-on when you first purchase the vehicle. If your Charger doesn’t have fog lights, fear not: you can still install aftermarket ones with mounts.

Fog lights, as the name suggests, are lights that are meant to be used when it’s foggy, cloudy, or anything else is causing poor visibility. The beam attempts to light the road under the low-hanging cover. They’ll improve your ability to see in otherwise difficult conditions. Fog lights don’t help with visibility on clear days, and in fact can negatively impact the visibility of the cars around you – so much so that it’s actually illegal in some jurisdictions to turn on your fog lights when they’re not needed.

The Benefits of Aftermarket Fog Lights

Installing new and improved fog lights on your Charger can make a world of difference, but what are the main benefits? Here are a few of the biggest reasons why it’s worth making the upgrade.

Enhanced Visibility

It probably goes without saying that new fog lights will increase visibility in your muscle car, and that’s the biggest benefit. Standard headlights are meant to project a long beam of light outward, but when it’s foggy, the water particles in the air reflect that light, which negatively impacts how well your headlights work. In fact, high beam headlights usually decrease visibility by a large amount when it’s foggy out, because all the light is reflected back towards you. That’s not the case with fog lights. Fog lights instead project a wider, shorter beam of light, and it’s aimed at the ground rather than outwards. That allows the light to go under the fog and reach the road, illuminating the path directly in front of you, rather than bouncing off of the moisture. The result is visibility that you can’t get with standard headlights.

Better Safety

Fog lights aren’t just about helping you see. They’re also about helping you be seen. When the weather is foggy and the visibility is low, it’s not just you that’s having a hard time seeing – it’s all the other cars, too. And if the beam of your headlights is being reflected by the water in the air, then it’s far down the road to where other cars can see you. As a result, your Charger will be hard for other drivers to spot, and needless to say, that makes driving less safe for everyone. Fog lights, which can be installed in both the front and rear of your car, will make it significantly easier for other drivers on the road to spot you.

More Stylish

Fog lights are a safety feature first and foremost, but they can also play a big role in making your Charger look even better than before. Your muscle car will look a lot better when driving in adverse weather when it has fog lights, and they add a whole lot of style when you’re showing off your car at night. Our wide variety of Charger fog light options allows you to pick a style that will help your car stand out, both with the style of the light itself and the shine of the beam. And it’s always important to make sure that your lights are updated together for stylistic continuity: if you have new, high-quality headlights, but are still using stock fog lights, the beam will be noticeably different, and your Charger won’t look as good at night.

Whatever your reason for upgrading your fog lights, you’ve come to the right place. Our team of sales techs is standing by to answer your questions, share their advice, and get you on the road better and brighter than ever.