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FI4T0MCAT · 09-13-2009, 03:40 PM

I was just watching the new GM commercial about the 60 day money back guarantee and noticed that at the end of the commercial, they have an RS Camaro sitting there with the Halos on AND fog lights WTF is this to be a new option now?

TripleB · 09-13-2009, 03:47 PM

i've heard on here somewhere that you can wire them to work at the same time. maybe they did that for the commercial? but the foglights aren't HID so that might look weird. unless you put HID's in there.

FI4T0MCAT · 09-13-2009, 03:49 PM

Yeah i know you can do that, i Have a set of hid bulbs wired into my halos so they run at the same time. It did look really stupid, with the halos being white, and the fog lights yellow.

GreendaleSRT4 · 09-13-2009, 03:50 PM

LOL! I noticed that too! Then I thought, "hmm..maybe only the LT's do that....or maybe they only come on when only the parking lights turn on". I have yet to check that out. Glad I wasn't the only one that noticed!

rolnslo · 09-13-2009, 03:56 PM

I think you can do this with the Canadian spec cars. DRLs are required to be on unless the headlights are on, which in this case, they weren't.

Super83Z · 09-13-2009, 03:57 PM

It probably has something to do with that being the concept car and not a production car.

Sean_W · 09-13-2009, 04:05 PM

Did you ever notice how they make crappy microwave meals look like they came right out of a gourmet restaurant? Same thing here. It was probably done for esthetics reasons. In most cases, they don't even use real food for the commercials. The director probably thought it looked more artistic. You have to make everything look better on TV if you want to sell your product. Would you expect your next TV dinner to look like a gourmet meal? Trust me, it's going to happen.

PQ · 09-13-2009, 05:14 PM

If you have yours working the way you want then no biggie, right?

Camaro400 · 09-13-2009, 05:29 PM

No, if I went to Chevy right now and wanted to buy the car, I would be a little pissed to know that I couldn't purchase the car the way it looked in the commercial. However, it wouldn't keep me from buying it!

PQ · 09-13-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Camaro400

No, if I went to Chevy right now and wanted to buy the car, I would be a little pissed to know that I couldn't purchase the car the way it looked in the commercial. However, it wouldn't keep me from buying it!

I agree, but GM knows this. So I just chalk it up to good advertising for an even better product.

Camaro400 · 09-13-2009, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PQ

I agree, but GM knows this. So I just chalk it up to good advertising for an even better product.

True.

levi1922 · 09-13-2009, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by rolnslo

I think you can do this with the Canadian spec cars. DRLs are required to be on unless the headlights are on, which in this case, they weren't.

and canadian spec cars have no option to turn the DRLs off ever, unless the lights are on.

bluch · 09-13-2009, 06:37 PM

i can have my halos and foglight (DRLs) on at the same time. Just turn the headlight knob 1 to the right. Just can't have the fogs and HIDS on at the same time. No need to blind oncoming traffic

bub · 09-13-2009, 06:49 PM

Module, swith &/or BCM programming must be different on Canadian cars...

09-13-2009, 03:40 PM	#1
FI4T0MCAT Drives: 1969 SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 465	Just saw some BS on a GM commercial I was just watching the new GM commercial about the 60 day money back guarantee and noticed that at the end of the commercial, they have an RS Camaro sitting there with the Halos on AND fog lights WTF is this to be a new option now? __________________

09-13-2009, 03:47 PM	#2
TripleB SoCal Mayhem Drives: 2017 2LT Hyper Blue Metallic Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lakewood, California Posts: 5,918 View My Garage	i've heard on here somewhere that you can wire them to work at the same time. maybe they did that for the commercial? but the foglights aren't HID so that might look weird. unless you put HID's in there. __________________

09-13-2009, 03:49 PM	#3
FI4T0MCAT Drives: 1969 SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 465	Yeah i know you can do that, i Have a set of hid bulbs wired into my halos so they run at the same time. It did look really stupid, with the halos being white, and the fog lights yellow. __________________

09-13-2009, 03:56 PM	#5
rolnslo Rolling along... Drives: 2011 2SS/RS SGM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,380 View My Garage	I think you can do this with the Canadian spec cars. DRLs are required to be on unless the headlights are on, which in this case, they weren't. __________________ 2011 2SS/RS Synergy Green A6

09-13-2009, 03:57 PM	#6
Super83Z Drives: 1999 Z28 1983 Z28 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: City of Champions,MA Posts: 616 View My Garage	It probably has something to do with that being the concept car and not a production car. __________________ Current cars: 99 Z28 06 Silverado 14 Silverado

09-13-2009, 03:50 PM	#4
GreendaleSRT4 Drives: 2012 Camaro SS Convertible Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Greendale, WI Posts: 283 View My Garage	LOL! I noticed that too! Then I thought, "hmm..maybe only the LT's do that....or maybe they only come on when only the parking lights turn on". I have yet to check that out. Glad I wasn't the only one that noticed!

09-13-2009, 04:05 PM	#7
Sean_W Drives: 2010 IOM SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 659	Did you ever notice how they make crappy microwave meals look like they came right out of a gourmet restaurant? Same thing here. It was probably done for esthetics reasons. In most cases, they don't even use real food for the commercials. The director probably thought it looked more artistic. You have to make everything look better on TV if you want to sell your product. Would you expect your next TV dinner to look like a gourmet meal? Trust me, it's going to happen. __________________ Sean W 2SS/RS Inferno Orange Metalic & Cyber Grey Stripes My Homepage http://titanic-model.com

09-13-2009, 05:14 PM	#8
PQ Booooosted. Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 36,716 View My Garage	If you have yours working the way you want then no biggie, right? __________________

09-13-2009, 05:29 PM	#9
Camaro400 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Auto Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 72	No, if I went to Chevy right now and wanted to buy the car, I would be a little pissed to know that I couldn't purchase the car the way it looked in the commercial. However, it wouldn't keep me from buying it!

09-13-2009, 06:37 PM	#13
bluch OH CANADA! Drives: 2011 RAM 1500 LARAMIE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Edmonton, AB, CAN Posts: 3,930 View My Garage	i can have my halos and foglight (DRLs) on at the same time. Just turn the headlight knob 1 to the right. Just can't have the fogs and HIDS on at the same time. No need to blind oncoming traffic __________________ Had to trade in the Camaro for a truck :(, but hopefully I can join the Camaro family again one day

09-13-2009, 06:49 PM	#14
bub Drives: '17 1SS 1LE & '15 Corvette Z06 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 669	Module, swith &/or BCM programming must be different on Canadian cars...

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