Are all D1s factory wired for fog lights?

DiscoHasBeen

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The deer down south by you are little, like dogs. How much damage could they do? I don’t drink and drive either, but I’ve had to prove it.
Apparently I don't live as far south as you think I do. I've killed more than one or two bucks that dressed out right at 200 lb. Hitting one of those does no small amount of damage.
 

discostew

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I was just this evening driving a winding mountain 2 lane highway and some jerk coming the other direction had both high beams and fog lights on. It was much worse than the other driver not being courteous by not dimming their high beams. There were 2 cars in front of me. The lead car almost went off the road. We have big elk here that love to hang out on the side of the road. Occasionally, they wander on the the road. Unlike the deer who scramble quickly out of the way, the elk just smugly look at you like they are saying, “What do you want?” I will say this, unless you are speeding in a school zone, you are not getting a ticket. Worst I ever had happen is the sheriff flashing his high beams at me, essentially telling me to slow down. People drive like idiots here, getting passed on a blind curve here is situation normal.
Are you retired now? Living out there?
 

discostew

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Yes sir, but I still need to get the place in St. Louis sold. Putting it on the market hopefully not later than next month.

Hurry before this realestate bubble bursts. Stuff hs been selling up here in a week. Congrats on retirement. I'm not far behind you.Weeks not months.
 
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DiscoHasBeen

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Hickiana didn't even make the list. My dogs are bigger than most of the deer I see down south.
That link is Boone and Crockett. Those stats are for antler size not body weight. And while typically the bigger the antler the bigger the deer that's not always true. And while it is true the further north you go the bigger the body size from Indianapolis to Chicago isn't going to make that big of a difference.
 

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I’m north of Chicago but not by much, I work north of my house by about an hour. But all joking aside the deer I see when I go to Carbondale are small as compared to the deer I see up here.
And call me crazy but I see deer just north of Carbondale that look like they have reflective specs on there hair. Like they reflect my lights.
I live very rural. Nothing but corn for miles. I see and hit a lot of deer. So many I did research on how to avoid them. The best info I found was written by a MP stationed in Alaska. He said of all the deer vs car accidents about 85% of the vehicles had deer whistles on them. He said it’s like the whistle calls them out in the road. He claims high beam headlights scare them out of the road. Shock them into staying in the ditch.
What I’ve gotten pretty good at is getting the car slowed down enough to not do a lot of damage. I’ve also learned what it looks like when deer are crossing the road in front of a car a half mile up the road. It kind of makes the lights look like a strobe light. And I’m sure we all know that if there’s one, there’s a bunch more.