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Why do cars not have cornering lamps? « on: February 05, 2026, 12:26:14 PM » Author: Cole D.
Many older vehicles, such as Cadillac, Lincoln, Mercury, some Nissan, etc used to have “cornering lamps” or white lamps on each front side that would illuminate to light the curb when the turn signal for that direction was activated.

I’m not aware of this feature on any new vehicle that I’ve seen.

What bright this to mind is recently seeing an older Buick Park Avenue with the cornering lamp on when the driver was turning.
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Re: Why do cars not have cornering lamps? « Reply #1 on: February 05, 2026, 09:05:38 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
 They're still on new cars . I just recently saw them on an SUV , Lexus I think . I've also noticed that Dodge in particular is operating the respective fog light in the direction of a turn .
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Re: Why do cars not have cornering lamps? « Reply #2 on: February 05, 2026, 10:20:46 PM » Author: Econolite03
This is very common with most Jeeps, including the newest generations—regardless of the model. I don’t think Lexus is capable unless it was added on, never heard of it.
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