Driving lights vs. Fog lights?

I live in the Florida keys, not much fog but really Dark. I was leaning towards driving lights because there is not a lot of street lighting do to the sea turtles. ( I know). so what is a good affordable set? I currently don't have any lights in the holes on the bumper. Are they easy to install and what about the wiring?

 

I like having fog lights in lots of situations because they illuminate directly in front of the truck and the shoulders, so it's easier to spot wildlife or debris in the road or whatever.
The stock fogs are very good and you can pick up a kit for cheap if your truck didn't come with any.
I currently run diode dynamics SS3 pro fog lights. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the best street legal fog you can get for your Tacoma right now. They are more expensive but throw out way more light than anything else there.

This thread is an awesome resource you should check out https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-led-sae-j583-fog-pod-fog-light-review.554813/

 

Do this first. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-ultimate-headlight-upgrade-h4-not-led-or-hid.398066/

If you can't see driving on paved roads with this upgrade you are driving too fast. As in illegal speeds.

If you need additional light for other reasons, like working for short periods, a lightbar is a good addition. That should be manually switched.

In the fog holes I'd use fogs, as there can be purpose for the type lighting they provide as well. And upgrade them in a similar fashion. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-ultimate-foglight-upgrade-h11-not-led-or-hid.435419/

If you need lighting more to the side, 'ditch lights' mounted close to the A pillars are a good choice.

 

This may answer some of your questions as far as what different beam patterns provide:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/automotive-lighting-101.534393/

To summarize, if you want distance lighting, you want driving pattern lights. If you want light immediately in front of and out to the sides of the vehicle, you want fog pattern lights.

If you want the very best currently available lighting in either pattern, I'd recommend the Diode Dynamics SS3 Sport LED pods for your application.

 

I also recommend the ss3 diode dynamics

 

I went with fog lights because I have sufficient range with my high beams, but I want wide pattern with fog lights to illuminate more of the area around me. I've passed too many deer standing on the shoulder, including several that have jumped across the road in front of me. I've only hit one (knock on wood), and hope I never hit another.

 

Driving lights won’t do a thing for you. Your stock oem headlights both low beam and high beam throw plenty of light. Fog lights are the way to go. Fog lights shine low mostly under your headlight beams and they are wide a beam so they light up both sides of the road. And of course you can use them in fog. Nothing works very well in fog but with the low wide beams of fog lights you can see a tiny bit better (no light penetrates fog). The idea is that fog does not come all the way down to the road surface. It’s stays a couple feet above. The fog lights light an area from the ground up 2 or 3 feet and light a wide area.
I run my fogs almost all the time. I like how they light up the sides of the road.
If you think you need a lot more light thrown down the road then get a light bar.

 

Thank You everyone for your inputs.
I have ordered Fog lights, They are the way to go.
Speed here in Key West is not a issue, max speed 35mph.
But the streets are very dark, People, Bikes, Scooters, and Tourists pop out of nowhere.
So the more light the better.
Thanks again.

 

Illegal speeds are WAY more fun OP so get some fogs that throw light far down the road and rip. I HIGHLY recommend BD Squadrons either Sport or Pro and they fit perfectly as a fog-pod replacement. Besides if you drive it like you stole it like I do you'll need all the light you can get down road. Rooooooost! Illegal speeds....

 

Fogs are great for lighting up right in front and to the sides. The problem is that they're not as helpful as people think once you get above about 30mph. The lights are just too close to light up something soon enough for you to react if you're going much faster. OP, at the speeds you're talking about they'll likely be helpful, but if you're talking freeway speeds then all it really does is give you time to start to flinch before you hit whatever it is that's running across the road. The other issue at high speeds is that fogs can actually make it more difficult to see down the road and pick up hazards while you still have time to react. Your eyes will naturally adapt to the bright light immediately in front of you at the expense of making it more difficult to see the dimmer areas down the road.