Would it work(Rear fog lamp)

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:31 pm

Hi Iam thinking of using my offside reversing lamp as a fog lamp.I was thinking of taking a feed off the rear side light to a switch on the dash (illuminated).Then back to the reversing light holder,and fitting a red bulb.Would this be feasable. 1995 2.5d

hogggman · Post by **hogggman** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:34 pm

hi,
mine is like that and has been fine,getting through the mot without problems.
thanks
jamie

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:42 pm

Same here - I just tapped into fuse number 7 for the power supply.

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:58 pm

Hi John,I dont intend using fuse as I will be taking a live feed from rear tail light.

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:04 pm

teenmal wrote:Hi John,I dont intend using fuse as I will be taking a live feed from rear tail light.

I didn't use an extra fuse, I just tapped into the wire from fuse 7 that feeds the rear blinds. You need a lot less wire and it goes off with the ignition.

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:21 pm

That the reason that I am taking a feed from the rear side light as the fog will go out with the side lights..

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:15 pm

I thought the side lights came on before the head lights,i will go and check..

daveblueozzie · Post by **daveblueozzie** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:39 pm

the fog light should only work with the headlights on, not the sidelights, so a feed from the back from the side lights is not legal.

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:57 pm

Thanks for the information pregarding head lamp and rear fog lamp legality,much apreciated .

scanner · Post by **scanner** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:03 pm

The Japanese have the right idea just ban the bl**dy things completely.

I reckon they are a major cause of pile-ups because most drivers just don't know when to use them properly.

John the sparky · Post by **John the sparky** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:11 pm

our car, an altea, has a twist light switch, and you pull for fog lights, one pull is rear fogs, pull again for fronts.....

but when driving in fog with front fog lights on the dipped beam is best off anyway, so as not to blind you in the fog (assuming you use the front fog lights correctly and not as additional driving lights

).... so surely you can put the fog lights on when on side lights?

I've checked the van, and that only works the rear fog on main lights..... but the car is at work with Lucy.... so it's all speculation really, and as I've only used the fog lights once, to check they worked for MOT... it's not a huge issue......

I did use my rear fog light in a car once though, it was above 1991.... but a car caught me up in the fog, so I turned it off

and the rear fog on the bongo gets used when reversing!

I'll check in the morning

John

daveblueozzie · Post by **daveblueozzie** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:18 pm

hi John not sure about your car ,but you cannot turn your dipped beam headlights off on a motorway and just have spots, that is illegal. you have to have dipped headlights on and not just sidelights on a motorway by law. so i think most vehicle spots are connected to the dipped beam headlights so as not to break this motorway law.

John the sparky · Post by **John the sparky** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:36 pm

ok..... sort of makes sense

and it's not like we get fog down here anyway

just I do remember being up near Alton towers in a mates car years back, and the dipped beam was blinding us in the fog.....it took hours to get where we were going

John

daveblueozzie · Post by **daveblueozzie** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:45 pm

Like i said most cars ,or all modern cars now, so maybe some older model cars did not have this feature.

teenmal · Post by **teenmal** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:54 pm

Hi Dave Iam a bit confused about head light on etc,had a look at motuk.co.uk does not mention any sequence for the mot test.It hase a note of permission re rear fog lamp.

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