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Old May 12, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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Are most people's standard or are there any nice looking alternatives out there ??

Something that i need to fit asap.

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Old May 12, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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Here's mine on my old classic. Originally a brake light but was just bonded and wired in as the STi rears don't have a rear fog.



(Edited to say I miss my classic )
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Old May 12, 2006 | 10:22 AM
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I'm just waiting for soem STi's to arrive in the post and so i have got to get this done.

I was thinking a strip light of some kind as a descrete and stylish option.

Is it bright Enough ???

Looked nice

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Old May 12, 2006 | 10:29 AM
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Its as bright as a normal brake light so it serves its purpose just fine. Some people normally rewire the right hand side reverse light with the STi rears but I preferred it this way as I didn't have to bother swapping over when I was back and forth Germany
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Old May 12, 2006 | 10:32 AM
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I replaced my rear lights with some sti rears.

As its a uk car i just rewired one of the reversing lights to the old fog light connectors and put a red bulb in

10 minute job
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Old May 12, 2006 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by fatharry
I replaced my rear lights with some sti rears.

As its a uk car i just rewired one of the reversing lights to the old fog light connectors and put a red bulb in

10 minute job
Thats exactly what I did,except I painted the bulb with some red nail varnish



...got thro an MOT as well
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Old May 12, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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i run two reverse lights all year except MOT time when I use a UK light loom with a red bulb...sails through every time
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Old May 12, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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Is there a 'white-look' (silvertec style) bulb you can get that would glow red?

What fitment would you require??
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Old May 12, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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Could you not mod another bulb into the reverse light section that is wired to a fog switch ??

I guess it would have to be a white bulb which glows red when illuminated else the reverse light would be red too
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Old May 12, 2006 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by P1-Brad
Is there a 'white-look' (silvertec style) bulb you can get that would glow red?

What fitment would you require??
Use an LED bulb .... about a tenner, looks white and glows red .... and is INCREDIBLY bright!!
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Old May 12, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Elmer Fudpucker
Thats exactly what I did,except I painted the bulb with some red nail varnish



...got thro an MOT as well

Where did you get those mudflaps mate??


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Old May 12, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Elmer Fudpucker
Thats exactly what I did,except I painted the bulb with some red nail varnish

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/09...5/37405954.jpg

...got thro an MOT as well
God, I love that car

Rob
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Old May 12, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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i put mine in the back window come mot time
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Old May 13, 2006 | 10:09 AM
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Here's my fog light,guna fit another to the other side now ive finally found who makes it

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Old May 13, 2006 | 11:28 AM
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Mines wired up into the off side reverse light, also used a LED bulb so you cant see any red through the lens when its off

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Old May 13, 2006 | 11:34 AM
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Yep use the offside reverse light as most have said.

There is no need for a hideous red light hanging from the bumper or butchered into the bumper, looks blumin sick.

I just used some red glass paint from an art shop to paint the reverse light bulb.
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Old May 14, 2006 | 09:15 PM
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My old Type R was fitted with an extra Bulb in a redundant hole in the Driver side Red Bit (Next to the Brake Light) . It got past the SVA and 3 MOT's like it.

You just need another Bulb holder and a 21w bulb.
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