Can anyone give me some advice with rear light clusters, think its time for me to replace the UK ones with the STi ones but is there a solution to the fog light thing.

Obviously I want to be seen but I dont really want to have to bolt one under the car like on the jap models.

On my fiesta which I had before I replaced one of the bulbs with a high intensity led bulb.

Anyone got any comments or suggestions, I just "have" to get rid of the tango at the back!

 

stick a red bulb in the fog lamp bulb holder, and stick it in your reversing light

works a treat

 

Whats a fog light then

 

sonic, isnt that the problem though, there isnt a fog light bulb holder?

I was thinking more like stick a bright red painted bulb into one of the reversing light holes and rewire one side?

 

There is a fog light bulb holder unless you change your loom as well

I used my existing loom & bulb holders

 

huh?

I was under the impression that the jap clusters didnt have a space for the fog light and thats why all the jap cars have a fog light slung underneath?

You saying that if I merely put a bulb into a hole thats already there it'll just work and i'll keep both my reverse lights?

Oh i think i see (glass over existing cluster arrangement, so I just need to get a red bulb then)

[Edited by UHF - 9/18/2003 7:13:34 AM]

 

you just need to cut the hole out..

 

there is not a hole?

weird

 

drivers side there is a bit were you can cut a whole and put a bulb holder in...

or just re-wire the reverse light and use a red bulb.

 

star, you dont happen to know how the original parts differ from the ones that scoobymania sell do you? cos TSL want £280 genuine and SM want £200 for copies.

BTW, did you sell the lexus ones, i decided STi was best

 

I was going to get mine from Scoobymaina but they had problems getting them

I bought STI's from Grade-A for £75 each plus vat. arrived next day

Lexus lights are still for sale..

 

(sonic, isnt that the problem though, there isnt a fog light bulb holder?

I was thinking more like stick a bright red painted bulb into one of the reversing light holes and rewire one side? )
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That is what i did , i removed drivers side reversing bulb and wired up fog lamp signal wires from switch to this i bought a high intensity red led bulb it has about 6 leds on it from Revolution .
Okay i now only have one reversing light but from the outside there are still two clear reversing covers , flick fog lamp on and hey presto tou have bright red high intensity fog light much better than a bolt on one and simple to install no need to drill any holes in light cluster.

hope this helps

Mark

 

cheers, exactly what I was intending on doing, seems there are more than one solution to this.

Now all I have to do is source a pair cheap!

best price so far is £230 from A Grade

 

DIY rewiring job is very easy... Pic from doing my afterburners.