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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: Niel on September 28, 2007, 14:43:42

Title: Two rear fog lights? Simple init!
Post by: Niel on September 28, 2007, 14:43:42

Having a problem with the reversing light, which is still unresolved (probably the switch), and discovering the fog light was cracked I ordered two new fog light lenses, popped the wiring cover off (crow bar'd as stuck behind seat frame actually), swap wire to fog feed and put new lenses on and bingo two fog lights on the back!

Now to fit a flood light to the rack for reversing at night!

Title: Two rear fog lights? Simple init!
Post by: V8MoneyPit on September 28, 2007, 16:12:15

Just remember a reversing light should not have a reflector in it. However, if it doesn't activate with the reverse gear, you will be fine because then it is a worklight, not a reverse light!

Title: Two rear fog lights? Simple init!
Post by: Niel on September 28, 2007, 16:29:02

Quote from: "V8MoneyPit"

Just remember a reversing light should not have a reflector in it. However, if it doesn't activate with the reverse gear, you will be fine because then it is a worklight, not a reverse light!

Funny that, the former reversing light, now fog light has a better reflector than the original fog light!

But yes it will be a 'work-light', already got one somewhere in the garage to dig out, along with some disco bits for Evilgoat...

Title: Two rear fog lights? Simple init!
Post by: Mo Murphy on September 28, 2007, 23:05:08

Why not try to fix the reversing light ?

Mo

Title: Two rear fog lights? Simple init!
Post by: Niel on September 28, 2007, 23:11:30

Quote from: "Mo Murphy"

Why not try to fix the reversing light ?

Mo

'cause even when its working its almost useless, rather have two fogs and a flood of light from a work-light on high...

Title: Two rear fog lights? Simple init!
Post by: graham2306 on September 28, 2007, 23:15:50

Quote from: "V8MoneyPit"

Just remember a reversing light should not have a reflector in it.

On my rally car I have a driving light on a relay operated from the reversing light circuit.  The driving light has a reflector like a headlight in it, and it has always passed MOTs.  When you say should not have a reflector in it, what do you mean?

Cheers

Graham

Title: Two rear fog lights? Simple init!
Post by: V8MoneyPit on September 29, 2007, 09:57:25

It's not an MOT issue, so it won't fail. It's not an MOT requirement to even have a reversing light.

It's a 'use and construction' issue. So, in reality, it will never be a problem. But technically, it should not have a parabolic reflector to produce a 'beam'. At least, that's the way I understand it.

Title: Two rear fog lights? Simple init!
Post by: graham2306 on September 29, 2007, 14:39:04

Thanks for that V8Moneypit.  If it's construction and use stuff the rally car has so many other things they could pick up on before they worried about the reversing light  :D  :D  :D

Graham

Title: Two rear fog lights? Simple init!
Post by: graemeELLIOTT on September 29, 2007, 22:15:18

Quite easy to fit twin reversing lights.
Theres a feed on the drivers side for a reversing light so a few quid on ebay for an extra reversing light and half an hours work produces this


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