Fog Lights

[Hannu]

Ok rear fog's !!!!!!
Every car I get I aim to get both rears working, car manufactures these days save a bit of money by only having the legal (ONE) O/S light working.
Citroen's are all wired up and just need a bulb and a blanking plug removing from the N/S to get both working.

I was susprised to see a bulb and wiring to the N/S/R fog lamp of my Boxster but it doesn't work.

Before I start to trace the wiring is anyone aware of were I should start looking to get both fog's working ??????.

 

[Mark_Bennett]

There is no wire I'm afraid.

I have heard of people hooking a new wire up to connect the two, but I don't have details at hand.
Sorry.

 

[Tool Pants]

This is how we do it.

 

[JCB..]

Every car I get I aim to get both rears working, car manufactures these days save a bit of money by only having the legal (ONE) O/S light working.

It's nothing to do with money it's a safety feature!

JCB..

 

[THX911]

ORIGINAL: JCB..

It's nothing to do with money it's safety feature!

JCB..

Hi John,
Sorry, it may be obvious but I don't get it, what is safe about having only O/S fog light? So it doesn't get confused as brakelight?

 

[JCB..]

Sorry, it may be obvious but I don't get it, what is safe about having only O/S fog light? So it doesn't get confused as brakelight?

That is it in a nutshell!

JCB..

 

[Hannu]

I would say that 85% of the driving public won't know a brake light from a fog light anyway. There's that big long thing across the boot anynow. The way I look at it, the more lights to the rear in bad weather or driving rain on a motorway that will stop some pratt from rear ending me the better.

 

[thboxster]

Likewise, I suspect the same 85% don't realize they have there fog lights on when it's not even foggy[]

 

[THX911]

ORIGINAL: Hannu

or driving rain on a motorway that will stop some pratt from rear ending me the better.

Hannu,
What are the chance of someone catching up with you, let alone hitting you, in a boxster S on the motorway? []

On a serious note, leaving brakelights distinct is far more important I think; when driving in States I find the red rear indicator lights really distracting... At first glance it is like someone is braking intermittently...

 

[Tool Pants]

In North America the special edition had red tail lights. Always thought it strange Porsche made a limited number of red tail lights for our market.

We can have amber or red turn signals.