Practically Classics Forum

My car 1974 has no rear fog lamp.

So I am going to put a red led bulb into the offside reverse lamp. Then I can remove the stupid looking pendant red lamp hanging off the rear bumper.

Should I need more lighting in reverse I shall just turn on the rear fog as well.

The bulb is £12 -15. Led is best because of heat, the lens might melt.

Bob

Neat idea, Bob, but make sure to measure the distance between the indicator lamp filament above and the stop/tail lamp filaments below as the distances between these doesn't look sufficient to meet the appropriate regulation which stipulates that the filaments of other lamps when fitted in a shared cluster must be at least four inches from a rear fog lamp. Also, the lens of a rear fog lamp must be written up with the specific type approval number for that device, a reverse lamp lens needs no such marking nor a pattern so tread carefully, nobody wants you to be hassled by the cops.
OK, so you'd be unlucky to be given a ticket for this but if you happened upon a bored Polis who hadn't had a bite all day...

The cops aren't that picky. They get picky when people fail the attitude test by being rude to the cops. I address the cops as sir. I should think the average cop doesnt know the details. Also maybe because the 1974 and therefore the fog is not a testable item for the mot then maybe its not an issue

Bob

do led bulbs have filaments ?

zipgun wrote:do led bulbs have filaments ?

No, they'd measure from the closest to the edge in each cluster.

In any case if the cops do pick it up then its a fix it ticket. A simple disconnect the bulb on the spot and its fixed.

I got the idea from mate. His rear end is neater than mine.



I hate junk fitted to cars. The original design is effected.

Less is more sort of thing. My car has a logo at the front and rear. No model name, no engine size, no V8 badges. Just the logo. The model name is hidden under the bonnet.

I like that. Less is more.

Bob.

History wrote:His rear end is neater than mine.

Ooh, Matron!

I see I have found the level.

Bob