Fog Taillamps

24602. (a) Any vehicle may be equipped with not more than two red fog taillamps mounted on the rear which may be lighted, in addition to the required taillamps, only when atmospheric conditions, such as fog, rain, snow, smoke, or dust, reduce the daytime or nighttime visibility of other vehicles to less than 500 feet.

(b) Such lamps shall be installed as follows:

(1) When two lamps are installed, one shall be mounted at the left side and one at the right side at the same level and as close as practical to the sides. When one lamp is installed, it shall be as close as practical to the left side.

(2) The lamps shall be mounted not lower than 15 inches nor higher than 60 inches.

(3) The edge of the lens of the lamp shall be no closer than four inches from the edge of the lens of any stoplamp.

(4) The lamps shall be wired so they can be turned on only when the headlamps are on and shall have a switch that allows them to be turned off when the headlamps are on.

(5) A nonflashing amber pilot light which is lighted when the lamps are turned on shall be mounted in a location readily visible to the driver.

 

I SOOO cannot visualize where they want that thing to go...

sound like somewhere near the left fender strake... lol.

 

If you are considering the rear fog kit the harness will need modificiation to fit a US spec 8.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=30116

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=23677

 

This kind of stuff is standard equipment in Europe.

When a European car is delivered to the states that function is usually disabled either by simply taking out the bulb or disabling the system at the headlight switch. With that said almost if not all VW's, Audi's, Porche's and MB have the lenses already built into the rear tail lights, They just don't operate here in the states. Some cars only need a new headlight switch and the bulb added to the housing inorder to activate that added safety feature.

 

my freinds mazda was an import from UK. his still hast the light in the rear left corner.. and it is still hooked up.. its not illeagel here in CA.. it just has to be on the LEft corner if it is alone..

But i cannot belive that it would get a ticket issued..

If i installed it i would hook it into the ruinning lights.

I was just posting the VC info becasue someone had asked for it.

 

Cheaper/More effective to just hit the hazards..

 

Just check any Benz, BMW, SAAB, et al. It in the left rear tail light cluster.

 

But then we wouldn't have the cool rotor shaped rear light. Where's the fun in that?