Re: Rear fog light thread

[Brian C Barrows <ferret100@juno.com>]

I just used a brake light bulb.  No doubt not the best solution, but it's
better than nothing.  (and since I don't drive the car in bad weather now
anyway, I haven't bothered to pursue it.)  Unfortunately, it once got me
pulled over for having a blown brake light...  

B.

'82 Scirocco (a.k.a. "Fritz")
'85 Jetta
GO HOKIES!!!

On Mon, 17 Jan 2000 09:25:48 EST DNK006@aol.com writes:
> Sorry to bring this one back... I just did the mod (cut).  About the 
> cheapest 
> "euro-spec" thing we can do?  especially nice how VW printed "USA" 
> on the 
> plastic to be removed.  
> My question is this:  How bright are these things supposed to be?  I 
> put the 
> brightest small sized bulb my local hillbilly hardware had to offer 
> ($1.79 
> for 2), but it is only slightly brighter than the stock lights.  
> What is the 
> bulb number (or US equiv.) for the "rear fog."  And is the purpose 
> of these 
> lights to penetrate nasty weather on high speed roads so some Porshe 
> doing 
> 250 kph doesn't mistake you for a thick patch of fog?
> Thanks for any (old thread) info
> Ben
> 
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