What's the deal with the missing taillight bulbs on US roccs?

[rocco_crossing@hotmail.com (Rhett Farnum)]

it is in the Tech section of the .org. ITs a euro fog light and most 
commonly only the left one is put in if IRC.



Peace Out,
Rhett
Rocco_crossing
'83 Rocco (autocross ready, tune up, harness bar, rear wheel bearings, and 
finally I may get to makeing it look better!!)





>From: Calimus <calimus@techography.net>
>To: Ryan H <rhock99@epix.net>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: What's the deal with the missing taillight bulbs on US roccs?
>Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 13:48:00 -0400
>
>I was kinda curious about this as well back when I did the same mod you
>mentioned.  I figured that at the time of production the US only
>required one running light in the rear.  I think the euro cars had to
>have two since maybe the mass ammounts of fog/misting rain the get
>creates  more of a need for visibility.
>
>Aside from just cutting the block off and shoving a bulb in there, I
>think you can also run a jumper wire from the main braking light
>terminal so that you get an extra brake light as well.  I think I have
>seen that posted somewhere (maybe on patrics or shannons website).
>
>William
>
>Ryan H wrote:
> >
> > I noticed that the taillight bulb holder has a spot for another bulb, 
>but the lens doesn't have a hole cut-out for it... it says USA on the 
>plastic block-off piece instead.  So I cut it out, and put a bulb in, and 
>now I have more taillight power.  So why wasn't this from the factory?  
>Stupid US light regulations perhaps?
> >
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