Kal001 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Hi. Was looking at the rear fog light bracket which I'm not sure whether it's just general wear or due to having been knocked a few times - poor design GM! Seems to be getting a bit soft and flexible. I'm just worried about it snapping off My Thoughts are I could get it welded but that would mean removing the bumper etc etc as I would worry about the paint getting damaged with all the hassle involved Or I wondered if a layer of solder along the soft bend would do the trick Thoughts and comments please Thanks in advance !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davo Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Personally I don't like the standard fog light. Looks like an after thought !! Some move the wire to the light cluster put a fog light bulb in spare reverse light or I've fitted a fiesta xr2 rear fog light in place of the original. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal001 Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 22 hours ago, davo said: Personally I don't like the standard fog light. Looks like an after thought !! Some move the wire to the light cluster put a fog light bulb in spare reverse light or I've fitted a fiesta xr2 rear fog light in place of the original. What's the legality of doing the light cluster transfer as I quite like the sound of that - would you need to change the lens as well Do agree it looks like a friday night after thought. Thanks for the ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutts Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Do the light cluster mod, use a red LED bulb only pennies off ebay, never had a problem at mot time with mine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumster Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 On 29/05/2016 at 11:36, rutts said: Do the light cluster mod, use a red LED bulb only pennies off ebay, never had a problem at mot time with mine Show me...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutts Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 No problem will be in contact soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal001 Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 On 31 May 2016 at 18:49, rutts said: No problem will be in contact soon. Be interested to see as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-400 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Had the same idea: drilled some holes and changed the the electrical wires (this is a left-hand driven car) Drilled some more holes to vent the heat of the light bulb (led bulb is a good idea!) and: Never had problems with MOT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal001 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 4 hours ago, H-400 said: Had the same idea: drilled some holes and changed the the electrical wires (this is a left-hand driven car) Drilled some more holes to vent the heat of the light bulb (led bulb is a good idea!) and: Never had problems with MOT Looks like the way it should have left the factory !! excuse my ignorance but is the red wire from the fog light feed and the purple to earth thanks for the images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-400 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Hi Kal, I had at that moment no other colour... The red wire is earth, sorry for the misunderstanding. Because I had to make the big hole for the socket the earth to the rear-drive-light (how do you name it in English...)was broken. This is also the earth for the fog-light. The purple wire is the + to the fog light connected with the wire you will find in the trunk. About the fog lamp: in 1975 the fog lamp was no obligation in Germany, so a lot of German cars didn't have it. Grts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal001 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Share Posted June 4, 2016 4 hours ago, H-400 said: Hi Kal, I had at that moment no other colour... The red wire is earth, sorry for the misunderstanding. Because I had to make the big hole for the socket the earth to the rear-drive-light (how do you name it in English...)was broken. This is also the earth for the fog-light. The purple wire is the + to the fog light connected with the wire you will find in the trunk. About the fog lamp: in 1975 the fog lamp was no obligation in Germany, so a lot of German cars didn't have it. Grts! Thank you for that Herman. Really grateful for the clarification. Im sure I won't be the only to benefit from your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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