How to tell if rear tails have integrated fogs?

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Post Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:16 am

Can one of you boys on the other side of the pond provide some picture info?

Have been looking into getting a set and want to run all the wiring, beforehand but want to make sure I'm not getting robbed.
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Post Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:57 am

Don't they all have integrated fogs?
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Post Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:59 am

haha that's the question I'm trying to answer, currently in Japan. US cars didn't come with them though.
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Post Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:15 pm

I thought all the lenses and bulb holders were the same and cars without figs just wouldn't have the switch and bulbs fitted.
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Post Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:18 am

US wiring was different. We didn't get the cool stuff you guys across the pond got. :wink:
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Post Mon Jul 01, 2013 1:03 pm

I remember reading an American site about fitting rear fogs and thinking "woah, peasant spec!"

Basically, the rear light cluster is in two pieces; the coloured lenses are one part, and the bulb-holder circuit-board is the other.

If you can get a pic of the bulb-holder, just trace the metal wires to confirm that each socket gets power - that'll mean it has rear fogs.
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Post Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:48 am

Thanks, and no we didn't get nice bumpers! haha