r1_pete
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| posted on 14/2/09 at 01:55 PM |
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Fog light legalities
What is the regulation regarding fog lights? I seem to remember that from a particular date vehicled should only be fitted with one on the right? can
anyone clarify for me please.
Cheers.
Pete.
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omega0684
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| posted on 14/2/09 at 03:33 PM |
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i have only fitted one to my car on the offside of the rear boot tub, the face of the light MUST BE VERTICAL!
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blakep82
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| posted on 14/2/09 at 03:38 PM |
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i think you can still have one on each side can't you? if you've only got one, then it must not be on the left, so anywhere between centre
and the right is ok.
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 14/2/09 at 05:42 PM |
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You can have one or two. If only one then it has to be in the centre or to the right (for RHD car). There is also a minimum separation from the brake
light and the lens must be vertical.
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bigrich
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| posted on 14/2/09 at 07:58 PM |
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Before 01/04/1980 no requirement for a rear fog
Used after this date fog lamp required fitted from the centre line to the O/S of the vehicle.
Must be vertical for SVA but no requirement for MOT to be Vertical
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A pint for the gent and a white wine/fruit based drink for the lady. Those are the rules
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 15/2/09 at 02:48 AM |
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What's the minimum separation? Most cars I've seen have the foglight on the same cluster so it can't be more than a few cm
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:{THC}:YosamiteSam
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| posted on 15/2/09 at 10:28 AM |
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the only requirement is that the lens is verticle - sure there is a minimum height from floor too - it doesnt matter about left and right either - if
it did why does the nissan note have it center? yet the qashqai on the right for right hand drive on the left for left hand drive? i would keep 4
inches minimum distance between brake light and fog..
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davidinhull
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| posted on 15/2/09 at 04:47 PM |
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http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=98693&page=&contribmessage=none
does this link take you to a previous thread? if it does I think I got all my answers on there - I was interested in MOT legalities and not SVA which
I discovered to be very different
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 15/2/09 at 06:08 PM |
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piccy
 
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 15/2/09 at 09:16 PM |
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There's no way the minimum separation is 100mm, the fog light on my car touches the brake lights.
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davidinhull
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| posted on 16/2/09 at 09:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
There's no way the minimum separation is 100mm, the fog light on my car touches the brake lights.
that could well be the diference between SVA and MOT rules?
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 16/2/09 at 03:34 PM |
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Possibly, but then why have those differences? I mean you wouldn't be able to use a Mondeo light cluster because it's one set of rules for
one, one for another
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:{THC}:YosamiteSam
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| posted on 17/2/09 at 12:47 AM |
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thats because there are different rules
normal road cars go through type approval and that changes every so often - they update it to suit the current way of thinking at the time..
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