Fog only one rear fog light

hgt · 8th September 2008, 11:42

has anyone noticed we only have one rear fog light, the one on the nearside does not have a bulb fitted in it. my car is the ES maybe other models have two fogs, it would be interesting to find out.

Iluvtobrevved · 8th September 2008, 11:45

whats the SX model or do u mean EX?

hgt · 8th September 2008, 11:48

OOP'S I Meant ES

Wheelchair · 8th September 2008, 11:49

Previous gen model was the same, one foglight.

RabidManx · 8th September 2008, 11:49

Not noticed that, will check my Type S later!

GHGH · 8th September 2008, 11:50

Mine too. One rear fog light.

FWH · 8th September 2008, 11:52

They all only have one fog light.
Legislation in many countries only allow one.

As descriped in the Wiki.
Lights - Civinfo Wiki

RabidManx · 8th September 2008, 11:57

Yup just 1 here......tbh its what I expected as no other car i have owned has had more than 1....though I have only just noticed that the front fogs stay in the on position even after you turn the headlights off (although they obviously only come on when the side or main lights are on)....bit odd if you ask me....every other car i have driven it cancels after you turn the main lights off.

NH Dan · 8th September 2008, 12:31

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Originally Posted by RabidManx

Yup just 1 here......tbh its what I expected as no other car i have owned has had more than 1....though I have only just noticed that the front fogs stay in the on position even after you turn the headlights off (although they obviously only come on when the side or main lights are on)....bit odd if you ask me....every other car i have driven it cancels after you turn the main lights off.

rear fogs turn off when the lights are off as you cant see them from the driving position, the front ones stay on cos you can see them and therefore will remember to turn them off. (alledgedly) Plus, apparently, you may want to drive with your front fogs on without the need for the rear to be on. (other than renault drivers in sth london, i've never seen the need)

alanwalne · 8th September 2008, 12:57

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Originally Posted by NH Dan

Plus, apparently, you may want to drive with your front fogs on without the need for the rear to be on. (other than renault drivers in sth london, i've never seen the need)

If it is a Renault Megane, their headlight bulb may have blown and with the cost of fitting a bulb up to £100!!!!! Explains why Renault fit front fog lights to so many of their cars!!!!

frank49 · 12th November 2009, 22:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by hgt

has anyone noticed we only have one rear fog light, the one on the nearside does not have a bulb fitted in it. my car is the ES maybe other models have two fogs, it would be interesting to find out.

I questioned this with Honda and they said "by law European countries only need one rear fog light"
frank49

rborhara · 12th November 2009, 23:58

yes you only need one fog light in the rear, but plenty of cars have 2 rear fog lights, C Class, 5 Series,...

Huge · 13th November 2009, 00:54

In foggy conditions its much easier to see when the car in front is braking when it only has one foglight (depending on the light cluster design)... maybe thats why the Euro legislation recommends it...?

bobber · 13th November 2009, 19:55

no brainer really! if a car had two fogs it would look like it was always braking
to the following car. sensible 'euro law' for a change.

Scoops · 16th November 2009, 09:40

Also, it is cheaper to fit one rear fog instead of two.

mattarse · 25th November 2009, 09:39

We just noticed it this weekend and were trying to decide if it was worth taking it in for warranty (car is less than 2 months old) or just buying and replacing it ourselves....

Looking into the manual to see how hard it would be to change probably saved us some embarrassment

NoNumpty · 25th November 2009, 09:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattarse

We just noticed it this weekend and were trying to decide if it was worth taking it in for warranty (car is less than 2 months old) or just buying and replacing it ourselves....

Looking into the manual to see how hard it would be to change probably saved us some embarrassment

there is only one - see post #7 above

mattarse · 25th November 2009, 10:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoNumpty

there is only one - see post #7 above

Yeah that was the embarrassment saved by the manual

fat4y · 25th November 2009, 11:42

my golf had the same..its normal

dale2000 · 8th December 2009, 22:38

Yeh, I was checking my lights ** going for 1st MOT and thought one rear foglamp bulb had blown. when i removed the plastic access panel, as you say one of the lamps is blanked off

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RabidManx Join Date: 19th May 2008 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 158 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader: (0)	Yup just 1 here......tbh its what I expected as no other car i have owned has had more than 1....though I have only just noticed that the front fogs stay in the on position even after you turn the headlights off (although they obviously only come on when the side or main lights are on)....bit odd if you ask me....every other car i have driven it cancels after you turn the main lights off.

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dale2000 Join Date: 8th December 2009 Location: truro,england Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Yeh, I was checking my lights ** going for 1st MOT and thought one rear foglamp bulb had blown. when i removed the plastic access panel, as you say one of the lamps is blanked off