fog lights

MIVEC_GPX · Post by **MIVEC_GPX** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:52 am

hey guys,

does anyone know how the fog lights work in an fto... I thought 1 of my fogies was gone so when i pulled it out to see what globe i needed i found out that it only has 2 globes in it... the parker and the blinker... does the blinker just go into high beam or something when the fog lights are turned on or is there a separate globe for them??

MIVEC_GPX · Post by **MIVEC_GPX** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:54 am

**** i meant does the parker go into high beam or is there another globe i just cant find...

Post by **vipfto** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:46 pm

There is a seperate globe and pod for this should be an HB3 from my understanding though not all FTO's came with the fog light bulbs or pods in the cluster...... When I first got mine it had no bulbs either but did have the pods when you do get them in keep a close eye on the fog light switch as it has a tendancy to burn out (common fault on these cars) hope that helps mate

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:03 pm

^ Yeah, looks like yours didn't come with foglights. You'll just have the Parker (T10 wedge) and the indicator bulb.

The Parkers comes on with the first click of the light switch. That's it. No high beam setting.

If you had the foglight type from factory, you'd have had a 3rd bulb (H3). This would be turned on with the foglight switch next to the steering wheel.

MIVEC_GPX · Post by **MIVEC_GPX** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:09 pm

thats really weird... i have fog lights. i know that for a fact. coz my left fog light turns on when i press the foglight switch. my right 1 doesn't... and now that i think of it, don't my lights look the same when i take them out.... the right 1 is the 1 thats not working... it worked before

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:01 am

I didn't have foglights in mine when I got the car, but still had a foglight switch. The Parkers come on when you push the foglight switch.

hmmmm... I'll take some pics tonight of both types and you can compare.

MIVEC_GPX · Post by **MIVEC_GPX** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:29 pm

thats Grue that would be good.

I know for a fact that i have foglights. my parkers turn on with the headlights... when i press the foglight switch, my left "parker" get brighter (as a fog light) and my right 1 doesnt change... like the globe is bust or something. but theres no globe that i can find haha

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:38 pm

Okey dokey then... sorry if pics arn't too clear, had to run out of work to take them in the carpark when the boss wasn't looking.

NO FOGLIGHTS:
Indicator on left. Parker on right

FOGLIGHTS:
Indicator on left, Parker in centre, Foglight on right under black cap (enlarged in bottom pic)

BULBS:
Indicator on left. Parker (T10 Wedge) centre. Foglight (H3) on right

MIVEC_GPX · Post by **MIVEC_GPX** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:30 pm

thats f**ken crazy.... sorry about the language but i just had a look at my fog lights and compared them to the photos... my left one has the fog light but my right 1 doesn't... i have 2 different lights.... but i don't understand because BOTH my fog lights used to work....

Post by **vipfto** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:00 pm

My guess would be that you just parkers working on both side before and reason for it not having fog light is because it may have been damaged previously and new light did not have the pods for them or vice versa

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:14 pm

Either that or an unscrupulous FTO owner needed a foglight one, and swapped yours out one night with his non-foglight pod

Would you really use Foglights that much anyway? They're not cheap, but if you REALLY wanted them to match then you could always pm DStocks.

MIVEC_GPX · Post by **MIVEC_GPX** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:44 am

i think someone really did steal my foglight one night... thats crazy... they both worked before coz i used 2 drive with them on lol grr this is annoying... how much would a new 1 cost?

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:43 am

$50-$70 maybe? Probably not that bad.

Drop Dstocks a pm, he might have one knocking around, or be able to get one for ya.

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:07 am

How can you not have fog lights???? So your telling me some FTOS have the fog light part in the housing but no hole to put in a globe???

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:46 am

payaya wrote:How can you not have fog lights???? So your telling me some FTOS have the fog light part in the housing but no hole to put in a globe???

Pretty much! The parker's further over in the non-foglight pod - where the foglight would have been.

Some pods came with fogs, some didn't. Was an option from factory I guess, like the rear wiper.

Post by **vipfto** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:46 pm

Grue wrote:
payaya wrote:How can you not have fog lights???? So your telling me some FTOS have the fog light part in the housing but no hole to put in a globe???
Pretty much! The parker's further over in the non-foglight pod - where the foglight would have been.

Some pods came with fogs, some didn't. Was an option from factory I guess, like the rear wiper.

^^^ exactly must have been factory option

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:30 pm

seems a tad stupid isnt it??? The housing is there why not use it?? Fair enough if there was no housing there like most other cars but yeah seems stupid