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Old 03-26-2012, 03:14 PM
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Do you have rear fog lights in US?

Here in the UK, all cars must have a rear fog light, is this the same for the US? Im asking, because almost every American car here, has a hack job in the form of a red light hanging under the rear bumper, and a switch screwed under the dash like mine
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Re: Do you have rear fog lights in US?

No, it is not a law or requirement.
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Ok thanks, I was hoping someone would have a better way of doing it
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If you have front fog lights, tap into them for power,
or tap into the parking lamps for power
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Re: Do you have rear fog lights in US?

I dont know about thirdgen Camaros, but the fourth gens have certain export options, one option being the rear bumper lights (molded into the bumper cover). Some countries (European) require American military (personal cars)to have the rear bumper lights. The military guys will only spend a few years in country, and upon thier (car) return state side, the lights have to be removed. The poor workmanship on the lights is because they are temporary.
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Look up Honda rear fog lights. They are easy to make a clean install into the rear bumper cover, and should be fairly inexpensive in the UK.

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If they had them here in the USA, many people would make the mistake of keeping them on all the time the way they do now with front fogs.


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Re: Do you have rear fog lights in US?

Use to be pimp back in the day to install bullet trailer lights in the ends of traction bars [open end square tube], so you didn't drive up under them as the sky-jacker air shocks had the rear lights flagging down air planes.
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Use to be pimp back in the day to install bullet trailer lights in the ends of traction bars [open end square tube], so you didn't drive up under them as the sky-jacker air shocks had the rear lights flagging down air planes.
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OMG!!! I remember seeing that!! I feel alil bit older now, LOL!!!
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Re: Do you have rear fog lights in US?

yep, to relive my youth Im gonna put one on each lower shock mount bolt in the rear.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/REH-73810/

also member folks blue is illegal on anything but a cop car, I member that from back then too, everyone had blue for like a week, then red after someone got a ticket.
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Re: Do you have rear fog lights in US?

An idea, there is an un-used light pod on the firebird tailights, dunno about camaro on the bottom inside of the turn signal pod, someone could use that....
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