Re: for euro listers (rear fog question)

["Doug Teulie" <IDougT@email.msn.com>]

Tail Fog:
This is the old drill out modification. What you do is remove the bulb bank
on the MK2's
rear tail lamp assembly and drill out the back of the reflector that is
plugged up. Take extra
care not to get plastic chips in the lens housing. You can use a hot knife.
Now the tricky part starts.
You need to get a smaller bulb than the break lamp bulb. The hole will be
smaller. The wattage
on the fog (tail fog) is less then you may think too. If the bulb gets too
hot the plastic will deform.
Now you should cut the traces on the assembly and run the wires to the fog
light switch on the
dash that is located on the lower switch station on the right side of the
console. If you do not have
this switch you should get the 3 position version. VW made a 2 position and
three position version
of the fog lamp switch. To install the switch remove the stock cover plate
that just pops out and
the switch slides in from the front. Run all the wires first and connect the
wires before installing.
An extra defrost switch can be used as a temporary switch too. All US cars
that I have seen have the Defrost switch.
If you just want to have twin tail lights you do not need to cut the traces
and do all the wiring. The bulb socket
is live on the US cars. You can just install the bulb and reassemble the
bulb bank and you are done.
If you go for the twin tail lights you should relay your headlights. If you
don't your
bulbs may be too dim. I would relay the headlights on all VW's.

The tail fog should only be used in fogy or rainy weather. In Europe drivers
get upset if you use the
tail fog all the time. The tail fog is only used on the driver side on most
cars. I have seen cars from the UK
that have both sides.

It looks like you are on the way to redoing all your lamps. The next thing
you will want are Euro turn signals.
They are expensive but they make the car look much better.

Have fun.
Doug
87 16v silver Scirocco "GTX"
81 8v red Scirocco "S"
90 16v 2.0 wht Passat wgn 5 speed
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/dougmk1.htm
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-----Original Message-----
From: Foxx (in a box) <iraldly@otterbein.edu>
To: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 4:54 PM
Subject: for euro listers (rear fog question)


  how do these work on a scirocco? i'm thinking about cutting out the
hole and doing this on my car. are these lights clear (i hope not)? are
they brighter? do they work? please let me know. i'm not looking to make
my car euro-spec (i actually do like the larger bumpers), but looking to
make it unique. please let me know what you know (you know how us poor
americans are :)  thanx.
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