RE: Euro taillight Q? legality?

[Nathan Fredette <nate@firespout.com>]

I'm pretty sure that the euro taillights have no small rectangular cut out
for the sidemarker light.  So, if you want to use the US bulb holder, you
have to remove the sidemarker bulb.  Also, the euro taillight has no side
marker reflector lens in the blinker housing. 

On my 83 8v the hole next to the brake light is plugged, and that's not
where the fog light is on the euro cluster.  This hole is covering the spot
where the europeans have their brake light.  The real fog light is next to
the back-up light (where the tallights are on mine).   

--Nate 

-----Original Message-----
From: Harry Dean Stanton [mailto:dan@angband.org]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 12:38 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Euro taillight Q? legality?


On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 12:00:03PM -0400, Nathan Fredette wrote:
> Brian,
> 
> Well, they won't have the DOT codes on them so technically they are
probably
> illegal here in the states, but who's gonna go looking for DOT codes on
> taillights?  The only problem you might have is not having side markers.
Do
> you have a state inspection?  If you do, just keep your old taillights
> handy. Also, the euro taillight pattern is like this on the left side:

Actually, I don't think there is a difference in the taillight molding
between US and euro models. Only difference I know of is that the punch
out for the rear fogs is left intact in US models. As far as the
pinstriping, the 16v lights in the US had the same paint location, just a
different color, so I don't see how that would affect anything.

> Blinker>Brake>Taillight>Fog light>Back-Up 
> 
> so you should use the middle bulb holder for the taillight, not the one
next
> to the back-up light, like on most US roccs.  

Or you could use the US bulb holder on the euro reflector assembly.

Dan

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