What's the deal with the missing taillight bulbs on US roccs?

[bhonnold@pac-cap.com (Brian Honnold)]

Perhaps that is for the factory fog light?

The wiring should be in the car, but you need the right factory fog
light switch to make it look good in the dash.

You can simply hook up the wiring and carefully cut the block off.

BcH

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Calimus
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 10:48 AM
> To: Ryan H
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: What's the deal with the missing taillight bulbs 
> on US roccs?
> 
> 
> I was kinda curious about this as well back when I did the 
> same mod you mentioned.  I figured that at the time of 
> production the US only required one running light in the 
> rear.  I think the euro cars had to have two since maybe the 
> mass ammounts of fog/misting rain the get creates  more of a 
> need for visibility.
> 
> Aside from just cutting the block off and shoving a bulb in 
> there, I think you can also run a jumper wire from the main 
> braking light terminal so that you get an extra brake light 
> as well.  I think I have seen that posted somewhere (maybe on 
> patrics or shannons website).
> 
> William
> 
> Ryan H wrote:
> > 
> > I noticed that the taillight bulb holder has a spot for 
> another bulb, 
> > but the lens doesn't have a hole cut-out for it... it says 
> USA on the 
> > plastic block-off piece instead.  So I cut it out, and put 
> a bulb in, 
> > and now I have more taillight power.  So why wasn't this from the 
> > factory?  Stupid US light regulations perhaps?
> > 
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