Can someone tell me:

 

a) Is converting inner brake lights M.O.T. complient ?

 

b) Does the illuminated switch for the fogs have to be on the dash (as oposed to somewhere else, like the centre console) and does it have to be red in colour to pass the M.O.T. ?

 

Thanks

 

John

If you cant get your hands on one, let me know your address and I will get one and pop it in the post for you. :)

Alan......

 

 

Thanks Alan,

 

Thats very thoughtful of you..........I think I should be able to find one this weekend.

 

Thanks

 

 

John

Offer stands mate !! :)

Sorry for answering this late, but have been away......

 

Right I've almost finished a full 6 page FAQ on this subject, mainley the positioning of the lamp itself.

But while researching for all of this I've come across the officiall government web site with the specs in, LINK

This proves interesting reading, once you start to take it all apart. ie; You shouldn't be using the inner brake lamps.....

Minimum separation distance between a rear fog lamp and a stop lamp-........ In the case of a rear fog lamp which shares a common lamp body with a stop lamp:....... 100 mm

As there is NO separation!

And....

Electrical connections:..... No rear fog lamp shall be fitted to any vehicle so that it can be illuminated by the application of any braking system on the vehicle

 

Well I've included all the options that can be used, officially or not, so you make your own choice.

 

Anyway, HTH.

 

PS - And there is NO stipulation as to where you must position the illuminated switch, or it's colour.

Very interesting Dave,

 

Hopefully most MOT testers dont go by the book, if they did, I think some new cars would fail.

 

Thanks

 

John

Very interesting Dave,

 

Hopefully most MOT testers dont go by the book, if they did, I think some new cars would fail.

 

Thanks

 

John

 

Well mines been in the UK since 2000, and I think the fog mod was done when it was imported. They used the inner brake lamps, so mines been through at leats 3 MOT's since then and it's passed, so I dont think it is too much of a problem.

Anyway the FAQ is now complete (finished it at about midnight last night!!) it's now 9 pages long, but due to it's size, I have had to e-mail it to Andy Duff, hopefully he can sort it :bow: So it should be in the FAQ section soon.

Great link Dave, puts it all to rest.

I also use my inner brake lamps for fog lights.

Wonder if there is any after market lamps that could be cut into the rear bumper without looking too amatuerish, DIY !!

 

Alan.....