Rear fog light 5th gen

Post by **vanzep** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:08 am

I would like to get rid of the square aftermarket fog light at the back of my 5th gen
Is it possible to relocate the fog light into the rear light cluster like you can do in the 4th gen?

Any thoughts on rear fog light for 5th gen considered - what have other 5g owners done/got

Post by **ek9sid** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:16 am

I've seen the reverse light trick done before (like on 4gs).

When I had mine, I did toy with the idea of converting the tail light only bulbs into fogs using twin filaments. Just never got round to doing it

BB9_Damski · Post by **BB9_Damski** » Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:22 pm

vanzep wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:08 am
I would like to get rid of the square aftermarket fog light at the back of my 5th gen
Is it possible to relocate the fog light into the rear light cluster like you can do in the 4th gen?

Any thoughts on rear fog light for 5th gen considered - what have other 5g owners done/got

I was thinking about doing a similar thing to my 5th gen as I love clean body lines... my Uni Holidays is soon and I might toy with some ideas, I'll get back to you on it

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Fri Nov 26, 2021 11:27 pm

Mine uses the right reverse light as a fog light from when it was imported.
Originally it was red transparent painted reverse light bulb but now it's a red LED reverse light in the same bulb size. Just the fog light wiring going to it.

BB9_Damski · Post by **BB9_Damski** » Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:37 pm

RattyMcClelland wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 26, 2021 11:27 pm
Mine uses the right reverse light as a fog light from when it was imported.
Originally it was red transparent painted reverse light bulb but now it's a red LED reverse light in the same bulb size. Just the fog light wiring going to it.

I had the idea of having both the Reverse and Fog wiring running to both (Symetry) then wiring in Microcontroller to Handle the swap from reverse to fogs, where Reverse has priority

Will update with results

K30DPC · Post by **K30DPC** » Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:17 pm

Microcontroller? For what? The easiest and cheapest way is to use relay. For a bit more complexity 2 transistors and a few resistors. But why you wanna bring a connon to kill a fly

BB9_Damski · Post by **BB9_Damski** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:05 pm

K30DPC wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:17 pm
Microcontroller? For what? The easiest and cheapest way is to use relay. For a bit more complexity 2 transistors and a few resistors. But why you wanna bring a connon to kill a fly

I'm not that well Versed in Electronics as of now Matey, I appreciate the input but would like a little less of the attitude

chris_rd92 · Post by **chris_rd92** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:12 pm

Just came here to post exactly the same question, so this is convenient!

I've got a JDM bumper on the way from Japan and would like avoid refitting the square fog light. I'm also not worried about symmetry, so could I get away with simply swapping out the driver's side reverse bulb with a red fog bulb and then rerouting the wiring for it? I haven't compared the bulb sizes yet but just thought I'd ask in case anyone already knows?

Cheers

Post by **vanzep** » Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:39 pm

I will be doing this job next week so will take some pics

Post by **vanzep** » Fri Jan 28, 2022 8:15 pm

Removed the rear aftermarket fog light and fitted the fog into the driver side cluster (reverse light - fitted with red painted bulb - proper capless T20 red bulb on order),
The car looks so much better from the back.