Reverse lights? or "my fog lights are on" lights..

[donk_316]

I have seen some GTRs with two normal looking reverse lights and then some like mine, where one reverse light is red.

So far, all i can tell is that this is so when you have your fog lights on this light also comes on to warn people behind you that its foggy!?

I dunno...

Someone know what the deal is with these lights?

[Joker]

I'm pretty sure it's just been done to match the R34 reverse lights. What would be the difference unless you drive with no headlights (tail lights) on in the fog?

[jonesy]

Well I can't say for sure, but what you listed off in the first post is exactly how most european cars work. One's a backup light, and one's a switchable for light, that usually has a much brighter bulb in it than the backup or brake lights

[Wingnut]

From Wikipedia:

Rear fog lamps
(ECE Regulation 38, SAE J1319) In Europe, vehicles must be equipped with one or two bright red "rear fog lamps" (or "fog taillamps"), which are switched on manually by the driver in conditions of poor visibility to enhance vehicle conspicuity from the rear. The allowable range of intensity for a rear fog lamp is 150 to 300 candelas, which is within the range of a U.S. brake lamp. For this reason, many European vehicles imported to the United States have their rear fog lamps wired as brake lamps, since their European-specification brake lamps may not be sufficiently intense to comply with U.S. regulations, and rear fog lamps are not required equipment in the U.S.

Most jurisdictions permit rear fog lamps to be installed either singly or in pairs. Proponents of twin rear fog lamps say two lamps provide vehicle distance information not available from a single lamp. Proponents of the single rear fog lamp say dual rear fog lamps closely mimic the appearance of illuminated brake lamps (which are mandatorily installed in pairs), reducing the conspicuity of the brake lamps' message when the rear fogs are activated. To provide some safeguard against rear fog lamps' masking of brake lamps, ECE Regulations require a separation of at least 10 cm between adjacent illuminated edges of brake lamps and rear fog lamps.

[Alak]

My dad's Land Rover has rear fog lamps. I could never figure that out.


Heres one. On my old skyline when I turn the hazards on, my rear signals dont flash, my reverse lights do. Never did figure that one out.

[JDM-IMPORTS]

It was done to emulate the R34... LOL...

[Boyscout]

the rear for lamps are mainly a European/Asian feature. I believe on the R34 only the clear one lights up in reverse and the red one has a seperate switch to activate it.

this feature was not offered on the R32, so the picture in the first post is to simply 'clone' the look of the R34. I believe there is even a DIY thread on CTRC to do this mod.