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Subject:Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
From:Helmut Zeidler
Date:Thu, 26 Nov 1998 12:36:05 +0100

>Actually, the rear fog light is intended for the space which
>is used for brake light in North American Vanagons, and the
>empty place is intended to be the brakelight (or may be
>switched with what is now tail light--I think this is it).
>This would explain the "smaller bulb" notion.

That's why I recodnized, that all Vanagon owns reflectors
in that place where the European fog lights are standard.
In Europe usually only the left tail light is equipped with
the fog light reflector.

What is the usual European segment setup:

Left assembly:

Brake        Tail Light  Fog-
Turn Signal  Backup      light

The tail light bulb is only 5 Watt, that why it is
smaller. Brake and foglight are same wattage and in
Europe they have to be separated by at least 10 cm
not to mix up brake and foglight.

Helmut
'80 Vanagaudi