Helmut Zeidler wrote:

> >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

I find it somewhat strange that the US spec Vanagons have the
brakelight in the place where European models have the rear fog,
because there is a US spec Vanagon Westy ca. 1988-91 here in
Arendal (Norway), it has both tail light and brake light under
the turnsignal. I've spoken to the owner, he says he has never
done anything to the taillights, and he has owned the Westy since
it was new. My Caravelle doesn't even have fog lights in the
rear, I've wired the fog light position to be brake lights, with
tail lights under both turnsignal, where the brake light
originally were, and under the back up light, which is the
standard location for the tail light. This gives me two
taillights, for more lighted area, and a bigger brake light area
also. I don't have the reflectors in the rear fogs, either, but
for brake lights, they are just fine.

PerL
88 Syncro

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