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Subject:Re: More Tailight Glow
From:Per Lindgren
Date:Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:28:24 +0200

Steve Cotsford wrote:

> You may find out that the extra taillights  are in fact rear fog lights and
> get 21 watt bulbs.
> This is a legal requirement for fitment in most european countries.
> Sometimes there is only one but later models get 2.
> Steve

Not exactly. We have the rear fog light where the US cars have their brake
light. We have the brake light where you have the tail light. We have the tail
light where you have the cat eye. Confused? The thing is that VW used the
circuit board on both sides, and just rearranged the wires. The bulb positions
are equal no matter which side is top, so they only had to make one, instead of
two different.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i