Brake light issue - Passenger side when fogs are on.

I noticed after getting my new 2007 Cayman S last Thursday that when the headlights and fog lights are on, one of the passenger side brake light bulbs does not illuminate as brightly as the drivers side when the brake pedal is pressed. My local Porsche service rep is telling me this is normal for all German made cars, this sounds like a line of ****. Can anyone else confirm please?

No its not a load of ****. See the FAQ The Cayman Club - FAQ: Miscellaneous . Most likely you got the rear fogs on.

This made me laugh..... Yep...its true....the passenger side has no rear fog lamp....intentionally. If you want to see something else that you are not used to seeing.....as you park, turn your signal light indicator on (flashing either to left or right). Then turn the car off, get out,shut the door, lock it....and go look at the front of your car. Have fun.

this is not unique to german cars. in fact, it may be standard in the industry...at least the volvo that i had also had only one rear fog light.

Wierd! I thought for sure she was blowing smoke up my skirt! Thanks!

instead of pulling it out 2 clicks like you're doing to turn your fogs on....just pull it out one click

100% correct. You'd be surprised how many Porsches I see driving around with this fog light on. I think the local dealer is forgetting to tell people about this.

And dare I say owner's aren't reading the manual either.... sorry couldn't resist.

^^i see it all the time as well. Makes me want to ride up next to them and tell them to push it in one click

Now, Santa Fe... You know that there are several Caymans that got shipped here without those pesky books...

Sounds like the "problem" with my Boxster in '97. The official Porsche answer then (probably now also) was that the USA cars were not wired to allow both rear fog lights to come on. There was a "fix" using a jumper in the rear wiring harness that was on Porsche Pete's Boxster board. It may still be there. Something similar may allow both of the Cayman's rear fog light to be on. The one click, two click switch position contros the front (only) or front and rear light to be on. The turn signal in either the left or right position with the key removed is to accomodate street side parking in poorly lit areas, primarily in Europe. John B.

986 Mods....Happy days

And then it no longer looks like a fog light to those following but as tail lights thereby defeating the purpose. Think about it. By the way non-US cars don't have both on either.

The one fog light at the rear happened in Europe a few years ago. People were riding in the wet, not fog, and blinding everybody, and more to the point you couldn’t see if they braked, so they rated that the off side only (right in UK) left on mainland Europe and the States should be the fog light and should you hit the brakes then it is still visible that your braking !!! ................suppose it's logical really.

I think it is still legal to have both on in the UK though if you only have one it has to be on the right (UK).

Yea think your right Nick, but, it's now illegal for new cars to have 2 working foglights at the rear. I Think for the reason of not seeing brake lights.

dont think that applies to all cars, my C4 has 2 rear fog lights, but the are not integrated with the taillights This is NOT my car as I dont have pix of my car's rear! ________________________ "Sir! We're surrounded!" - "Excellent! We can shoot in any direction!" A good car will get you from point A to point B. A great car... will just get you into trouble!

Shame on them but you do know that you can download one from the Cayman Club's file section and be on your way with no excuses don't you?