Rear Fog Light Question

I tested out the rear fog light for the first time but found that only the left one lights up. I think this is supposed to be way it is but want to see if anyone else knows any different.

only 1 lights up.

It comes that way from Porsche, it's a Euro thing.

Thanks for info guys.

Yup... perfectly normal.

I wired both left and right "fog" lights into the braking light circuit to get more pronounced notice that I'm braking.

From Wikipedia:

Both of my rear fog lights are working just fine.

Just one on mine.

I only have one as well. Orient - yours may have been modded to get power from tail lights as I don't think they come from the factory that way. Lot's of threads about the rear fog light on here.

In europe only one fog light is allowed. Two fog lights could be mistaken as brake lights.

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+1 I don't know the exact laws in Europe, but that's the correct logic behind only having one. It's possible to make both sides light up only because these cars are available as left-hand drive or right-hand drive. I don't personally think it's a good idea to wire up the second rear fog light, but it's probably a minor distinction as I don't think more than a dozen Americans even understand what a rear fog light is.

I'm in the Uk and lots of cars here have two, I think its mainly a German thing.

Perfectly normal to have just one, on the left rear.

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Yup as the Land Rovers and Jaguars have 2 which is annoying as hell. What's even more annoying is the dumb Americans that don't know how to properly or know when to use them and leave them on all the time tying up traffic in already congested interstates. -[ Rant off..]

In Countries like the good old USA, with cars driven on the Right Hand Side of the road, the rear fog light is on the drivers side, to help cars in back see the proper side to pass your car. Assuming a 2 lane roadway (2 lanes going the same direction), and your are driving in the proper lane (right lane). On a single lane roadway, it helps to identify the center line for the cars behind.

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Along with their front fogs as well....all day, all night, and they don't have a clue.

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MINI Cooper S has 2, so is that a German thing or a German-Trying-To-Masquerade-As-A-Brit thing?

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An interesting note along the same lines is with the Oldsmobile Aurora. Anyone recall that car? Very strange as it is an American car and brand yet it came with dual rear fog lights. IIRC, it was marketed as a Chevy over in Europe but the least Old's could've done was to remove the rear fogs for the American market. They would've had to replace the rear bumper to accomodate the US license plate anyways so they should've just taken the extra step...oh well, the wonders of American car companies...

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The BMW Mini are not built in Germany, there Built in the UK. Funny Enough my first 3 series BMW only had one fog and that car was still built in Germany. but then my 5 Series had two and I don't think that one was built in Germany. So I do think its a German thing not a Europe thing.

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In the country I sometimes turn on my fog lights to use as driving lights to illuminate the sides of the road. Personally, I've never found any front fog lights to do the slightest thing to help me see or be seen in the fog. Mostly I leave them off, though. Yes, the Olds Aurora is one of the worst offenders. I'd be willing to bet that most of these owners have no idea that there's even such a thing as a rear fog light, much less two of them on their car, much less how to turn them off.