Mazda Rotary Club

Hey everyone,


The person who put my car through it\'s SVA last year decided to have the rear fog light cut into th rear bumper.

I just wondering whether to leave it for now or have it taken out and the bumper made good and resprayed.

I just wondered what some of your opinions are on how it looks, I can\'t make up my mind if it looks OK or not.

Have a look…

Looks bad to me.

Its not great.  Id have had it in the reversing light after using a stick on thing for the SVA.

Dont think id go to the effort of having it fixed though, might even need a new bumper.

That looks bad to me.  I had one of the reversing lights replaced to be a fog, you don\'t even notice it

Sorry i dont like it either, makes the back look too fussy.  Mine screws on underneath the number plate for the MOT and then comes off again straight away.  When i get round to it i\'m going to wire it into the central brake light.

No I don\'t like it.

Quote from: Frankie RXRMine screws on underneath the number plate for the MOT and then comes off again straight away.

Same.

Noooo.

reversing light trick is the way to go

don\'t like it but i\'m not sure i would go to the hassle/expense of filling it in!? not top of my list anyway....

new bumper! to get ure car passed the mot just fix a foglight under the bumper then take it off ! all fog lights look crap on fds, u dont need 1 by law! i never use 1 and swear wen it is foggi and the people keep them on 6 days after the fog has lifted!

looks OK although kinda hard to tell maybe easier with face on rear view, if that aint a bad description.....
Nice to be a bit different thou i think
Si

i think it looks ok

the cheaper way of fixing it - put a matching one on the other side :D

Unfortunately you do need one by law - it\'s a reversing light you don\'t need! (you can get fined for it if they know you havn\'t got one but they never know if it\'s integral to the cluster so no one really gets fined)  I had to go through this for the SVA on my Westfield.

Doesn\'t look as bad as some of the others but I have to agree that one ov the reversing lights would have looked nicer, sorry :)

Quote from: Ricco_04Unfortunately you do need one by law - it\'s a reversing light you don\'t need! (you can get fined for it if they know you havn\'t got one but they never know if it\'s integral to the cluster so no one really gets fined)  I had to go through this for the SVA on my Westfield.

Doesn\'t look as bad as some of the others but I have to agree that one ov the reversing lights would have looked nicer, sorry :)

my bad, i got confused! thanx ricco
every import ive had (mr2, rx7,wrx and evo) ive put 1 on 4 the mot and sva then un bolted them, ive been lucky then

No worries mate - I only knew cause Westfield didnt supply a reversing light and I was "hey, you forgot something!" :rollin

The SVA can be very hit and miss so I have heard - The chap who did mine was just a top bloke - Let me change things, adjust things, he even tidyed up a bit of wiring for me :)  I have heard of other places which pick on silly things and insist you re-book and pay for another test!  :2eek

Quite neat as aftermarket fitments go.
Common alternative is the RIGHT reverse light position-easy re-wiring.
Filling that hole without a ghostly dip will be tricky.
Saying that, few older cars are without imperfections unless closely scrutinised! :Hammer
Basically, this is not a major issue when treating the car as a whole...we all nit-pick our own cars, but remember they are seldom perfect ;)
Pete

Quote from: PETE SMITHwe all nit-pick our own cars, but remember they are seldom perfect ;)
Pete

Quite right Pete, I found a small paint blemish when I recently removed the rear number plate - to make matters worse, I found the beneath of my front bumper stone chipped when it was on a ramp a few days back.  ;)

Am I the only one then who think\'s the rear fog light doesnt look bad. It seems to be a job well done - maybe because i\'ve seen some fitted at a slant!

I would leave it, as the stock panels are not easy to work with and you may not get the result you\'d like. Definitely would not be on top of my to do list. Rather spend the cash on some other mod.  :Hammer

Quote from: carlosmy bad, i got confused! thanx ricco
every import ive had (mr2, rx7,wrx and evo) ive put 1 on 4 the mot and sva then un bolted them, ive been lucky then

Not 100% about that one!!! If the car is over (Ithink 10 years old) you dont need to put it through an SVA test, there for no fog needed!! and as for the MOT\'s their saying is: if it isn\'t there we cant test it, if we cant test it we can\'t fail it!! I\'ve got a 1964 mini with out a rear fog and it has passed mot every time without it!!!

Jono

Quote from: grinderi think it looks ok

the cheaper way of fixing it - put a matching one on the other side :D

looks ok to me, matching one sounds like a plan

Thanks for all these comments, it\'s always good to other enthusiasts opinions.

I agree it\'s not 100% ideal and two days ago I was close to ripping it out but as a few of you said, maybe being a little too picky, after all it\'s not a that bad and probably only us hardcores would know the difference.

I think I may leave it for now put the money to better use, after all the car overall is beautiful and I am really please with car, in fact, I love it!!!!!!

I\'ll put some pictures up at some point in the near future.

thanks again people.

mines in the same place and i\'m not sure whether its worth the hassle of removing it

Mine\'s in the same place, but BIGGER ! It\'s horrific and an unwelcome left-over from the last owner.

I was thinking the same - remove and repair, or replace the bumper at some point and use the central brakelight mod instead. A lot of cost and hassle, but it\'s a niggling pain that I must get fixed !

I was thinking for the time being maybe I could tint the cover so it has the same smoked look as the main rear lights.

Don\'t know if this will make it look slightly better or not?

:xconfused Just to put my 2p worth regarding rear fog lights.
i have just looked this up on the police national legal database all veichles registered after 1972 (if i remember the year correctly) must have a rear fog light attached that shows red (this maybe why a 1964 mini does not need one)
i\'m not sure about MOT testing if not there they can\'t test it

ps: i don\'t like the 1 in the bumper the reversing light gets my vote
hope this helps a little :Hammer