Rear Fog Lamps & MOT

[bazzam111]

Noobie here - so be gentle[:)]
I finally took the plunge and bought an '82 Y reg TR7 V8 (and loving it!!)
it came with an MOT but I have since noticed that it has no rear (or front) fog lamps fitted despite having a switch on the dash.
MOT coming up at the end of the month and just wondering whether it will pass or not because of no rear fogs being fitted?

[dycecooper]

It will need one, I had the same issue, the wire was at the back drivers side so it was a simple job.

[bazzam111]

Hmmmm, better go look in the boot, many thanks!!

[stevie_a]

<font color="teal"><b>There are lots of way to do this and has been spoke about on the forum

use the search to find out.. [;)]

some people do not like the ones that hang down and have consolidated it into the rear lights

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[nervousnewowner]

i convered one of the reversing lights to a foglight, gets me through an mot, and maybe they broke one on the car after it got an mot as they are def part of the mot on ours.

and welcome to the forum! and look forward to you posting some pics of your car up in the near future. [:D]


Dave...

the project at birth, watch it evolve...I hope...

[TR Tony]

I quote:

"The inspection of rear fog lamps is confined to the one rear fog lamp which is required to be fitted to the centre or offside of vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1980."

You must also have a "tell tale" lamp in the dashboard area or switch to tell you that the fog lamp is on.

You do not need front fog lamps on a vehicle this age.

As mentioned, the wiring is there, look for a (I think) blue/purple wire at the back of the boot, should go through a rubber grommet in the boot floor - that is the live, the lamp earths through the chassis.

Tony

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1980 TR7V8 DHC Jaguar Regency Red - sadly sold!
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[bazzam111]

Great responses and many thanks.
The mystery deepens, I could not find any 'loose wires' in the boot or underneath so did as suggested and searched the forum for fog lamps and did some homework.
Back out to the car and it looks like the previous owner has done a mod and wired the fogs in to the light cluster.
The normal tail light bulb is a dual filament (stop/tail) and the red wire with blue stripe is wired in to it as well. Brake lights are on the inboard and separate.
So I think the switch on the dash may be a bit dicky, bit too dark now but will have the panel out tomorrow and clean the switch.
Again, many thanks!!

[nervousnewowner]

a dodgy switch on a tr7? never....lol..... i just wish i could get my fuel guage working!!!![:(!]


Dave...

the project at birth, watch it evolve...I hope...

[bazzam111]

Well dodgy switch it was [:0]
Quick squirt of Servisol, bit of jiggling and job done.
Mind you Stevie I do like the look of your rear end and am quite tempted
(oo er matron!)
I will post up some picks of the beast soon,
thanks again[:D]