Rear fog light - JDM/EDM style, OEM factory look

Looks good!

Any pointers on installing the push switch for your fog light? Looking to do the same once my lights come.

 

I've been alive for three decades and never knew this was a thing.

 

When my rear bumper eventually shows up I’m going to do a an additional reverse light on the right side and rear fog on the left side that’s tied into the front fogs.

 

Just thought I'd add a side by side of the 2 options I was choosing from

 

I'm a little confused as to what I'm looking at. Is it a dual-filament bulb in the reverse light housing that lights up amber when the switch is pressed? What are the advantages over just using the factory lit taillights?

 

Factory rear fog lights are common on a ton of vehicles in other country. Brake lights are significantly brighter than taillights, a rear fog is a brake-light-bright rear light that stays on so you’re visible from behind from a further distance in poor conditions.

 

I actually have the Diode Dynamics Tail as Turn mod. This turns the tail lights into turn signals as well. Turns the turn signal location into a reverse light along with the factory reverse light location. Giving 2 reverse lights per side. I didn't like the look of 2 reverse lights per side so I left the factory reverse bulb location empty for a while. I then decided to make it into a rear fog light inspired by other posts on other forums.

It is essentially an amber (or red) 921 buld from VLED. No it is not a dual filament.

The advantage is it is brighter than tail lights. Should be the same intensity as brake lights. Here are a few vids for proper usage and advantages of a rear fog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLDtOda5GH8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnNDNnVFCFQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcdQ4LnEZnQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jINrFUW7MKk&feature=youtu.be

 

Interesting. Is there a reason there's only one used on the left side in this case?

The taillights as turn modules are interesting, but I think I prefer to have bright amber turn signals that differentiate from the brake lights. For brighter backup lights I replaced the stock bulbs with Gy6.35 HIR halogen bulbs described here:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/gy6-35-hir-921-reverse-light-upgrade-vs-high-power-leds.474996/

 

This is what it looks like in other countries. I have a BD s2 with a laminex red cover on....to be installed

 

Wonder if its legal in the US

 

I ran one on my Jeep for 13 years and had a 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora which had them from the factory only 1 of a few us cars to ever have them