Re: Rear fog light(s)

["linus d. toy" <linust@interramp.com>]

At 05:03 PM 1/24/96 -0800, Eric Harman wrote:

>I've got a '91 200 Quattro 20v sedan and I think the right rear fog light 
>is out.  I say think, because I read the posts recently about left-side 
>only fog lights on other models.  The reason I'm not sure is that the 
>owner's manual for the car talks about fog lightS.  Also, there is wiring 
>on both sides of the car.  Of course, from what I can see the car uses a 
>two filament bulb, one for regular rear parking lights and the second 
>filament for the fogs.  

My '91 200q20v has a rear fog light only on the left side.  I believe that
is the way the car was delivered from the factory.  As previously discussed
here, a *single* bright rear helps to distinguish the rear fog from brake
lights (equal brightness, but two of them)  That there is wiring there may
be so that Audi can rationalize their wiring harnesses for RHD countries.
Or, a PO may have added the wiring and changed the socket from the tail lamp
socket to the tail lamp/fog lamp socket--i've heard of this from a guy down
in portland.

>Anyway, I found that I had left side only, so I swapped the bulbs as a 
>Level 1 diagnostic and found that I then had a right rear fog light ALL the 
>time and a left rear fog light none of the time.  

i guess the next test would be to use two known good bulbs--do you then get
l & r rr fogs?

>I think this means: your original right rear fog light bulb had the high 
>filament burned out and your right side fog light is shorted on.  
>
>Questions?  Comments?  
>
>    -Eric (ericha@wrq.com)

--linus
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