Digsy Posted August 6, 2001 Share Posted August 6, 2001 A quick note about JIC rear fog conversions that will probably interest myself, Paul Booth, and nobody else ;-) JIC use the offside reversing light (painted bulb) rear fog conversion. However, this will not get the car through its SVA test, so prior to that they fit a "Halford's special" using one of the rear number plate fixings (to avoid drilling an extra hole). The car is SVA tested in this state, and then retrofitted with the converted reversing lamp before the car is sold. The rules for MOTs are different to SVA, and that it depends very much on where you take your car for its MOT as to whether they pick you up on your reversing light or not. Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted August 6, 2001 Share Posted August 6, 2001 For those of you with the JIC foglamp I think I have located a source of red coated bulbs. Should have details and prices by the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithStalker Posted August 6, 2001 Share Posted August 6, 2001 Bugger, just got a JIC car... lets hope I can find a nice MOT man..... Does Leon do MOT's at the same time as services? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted August 6, 2001 Author Share Posted August 6, 2001 Its not the fact that the car comes from JIC that makes the difference. All taillight "conversions" are technically illegal because whatever you turn into a foglamp (be it a brake light or reversing light) is too close to the next nearest brake light. Its the fact that JIC temporarily fit their cars with an aftermarket fog lamp just to pass the SVA test that I thought people might find interesting. I think many garages that deal in imports will be sympathetic to the fog lamp issue in an MOT. Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted August 16, 2001 Share Posted August 16, 2001 The fog lamp source turned out to be far too orange. Spoke to Steve at JIC, who said they just use glass paint. Got my self a kit for £7 and painted up a bulb, very good red. At MOT today, it got no more of a look than any of the other lamps. Tried it in the dark this evening, it now actually looks red, very bright too.:biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavinL Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Leon will do MOT's and can accomodate cars without cats ;-) regards................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Booth Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Quote: from Phil Wall on 10:26 pm on Aug. 16, 2001[br]Got my self a kit for £7 and painted up a bulb, very good red. Where from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Paul Red paint came in a multi coloured kit form an art / craft shop. The bulb may need a touch up after many hours use, but that is not a problem. I have painted up 3 bulbs and am carring one in the car so I can swap if it looks white again. By cleaning the bulb very well with thinners before painting, the paint has adhered very well. I tried to remove some of the paint from one bulb, I messed up, but gave up as it took too long. Stuck like shite to a blanket. If you can't get hold of any of the paint I could send you a bulb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Booth Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 S'ok thanks Phil. I'm looking to swap to UK spec clusters in time. In the meantime, I have this bumper-mount Halfords f-up to provide the rear fog light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted August 17, 2001 Author Share Posted August 17, 2001 Quote: from Paul Booth on 10:41 am on Aug. 17, 2001[br]I have this bumper-mount Halfords f-up to provide the rear fog light. Was that wired to your pulse train divider as well, Paul? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Quote: from Darren Blake on 10:44 am on Aug. 17, 2001 Was that wired to your pulse train divider as well, Paul? ;-) LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Booth Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 LOL. Y'know, I didn't check for that. It took me long enough to re-wire the damned thing so it didn't look like a spaghetti explosion under the dash, I forgot to check if they'd wired it into anything else. The only people who've used shrink-down and solder joints are the people who fitted the alarm/immobiliser, but then they routed all their wiring by 'shortest-route' and invented their own earthing points. What training do auto-electricians get in this country? Stupid question, I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 Couldn't they use a PIC chip? Sorry, couldn't resist. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Booth Posted August 17, 2001 Share Posted August 17, 2001 PIC chip, drool slobber, more more. Wanna know how sad I am? I'm actually thinking of giving up the Beeb to go and be Software Director at a company who do the kind of work that will allow me to make controllers for my car (in my own time); probably using PIC chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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