Fitting RHD tail light on driver side of LHD car

[hoov23]

I've never liked how Smarts have one back up light and one rear fog. I'd prefer 2 reverse lights. My idea is to get a UK market tail light (their back-up light is on the left and fog on right) for the left hand side, and install it in my car and run a wire linking the two back-up lights together. Feed the wire through the body work or something. Will it work? Evilution.co.uk has a rear light wire chart outlining wire colors. Then how about using the rear fog position on the light stalk for a set of aftermarket front fogs?

[jetfuel]

Originally Posted by hoov23

I've never liked how Smarts have one back up light and one rear fog. I'd prefer 2 reverse lights

..say what?...both of my bride's car have two back up lights..'08 & '09

jetfuel..I can see clearly now...even in reverse

[hoov23]

On the Original Smart Fortwo, the 1998-2007 "Type 450" model, the rear passenger side has a revese light, but the rear driver side has a red rear fog light. In Europe most if not all cars have rear fog lights. You can turn it on if it's really rainy or foggy, it's a very bright red light, but I hate it because the dash light for it is also a super bright red light that's very distracting. And also people tell me every time I back up that I have a reverse light out, which I don't.

[jetfuel]

Originally Posted by hoov23

I've never liked how (the 450) Smarts have one back up light and one rear fog.

...that's what happens when you generalize...
...I fixed for you...

jetfuel..

[hoov23]

Well, it is posted in the "Original Smart Fortwo" model discussion.......

[jetfuel]

...my apologies...you're right...should open my eyes and read where the question is posted...now to your quest for double back up lights..somebody here did it already...why does Rigger comes to mind I don't know..it has been done before..and I believe that smartmadness has them..

jetfuel...but I could be wrong ...again.

[rayman1946]

If that works, let me know. I get tired of people telling me my one backup light is out too.

[briansmart]

I get tired of people thinking the world is the same as it is here in America. I tell them its a European model. In Europe they have one reverse light, and one rear fog light.