Rear light alterations

[daniel]

easier option would have been abit of red tint over the reverse light so both sides were matching red then take it off for mot. Another possibility would have been to just fit the facelift model lights they already have clear lens both sides.

 

[t-tony]

Do you not think I thought of that? I just wouldn't have bothered, the whole point was to have two WHITE reversing lights! and two rear fog lights! Plus how many other Z4's have you seen with that set up of lights? None, I guess, makes my car unique then.

Tony.

ps. By the way Daniel, welcome to the forum from near
Lincoln.

 

[EnthuZiaZT]

Yea! @t-tony the backend of your car now looks nicely balanced, I saw the Zed last Sunday, really impressed.

Mike

 

[t-tony]

Cheers for that Mike, that's the reaction I hoped for. It looks different, in a good way!

Tony.

 

[Grumps]

Yea! @t-tony the backend of your car now looks nicely balanced, I saw the Zed last Sunday, really impressed.

Mike

Yes I saw it too and I think the same as him!

 

[Redline]

Yes I saw it too and I think the same as him!

Me too

 

[bertiejaffa]

great thread Tony, very clever and a good one for others to follow I'm sure. Just out of interest though, why do you need to retain the rear fogs? Is it something that the car must have because you have the switch or am I missing something more legislative?

 

[t-tony]

Well Lee, you have to have at least 1 rear fog light on the offside of the car for the M.O.T., and to be honest this is what started this off. Cars started having only one reversing light on the n/s and one rear fog on the o/s and I never liked the "look". I recently joined the Z4 forum and found that the brake light circuit could be connected to the other side of the rear position (side) light to make a full ring stop light, logic told me that you could then use this to facilitate 2 rear fog lights and there fore a light unit from a LHD car would give you 2 x rear fog lights and 2x reversing lights. I just like my car to be different, an individual, it's my hobby. Most on Z4 forum went the other way and had 2 red lights which defeats the object for me in that I like to see two reversing lights.

Tony.

 

[bertiejaffa]

Well Lee, you have to have at least 1 rear fog light on the offside of the car for the M.O.T., and to be honest this is what started this off. Cars started having only one reversing light on the n/s and one rear fog on the o/s and I never liked the "look". I recently joined the Z4 forum and found that the brake light circuit could be connected to the other side of the rear position (side) light to make a full ring stop light, logic told me that you could then use this to facilitate 2 rear fog lights and there fore a light unit from a LHD car would give you 2 x rear fog lights and 2x reversing lights. I just like my car to be different, an individual, it's my hobby. Most on Z4 forum went the other way and had 2 red lights which defeats the object for me in that I like to see two reversing lights.

Tony.

Thanks for the knowledge - I never knew that the car had to have a rear fog light these days - I remember my old beetle that was lucky to have any lights!! I like the way you have done yours - makes much more sense to have 2 reversing lights in my opinion as well. Just promise me that when you sell the car I can be there while you explain your modification to the new buyer... I can imagine the look on his/her face now !! Keep the ideas coming

 

[Nodzed]

Fair play Tony the result is great. I'll have a go at almost anything mechanical but electrics scare the hell out of me.. Good job.