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Reversing Lights

Post by hamski » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:25 am

Apologies if this has been posted before, but is there an easy way to get both reversing lights working? I can't believe Audi skimp on this!!

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Re: Reversing Lights

Post by Love_iTT » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:38 am

hamski wrote:Apologies if this has been posted before, but is there an easy way to get both reversing lights working? I can't believe Audi skimp on this!!
I was thinking the same thing as I thought I had a reversing lamp gone but the clear right hand light (when viewed from the rear) is the fog lamp and there is no provision for a reversing lamp.

However, on my TT I had the same problem but this was overcome by buying a LHD European lamp assembly and fitting that which I modified so I had two rear reversing lamps and two rear fog lamps.

I haven't looked at the rear lamps on the RS4 closely enough yet to see if this is feasable but as the TT was able to be modded then I guess the RS4 could be too.

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RE: Re: Reversing Lights

Post by tartan_rob » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:41 am

Good call Graham. On my my B6 I simply put the bulb in and away it went.

Think about the cost saving, 500,000 cars * 15p a bulb * 2 (for reversing and fog) = £150k. Thats a nice bonus for the designer who made the call.
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RE: Re: Reversing Lights

Post by pippyrips » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:53 am

both of mine do work :?:

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RE: Re: Reversing Lights

Post by Ozrs4 » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:46 am

Mine has both reversing lights (but I'm in Australia so dunno if specs are different for different countries).
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RE: Re: Reversing Lights

Post by hertfordshire1 » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:13 pm

both of mine work too.

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Re: RE: Re: Reversing Lights

Post by Love_iTT » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:27 pm

hertfordshire1 wrote:both of mine work too.
This is very strange. How can some B7 RS4's have a different number of reversing lamps, was there a change in design at a later stage to only have one reversing light then?

If there are some B7 RS4's around with twin reversing lights then that's going to make life a little simpler to replicate.

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Post by audijohn » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:32 pm

BOTH mine come ON!, I wonder if this is the 2007 new cars, that only get the two working?.

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Post by hamski » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:38 pm

No. Mine's a 2007MY, but it's a cab

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Post by 88wiff » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:43 pm

Mine are both fully operational too!!! :)
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Post by Jezzer » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:48 pm

hamski wrote:No. Mine's a 2007MY, but it's a cab
Different light assembly on a cab. so this probably why... Am i stating the bleedin' obvious.
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Post by binder » Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:34 pm

Both mine work. Saloon May 2007

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Post by dociain » Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:12 pm

Both mine work too; reversing out of work car park can see my reflection in building across road.
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Post by Love_iTT » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:29 pm

OK then, so it seems that it is only the Cabriolets that have only the one reversing light.

Funny though, because up to now I wouldn't have thought it was that bleedin' obvious. :roll: :wink:

There you go, you live and learn every day.

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Post by audijohn » Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:39 pm

Love_iTT wrote:OK then, so it seems that it is only the Cabriolets that have only the one reversing light.

Funny though, because up to now I wouldn't have thought it was that bleedin' obvious. :roll: :wink:

There you go, you live and learn every day.

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Both should still work though Graham surely?. :?:

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