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Fiat 126 Chat => Tuning & Customising 126 Models => Topic started by: Abiella on January 08, 2012, 01:53:54 PM

Title: Rear lights when switching to Chrome bumpers.
Post by: Abiella on January 08, 2012, 01:53:54 PM

Hi,

I am fitting chrome bumpers to my 1999 fiat 126 and there is no place to fix the fog light and reverse light on the chrome bumper like there was on the plastic ones that I removed. Is there a different fitting that I can get so I can fit them in with the indicators and break lights?

Thanks,

Abiella

Title: Re: Rear lights when switching to Chrome bumpers.
Post by: GTMaster on January 11, 2012, 12:35:06 PM

I've seen a few photos of 126s with the fog light mounted onto the bonnet. The old chrome bumpered 126s didn't come with fog lights or reverse lights so you might have to fabricate something yourself and bolt it to the bottom of the bumper (or use the rear light assembly that has the reverse lights already fitted like the ones on the Brown/Black editions).

E.g.:

Title: Re: Rear lights when switching to Chrome bumpers.
Post by: stuey on January 11, 2012, 06:24:26 PM

althought its your choice there is no legal requirement for a reversing light and you can get small fog lights from halfords that an be made to bolt to the underside of the bumper- thats what i did with my bis when i fitted chrome bumpers.

Title: Re: Rear lights when switching to Chrome bumpers.
Post by: fightingtorque on January 11, 2012, 11:44:30 PM

And another thing.........

My fog light is reasonably well integrated into the bumper, but the reversing light was suspended on a sort of adjustable angle bracket.   So the two didn't match.   Is that the original setup?

I noticed that ricambio show both lights as fixing to the bumper with two bolts through the rear of the light unit.  MAybe mine had been replaced for some reason, although it seemed to be the same brand of part with those nonsense half metal half plastic screws securing the lens cover.

Gav

Title: Re: Rear lights when switching to Chrome bumpers.
Post by: Abiella on January 12, 2012, 12:14:53 PM

Great, Thank you...
I have found some quite nice bolt on to bumper ones now, I think that will do the trick!
Hard to know if it will look pretty or ugly yet though!
might end up with the Brown/black edition lights!

Cheers A

Title: Re: Rear lights when switching to Chrome bumpers.
Post by: Eire126 on August 07, 2012, 02:23:30 PM

could you post a pic to see how it worked out for you??