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I have a broken lens on the nearside rear bumper. It is a rear foglight housing (no bulb) but I believe it has to be intact for MOT. Dealer can only supply the whole unit £91, but I only need the lens, which can be removed using a hot air gun to soften the adhesive. Found one at an online used spares place for £35 but after ordering got email saying no good as lens cracked. Anybody else experienced this problem and solved it, or just bitten the bullet and replaced the whole unit?

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If the lamp is non functioning, maybe a carefully shaped piece of transluscent [or even opaque] red acrylic glued on?

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The MOT regulations require a red fog lamp on the centre or offside of the rear - it's not required on the nearside. Therefore if the nearside lamp has it's bulb removed - the system will pass the MOT - i.e. no rush to get a new lamp. Strictly speaking, a cracked lens shouldn't cause a fail anyway (provided no white light is showing) and neither should lens repair tape if applied properly. However theres one bit in the regulations about a lamp needing to be in good condition so some testers might give an advisory and a real stickler might fail if the nearside lamp was operable.

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Best outcome.

Gj, I think if it is fitted it has to be working? Depends how pedantic the MOTer is.

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Unless there are actually bits of the red lens missing, could you not piece together with superglue? Should hardly notice. Otherwise a breaker's yard...

Chris

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Cannae see that solving yer woes, Chris.......it is indeed reflective on one siide, and by virtue of that will be totally opaque.......? Fog light bulb no shine through it surely..........?

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No bulb in the nearside, so no light to shine through, its just like a dummy lamp innit?

Confused of Cheshire

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I paid up and had the unit replaced! :crybaby:

Well done David......correct answer :thumbsup:

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I paid up and had the unit replaced! :crybaby:

Well done David......correct answer :thumbsup:

Never knew it was a quiz........

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I paid up and had the unit replaced! :crybaby:

Well done David......correct answer :thumbsup:

Never knew it was a quiz........

C'mon, BK. Keep up!!

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Oops......post now properly readed.

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