NCT - fog lights

m_stan · 07-11-2005 5:19pm #1

Hi - would you be failed in the NCT for a faulty fog light ? thanks

JohnCleary · 07-11-2005 5:21pm

Mine werent checked but rumour is that if they are there, they must work.

(Or if there is a button on the dash, they must work... something like that)

Squirrel · 07-11-2005 5:23pm

Either turn them off, or take out the fuse for the day and say they're never used until you get them fixed

Seth Brundle · 07-11-2005 6:29pm

From the NCT manual:-
Fog Light (under the Aux. Lights section Pg. 44)
Auxilary Lamp Condition - Reasons For Failure:
(1) Incorrectly positioned (see Page 45*).
(2) Insecurely mounted.
(3) Switch defective.
(4) Not white or yellow.

Page 46:-
Auxilary Lamp Alignment - Reasons For Failure:
(1) The upper edge of the beam is above the 2% horizontal line.
(2) The centre of the beam pattern does not lie between the
0% and the 2% vertical lines.

* max height = 4' (1220mm) [surprised to see that it uses imperial measurements over metric!]

However, I have never seen them test fog lights and I have been at about 12 tests!

unkel · 07-11-2005 7:20pm

My car was NCT'd recently and I knew both front fog bulbs were gone. I don't use them much (in summer) and I was convinced (still am) that they are not part of the test. The test took about 50 minutes, the inspector was extremely thorough - see sig

... no mention of fog lights

m_stan · 08-11-2005 7:38am

thanks all. think I'll leave that fog light unfixed and see what happens. the cars probably gonna fail on something else anyway.

bloke · 09-11-2005 12:07am

Wish this thread had been around before I went to the trouble of removing both front fogs completely for my last car's NCT! doh... :rolleyes:

NCT - fog lights

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