159 reversing light

[Gershwin]

Hi,

does the 159 have one reversing light or two?
Only one appears to be working on the wife's new car and can't work out from the owners manual whether there should be two.

thanks,

[Victor Lee]

Uno !

[alfagtv100 (Biggus)]

The other is a high intensity light for low visibility conditions, such as thick fog.
In Australia, the use of these is governed by an alternative reasoning:
- Rainy conditions at night, to ensure a dangerous and annoying red glare is presented to any following driver.
- In combination with front fog lights.  This is only for people wishing to be considered 'seriously cool'.  For many, front fog lights alone make them cool enough.
The truly mentally gifted Coolmeister, combines front and rear fog lights, with daytime driving.

I hope this helps.

Cheers,
Marco.

[Sheldon McIntosh]

Good call yet again Biggus.  Followed a Mini yesterday at about 8.30am, in slight drizzle, with the rear fog light on.  Was tempted to stop and get the wheel brace out.  I'm torn between 'maybe this dickhead doesn't even know the light is on', and 'what sort of coc&*&(^%%^$%$er  does that?'.  Either way, they shouldn't be driving.

[NigelC]

My ex-wife had that 'I told you so' gleam in her eye when she gleefully informed me that only one reversing light was working on my 159.  Oh how she loved her Japanese 'so reliable' cars and was overly keen to point out the foibles of my Alfa, but on this occasion she was wrong and without expression I told her that the 159 only has one, the other is a fog light.

I still have the car but not the wife!

[L4OMEO]

Good choice ...

[alfagtv100 (Biggus)]

Good choice ...

On both counts.