Thanks for your post. Were there many people taking interest in the Fiesta? And when your test drive was over did the Ford reps ask for your impressions or have you fill out a questionnaire.
Although you can live without the rr fog lamp, it does become very useful when the weather calls for it. I have a MKIII VW Golf and I retrofitted the car to have the rear lamp housing so that it would function exactly as the euro version Golf (I saved the money on the euro switch by using a universal switch 1$ LOL) . I can promise you that in the right weather conditions its use could save your life.My current car, a 1995 MB E300D, has the rear fog light and the SSPL feature. I do find the rear fog light to be of some use in heavy fog, rain, or other situation where visibility is dramatically reduced. In the two plus years I've owned the car, I've probably used it less than a dozen times, but it is nice to have an extra bright light when the weather calls for it.
I modded my MKIII Golf to have this function as well and I have used it on a number of occasions when parking in towns with streets with poor lighting .As for the SSPL feature--I used it once when I was running into a friends house and parked on the curb. If I park on the curb longer than just a minute, I don't use it and really don't find it to be something I would miss having at all. Sure, it was cool when I discovered it, but the practical application hasn't arisen for me. Maybe I just don't get it, plus I never want to drain the battery if it's not really useful. That's just my take on it.
If it is anything like the VW scene it should be a very active market. I wonder if worldimpex.com supports Fiesta ?Since I'm new to the Ford Euro scene I don't know how much importing of European parts occurs although I'm sure it happens pretty regularly? The Fiesta and new Focus should liven that up a bit again.
My current car is a 2005.5 VW Jetta with SSPL but no rear fog as of yet, however I did install e-code tail lamps on my old focus so i had one there.Although you can live without the rr fog lamp, it does become very useful when the weather calls for it. I have a MKIII VW Golf and I retrofitted the car to have the rear lamp housing so that it would function exactly as the euro version Golf (I saved the money on the euro switch by using a universal switch 1$ LOL) . I can promise you that in the right weather conditions its use could save your life.
I think the frustrating thing is that when you consider the logic the car ALREADY has the hardware in place (lamp assy, wiring, bulb) all Ford has to do is activate the control via software in the convience feature module.
Most important a rear fog lamp is 1000% US DOT LEGAL in all states. So is the SSPL feature.
I modded my MKIII Golf to have this function as well and I have used it on a number of occasions when parking in towns with streets with poor lighting .
If it is anything like the VW scene it should be a very active market. I wonder if worldimpex.com supports Fiesta ?
My current car is a 2005.5 VW Jetta with SSPL but no rear fog as of yet, however I did install e-code tail lamps on my old focus so i had one there.
I do actually get a lot of use out of the SSPL and I have run it for 8hrs without draining the battery
I really miss the rear fog but euro tail lamps for my jetta are not cheap and i don't have a VAG-COM
If worldimpex supported the fiesta that would be awesome! I live just a few miles away from them
There is always European-Parts.net, I got my euro tail lamps for my focus from them