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I gather that in some areas of the world, fog lamps will be mounted in the front bumper.
This is _extremely_ unlikely to be the case in the UK, due to our vehicle lighting regulations - the indicators are likely to fill these holes as they do on the current cars.
Originally, the plan was to have the DIs mounted in the same headlamp unit as the main beam and sidelights. This worked fine in the early designs, which had the bonnet hinging at the front. However, as that lamp unit is integral to the bonnet, with the bonnet opening with a hinge under the windscreen, the hazard flasher feature of the front DIs would not be properly visible (unless you're a helicopter) - which offends against the appropriate part of the Construction and Use Regs. So the indicators find themselves in the bumper - so no space for the fog lamps.
This is _extremely_ unlikely to be the case in the UK, due to our vehicle lighting regulations - the indicators are likely to fill these holes as they do on the current cars.
Originally, the plan was to have the DIs mounted in the same headlamp unit as the main beam and sidelights. This worked fine in the early designs, which had the bonnet hinging at the front. However, as that lamp unit is integral to the bonnet, with the bonnet opening with a hinge under the windscreen, the hazard flasher feature of the front DIs would not be properly visible (unless you're a helicopter) - which offends against the appropriate part of the Construction and Use Regs. So the indicators find themselves in the bumper - so no space for the fog lamps.