Ok everyone, I was bored today.
I rewired my foglights to come on without the headlights or the key in ignition.
I take no responsibility for any damage to your car.

I put them on a webpage to reduce clutter associated with too many pics on this forum.
http://members.cox.net/inazuma/fogs.htm

http://members.cox.net/inazuma2/images/foglightschematic.jpg
http://members.cox.net/inazuma/images/fogs%20016.jpg

sweet! i've been meaning to do this mod for a while, but haven't had the time to tear everything apart and see how it works.

thanks for saving me a few hours of time!!

Great!! My only concern is if you leave it on, there goes your battery..

I want to wires my fogs to come on when i have my just my parking lights on..

that looks good but i agree with theredbox

I want to wires my fogs to come on when i have my just my parking lights on..

exactamundo, been trying to figure out a way to do it, i'm not an electician

Great!! My only concern is if you leave it on, there goes your battery..

I want to wires my fogs to come on when i have my just my parking lights on..

I know that, but i just did a quick re-wire just to see if it worked.

The factory foglight wiring is different than usual. I originally wanted to find the wire that turns hot when the headlights turn on. That wire was supposed to go to the ignition wire so the foglights can turn off when you remove the key.

The only way to wire it would be with a relay, but i ran out of relays and my car was taken apart. I will wire it with a relay later this week or next week, with pics.

Like This:
http://members.cox.net/inazuma/images/foglightschematic2.jpg

nice work and keep us posted on the updates... every little bit of knowledge helps so even a bit of imperfect experimentation can put us a little bit more ahead, thanks again!

Cool that's A LOT better. Now if can only figure out how to wire it for the parking lamps....

I hate messing with the wires..

i bet if you had left them on your sister in law wouldnt have ran into you! j/k cool mod i appreciate(im sure im not alone) how you've been posting all the stuff you do with pics and charts and such! good jorb

Cool that's A LOT better. Now if can only figure out how to wire it for the parking lamps....

I hate messing with the wires..

All you do is use the parking light wire instead of the ignition wire on my second schematic. It will be used as a trigger.

what type of relay is used? Can I just go to radio shack to pick one up? Very cool mod though! 8)

what type of relay is used? Can I just go to radio shack to pick one up? Very cool mod though! 8)

I never seen relays at Radio Shack. Anyways I would use a Bosch SPDT Relay. They are much more reliable. In the past I have used cheap $1 relays from China, bought at a mom/pop electronics store. Works just as good. Bosche will run you $4-$6 depending where u go.

I usually shop anywhere else than Radio Shack, their products are crap, well at least from my experience.

Thanks I will try that on Friday

what type of relay is used? Can I just go to radio shack to pick one up? Very cool mod though! 8)

I never seen relays at Radio Shack. Anyways I would use a Bosch SPDT Relay. They are much more reliable. In the past I have used cheap $1 relays from China, bought at a mom/pop electronics store. Works just as good. Bosche will run you $4-$6 depending where u go.

I usually shop anywhere else than Radio Shack, their products are crap, well at least from my experience.

They have em at radio shack, I had to buy some for my stereo, when I was doing my install also...


Doc

They have em at radio shack, I had to buy some for my stereo, when I was doing my install also...
Doc

Thats cool. How much are they there? I never seen them at Radio Shack

thanks for sharing your info...

i dont think im gonna do it since i got a ticket before for running fog lights and parking lights only...
so when i turn on the lights, i want them ALL on..

They have em at radio shack, I had to buy some for my stereo, when I was doing my install also...
Doc

Thats cool. How much are they there? I never seen them at Radio Shack

They are only a couple of bucks, they are in a cabinet full of drawers, the cabinets have the loose fuses, resistors, caps, transistors and stuff in them. Just look in the book on top of the cabinet and it will tell you which drawer it is in.


Doc

Looks good!

Outside of looks though, what is the point?? :?

later
brady

Looks good!

Outside of looks though, what is the point?? :?

later
brady

that is the point...looks ! :D

Inazuma Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:03 pm Post subject:

that is the point...looks !



oh in that case, looks awesome!! 8)

Inazuma Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:03 pm Post subject:

that is the point...looks !



oh in that case, looks awesome!! 8)

hehe, thanks 8)

Inazuma Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:03 pm Post subject:

that is the point...looks !



oh in that case, looks awesome!! 8)

hehe, thanks 8)

awsome post inazuma. thats just what i was looking for... i was trying to figure this out but didnt have quite the balls to mess with too many wires and fry something. i needed a way to turn on my fog lights plus my piaa fog lights and my interior feet-lights plus the future under-car lights all at the same time without having my headlights on.i gotta try it out tomorrow and see how it turns out.

If I remember COWrectly ... driving with just foglights and/or just parking lights on in COWafornia is a violation of the moter vehical code. I guess you CUD say you just forget to turn them off or somthin'...other than that ... it's cool.

I assuming that this will also enable you to keep your Fog Lights on when you have your High Beams on. Just what I was looking for!!!!

Inazuma, did you ever wire the fog lights to turn on when started and off when the key is removed?

Anyone else done this daytime running lights mod?

yeah, I've had a car in NY fail inspection because they found that the fog lights turned on without the headlights. This was before the notion of "driving lights", so it makes me wonder what constitutes "driving lights" vers. "fog lights". I would like to have some auto on driving lights, and since the fogs are worthless for fog, I thought they would be a good way to do it, but then I rememered the tragedy of the failed inspection.

good write up