CBSIMONSEZ

No, i mean if i wanted running lights that were only on when the car was on. I know i would forget to turn the lights off when i get out of the car an walk away from it.

WhoKilledTheJAMs

Since I have a free Saturday morning, I just did this mod. If anything, it'll actually make me not drive around with my fogs on all the time, but it would be nice to turn them on just when I need. For example, at a drive-in, parking lights and DRLs are nice for not blinding people, but since the xB doesn't give me that, just having the fogs on would be good-- low, wide light!

Thanks, greenguyshrek!

greenguyshrek

Oh. you would need to find a power that turns on with the key. If anything there are some fuses in the car were you pop the hood. that you can splice into. I forget which one but that would be your best bet.
If you need anymore help let me know.

Not a problem I posted this up so this could help out fellow xB owners.

Bsbox

How can you do this with a JDM light up switch for JDM fogs? Right now i can do either this mod or the switch mod but i can't figure out how to combine the two.

Mosh_xB

if anyone needs OEM fogs, check my signature! cheap!

greenguyshrek

Alright I got you man.

This is waht you should have since you have the JDM Foglight switch.


What you need to do is instead of using the ground for the switch (not for the light) use the new ground that gose to the relay. Its not really a ground it the wire that you use inplace of the stock ground.
Kind of like this ground


If you need further help PM me and I can do so.

jallamas

Nice!

greenguyshrek

Thanks

DarkSide_xB

greenguyshrek i thank you so much for this tech article. its 1225 and i just finished doin this and i am loving it.

greenguyshrek

Im glad you liked this mod. I hope it wasen't to hard. Post some pics when you have time.

DarkSide_xB

i'll get some up tonight. i took me maybe 30 minutes to do.

GAxBox05

i did this today. Great mod and took me like 30 minutes and only because it was raining. what i did different was... i wired the wire that originally was supposed to go to the green wire for the illumination of the AC and ran it to the switched wire for the stereo. it was easy for me to find since i have an aftermarket stereo, and just needed to find the red wire. that way, they turn off when the car does and they turn back on when the car starts.


thanks again for the DIY!!!

greenguyshrek

Thanks for the post, Now there is anoter option were to connect the power wire.

bastarf

great DIY. I did it the other day and the fogs worked for about 2 days. then it stopped working, so i went back to the factory wiring scheme and now the fogs work again. any guess to what happened? relay blew or something?

greenguyshrek

Did you try replacing the relay? Not sure, try it again and double check all the wires.

bastarf

yeah i havent tried a new relay yet. i wont have time to get one til later on... ill keep ya updated

accutronizer

Interesting post, great mod!

Sunny

Question:

Is the Green Wire listed here:





The Green wire here in the original foglight plug?

kidkamel

Sorry for bringing up an old post.

I followed the steps except I ran the ignition wire to the cig lighter instead of the green wire from the middle plug.

So I tested the setup, turned the key on, left the headlights off and flipped the fog light switch. The fogs are working perfectly but now I have another problem, my headlights are on with or without the light switch turned on as long as the key is turned.

Any suggestions?

kidkamel

Here's some pictures

with the headlight switch off, fog light switch off, key turned to ign


headlight switch on, fog light switch off, key turned


headlight switch on, fog light switch on, key turned


headlight switch off, fog light switch on, key turned


In the last picture you can see the only difference is the parking lights are off but the headlights stay on.

Now I'm going to go switch the wire from the cig lighter to the green wire in from the center plug. See what happens there.