Wiring Fog lights - 76 with backdated bumpers Options

[DickSteinkamp]

I thought I'd better start a new thread on this rather than continue here...

Foglights on a 76 with backdated bumpers

I'm down to the wiring. It "appears" that everything is in place although my 76 never had factory fog lights. The wiring to the fog lights is in place and terminates in factory connectors behind the front panel. The three wires to the fog light switch are ready to hook up behind the dash. It looks like the fog light relay is there (last round relay on the fuse panel?) and I have power at the #10 fuse (red with black tracer) that I think powers the fog lights.

I installed the factory fog light switch and no go (no power to the fog light connectors behind the front panel.

What am I missing? Hopefully something simple like, key needs to be on, headlights need to be on? Or is there some of the wiring still missing?

Thanks.

[oakdalecurtis]

Here's a thought. I wired my fog lights through an independent relay and then to the fog light switch, separate from the headlight switch. Now I can use my fog lights whenever I want, as DRL's for example, without having to pop up and run my headlights. Love it that way! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

[stevend914]

Here's a thought. I wired my fog lights through an independent relay and then to the fog light switch, separate from the headlight switch. Now I can use my fog lights whenever I want, as DRL's for example, without having to pop up and run my headlights. Love it that way! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

I did the same, I was driving in fog last year and found that the fog lights weren't much use. I was wanting to turn the headlights off and drive with just the fog lights but no go, now I can.

[VaccaRabite]

Here's a thought. I wired my fog lights through an independent relay and then to the fog light switch, separate from the headlight switch. Now I can use my fog lights whenever I want, as DRL's for example, without having to pop up and run my headlights. Love it that way! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

I did the same, I was driving in fog last year and found that the fog lights weren't much use. I was wanting to turn the headlights off and drive with just the fog lights but no go, now I can.

Be careful doing that, especially if your fog lights have been replaced with driving lights (like me). The low angle bounces the light of the road into on-coming traffic, and I had cars flashing thier lights at me as if I had my high-beams on until I fugured it out.

I basically treat my "fog" lights like high-beams now (and boy howdy to they work well that way!)

Zach