LED Headlights: Turning on the fogs turns on the high beams, too!, New behavior, fogs worked normally until LED headlights installed. Options

[orthobiz]

I love my brand new GE Nighthawks. There is no way I could go back to regular headlights. I had a set of sealed beam Hellas.

Last night I turned on the fog lights for the first time and the high beams came on. When I looked at the front of the car, all three were on: the regular lights, high beams AND the fog lights.

Any fix for this? I would like to have the fog lights and the low beams on at the same time without the high beams.

Edit: up until I installed the LED headlights, turning on the fog lights did NOT turn on the high beams. And turning on the high beams turned OFF the fog lights. In other words, normal behavior.

Thanks,

Paul

[Spoke]

These images are from my Haynes 914 Owners Workshop Manual. It shows only the "Up to 1971, USA and except-USA" cars have the white/blue wire to the foglight connected directly to the wire spade connector on the high/low headlight relay. All other years show the white/blue wire connected to Fuse 1.

It shows basically 3 different drawings of 2 configurations:

1) "Up to 1971, USA and except-USA" White/Blue wire connected at High/Low Relay.

2) "1972, 1973, USA and except-USA" White/Blue wire connected to Fuse 1.

3) "1974, 1975, USA and except-USA" White/Blue wire connected to Fuse 1.


Here is "Up to 1971, USA and except-USA" White/Blue wire connected at High/Low Relay. Foglight relay is #53; Headlight switch is #27. Note wire on pin 85 on #53 foglight relay connecting directly to the spade on pin F on #27 high/low headlight relay.

[Biggles]

Great info!

I’ve got this issue too on my ‘70 -6 since installing LED headlights

Haven’t looked at the fuse panel, but will this be the same as a -4?

Thanks

These images are from my Haynes 914 Owners Workshop Manual. It shows only the "Up to 1971, USA and except-USA" cars have the white/blue wire to the foglight connected directly to the wire spade connector on the high/low headlight relay. All other years show the white/blue wire connected to Fuse 1.

It shows basically 3 different drawings of 2 configurations:

1) "Up to 1971, USA and except-USA" White/Blue wire connected at High/Low Relay.

2) "1972, 1973, USA and except-USA" White/Blue wire connected to Fuse 1.

3) "1974, 1975, USA and except-USA" White/Blue wire connected to Fuse 1.


Here is "Up to 1971, USA and except-USA" White/Blue wire connected at High/Low Relay. Foglight relay is #53; Headlight switch is #27. Note wire on pin 85 on #53 foglight relay connecting directly to the spade on pin F on #27 high/low headlight relay.

[Spoke]

Great info!

I’ve got this issue too on my ‘70 -6 since installing LED headlights

Haven’t looked at the fuse panel, but will this be the same as a -4?

Thanks

Not sure about the 70/6 wiring. However it is likely you'll find that wire either on the F pin on the high/low headlight relay or on the F1 fuse. I think you'll find the wire on the F pin. It looks like they changed the physical connection to the F1 fuse as the model years went onward past 1971.