 Fog lights, Only on low beam? |
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| Hammy |
 Jan 16 2005, 07:58 PM
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mr. Wonderful  Group: Members Posts: 1,826 Joined: 20-October 04 From: Columbia, California Member No.: 2,978 Region Association: Northern California  |
Are the foglights only supposed to work on lowbeam? Mine only work on highbeam, which doesn't seem right...
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| McMark |
Jan 16 2005, 08:15 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Yes, only on low beam. Something is wired backwards.
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| ejm |
Jan 16 2005, 08:16 PM
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I can see the light at the end of the tunnel Group: Members Posts: 2,690 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 224 Region Association: None |
Mine are rewired so I can turn them on anytime the parking lights are on.
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| Demick |
Jan 16 2005, 08:31 PM
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Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257  |
Are they factory installed foglights, or did someone add them along the way? It's possible that a previous owner wired them into the existing headlight wiring and tapped off of the high beam wires. Demick |
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| campbellcj |
Jan 16 2005, 09:23 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California 
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If they're factory then the foglight power spade connector is probably just on the wrong tab on the dash relay/fuse panel.
I shot this pic on a previous car and the arrow shows how to move it to the highbeam switch (if you're running actual driving lamps vs foglamps). So you'd want to move it back to the left connector if this is indeed your car's issue. (IMG:http://www.nosubstitute.org/lighting/73_914_fogrelay.JPG) |
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| Hammy |
Jan 16 2005, 10:12 PM
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mr. Wonderful Group: Members Posts: 1,826 Joined: 20-October 04 From: Columbia, California Member No.: 2,978 Region Association: Northern California |
Cool. thanks (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif)
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| Brando |
Jan 16 2005, 10:20 PM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
By running a connector between those 2 poles, you can have your foglights on anytime the headlamps are on, right? (high-beam or low beam).
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| scotty914 |
Jan 16 2005, 10:52 PM
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suby torque rules Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 20-July 03 From: maryland, the land of 25 year Member No.: 924 |
no to be able to have them on any time you need to trace the white wire that goes to the fog light relay. then cut it off of the connector shown. then ground it, the other wire is the power to the high beams, and when the low beams are on, it gets the ground for the fog light realy through the high beam filimant in the head light. now the hot wire for the fog light relay can be put either on the running lights fuse, so when ever the running lights are on, the fog lights can be. or go to a ing switch controled fuse and then any time the key is on the fog light can be
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| Demick |
Jan 17 2005, 12:00 AM
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Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257 |
The procedure varies depending on what year the car is. Here are some instructions for rewiring the fog lights to work as you would like.
http://members.rennlist.com/demick/fogrewire.html Demick |
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| SirAndy |
Jan 17 2005, 12:11 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,618 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
yupp, by default only on lowbeam ... they're supposed to shut themselves off when you switch to highbeam ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) Andy |
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| pbanders |
Jan 17 2005, 09:35 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 939 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 805 |
I installed driving lights instead of fog lights on my '70. I added two relays to the system so that I can flash the DL's(with the headlights off and down) by pulling on the stalk (don't ask how I did this - I don't even remember!). I always wanted to be able to flash my lights on my 914! I also added a switch so that I could toggle between "normal" (DL's only when low beams on) and "enhanced" (DL's+high beams) operation, just in case I ever got pulled over for searing the retinas of a cop.
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| Joe Ricard |
Jan 17 2005, 11:36 AM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
I rednecked mine. Actually wired up separate switch and relay to 100W driving lights. I can turn them on anytime. However I don't use them much as the are BRIGHT!!!!! Maybe country back roads. or 2 am in the middle of nowhere. Normally my Euro H-4's on low are just fine 55w 65W.
I guess this is a little off topic |
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