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> LED Headlights: Turning on the fogs turns on the high beams, too!, New behavior, fogs worked normally until LED headlights installed.
orthobiz
post Sep 17 2015, 05:26 PM
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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
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orthobiz   LED Headlights: Turning on the fogs turns on the high beams, too!   Sep 17 2015, 05:26 PM
screenguy914   Sounds like the PO switched wires on the headlight...   Sep 17 2015, 05:45 PM
orthobiz   Hopefully a pic soon, I have a 1974 1.8 liter. It ...   Sep 17 2015, 05:50 PM
orthobiz   I'm sure you meant more than this, but here...   Sep 17 2015, 06:42 PM
Mike Bellis   In stock form, the highbeam circuit provides groun...   Sep 17 2015, 07:11 PM
orthobiz   Changed my topic heading to indicate that the fog ...   Sep 18 2015, 04:04 AM
Chris Pincetich   After installing my LED headlights, which coincide...   Sep 18 2015, 09:26 AM
mepstein   change it back. see if it fixes it's self.   Sep 18 2015, 10:28 AM
orthobiz   change it back. see if it fixes it's self. ...   Sep 18 2015, 04:00 PM
904svo   Porsche used relay logic to operate the fog lamps,...   Sep 18 2015, 01:06 PM
orthobiz   I am in no way an electrical genius BUT I've b...   Sep 19 2015, 05:45 AM
Dave_Darling   There is no separate relay that cuts the fogs off....   Sep 19 2015, 11:08 AM
orthobiz   Wow, incredible answer Dave! I'm gonna try...   Sep 19 2015, 02:37 PM
Dave_Darling   The relays in question are located on top of the f...   Sep 19 2015, 11:43 PM
Mike Bellis   There is no way the fog lamp power circuit can eff...   Sep 20 2015, 12:20 AM
steuspeed   Then there is always the JWest fog light upgrade. ...   Sep 20 2015, 12:44 AM
Bartlett 914   I believe on a stock car you don't want the fo...   Sep 20 2015, 07:55 AM
orthobiz   I don't know the history of this car but it ha...   Sep 20 2015, 09:07 AM
screenguy914   Hi-Lo beams, headlight cover motor, running lights...   Sep 20 2015, 01:53 PM
orthobiz   Hi-Lo beams, headlight cover motor, running light...   Sep 20 2015, 08:17 PM
john77   Are you sure it doesn't already have the JWest...   Sep 20 2015, 06:11 PM
orthobiz   Are you sure it doesn't already have the JWes...   Sep 20 2015, 08:16 PM
Chris Pincetich   Are you sure it doesn't already have the JWes...   Sep 21 2015, 09:07 AM
orthobiz   I have pulled the JWest fog light module and I ...   Sep 21 2015, 03:09 PM
Chris H.   Aw man really? Have we confirmed the JWest flashe...   Sep 21 2015, 09:21 AM
dangerranger01   Aw man really? Have we confirmed the JWest flash...   Sep 21 2015, 07:21 PM
904svo   Try this. On fuse#1 there is 2 white/blue wires (o...   Sep 21 2015, 06:24 PM
orthobiz   Try this. On fuse#1 there is 2 white/blue wires (...   Sep 21 2015, 07:46 PM
904svo   Try this. On fuse#1 there is 2 white/blue wires ...   Sep 21 2015, 09:02 PM
raynekat   If you want that option, take the Blue/white wir...   Feb 12 2021, 12:21 AM
JeffBowlsby   If you want that option, take the Blue/white wi...   Feb 23 2021, 07:32 PM
raynekat   Bruce, when I mentioned other relays, I meant the ...   Feb 23 2021, 09:39 PM
Spoke   Bruce, when I mentioned other relays, I meant the...   Feb 24 2021, 05:33 AM
raynekat   [quote name='raynekat' post='2894138' date='Feb 2...   Feb 25 2021, 09:24 PM
mepstein   [quote name='Spoke' post='2894173' date='Feb 24 2...   Feb 25 2021, 09:31 PM
Dave_Darling   Connect this wire to terminal #85 on a new relay....   Sep 21 2015, 09:03 PM
Chris Pincetich   Have we confirmed the JWest flasher is the proble...   Sep 22 2015, 08:56 AM
Chris H.   Ah! Got it. Makes sense. I wish I had a d...   Sep 23 2015, 04:36 PM
whitetwinturbo   ..........how did you get "double" coupo...   Sep 23 2015, 03:01 PM
mepstein   ..........how did you get "double" coup...   Sep 23 2015, 03:32 PM
orthobiz   ..........how did you get "double" cou...   Sep 24 2015, 06:18 PM
orthobiz   Also I am happy with an "on my honor" sy...   Sep 24 2015, 06:19 PM
Dave_Darling   Just move that one wire to the relay off of the hi...   Sep 24 2015, 06:33 PM
FlacaProductions   researching the truck light LEDs - did this ever g...   Mar 28 2019, 02:22 PM
Chi-town   @bdstone914 looks like this is similar to the iss...   Mar 28 2019, 04:19 PM
Mikey914   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s...   Mar 29 2019, 09:11 AM
bdstone914   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?...   Mar 29 2019, 04:34 PM
Spoke   Seems when changing to LEDs one should expect issu...   Mar 29 2019, 07:18 PM
Matty900   The issue is the led is not pulling enough load. ...   Mar 29 2019, 11:19 PM
Spoke   ...it's a resistor and will get warm. Spoke,...   Mar 30 2019, 07:46 AM
FlacaProductions   Sounds like this is the truth.....   Mar 30 2019, 09:10 AM
Chi-town   Could you separate the ground for the fog relay fr...   Mar 30 2019, 10:56 PM
Spoke   Could you separate the ground for the fog relay f...   Mar 31 2019, 06:37 AM
Mikey914   The load resistor needs to be on the low beam, to ...   Mar 31 2019, 12:52 PM
drem914   The load resistor needs to be on the low beam, to...   Apr 7 2019, 10:32 AM
Mikey914   The load resistor needs to be on the low beam, t...   Apr 7 2019, 10:19 PM
drem914   [quote name='drem914' post='2703235' date='Apr 7 ...   Apr 8 2019, 09:05 AM
Chi-town   Easiest way http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_o...   Apr 1 2019, 02:11 PM
Spoke   Easiest way It could be so that this wire is fo...   Apr 1 2019, 04:00 PM
bdstone914   Easiest way It could be so that this wire is f...   Apr 2 2019, 08:43 AM
Spoke   Talking to Bruce today, I realized my 930 with LE...   Apr 6 2019, 10:34 AM
Spoke   I may drop the fuse panel this weekend in my 914 t...   Apr 2 2019, 11:20 AM
bdstone914   I may drop the fuse panel this weekend in my 914 ...   Apr 2 2019, 06:06 PM
orthobiz   I never posted my final solution. I had the fogs w...   Apr 6 2019, 11:00 AM
FlacaProductions   separately? you mean direct and bypassing the int...   Apr 6 2019, 01:13 PM
orthobiz   separately? you mean direct and bypassing the in...   Apr 6 2019, 02:35 PM
Spoke   I modified the headlight/foglight schematic to sho...   Apr 7 2019, 09:48 PM
Spoke   I decided to rewire the foglight to be independent...   Apr 7 2019, 09:52 PM
Spoke   The white/blue wire to the foglight relay is cut a...   Apr 7 2019, 09:55 PM
Spoke   The other end of the new wire is grounded on this ...   Apr 7 2019, 09:57 PM
Mikey914   This would actually be the preferred method of ins...   Apr 7 2019, 10:18 PM
Shredhead   I wonder if this would solve the problem I have, w...   Apr 10 2019, 12:49 PM
Spoke   I wonder if this would solve the problem I have, ...   Apr 10 2019, 04:25 PM
Shredhead   I wonder if this would solve the problem I have,...   Apr 11 2019, 04:21 PM
bdstone914   I wonder if this would solve the problem I have, ...   Apr 10 2019, 09:41 PM
Shredhead   [quote name='Shredhead' post='2704082' date='Apr ...   Apr 11 2019, 04:20 PM
FlacaProductions   Spoke/Mark/all - thanks for spending the time to g...   Apr 10 2019, 08:37 PM
bdstone914   Spoke/Mark/all - thanks for spending the time to ...   Apr 10 2019, 09:38 PM
FlacaProductions   Should the line coming off the high/low beam relay...   Apr 10 2019, 08:50 PM
bdstone914   Should the line coming off the high/low beam rela...   Apr 10 2019, 09:29 PM
FlacaProductions   well now i'm confused and i've read this o...   Apr 10 2019, 11:35 PM
Spoke   well now i'm confused and i've read this ...   Apr 11 2019, 03:20 AM
bdstone914   Edit: Looking closer at the 70-71 and 72-73 diagr...   Apr 12 2019, 06:24 AM
jcd914   It is the white wire with the blue stripe from the...   Apr 11 2019, 12:24 AM
FlacaProductions   Got it now. Crystal clear. Thanks tons.   Apr 11 2019, 10:45 PM
Spoke   These images are from my Haynes 914 Owners Worksho...   Apr 12 2019, 07:18 AM
Biggles   Great info! I’ve got this issue too on my ...   Apr 12 2019, 11:58 AM
Spoke   Great info! I’ve got this issue too on my...   Apr 12 2019, 01:43 PM
Spoke   2) "1972, 1973, USA and except-USA" Whit...   Apr 12 2019, 07:22 AM
Spoke   3) "1974, 1975, USA and except-USA" Whit...   Apr 12 2019, 07:25 AM
FlacaProductions   @bdstone914 [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs...   May 23 2019, 08:16 PM
Chi-town   @FlacaProductions happy to help, let me know on t...   May 23 2019, 09:32 PM
FlacaProductions   PM sent...thanks! [b]@[url=http://www.914wor...   May 24 2019, 08:32 AM
malcolm2   http://pcbunn.cacr.caltech.edu/jjb/Porsche/FogLigh...   Oct 31 2019, 02:02 PM
malcolm2   Am I getting this thread right? You guys on...   Oct 31 2019, 06:05 PM
FlacaProductions   I just did the grounding wire - nothing else other...   Oct 31 2019, 06:15 PM
malcolm2   I just did the grounding wire - nothing else othe...   Oct 31 2019, 07:06 PM
FlacaProductions   You might need @Spoke EP26 relay so it all plays...   Oct 31 2019, 07:23 PM
gereed75   Resurrecting an older thread here to add a bit mor...   Jun 4 2020, 09:49 PM
abes914   I’ve been chasing the ghost of electrics for so ...   Jun 18 2021, 08:08 PM


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