I just modified my fog light circuit in my recently-acquired 914 six. After reading numerous docs on the mod., I didn't have that warm and fuzzy feeling nor did I want to let the smoke out of the wire harness, especially after a thread comment that the Haynes version of the 914 wiring diagram was inaccurate. Hmm. What version am I looking at on various websites? Wonderful.
In addition, there are apparently different versions of the light switch even with the same part number (914.613.414.10). This one has 10 spade connectors. There was a pic of this same switch (same part no.), but one of the connectors was labeled differently than mine. Did I want to remove all 10 wire connections to verify the term. ID? No, not even after recording wire colors with my camera. Later switches (e.g. '74) have 11 spade connectors (914.613.414.15). Thankfully, it appears wire color codes remained consistent over the years.
Instructions suggest cutting a black/blue wire from a multi-wire connector (58R or 56) and transferring/piggybacking it to another wire/terminal (K or 15). However, different docs suggest different blk/blue wires. I didn't want to risk cutting the wrong one from the headlight harness only to discover it was the wrong one.
So I verified the connector IDs by cross referencing the wire colors with the correct connector ID (58b, 58R, 30, 57, K, etc. ), charting voltage levels (0/12V) with the ignition and headlight switches in both ON and OFF positions.
After some sleuthing with a DMM and test leads, I ended up making and installing a jumper wire with piggyback connectors to connect term. 56 to K. No vehicle wires were harmed in the process and thus able to return to the previous/next setup if necessary.
Click to view attachment Here are the results:
PreviousIgn Sw. ON
Headlight Sw. 1st detent - parking lights ON;
fog light switch inactiveHeadlight Sw. 2nd detent - parking lights ON; headlights pop up and ON; fog light switch active
After rewiring:Ign Sw. ON or
OFFHeadlight Sw. 1st detent - parking lights ON;
fog light switch activeHeadlight Sw. 2nd detent - parking lights ON; headlights pop up and ON; fog light switch active
This setup provides some options and perhaps more clarity to activate the fog lights. Others may prefer the light circuit dependent on the ignition switch. YMMV.
Next mini-project: Install a momentary toggle switch to the circuit to independently flash the fog lights OFF>ON.
Hope this helps,
Sherwood
3-22-15 Update: A more thorough night time road test revealed the above wiring connection has these repercussions:a. Instrument lights are No Op (NG)
b. If: Ign. ON or OFF. fog lts. ON or OFF, with headlights ON:
- Pressing Lt switch to the 1st detent (parking lts.) leaves the headlights ON (should be OFF).
- High beam indicator is ON (headlights on low beam). Pulling the turn signal stalk momentarily switches the fog lights ON.
c. Affect on emergency flashers is unknown (currently no op)
Will have to either snip a wire per published wiring mods and confirm that strategy works on this chassis or rewire the fog light circuit independently from the light switch. Probably the latter. Perhaps an opportunity to install a ON-OFF-Mom ON lever switch in place of the factory fog lamp switch.
Completion of project at post #35