im new here but i hate that on my 3 5dr the fogs dont come on with the parking lights....Does any body know how to change this or what to rewire to make this mod happin...if so please post or you can email it to me....i like the fogs on with my parking lights for some reason....Thanks for the help...Brian
re-wire fogs ?
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I have my fogs wired seperate with a switch on my dash, can have them on anytime you want. Just need to run seperate wires with a switch and dont use the stock wires. I had no stock wires or stock fogs anyways so I had no choice but to run seperate wires though. Im sure theres some other way but its probably easier just to run your own wires.
WetsuitxNinja
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Copied from m3gt.
As promised, this is the second guide that I promised you this week. Lots of people want to have control over their fogs...there has been some people that did this but used a switch that they've put near the driver's steering column. Not a bad idea but I like simple stuff and there's a simpler way to do this mod and just use your existing switch.
Ready? Here we go:
Products needed:
- 6-8" of 18 AWG wire
- Different size male and female wire connectors
- Wire cutter
- Wire stripper
- plier or crimper
- some kind of old coat hanger that you can straighten out (this will serve you to pass some wires from the cabin to the engine bay)
- Electrical tape
1-Open the fuse box in the engine bay. You should have the following fuse space empty:
2- This is the fog relay....remove it.
3- Here's where the real work begin. You will take that relay an use some of the wire you bought. use the right size female connectors.
It should look something like this:
4- Put that aside for now. We will use it later.
You need to open your steering wheel column and the dash panel under the steering. Once that is done you will see LOTS of wires. Take the small red/black wire and strip it (remove some of the plastic insulation) a little.
5- Take the long wire you bought, strip one end and connect it to the exposed part of the red/black wire. make sure the connection is good and tape it with electrical tape.
6- Run your wire down to a hole that is in the upper left corner of your pedals' space. Use that straighten coat hanger and pass you wire through that hole. You will end up in the engine compartment near the battery.
7- Now we take back the fog relay and put male connectors at the end of the wires like you see on the picture. Use also the little wire (black in the pic) and connect it to the wire you passed into the engine bay:
8- It should look like this (the connector going in the fuse space goes into only one of the holes...the one towards the front of the car :
9- To be able to enter a male connector in the little empty fuse slot, you will need to cut a it a little:
10- ***Optional*** You can also add a 15A inline fuse for added security.
11- Replace the fuse cover
12- You're done! Enjoy!
Note: When you turn off your car the fogs will stay lit up for 5-15 seconds and then shut down. This is perfectly normal.
For the fogs to light up your key needs to be at least in the ignition position.
As promised, this is the second guide that I promised you this week. Lots of people want to have control over their fogs...there has been some people that did this but used a switch that they've put near the driver's steering column. Not a bad idea but I like simple stuff and there's a simpler way to do this mod and just use your existing switch.
Ready? Here we go:
Products needed:
- 6-8" of 18 AWG wire
- Different size male and female wire connectors
- Wire cutter
- Wire stripper
- plier or crimper
- some kind of old coat hanger that you can straighten out (this will serve you to pass some wires from the cabin to the engine bay)
- Electrical tape
1-Open the fuse box in the engine bay. You should have the following fuse space empty:
2- This is the fog relay....remove it.
3- Here's where the real work begin. You will take that relay an use some of the wire you bought. use the right size female connectors.
It should look something like this:
4- Put that aside for now. We will use it later.
You need to open your steering wheel column and the dash panel under the steering. Once that is done you will see LOTS of wires. Take the small red/black wire and strip it (remove some of the plastic insulation) a little.
5- Take the long wire you bought, strip one end and connect it to the exposed part of the red/black wire. make sure the connection is good and tape it with electrical tape.
6- Run your wire down to a hole that is in the upper left corner of your pedals' space. Use that straighten coat hanger and pass you wire through that hole. You will end up in the engine compartment near the battery.
7- Now we take back the fog relay and put male connectors at the end of the wires like you see on the picture. Use also the little wire (black in the pic) and connect it to the wire you passed into the engine bay:
8- It should look like this (the connector going in the fuse space goes into only one of the holes...the one towards the front of the car :
9- To be able to enter a male connector in the little empty fuse slot, you will need to cut a it a little:
10- ***Optional*** You can also add a 15A inline fuse for added security.
11- Replace the fuse cover
12- You're done! Enjoy!
Note: When you turn off your car the fogs will stay lit up for 5-15 seconds and then shut down. This is perfectly normal.
For the fogs to light up your key needs to be at least in the ignition position.
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lmao why dont you jsut copy the walkthough and paste if on here?
WetsuitxNinja
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HA, totally just did. =)
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yeah i see that lol You where more then likely in the process of doing that when I first posted.WetsuitxNinja said:
