how to work the foglights without headlights

[FUELER]

Mine is a 4/99 QX4 but still considered a 99

 

no power outlet relay like in these pics

 

I wired my radio shack peg leg fog relay to the + terminal on the "A/C" relay.

 

That way I have independent fog lights that still turn off with the car!!!

 

 

 

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/727953/6

 

 

 

Great write up!

Edited April 30, 2006 by FUELER

[RedPath88]

:cool2:

 

But, was this an instructional

Edited April 24, 2006 by RedPath88

[94extreme]

spit it out or i'm shutting her down!!

 

[01PathySE]

Yeah please share. I modified mine with the relays but I lost my auto off. I would love to know how you did it.

[vengeful]

If you're going to create a "How To" post, you have to make it instructional, or informative. Your post is neither.

 

Oh, and it doesn't look "gangster" at all. You're in San Deigo, not Compton.

[FUELER]

hehehehhe

 

 

well I was sitting in the drivers seat , messing with the light switch

 

 

theres OFF, parking, and then headlights.

 

hold your fingers on it very still, and try to get it between parking lights and headlights. There is a sweet spot where the foglights work but the headlights don't!!! It's kinda tough to get to, and the problem is that it's not very stable. When you use the turn signal, it usually turns the headlights back on, and it probably wouldnt hold while offroading, but it's a cool mod if you're just cruising down a boulevard or something.

 

 

have fun guys!

[94extreme]

really, mine has a sweet spot where the brights, driving and fogs are all on. hmm

[FUELER]

what the hell? how did you do that

 

 

oh, thats the sweet spot when you pull back.

 

im talking about twisting the knob.

Edited April 25, 2006 by FUELER

[94extreme]

oh, twisty eh? and yeah when you pull on the brights. i use that one all the freaking time.. lol.. i gotta figure how to make that happen with a flip of an aux. switch..

[FUELER]

ya,

 

 

I think the best way is like this:

 

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/727953/6

 

 

 

 

and he still has auto off.

[94extreme]

oh cool. looks like a really good write-up.. definintely will look at it more.. there is a good one here on NPORA somewhere (prob 88's)

 

i actually ment having both the driving and the high beam fillamnets on at the same time + the fogs as the mod.

[Sierra Cement]

I have been watching this thread fervently

 

the problem is that it's not very stable. When you use the turn signal, it usually turns the headlights back on, and it probably wouldnt hold

 

kinda dissapointing conclusion.

 

Good thing you posted this....

I think the best way is like this:

 

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/727953/6

or it would have been really pissing me off.

 

I think I'll do that. Thanks!

Edited April 26, 2006 by Sierra Cement

[fordsho90]

mzxtreme Posted on Apr 25 2006, 02:51 PM

 

 

i actually ment having both the driving and the high beam fillamnets on at the same time + the fogs as the mod.

 

 

dang mz get your specs checked

[govols74n]

Why use fog lights w/o headlights? Seems pretty lame especially considering if you hit a bump all lights go off or they all come on......get aftermarket lights and run a toggle switch.

[nycxice13]

Im liking the mods that guy has on his truck, anyone know of something like the pop charger but cheaper?

[94extreme]

Why use fog lights w/o headlights? Seems pretty lame especially considering if you hit a bump all lights go off or they all come on......get aftermarket lights and run a toggle switch.

i think fueler was pulling our leg just a little. he must've smoked some good chronic and went gangsta on us for a minute. lol

[k9sar]

Actually, I've had several trips where I drove in heavy fog or snow with just the fogs on and not the headlights. Illegal in PA but it works better than being blinded

[FUELER]

i think fueler was pulling our leg just a little. he must've smoked some good chronic and went gangsta on us for a minute. lol

you know me all too well !! :type:

[Sierra Cement]

Actually, I've had several trips where I drove in heavy fog or snow with just the fogs on and not the headlights. Illegal in PA but it works better than being blinded

 

I have never had a vehicle where I could do this. But I have on many occasions found myself completely blinded by headlight bounce back in heavy snow....... this mod is not "lame" if you need to drive but can't see the road with the headlights on. Definitely on the honey-do list.

[RedPath88]

Actually, I've had several trips where I drove in heavy fog or snow with just the fogs on and not the headlights. Illegal in PA but it works better than being blinded

I have installed driving/fog lights on every vehicle I have owned... minus the Tempo :oops:

 

As k9 said, they make a huge difference. Screw the laws about them when they are the only thing allowing you to see the road ahead

 

On my Taurus I wired them into the Autolamps so that they would come one automatically with the parking lights. I also set it up so that I could control them independently.. (Off/On/Auto)

[vengeful]

I've driven in snow so heavy that I could actually see better with NO lights on, than with the fogs alone, or the headlights alone...

 

Don't worry, I had my parking lights and rear-facing strobe lights on so people could see me!

[snosnk]

I like my lights bright, so I set mine up so that I could run the high beams + low beams + fogs all at the same time.

 

I just tapped into wire that feeds the high beam and use it to trigger a pair of relays that send 12v to the low beams. As a side effect, the fogs now work with the high beams or low beams. If you are worried about inspection or the law, you could just switch the trigger wire coming from the high beams. Then everything should work just like normal.

[94extreme]

I like my lights bright, so I set mine up so that I could run the high beams + low beams + fogs all at the same time.

 

I just tapped into wire that feeds the high beam and use it to trigger a pair of relays that send 12v to the low beams. As a side effect, the fogs now work with the high beams or low beams. If you are worried about inspection or the law, you could just switch the trigger wire coming from the high beams. Then everything should work just like normal.

thanks.

[snosnk]

Dont forget the fuses.... sly

[Mr. Pickles]

I the trigger for the relay to my driving lights (originally the stock fogs) from the parking light circuit and through the stock console switch. That way I have driving/fog lights by themself (and now the roof rack lights) with the parking lights, low or high beams, or turned off and running parking, low or high normally. Very simple wiring really. And no matter what, all lights are still off when the headlights/parking lights are switched off.