Have you ever wanted your fogs on as DRLs? Here is the trick to make it work. I apologize for the blurry relay photo but it's good enough to make the connection.
As a note, the fogs will come on once the fuel pump is on and running. With this mod, the Fog Lamps are on independent of the parking lamps and head lamps.
I personally like the look with the parking lamps but that is my choice. As a reminder, they are on independently and you must turn on the parking lamps to get the below look. Also, the Fog lamp indicator will not come on until the head lamps are on. The switch in the car will not control the fogs any longer with this mod.
Enjoy!
Wiring Mod:
The results (I turned on the parking lamps for effects (works without them)
Always here to help the tribe...make em look good, folks!
I have not tried this but in theory they will stay on with your bright lamps as they are independent of headlamp and foglamp control modules. It's using the fuel pump relay trigger to enable the fog lamp relay. Last time I checked the fuel pump relay is on while the car is running so this should work.
Note: The car must be running for the fogs to be on (since it is tied to the fuel pump relay). The fogs go off when you turn the car off automatically.
I have not tried this but in theory they will stay on with your bright lamps as they are independent of headlamp and foglamp control modules. It's using the fuel pump relay trigger to enable the fog lamp relay. Last time I checked the fuel pump relay is on while the car is running so this should work.
Note: The car must be running for the fogs to be on (since it is tied to the fuel pump relay). The fogs go off when you turn the car off automatically.
I really like how simple it is
I was trying to find a way to keep the fog On when I was using the high beams. I wanted to bypass the wires at the control module behind center console. Why complicate matters, when they are simple.
I was trying to find a way to keep the fog On when I was using the high beams. I wanted to bypass the wires at the control module behind center console. Why complicate matters, when they are simple.
You can thank the US gov't for teaching me electronics on this one. Always simplify when possible.
Nice touch. I would do this but I don't like not having the option to turn the DRL's off without turning the car off.
I hear ya... Most cars don't have an option of shutting off DRL's. I can think of atleast 10 cars Chevy, VW, etc that don't give you a switch to disable.
I love the look enough to run them. I'm going LED though to minimize the power draw... should look good. ;-)
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__________________ They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them. When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today.
Weird, that's your post count too... Just thought I'd point that out. Aaaaaaand, back on topic.
__________________ They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them. When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today.
Soar, do this in turn disable the standard DRL's? My DRL's are currently my headlights.
We don't have DRL std here in the US for these cars. This works completely indepentdent of traditional DRL. You can use the two together if it suits you.
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Fog lamp mod for DRL...
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