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Fog light wiring

posted by  someone claiming to be Paul Gonzalez on  Fri Dec 8 03:55 CST 2000 [RELATED]

I am trying to bypass the factory switch for my fog lights by wiring directly into the low beams, the only problem is, I don't know which wire on the low beams to wire the fog light on each side to. Please help!!







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    Re: Fog light wiring

    posted by  someone claiming to be Philip Pan on  Fri Dec 8 19:33 CST 2000 [RELATED]

    Hmm, I am no expert when it comes to wiring, but fog lights generally draw enough current to require a relay. Hard wiring them directly into your low beams may overload the wires and cause a meltdown. If you are looking for a wire to activate the fog light relays every time your low beams are on, that's easy; just use a 12V test probe to identify any wire with "+" current when the lows are on.

    I learned about overloading wiring when funny smells and smoke came out of my MGB's dash. . . .






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