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I removed the 4 screws on the black strip at the back of the engine compartment and ran ran the wire underneath that.
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I actually had to go out and manually check after reading that the lamp doesn't work without the headlights on.
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Would anyone mind helping me on the rear fog light mod?
What is the tidiest way to route the cable. I had the rear light out and I see the bulb is already there but obviously the circuit is not complete even though the harness is in place.
The plan is to jumper it to the other fog and possibly install much lower wattage of bulbs. Pointers will be appreciated.
Thx.
MiCkEy
Mickey - this is one of the first mods I did on my car. I removed the 4 screws on the black strip at the back of the engine compartment and ran ran the wire underneath that. It was pretty simple.
People whop want to blind drivers behind them wire in a second rear fog light bulb, despite the good reasons for there being only one on the left side of the car.
Your car has one rear fog light, but is capable of accepting a bulb on the other side, too, though the harness is not powered at that socket. For North America, they disabled one side in order to reduce the risk that drivers behind would interpret the rear fogs as brake lights. Liability thing.
My Rover came with rear fogs on both sides. I'm grown up enough to know not to turn them on when someone is right behind me, and I much prefer the margin of safety of having two. I'd do it to my Porsche, too, but I have an irrational fear of cutting wires on a car that already has some funky electrical habits.
I have only used my rear fog lights once.... yup, you guessed it..... in the fog! Since they are 55 watts, they are VERY bright and, in normal, clear driving conditions, can be blinding to those behind you!
CORRECTION:
the rear for lights are 21 watts, not 55 as stated above. The Front fog lights are 55 watts
That is why I need to put low wattage bulbs in place of the high power ones. 55 watts is too much. i would rather have "wider" rear lights than the smaller ones. I need to be seen but I am considerate enough not to blind the dude driving behind me.
Respectfully disagree. If 55 watts is too bright, then your taillights are all you need to have on in the first place. That extra wattage is your margin of safety in real fog or heavy snowfall, where what would seem too bright on a clear night gets reduced to merely visible.
I drive my truck in truly poor conditions a lot... I like it that the snowplow behind me can see me ten yards sooner, and I'm sure he feels the same way. Just my .02. Good luck with the mod.
Bruce,
I would not want to use it as fog lights but as "rear parking/driving lsghts" that are wide enough to be seen from the side too. I hope that makes sense.
Ahhh... got it. You're disabling the rear fog and adding tail lights instead. Cool idea if you never plan to use your fogs. Share a pic when you're done?
With the headlights turned on, you pull the switch out one stop for front fog lights. If you pull it again to the second stop, your rear fog light comes on.
When you trun on the parking lights or the headlights, you can pull the **** out 1 "click" and it will turn on the front fog lights. This will be indicated by a green light to the left of the light switch.
Only when the headlights are on can you pull the **** out a 2nd "click" and to turn on the rear fog lights. This will be indicated by an amber light to the left of the light switch, (below the green light noted above). NOTE: you can not turn on the rear fog lights if you have just the parking lights on.
This will only work if the key is turned to the accessory position or the car is running. If the ignition switch is in the off position, only the parking lights will be illuminated.
YIKES! Wondering now if I have been blinding anyone... Had a car in the not too distance past which turned on the front fog lights when the **** was pulled out. Had been doing that on the 996 too... Wondering now if I was pulling it one click or two! Thanks for the education!
Have it the Range Rover too. It does come in handy when someone is tailgating you w/their brights on.
I tap the brakes and turn on the rear fogs at the same time. They usually back off after that.
The Audi, like the P-car comes from the factory w/just one powered.
Why are you banging your head? Porsche designed it this way. Audi and BMW I'm told are the same way. The only reason someone would want them both to light is so they can run them both when not needed. If you wanted to run them for safety, you would run them (it) as designed. I don't know where the story that it is US cars only and for liability came from.
The fog lights are like that on most european cars, but maybe not british cars. I believe they only illuminate one side so that those acustomed to vehicles with rear lights (european drivers) will know the orientation of the vehicle as they aproach it from behind in the fog. All cars with rear fogs are only on the left side so if you plan to over take them you know which side is the side to pass. If you pass to the right of the light you will run ito their right side. It is only the past 8- 10 years that cars in the U.S. have been having the rear fogs but Euro cars have had them since the 70's. Drove lots of bmw's and mercedes when in the service in Germany that had them (also only on the left side).
JIM
Then why is the other taillight set up with a harness in the same position? If it was God's plan to have fogs only on one side throughout the universe, why bother?
leave it on one side, its meant as an indicator of where your car is in the fog if another car wants to pass you (pass on the left US, pass on the right, country with left lane drive). That was the idea anyway.
Yeah, I have trouble with that. How it sounds in your head is way different than how it sounds in the head of the reader.
As far as humor goes, the right side gag is hilarious no matter which side of the argument you are on!
I've done the red on one side, green on the opposite side hack. That way I'm sure all cars and boats are lined up right on my tail. In fog I just feel safer in a group.
Red and green - stay between.
Sorry, I should have mentioned that it's a MY99. I actually had to go out and manually check after reading that the lamp doesn't work without the headlights on.
Well, actually I did the same thing today when backing out of my garage. You CAN engage the rear fog lights with only the parking lights on.
The 2nd "click" is a little more difficult in the parking light position than in the headlight position, but the rear fog lights will illuminate in the parking light position. Consequently, I STAND CORRECTED! Good catch!
The fist mod is completed and both the fog lights now work.
Having said that I am looking for lower wattage bulbs. The originals are 21 Watts and too bright. Does any one know what other low watt bulbs fit?
Thanks.
MiCkEy
That's always been a problem I've had with guys driving around with the rear fogs on... it's very distracting. If you can find a bulb that's the same wattage as the normal lights, but less bright than the brake lights it might look cool.
What is the wattage for the rear lights?
Do you know that you can adjust the amber orientation lights brighter or dimmer? There is a "pin hole" toggle switch in the dome light that will toggle them from dim to bright or bright to dim. There is not a really big difference between dim and bright, but it is noticable.
There are 4 amber LED's inside your car. There is one inside each interior door pull, the third light is on the front of the drivers door handle and points toward the light switch and ingition switch.
The fourth light is in the center of the dome light rearest the rear view mirror. It illuminates the shifter handle and the upper center console. This is the one that is controlled by the toggle switch. There is a very small hole in the dome lense. You can stick a small jeweler's screw driver or the end of a paper clip in the hole to toggle the dome LED dimmer or brighter.
The best way to see all of these lights is to get into your car at night and close the door. When the interior lights turn off, the LED's will be more visible.
