fitting front fogs/spotlights

trekie · Post by **trekie** » Mon May 07, 2007 5:09 pm

hi all,
i fancy fitting front fogs in the spaces on the front bumper. however, having thoroughly checked, there is no wiring there to do it. big daddycain showed me his wiring hanging down behind the bumpers. on galileo, there just isnt any

so which is the best, easiest, way to do it

i have noticed that up at the back of the headlight, there is a socket. could i connect into this

regards

alex and jan

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Mon May 07, 2007 9:58 pm

To be honest alex & jan, i probably would never try to use that plug hanging down anyway.... I think i'd wire a set in from scratch, at least that way you will have an idea on where to troubleshoot if they dont work first time.

I havent wired a set of "foggies" in for quite a few years now, but from what i recall you will need a 4 spade rocker switch ( preferably illuminating) three or four different coloured rolls of automotive wire (check lights for amp/wattage) A relay.... An assortment of female spade connectors,scotchlok connectors,insulation tape,and maybe some heat shrink rubber.... Oh, and some lights!

I cant remember the exact way of wiring them in, so rather than giving you a "to the best of my memory" guide, google in "how to wire auxillary lights" or something similar.

trekie · Post by **trekie** » Mon May 07, 2007 10:20 pm

Oh hey Ste that sounds complicated

maybe Alex should just fit them in place and not bother connecting them,
they'll still look the part

.....it's never foggy here in sunny Liverpool anyway

Jan

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Tue May 08, 2007 1:33 am

I think they have to work for the mot if fitted though...

Any half decent autoelectrician should be able to wire em up in half an hour... if you get the switch, the lights, and mount em in the bumper ready for him/her... ( did you notice how pc i am?)

Post by **Simon Jones** » Wed May 09, 2007 8:29 am

FYI - my Bongo passed the MOT on Saturday with front fogs fitted, but not wired up. I have read before that they are sometimes disconnected to pass SVA test (not sure why), so therefore it is not an MOT failure.

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Thu May 10, 2007 12:03 pm

Oh right, thanks for clearing that up simon

trekie · Post by **trekie** » Thu May 10, 2007 1:05 pm

thanks for the advice everyone

regards

alex and jan

smartmonkey · Post by **smartmonkey** » Thu May 10, 2007 2:00 pm

It is technically an MOT failure but most people just aren't picky enough to fail on something you don't need. If it is fitted it must work. The SVA guide is very clear on fitted lights functioning correctly. I have had to remove lights for the SVA several times. It all depends on how helpful the individual tester is.

If you want to wire your own foglights in here is the easiest way:

Find a lighting wire in the dash (eg control lighting).
Wire it to a switch on the dash (single pole is fine) with a 2A fuse in line.
Run the switched side to a relay fed from the battery.
Run the relay output to the new foglights.

If the lights are off the foglight is off. You should add a tell-tale - get a switch that lights up when it is on or put in a new warning light.