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Old May 12, 2007 | 04:24 PM
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hey guys! i just wired up rhe fogs i got and my question is why does it only turn on when the headlights are on? is it possible to just turn on the fogs and not the headlights?
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Old May 12, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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well it seems that you connected the fogs in series with the headlights!!!

your fogs should have come with the necessary wiring with switch to be turned on/off!!

I dont see why you should connect them with your headlights!
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Old May 12, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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well it seems that you connected the fogs in series with the headlights!!!

your fogs should have come with the necessary wiring with switch to be turned on/off!!

I dont see why you should connect them with your headlights!
yeah it comes w/ the proper wirings. its OEM so no problem w/ that.im askin coz a friends car in another country you can turn on the fog w/o headlights ON.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by remy
well it seems that you connected the fogs in series with the headlights!!!

your fogs should have come with the necessary wiring with switch to be turned on/off!!

I dont see why you should connect them with your headlights!
when you wire up the OEM lights as they should be wired, they only turn on with the headlamps.

for the OP, this is because you should only use your fog lamps in conjunction with your headlamps when its foggy outside.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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yeah, buy a simple switch and diy, or leave it OEM. OEM is very cool...
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Old May 23, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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its a legal issue. In most countries in europe and asia, you can only use foglights with lowbeams by law. That is why they are wired as such.
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Old May 24, 2007 | 05:39 AM
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not sure if it's a legal issue. We had a 1993 pontiac bonneville and it had oem fogs and the would come on with just the parking lights if you wanted them to or you can have them on with the low beams.
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