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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 07:11 PM
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I want to install foglights on my car. I have a '01 Civic EX coupe, if it makes a difference. I want to the foglights work with the parking light switch installed with the car stock. Is there a quick and easy way of doing this? I just want make sure i dont fry the electrics of my car. Then do i need a relay? If so, what do i need to change in order for this to happen? Also, which wire do i use in the parking light and how do i interect the connection between the parking light and the fog light. If possible, could you diagram or wirte out a procedure for me

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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 10:57 AM
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please help!!!
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 02:55 AM
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what do you want to do? you want the fogs to be on only when your parking lights are on?
or you want the fogs to come on automatically when you turn on your parking lights?

all foglights come with a relay. some (like the oem ones) come with a secondary relay for the (interior) switch.

i hope your mechanical skills are better than your articulation skills.
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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i meant to automatically when you turn on your parking lights.
could someone show me how to do this though?
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 06:48 AM
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This shouldn't be posted in this section.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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then where i need help... AHHHH!
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 02:37 PM
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just run the power wire into your fuse box to the parking light fuse. i don't know what specific kit you have, you may have to bypass the relay...
but yeah, you're just basically adding another set of lights to the car with doing what i said above. if you didn't want to bypass the relay, i suppose you coul run the hot wire from the relay into the fuse box (parking light fuse) and have the switch always on...
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sakura99
just run the power wire into your fuse box to the parking light fuse. i don't know what specific kit you have, you may have to bypass the relay...
but yeah, you're just basically adding another set of lights to the car with doing what i said above. if you didn't want to bypass the relay, i suppose you coul run the hot wire from the relay into the fuse box (parking light fuse) and have the switch always on...
no you generally never want to run something like that to another fuse. bad things happen. I would just run the power for the fog lights to the power for the parking light.
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Old Jun 19, 2005 | 05:55 PM
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now im really confused on what to do! could someone give me a step by step explanation on what wire goes where and how i need to run this thing. Again, Thank you very much for ur help.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 01:10 PM
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can anybody help?
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