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 Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:44 am |
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Sorry wasn't sure which forum to post this in. Has anybody ever tried replacing there non fogged light bumper with one that does have fog lights? Just curious if this was possible or not as i couldn't find it on any other forum
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Ryan
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:27 am |
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Yep i did with my 1.1. Dead simple, just get the loom off ebay.
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:31 am |
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a quick search found this
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:30 am |
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| iainlovatt wrote: |
| Yep i did with my 1.1. Dead simple, just get the loom off ebay. |
Could you link me one off eBay, would be very grateful, I either aren't typing the right thing in or I'm just completely useless haha
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:21 am |
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Front fog lights are pretty useless anyway, just not worth the hassle.
Be nice if manufacturers stopped fitting the dam things.
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:12 pm |
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:47 pm |
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i have a loom and i have fog light bumper but the cables aint connected to anything at the back of the lights. what should i do? and dont say connect them. i mean how. cheers
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:12 am |
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You may find the connecting cables tucked away under/behind the headlights ... but that would depend on whether the loom was fitted with them at the factory. Even if you do, you'll probably find you column stalk doesn't have a front fog setting only a rear one!
For later cars (multiplex) you will probably also need the BSI setting up.
PS DON'T be tempted to wire them into the side or headlight circuits as that would make them illegal. You can only use them in poor visibility eg fog, falling snow, etc ... not like some muppets and just 'because it's raining a bit! 
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:24 am |
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| gazza82 wrote: |
You may find the connecting cables tucked away under/behind the headlights ... but that would depend on whether the loom was fitted with them at the factory. Even if you do, you'll probably find you column stalk doesn't have a front fog setting only a rear one!
For later cars (multiplex) you will probably also need the BSI setting up.
PS DON'T be tempted to wire them into the side or headlight circuits as that would make them illegal. You can only use them in poor visibility eg fog, falling snow, etc ... not like some muppets and just 'because it's raining a bit! |
Could wire them into high beam,, always the best and easiest way!
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:42 am |
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| iainlovatt wrote: |
| Could wire them into high beam,, always the best and easiest way! |
But completely pointless because fog lights do nothing to help in a situation when high beam is needed!
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:08 am |
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| Edward wrote: |
| iainlovatt wrote: |
| Could wire them into high beam,, always the best and easiest way! |
But completely pointless because fog lights do nothing to help in a situation when high beam is needed! |
difference of opinion there! I think they would make a slight bit of difference, and its easier to have people wire them up to high beam than put a full relay circuit in and talk them through it. 
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:28 am |
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Go down a dark country lane and just put your side lights on. Then put your fog lights on and they light up absolutley nothing of any use.
All they light up is a small amount of grass verge 4 metres in front of the car. So for people driving over 30mph they aren't of use at all - despite what they claim.
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:22 am |
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| Edward wrote: |
Go down a dark country lane and just put your side lights on. Then put your fog lights on and they light up absolutley nothing of any use.
All they light up is a small amount of grass verge 4 metres in front of the car. So for people driving over 30mph they aren't of use at all - despite what they claim. |
But they do make you look cool cruising round McDonald's carpark 
Front foglamps are bad enough but now on newer stuff the w**ky corning lights are even worse 
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:53 pm |
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| Edward wrote: |
| iainlovatt wrote: |
| Could wire them into high beam,, always the best and easiest way! |
But completely pointless because fog lights do nothing to help in a situation when high beam is needed! |
Also illegal unless it's foggy!! Don't forget our boys in blue are having budgets cut so where do you think they will look to make up the difference ...
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