Sooo... You're like me and think that fogs should be used without the headlights AND with the highbeams if you want?
I'm originally from New England and independent fogs saved me on a many a snowy night. Having the extra light with the high beams is also critical for those lonely roads that critters like to roam on.

Sure it's not a set of 5" PIAA's (scooby style) but it adds to the total light output.

I went the extra step and figured out how the fog light relay works and why they go out when the highbeams come on. Pretty simple to fix.

1) Preform SickFit's switch modification.
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...al-switch.html

2) Locate the fog light relay...


3) Carefully unclip it and cut the red/white wire. Ground the relay side with a ring terminal to one of the many small bolts under the dash. Tape up the remaining red/white wire. You're done!


Check out the video - all the indicators work with no ill effects.
Enjoy!

- Kris

 

nice write up. Repped.

 

yeah i did my independent fogs awhile ago and having just the high beams suck because i cant see anything on the ground if i was gonna hit something like a giant rat lmao Repped for this too and i will work on this tomorrow. Tell ya how it goes!

 

ALright, I know that New England has lots of fog, i.e. tule fog, now, when i've thrown the highbeams, usually it reflects back in really bad 5ft visibility fog. So, would this really help with 100+ miles of tule fog driving? High beams and fog lights? Thanks.

 

I just did the indie fog trick last weekend. I'll finish the highbeam fog job this weekend thanks!! +rep

 

I never said turning on all your lights in thick fog was a good idea. The point is to have options on dark roads with changing conditions. (with or without fog)

Fog lights with no headlights = great for 'real' fog
Fog lights with high beams = great for dark rural roads (more light)

I like options.

Thanks all for the +rep!
- Kris

 

just in time!! i got the stuff to do the indep. fogs the other night and I just found this thread. +rep thanks kris.

Vic let me know how it goes!

 

arg lmao I just did it and sucks the area space is small but it works just like its supposed to. I would rep you again but it wont let me But good work though. Thanks for the added DIY

 

Very nice writeup. I probably won't do it myself because I added lights to supplement the awful high beams. But your pictures and descriptions are so good that I'm confident it would be a very simple process.

 

I am gonna sound like a moron, but how do you ground the wire to the bolts? I suck at electrical stuff. Can I electrical tape it on there? I wanna get this done today

 

Add a length of wire to the cut off portion coming from the relay, and put a ring terminal at the other end. Then take any small bolt out, place the bolt through the ring terminal, reinsert, retighten.

A ring terminal looks like a two-dimensional bagel with a place to crimp the wire to it.

 

This might have been asked but will this work on the GE8?

 

thanks wdb, repped you I gotta go out and buy a ring terminal.

 

great write up. installed this afternoon and works flawlessly. only thing that sux is that there is no room down there.

 

 

This is for a GD3. I'm not sure but I doubt it will work on a GE8. Look at the pics and look in your fusebox and compare.

 

Sorry to sound incompetent, but I was unable to get that relay to the far right in the fusebox off without feeling like I was going to break it. Any tips?

 

o nvm forgot to do the other mod first.

 

No need to actually pull the relay, as that won't give you access to the wiring. What you need to do is pull the assy where the relay plugs in. If you look at this picture near the bottom left corner of the highlighted area you will see a small tab in the center of the assembly. Compress the tab and pull toward you and the assembly will come out, giving access to the wiring behind. You may have to use a thin-bladed screwdriver to get the tab compressed. Replace as removed.



I just installed OEM fogs in my Base Fit yesterday. Now to get back out there and start mucking about with the wiring. Had a hell of a time finding the two pin connector that is supposed to be "blue-taped to the harness". Turns out that regular black electrical tape was used instead. I ended up unplugging just about everything looking for that *(&$^* connector. Grrr...

Thanks for the write up, as I was still a bit confused after reading 20+ pages of "DIY independent fogs" in other threads.

 

^^^ Thanks.