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Old 12-08-2011, 03:59 PM
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wiring aftermarket fog lights

Ok so I've got a 2008 ls xfe abd I wanna find out how I can wire a set of aftermarket fog lights to come on witg my low beams automatically when my lights come on at night. I just hate flipping a switch to.turn them on and having to remember to shut thwm off as well. Any help?
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u could probably wire them into ur drls...
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That's what I was thinking. But I don't have the relay and stuff in the bay for factory fogs and I've heard people talking sh*t about splicing into the headlights. So I'm not sure how to go about doing this.
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just splice into the headlights anyway
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Do you know which wire would be the.low beams? I really hate to go using a test light if I don't have.to. lol
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if i remember correctly which i prob dont the brown is the parking blue is turn signal and black is def ground... but i might have mixed those first 2 up. still id test regardless of what anyone on the net says even if they guarantee
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True. But that givea me a good starting.point.
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I would use the low beam power wire to send power to terminal 85 on the relay, then use a switch in the car to grounds terminal 86. This way you can turn them on and off on your own, they won't stay on with car off, and you won't have to have them on when DRLs are on if you don't want. LOW beam is the ORANGE wire in the headlight harness. It plugs into spot "A" in the headlight bulb connector. Splice into this orange wire in the headlight side of the harness, don't splice into car. Its easier to do because you can work with it on a bench not cramp in car, its easier to repair or replace if you screw it up too. Best thing to do is to splice into it using solder and heat shrink with glue, or the butt connectors you heat up and they have glue in them. Again, orange wire in headlight harness, don't touch the car
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