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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 01:04 PM
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Default Factory Fog-lamp switch installation - Help?

I'm multi-tasking today...

The PO had re-wired the switch for what-ever reason... So now I'm trying to re-connect to factory switch. I see the relay and tested the switch... When I toggle the switch on... The switch on-indicator lights... But no fog-lamps. How is this set-up wired? What confuses me the most is that with the switch in the ON position.... All three terminals on the back of the switch are bridged. I'm a simple positive/negative thinker... So Help???



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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Crist Clapper
I'm multi-tasking today... The PO had re-wired the switch for what-ever reason... So now I'm trying to re-connect to factory switch. I see the relay and tested the switch... When I toggle the switch on... The switch on-indicator lights... But no fog-lamps. How is this set-up wired? What confuses me the most is that with the switch in the ON position.... All three terminals on the back of the switch are bridged. I'm a simple positive/negative thinker... So Help???
pretty simple. Make sure a relay is installed. Wire the lights to the relay and from there to to switch.

Power wire
Ground wire
Ground for switch
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 06:23 PM
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pretty simple. Make sure a relay is installed. Wire the lights to the relay and from there to to switch.

Power wire
Ground wire
Ground for switch
Easy to you... But then there is me...

Any chance you, or anyone, could connect the "LETTERS" for me?



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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 06:26 PM
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Easy to you... But then there is me... Any chance you, or anyone, could connect the "LETTERS" for me?
you'd honestly be best to wire them with aftermarket wiring like the kit you get with KC lights, but just use the factory switch and lights you have.
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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 08:29 AM
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Are you running fog lights or driving lights?

Fog lights should be on with low beams only.

If that's the factory switch, they are really crappy and you may have a bad one. what year again?
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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 05:52 PM
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Thanks for the help!

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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 09:53 PM
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Cool. Way to stick with it!!
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