Wiring fogs to run independently

[Sean]

Kickass!!

Kris, you ROCK! :twisted:

sometime after 11 I'd guess?

[e30Matt]

Hook me up too!!!

sorry holmes, only works with 88/89 cars :-/



Sean: ring me tomorrow for the stuff.

:( Damn this foglight setup!

[bimmerphile]

Kickass!!

Kris, you ROCK! :twisted:

sometime after 11 I'd guess?

yeah, good guess :)

I'm going to be studying at BSU from 12-4....dinner at 6 (g/f's b-day) then party party...maybe you could stop by then..party party party party party

[e9nine]

Hook me up too!!!

sorry holmes, only works with 88/89 cars :-/



Sean: ring me tomorrow for the stuff.

:( Damn this foglight setup!

Did you modify your relay? Or is it the buzzer thing you want to do? All you have to do is modify your relay as I described earlier.

[Sean]

Kickass!!

Kris, you ROCK! :twisted:

sometime after 11 I'd guess?

yeah, good guess :)

I'm going to be studying at BSU from 12-4....dinner at 6 (g/f's b-day) then party party...maybe you could stop by then..party party party party party

I love the words party parrty...we'll talk when I call. :P

[OOMPH!]

Re: Wiring fogs to run independently

EDIT: The car is a 1991 318is.

All you should have to do is modify your realy and you're in business.

Take out the Fog light relay K8
Bend Prong number 85 and solder a wire from 85 to the Prong directly in front of it which is not numbered. That means you leave Prongs 86 and 87 as they are!!!

Your fogs now come on with your parking lights hence them staying on even with the key out. You can get creative and wire a warning buzzer if you want ...

e9nine is this method safe.......?

[bimmerphile]

Re: Wiring fogs to run independently

EDIT: The car is a 1991 318is.

All you should have to do is modify your realy and you're in business.

Take out the Fog light relay K8
Bend Prong number 85 and solder a wire from 85 to the Prong directly in front of it which is not numbered. That means you leave Prongs 86 and 87 as they are!!!

Your fogs now come on with your parking lights hence them staying on even with the key out. You can get creative and wire a warning buzzer if you want ...

e9nine is this method safe.......?

With my experience in this matter, there was essentially a different way to do it for every year the cars were out past '87.

I definitely wouldn't try it unless someone with your year and model has done it and confirmed it worked.

[e9nine]

Re: Wiring fogs to run independently

EDIT: The car is a 1991 318is.

All you should have to do is modify your realy and you're in business.

Take out the Fog light relay K8
Bend Prong number 85 and solder a wire from 85 to the Prong directly in front of it which is not numbered. That means you leave Prongs 86 and 87 as they are!!!

Your fogs now come on with your parking lights hence them staying on even with the key out. You can get creative and wire a warning buzzer if you want ...

e9nine is this method safe.......?

What year is your car ?

[e30Matt]

I'm definitely not trying it until someone w/a 1991 318iS says it works and has it on their car, tested and working.

[OOMPH!]

Re: Wiring fogs to run independently

EDIT: The car is a 1991 318is.

All you should have to do is modify your realy and you're in business.

Take out the Fog light relay K8
Bend Prong number 85 and solder a wire from 85 to the Prong directly in front of it which is not numbered. That means you leave Prongs 86 and 87 as they are!!!

Your fogs now come on with your parking lights hence them staying on even with the key out. You can get creative and wire a warning buzzer if you want ...

e9nine is this method safe.......?

What year is your car ?

I have a 1990 325is

[Rob]

I just pulled my k8 relay out, 4 prongs, 30, 85, 86, 87, hmmmmmm

[bimmerphile]

I'm definitely not trying it until someone w/a 1991 318iS says it works and has it on their car, tested and working.

It worked for Tim Thurbers' 91 318iS

http://thurbers.net/tim/frontfogs.html

[M-technik-3]

The euro cars have this funky tab created in one of the slots I believe this allows them to do many things minus the key and without lights on.

It goes in front of the wiper relay and it's a jumper. On the US cars I never ever see anything in this place. Anyone?

[Rob]

i just did this in my 91, using aluminum foil, works like a champ. ha,

[OOMPH!]

I'm definitely not trying it until someone w/a 1991 318iS says it works and has it on their car, tested and working.

It worked for Tim Thurbers' 91 318iS

http://thurbers.net/tim/frontfogs.html

thanks for the write up...... ;)