Factory Fog Lights with no Wiring
05-28-2009, 07:11 PM
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Factory Fog Lights with no Wiring
I have kind of a different issue than many of the other posts on this subject. My 2007 JK took a hit-n-run smack on the front bumper (no OEM fogs) and busted the bumper up quite a bit. I wanted to keep the stock look for now and picked up a used bumper with fogs for a steal. I intended to avoid the whole "factory" hookup of the fogs thru the stalk controls by just running my own wiring thru a relay and to a dash switch, like any other aftermarket lights. Any reason I can't do this? It seems like a simple compromise, but I don't know if there are any restrictions to doing this engineered into my Jeep. Any comments out there? Thx!
2007 Bone-Stock JK
6-spd
Very Purty!
2007 Bone-Stock JK
6-spd
Very Purty!
05-28-2009, 08:35 PM
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I have kind of a different issue than many of the other posts on this subject. My 2007 JK took a hit-n-run smack on the front bumper (no OEM fogs) and busted the bumper up quite a bit. I wanted to keep the stock look for now and picked up a used bumper with fogs for a steal. I intended to avoid the whole "factory" hookup of the fogs thru the stalk controls by just running my own wiring thru a relay and to a dash switch, like any other aftermarket lights. Any reason I can't do this? It seems like a simple compromise, but I don't know if there are any restrictions to doing this engineered into my Jeep. Any comments out there? Thx!
2007 Bone-Stock JK
6-spd
Very Purty!
2007 Bone-Stock JK
6-spd
Very Purty!
I don't know, but I will soon. My JK did not come with fogs so I added them using a 12V relay and hooked up the trigger wire to my parking lights. That way I have no lights/fogs with parking lamps/high beams with fogs/ low beams with fogs. I could be wrong, but I think that the factory fog setup will not allow brights and fogs at the same time.
A good friend of mine is giving me a headlight/turn signal stalk that has fog control on it. I plan to wire the fog portion to my ignition so that the trigger only works when the key is on and then I am wiring the output end of the switch to the trigger of my relay.
05-28-2009, 09:40 PM
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I have kind of a different issue than many of the other posts on this subject. My 2007 JK took a hit-n-run smack on the front bumper (no OEM fogs) and busted the bumper up quite a bit. I wanted to keep the stock look for now and picked up a used bumper with fogs for a steal. I intended to avoid the whole "factory" hookup of the fogs thru the stalk controls by just running my own wiring thru a relay and to a dash switch, like any other aftermarket lights. Any reason I can't do this? It seems like a simple compromise, but I don't know if there are any restrictions to doing this engineered into my Jeep. Any comments out there? Thx!
2007 Bone-Stock JK
6-spd
Very Purty!
2007 Bone-Stock JK
6-spd
Very Purty!
Enjoy.
05-29-2009, 08:08 AM
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might want to rethink the factory option
justforjeeps.com/prfoglakit.html was 118 shipped...
you might spend half that rigging up something. pay a little more and get the factory look....its not a bad deal...
just a thought
justforjeeps.com/prfoglakit.html was 118 shipped...
you might spend half that rigging up something. pay a little more and get the factory look....its not a bad deal...
just a thought
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[QUOTE=12th-Man;1150659]I intended to avoid the whole "factory" hookup of the fogs thru the stalk controls by just running my own wiring thru a relay and to a dash switch, like any other aftermarket lights. Any reason I can't do this? It seems like a simple compromise, but I don't know if there are any restrictions to doing this engineered into my Jeep. Any comments out there? Thx!QUOTE]
Here is what I did
http://home.comcast.net/~kingslea1/Jeep/FogMod.pdf
Here is what I did
http://home.comcast.net/~kingslea1/Jeep/FogMod.pdf