Foglight Modification

[mdonahue]

Has anyone on this list changed the foglights to come on with the parking lights? If so could you post the info so others can share?

Thanks.

[Jonny Bolt]

ive done it. open hood the fuse box, look on the right of the fuse box at the RELAYS. bank of relays CLOSEST TO YOU. i think there is 3. remove R13. when removed, you will see the prong pattern is like this

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see the openings on the bottom, closest to you? these are the ones you will connect using a piece of wire, about 2" long. i just used some 12 gauge speaker wire, and i crimped a speaker spade on each end. now slide each end into a hole. bingo, your done. once done correctly, you can use your fogs anytime. even with high beams on if ya want.

if i made any mistakes ( i dont think i did ), you can go to myfordfocus.com and find the how-to on this if you want. you just have make sure you yank out the right relay and you shouldnt have any problems with the wiring. when i first did this mod, i pulled out the wrong relay, i pulled out a darker one that is on he bank of relays ABOVE the white ones. remember, its the relays closest to YOU. the one u want is R13.

[mdonahue]

Thanks. You gotta love free mods. :D This took me about 10 minutes and is exactly what I wanted. They even stay on with the High beams, which is good in the country when you want to see the deer (eyes).

[Infra-Red SVT]

I purchased a fuse from ebay. It was 30 bucks. it replaced the stock fuse with this new fuse. It works very well. Not a single problem. I've had it for a 1 1/2 now. It was first on my ZX3. I took it off when i traded the car for the SVTF. I have not seen it since. On ebay.

[Jonny Bolt]

you paid 30 bux for a free mod? :huh:

ouch

[JUgarte]

Actually I got one from radioshack, 2-3 bucks. It's not the plug that i took out so maybe that why it's only a few bucks.

If you do the other mod, you are hanging in the breaze systemwise, cause there's no breaker on the cuicut if there's a short.

I had taken out my fogs a few weeks ago cause they had water in them (I live in LA it rains 3-5 a year out here)

Either way it's a definate up on the cool factor, not to mention added functionality.

[SManning1]

Actually, if you take the relay out there is still curcuit protection that is in the fuse box...the fuse that feeds the power to the relay is still there....Shane

[JUgarte]

Thanks SManning1 !

Nice to know there's a back up!
A since you're a ford tech I can say that although I read it on the internet, this ones for real!:kiss:

[SManning1]

And if you still want to put a fuse in it...go to NAPA and get an inline fuse holder and splice some ends onto it....

[jstevens1]

Does anyone have a part# or such for a replacement relay that works in this application? I'm about to go do the wire method, but I'm all for using a replacement unit, even at a few bucks' expense. Thanks, and take care...

[jstevens1]

Hey, that did the trick. Works like a charm. Thanks for the heads-up, y'all...