jrdz92
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right i fitted the wiring today which came out of my mates car what was alll wired up to the fogs.. fitted the negative and positive to the battery and then from the battery to the fogs but i also have the wires going into my car for a switch.. can i wire them to my origonal fog light switch because i tried today and the fog lights came on but was very dull but when i wire them to a 2 way switch they are very bright ?
[Edited on 18-12-2011 by jrdz92]
[Edited on 19-12-2011 by jrdz92]
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Ste
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This sounds like a bodge tbh mate. for a start, you never wire anything straight to the battery. The positive should be fused, and lights and switch isolated by a relay.
There is a tutorial in FAQ, but it's missing the pictures
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=391868
get a few pictures up of what you are doing and people will point out where you've gone wrong and how to correct it.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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jrdz92
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il draw a diagram up soon and the wiring is what was out of his car and wired same way . but ifits a bodge job it needs to be sorted
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jrdz92
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basically this is the wireing he has gave me hope some one can help me sort this out
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Ian
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Typically you wouldn't switch the earth and also they should be in conjunction with the sidelights so they can't be operated on their own.
Not got a diagram to hand, will have a go at getting the pics back in the tutorial.
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jrdz92
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Yes if you could get pictures back Ian that would be brilliant thanks for the reply 
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Ian
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Just checked and they're on Photobucket 
Thought it was a CS garage.
There was another thread recently that also discussed the same issue, think that had diagrams in, might be worth a search.
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Ste
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Just did you a quick sketch on mspaint but it shows the correct way to wire up fog lights.
The chassis of the car acts as the earth, so make sure you clean off paint to bare metal and use a ring terminal and stainless screw or ally rivet. Then splodge some silicone over it if it's outside the car.
Also, due to the fact you are using a relay, you can get away with a scotch-lock to get the signal from the side light feed as it is drawing very little current at this point.
Having un-fused wires running through the car is a major fire hazard if they get chafed. also, ensure you use the correct thickness wire for the job too. If in doubt, copy the sizes used for the car's wiring for similar jobs.
Hope this helps 
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Ste
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In that image, the pink 5 amp fuse should say 15amps
sorry, no time to edit it right now, on my way out.
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Ste
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Another note, if you are using a factory switch, you can pair up the switch input to the switches internal light so it glows when you turn your lights on. unsure how a GM switch is configured but will need an earth too i guess
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Ian
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Diagram fixed
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jrdz92
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the switch he gave me with the wiring is a push in and push out one from a ford transit :/
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Ian
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Get a proper switch, I have one if you can't find one locally.
There's a tell tale as well needs wiring in. Will get some pics of the loom this week.
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jrdz92
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what do the propper switches look like ian so i have an idea what im looking for .
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Ian
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Same as a rear fog but lights up green, there's space for it in that panel.
Any Vauxhall of that area with fogs will have one suitable. Newer stuff, 99ish onwards has a tell tale in the clocks instead of the switch which you might not have available and is more work to wire up.
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jrdz92
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ahh ok yes theres a sqaure space above or next to the rear fog switch and mine's a 98
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