R Black Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) My supe has been laid up since the monsoon season started, anyway, I got bored of driving the family deutschewagon around, so I arranged an MOT date, She failed on supposedly blue side lights, actually white with a blue tint, so I put the old orange looking ones back, also headlight adjustment, and non working rear fogs, Oh I got an advisory on my Super Drager for noise??? I have a silly red rocker on the dash to switch on the rear fogs. Do most importers rewire two of the rear brake lights, using relays? And are they usually fitted behind the dash, I have only had time to trace what seems to be non factory spliced wires to the pedals. Also is there a standard fog switch on a UK spec , I can replace the daft looking red light rocker(which does light) I have at the mo. Edited July 11, 2012 by R Black (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 No idea how the importers usually wire rear fogs. Mine had one of the looms cut in the rear light cluster and a fresh cable run from a switch in the dash to one of the reversing lights, which had been fitted with a red bulb (technically still an MOT failure). The power source for the lights was taken from the dash illumination which IMHO isn't up to the job. There was no relay. I re-wired mine by emulating the stock wiring, taking a live feed from the main power distribution and running it through a relay behind the drivers side kick panel. You can use a stock switch although you will have to cut out a very neat hole in the dash to fit it, as it fits from behind. You will need the part number for the older style switch, which is a simple push on / push off type. Later switches are more clever and self-cancel but I don't think you can wire them straight in (unless someone on here knows different). The old style switch has four terminals. Two for dashboard illumination and two for the actual switch. You will also need to rig up a telltale warming lamp on the dash. I hacked the instrument panel and put it inside the fuel / temp gauge where the stock one is, but that was just me being mega-anal Any light (preferably orange) will do. I think you can even buy them with the rear fog logo on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 This is the part number for the UK fog light switch, I think from memory it fits in the ignition panel - can someone confirm or post a pic? - you'd need to cut a hole in the panel to fit it, if you look on the back of the panel you can see the rectangle where the hole should go. 84165-14010 UK Spec Rear Fog Light Switch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Yes it fits in the right hand panel just below the air vent next to the mirror control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippyboyo1 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Only one fog light is needed to pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Lots of info on fitting a UK fog light switch here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Black Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Thanks for the help guys, both my inner brake lights appear to be wired as fogs, if only one it has to be on the drivers side no? Thanks for the part number Nos DNK Im missing a few things out of that picture, I have a pre facelift like in the pic, but I only recognise the mirror control, I have a button to fold the mirrors in too, but is that a headlight adjuster I spy there? Did Supes have these? iirc the last time I took the dash out, on the rear there was a raised plastic indication of where this button should go. That steering wheel is also hideous, I would swap with mine to save your eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Only UK specs had rear fog lights and the adjustable front headlight. The UK fog light switch fits where the J-Spec mirror retractor button fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Thanks for the help guys, both my inner brake lights appear to be wired as fogs, if only one it has to be on the drivers side no? Thanks for the part number Nos DNK Im missing a few things out of that picture, I have a pre facelift like in the pic, but I only recognise the mirror control, I have a button to fold the mirrors in too, but is that a headlight adjuster I spy there? Did Supes have these? iirc the last time I took the dash out, on the rear there was a raised plastic indication of where this button should go. That steering wheel is also hideous, I would swap with mine to save your eyes. Its a uk dash Rob. The TRD wheel is horrid but then i like ugly birds too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Black Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 That's interesting, has anyone retrofitted the headlamp adjusters to a jspec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Black Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Its a uk dash Rob. The TRD wheel is horrid but then i like ugly birds too Your in luck, It just so happens I have a stuffed dodo, fancy a swap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraGZaerotop Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 my old TT aero had this, 2 rear inner brake lights were fogs, replay in mine was behind plastic kick panel by loud pedal. my new TT has got a single fog stuck to my back bumper, looks crapMy supe has been laid up since the monsoon season started, anyway, I got bored of driving the family deutschewagon around, so I arranged an MOT date, She failed on supposedly blue side lights, actually white with a blue tint, so I put the old orange looking ones back, also headlight adjustment, and non working rear fogs, I have a silly red rocker on the dash to switch on the rear fogs. Do most importers rewire two of the rear brake lights, using relays? And are they usually fitted behind the dash, I have only had time to trace what seems to be non factory spliced wires to the pedals. Also is there a standard fog switch on a UK spec , I can replace the daft looking red light rocker(which does light) I have at the mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Lots of info on fitting a UK fog light switch here. *cough* 3 letter word search *cough* Also noticed the advanced search has defaulted back to 'Search Multiple Content Types' since the upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Black Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 I will when I'm on a pc, on my phone atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodalmighty Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 On the Subject of FOG lights. Where does the UK car have it's fog tell tale light on the dash. I can only assume it's next to the ABS warning. I'm currently wiring my rear fog up to the front fog light switch (via a relay) but by law they also need a tell tale light to pass an MOT and it would be nice to have it in the original UK position for neatness. Lyndon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 On the Subject of FOG lights. Where does the UK car have it's fog tell tale light on the dash. I can only assume it's next to the ABS warning. I'm currently wiring my rear fog up to the front fog light switch (via a relay) but by law they also need a tell tale light to pass an MOT and it would be nice to have it in the original UK position for neatness. Lyndon. The tell tale light is the switch and that is all that is required mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Yeah that's right but Nod wanted to know where it was in the UK car. Plus if you do use the stock switch then you will have to provide a seperate tell tale light somwhere on the dash. Its in the fuel / temp gauge. See attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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