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Rear fog light relay
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:10 am
by tomo
Hi everybody, just joined the club after buying our 98 white over silver bongo, very proud parents we are too. Just getting the little darling ready for its SVA and I'm having a little bother with the rear fog light relay. Any suggestions please on the live feed to the relay or maybe a wiring diagram for me to see, many thanks...... tomo
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:25 am
by timhum
Hi Tomo,
No need for a relay, mine comes off a "live when the ignition is on" feed via an in line fuse and a switch.
A look at the fusebox by your right knee will show up a live feed and you can trace a wire from there and tap in to it.
If you need more help, get back again.
Tim
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:09 pm
by mikeonb4c
Welcome aboard tomo - great car, great bunch on BF - simply great really
Hee hee hee hee hee- wonder if he knows who he is getting involved with
Mike
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:26 pm
by Veg_Ian
Not much happening at work today then Mike ??
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:41 pm
by mikeonb4c
Nope - well Yep, but I'm demob happy with Easter coming. I finish at 2.00pm and no-one is in so cant get on with much
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:58 pm
by Veg_Ian
I would never have guessed
have a good weekend!
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:31 pm
by tomo
Hi Tim and thx for the speedy reply. If I take the live feed from the ignition, will it not be possible for it to come on without the lights being on first? I was trying to get fog lamp only to operate if ignition and lights were on, or have I misinterpreted what you have just told me
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:06 pm
by timhum
Hi Tomo,
I was refering to a feed which becomes live once the ignition is switched on. This will prevent the foglight accidently running the battery down. I did not install mine so I do not know exactly which wire the feed was taken from but a feed from a wire coming off fuse 8 will do the trick. It is the fuse which feeds the cigar lighter socket and is only live when the ignition is on.
The fuse panel is by your right knee when sitting in the drivers seat. Remove the cover to expose the fuses, fuse 8 is top right. Undo the screws holding the fuse panel in place and you will see two fat feed wires going to the top of the top row of fuses, it is not them you need to take the feed from but the wire coming out of the bottom of fuse 8.
Any more detail, don't hesitate to get back.
Tim