2G Fog Lights with Parking Lights

Brad's Note

This modification is ONLY for 2nd generation DSMs. This procedure will allow you to keep your fog lights on while the bright-headlights are on. I stole this from Brad who got it originally from Mike, so any comments or concerns with it should be directed toward him. They did this on a '95-'96 Talon, I changed it a little for the 97.

Stock Condition

There's a parking light relay which fires the parking lights, dash lights, etc and a headlight relay, which fires the headlights, fog lights, etc.

Modification

Have fogs work with parking lights, not just headlights.

	Parts needed Fuse holder with at least 3" of wire on either side (Radio shack has a blade in-line fuse holder for $1.60, see below) Any blade fuse, any amp & can be a blown fuse (will be used to hold a wire)
	Procedure The 2G fuse box (the one under the hood) holds the headlight and taillight relays and the foglight fuse. When the headlight relay fires, 12v is provided to the foglight fuse which goes to the foglight relay (controlled by fog switch). What we want to do is disconnect that circuit and have the taillight relay power this fuse, allowing the fog switch to work normally when the parking lights are on and not just when the headlights are on. The fuse and the relay from a 97 are circled in pink in the picture. 95/96 cars may be different. Open your fuse box, use guide printed on top to find the taillight relay and the foglight fuse. Remove the foglight fuse and put it in your in-line fuse holder (or if its not a blade fuse holder, get a 15 amp fuse for it). You can use a male blade connector or cut a blade fuse in half. Use one of these and connect it to one end of the fuse holder. This end of the fuse holder goes in the empty fuse box slot ON THE SIDE TOWARDS THE FRONT BUMPER.
1 2 3 4 5	Pull the taillight relay. It looks like the diagram at left Taillight Relay 95/96
1 2 4 5	Taillight Relay 97
	Note that the 97 relay has only four pins where the 95/96 has five. In either case, use the pin labelled number 4. Stick the other end of the in-line fuse holder wire into pin #4's socket and plug the relay back in on the wire. Make SURE the holder's wire is only touching pin #4. Power from the headlight relay stops at the fog fuse (now with only half a fuse in it), power from the parking light relay reaches the fogs (still fused by 15 amp fuse in the holder) through the fuse holder.

Options - I don’t know if these work on 97+ cars

• Daytime running lights: Instead of plugging the fuse holder wire into the tail light relay, plug it into the Radio fuse (SIDE CLOSEST TO FRONT BUMPER). This is in the lower left corner of the fuse box (on the turbo cars, non turbo in lower right, second to last) and it is connected with another fuse (have to pull both together), you want the left one. As long as the fog switch is on, fogs will turn on when you put in key and turn off when you remove the key. Fog switch will work normally with key in. This isn't the greatest thing for your wiring, especially if you're running an after market stereo with an internal amp pumping out lots of wattage (this fuse is the radio head unit's). The best way to do this would be to put a relay on this fuse, and have the relay power the fogs, but I've had it on my car for a few weeks without blowing the fuse.
• Fog switch ALWAYS works: Don't know why you would want to do this, but someone asked. Plug the fuse holder wire into socket #5 of the tail light relay instead of #4. Warning: you won't know when your fogs are on or off just by the switch, if you accidentally leave them on when you park, there goes your battery.

Warnings/Tips

• If your car (or Universe) explodes, don't blame us.
• Please reply to (TurboMike) with q's, comments, or help with 97+ cars, BUT NOT 1G Q'S. You can also contact me on questions with 97’s.
• 1G owners looking for fog mods go to: http://www.vfaq.com/mods/10faq.html or http://www.vfaq.com/FAQlocator-electrical.html or http://www.dsm.org/archives/96/11/961106.txt/7.html

Credits

• Pics by:
  • Tom Tennant
• Text by:
  • Tom Tennant
  • Brad (Bauer?)
  • TurboMike
  • Tom Stangl