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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: xwill112x on June 12, 2008, 09:25:57 PM

Title: help with foglights?
Post by: xwill112x on June 12, 2008, 09:25:57 PM

ok...so here it is..


i bent my front-vanance all to peices, so i replaced it with one off a 325i. (im driving a 318i)
so it has foglights so im like SWEET! (i originally didnt have fog lights)

i plug them up with the wires beihind your head lights..didnt work.
so i was like WTF?!

so i tlked to a guy who knew alot bout the E30's & he gave me the fog light BOTTON so i was like ! happy! put it in, dig half the dash out...found the connector (all bmw e30 wiring is same) pluged it in.
put the switch it..
foggies still dont work.


anyone had same problem?

HELP!:confused:

Title: help with foglights?
Post by: ak96ss on June 12, 2008, 11:28:48 PM

Did you put the fuses in? Did you turn on the headlights first? The fog lights have their own fuses, and will only come on with your lights as configured from the factory.

Title: help with foglights?
Post by: xwill112x on June 13, 2008, 12:53:15 AM

hmm ill try the fuses then..

Title: help with foglights?
Post by: ww318is on July 10, 2008, 02:48:08 PM

You'll also need a relay for the fogs.

Title: help with foglights?
Post by: ((OO==[][]==OO)) on July 11, 2008, 03:35:51 PM

Quote from: ww318is;53078

You'll also need a relay for the fogs.

where would this be located?

Title: help with foglights?
Post by: RED IS 91 on July 11, 2008, 03:49:14 PM

Quote from: '((OO==[

[]==OO));53149']where would this be located?

Here

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r73/bogeyman700/foglightmod002.jpg)

Title: help with foglights?
Post by: ((OO==[][]==OO)) on July 12, 2008, 06:00:14 AM

Quote from: RED IS 91;53152

Here

(http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r73/bogeyman700/foglightmod002.jpg)

good, i already have it. thanks for the picture though.

Title: help with foglights?
Post by: xwill112x on July 12, 2008, 06:24:35 PM

yep, thasts the only thing im missing ...still
ahaha

its been a good month and a half and the foggies still dont work...i guess i just need the relay.

Title: help with foglights?
Post by: Matt-B on July 15, 2008, 01:56:16 AM

yup relay

Title: help with foglights?
Post by: xwill112x on July 15, 2008, 01:20:14 PM

yea, kidna hard to find one around here...im like 1 of the 3 e30 driveers for miles and miles. ahaha