foglights for GQ, where is the best place to pick up park light circuit?

[Silver]

Hi,

Going to put some foglights on Silver, TB42 with battery on driver's side.

Where is the best place to pick up the park light circuit to send a signal to the relay?

Thanks in anticipation,

Rick

[04OFF]

You can tap in to the wires near the headlight/parker area Rick, just as you would with spot lights when you tap into high beam.

[Silver]

thanks Steve.

[Yendor]

You could also pick up the park light feed in the dash (assuming you are also going to have an on/off switch).

The original plug for the foglight switch might even be there.

The wire colour you are after is Pink with a Black trace.

If you need a hand just let me know.

Cheers Rodney

[Silver]

thanks Rodney, yes, will have a switch.

Time to get upside down and uncomfortable under the dash :-)

[Silver]

Thanks again - a mate who is a bit more bendy than I am at the moment, found several pink wires with black traces under the dash, which were confirmed to only be live when the parkers were on. Used one of them in the centre component of the dash, near the radio

So, I've got that part of the wiring sorted, and the lights in their new brackets bolted to the bull bar. I've got a fuse holder, relay and wire of sufficient gauge to feed the lights, so not far off now :-)

Just ran out of time today doing other things, including swapping the Hellas that came with the Mav when we bought it (and from new I think) for a second hand pair of IPF 900 halogen spread beams. Confirmed last night that the IPFs have more reach and spread than the Hellas.

Thanks again for the info!!

Rick

[Yendor]

Your over halfway and the hard part is done.

[BearGUST]

I wouldn't have thought you'd get much fog in Brissy???

[Silver]

all done barring earthing the switch so I can see the pretty green LED :-) Even got a fuse close to the battery in the power side of things :-)

We do get a tiny bit of fog, not enough on the Eastern side to justify foggies, but out Western burbs may be different.

A few weeks ago we went down the New England and on some back roads around Armidale NSW, and there were a few pea soupers there.

And, the foggies came at the right price.

Finally, I hope they will be useful off road at night for that short range search for, and evaluation of, different lines.

Thanks all for your help and encouragement

Rick

[BearGUST]

Fair enough, they would be handy for night 4WDing.

[Robo]

Have a look near each head light you may see an un-used plug?.
This should be Nissan's std foglight plug, already to go.
And if you look under dash, above left knee, near rear demister switch, same thing for the switch.
Cheers
red arrow horn wire.
white arrows are fog wire loom wrapped up out of the way.

[Silver]

Thanks Robo - did it the other way now, but will keep in mind for the future!

[Robo]

yeah sorry I couldn't get to this sooner didn't read thread till to late for ya, someone else may benefit. cheers