Okay I just was given a rear fog light switch (the one that goes on the console) for my 99 hatch and I just bought the rear fog light . I am wondering if I can tap the wires from my front fog lights so that I can power the rear fog and still use the switch to turn it on and off the rear fog when ever I want to? If i can just tap the wires will this over load the wires for my front fogs? I read in another post that the rear fog light doesnt draw that much power but dont know how true that is.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 714DC4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Okay I just was given a rear fog light switch (the one that goes on the console) for my 99 hatch and I just bought the rear fog light . I am wondering if I can tap the wires from my front fog lights so that I can power the rear fog and still use the switch to turn it on and off the rear fog when ever I want to? If i can just tap the wires will this over load the wires for my front fogs? I read in another post that the rear fog light doesnt draw that much power but dont know how true that is.</TD></TR></TABLE>

rear fog lights are for euro-vehicles
BMW, Benz, VW, Audi, Porsche, Volvo
if i'm not mistaken there is no provision on any type of Honda tailight assembly for a rear fog light...someone correct me if i am wrong

 

it was a factory option for civic from honda's europe and i think japan (not sure)

 

Why not just play it safe and make your own fused circuit for the light? 94

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fcm &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Why not just play it safe and make your own fused circuit for the light? 94 </TD></TR></TABLE>

How do I do that? Do I just get one of the inline fuse inserts from the auto part store?

 

Yes.
How many terminals on the switch?
You can use the switch to trigger a relay that supplies the power to the light, power for the relay can be had from the constant power free pin on the under dash fuse box, you can also get switched power from 2nd ign. free pin or park light free pin for the switch. 94

PS something like this for a fuse holder... http://www.scosche.com/scosche...CFH16 connect one end to the free pin and the other to the relay.

 

On the switch there is 3 wires and from the picture i saw of the of the rear fog light shows two wires coming from it. Do i need a relay? reason i ask is because the front fog lights have one so i was guess that i need one for the rear. If i were to use relay which one would i buy and how do I wire it up?

here is a picture of the rear fog light


Here is a picture of the relay for my front fog lights. it has 4 wires going to total. one of the red wires is connected to my side marker power wire, the black is grounded to the frame, and the white one is connected to the fog lights. the other red one goes thru the firewall and to the button. Now on the button there is one wire that is going to the fuse box under the dash and the other wire is grounded under the dash. Do i just do the same for the rear fog light? where do i get a relay?

 

canada has the rearfog lights i thought? i know our em2's made in either canada or europe have the fog in the back (2001-2005 civics)

 

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ahhh i c

 

If the switch has 3 terminals it is illuminated when on, although I can't tell you the pin configuration there will be an input, an output and a bulb polarity terminal,

I would use 12V+ for the relay trigger, use park light free pin for trigger source to the input of switch, ground the bulb polarity terminal, connect the output of the switch to terminal #85 of a SPST relay, [like the one in the pix, a SPDT can also be used] ground terminal #86 of relay, connect a fused line from constant 12V+ free pin to terminal #30 of relay, connect fog lights pos.(+) lead to terminal #87 of relay, ground, [to chassis] fog lights ground lead.

Use 16ga wire. 94

 

Cool, thanks for info and all the help

 

oh..one more question..do I have to use a 12V 40amp relay? Can I use a 12V 30amp? having trouble finding a 12V 40amp

 

Yes a 30A will work, I doubt the light uses more then 10A. 94

 

cool thanks