Fog lights without headlights?

Andrew Duane USG duane at hunch.zk3.dec.com
Mon Mar 5 07:58:13 EST 2001


Hairy green toads from Mars made Huw Powell say:

> > By the way, US cars' fog lights are controlled via a relay such that they
> > don't come on until your headlights are turned on to low beam.  However,
> > there is a modification that can be done to override this and allow
> > them to be turned on without turning on the main headlights.  Check
> > audiworld.com for details.
> 
> Or just say how here... pull the relay adn jump the, um, 30 and 87
> terminals - the ones that form a "T".  Then the fogs will be on whenever
> the ignition is on.  including with the high beams...

Yup, one of the standard little brass jumpers in the shape of a
big "7" works perfectly. Did this on the last three Audis I had,
and am about to do it on #4.

Takes about 3.2 seconds.

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