urQ fog light switch

[bob terwilliger]

Thanks Tony!!

I'll whip out the meter tonight.

I've decided to run the fogs independently of all
other lights...it's the easiest and I don't mind
operating two switches that are 1/2 inch apart.  If I
want the fogs with the park lights, I'll just have the
headlight switch on (1) and turn the fogs on.

For reference, the p/n on the switch is 857 941 563A,
it's two position (on and off) and the pins and
numbers are arranged as follows:

[  --  __  --
1   2   3   4

[
5


Cheers,

John


--- tlum at flash.net wrote:
> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:11:19 -0700
> To: <jitsu303 at yahoo.com>
> From: <tlum at flash.net>
> Subject: Re: RE : urQ fog light switch
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> Bet the 2 small ones operate the switch illumination
> bulb (unless its burned out).  You can use an
> ohmmeter to check that out and figure out the other
> switch contacts, i.e., turn on the switch and see
> which contacts are shorted.  You can also take the
> switch apart with a whole bunch of jeweler's
> screwdrivers.  Might have to do it anyway if the
> bulb's dead.
> 
> HTH,
> Tony
> '83 urquattro #302

--- LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:

> Now, that's how I have my fogs wired, although the
> ideal would be to have
> the fogs drop (use a N/C relay with the hot coil
> lead run from the high beam
> signal, I believe 85 or 85a from memory) when the
> high beams are triggered.
> There is no reason to ever run fogs when the
> highbeams are on, they won't
> show you anything and they'll just add to the dazzle
> for oncoming cars.
> Besides,
> most states in the US have laws limiting the # of
> lights (not including
> markers) lit
> on the front of our cars to 4 separate sources.
> 
> Now as far as the US requirement of lows+fogs (which
> I've ignored) what
> gives to
> the huge #'s of BeeEmmmVays that I saw running
> around with parking and fogs
> only back in the eighties and nineties?
> 
> LL - NY
> 
> On 4/20/06, Louis-Alain Richard <laraa at sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
> >
> > If it's a brown 1983 3 position switch
> (OFF-ON1-ON2), then yes I know:
> >
> > - 86N is the power feed, switched either by the
> ignition, or better, by
> > the parking lights (*).
> > - 31 is the ground
> > - 58a is the front fog lamps, (which are ON at
> both ON positions)
> > - 55s is the rear fog lamp (ON at ON2 only)
> > - 75h is the feed for the lighting bulb inside the
> switch.
> >
> >
> >
> > (*): the reason for this is to have the fog lamps
> acts like real fog
> > lamps ! In fog conditions, or snow conditions, fog
> lamps are useful only
> > if the main low-beams are off. Then, the wide and
> low beam pattern from
> > the fog lamps can cut bellow your eye level, and
> not blind you. In
> > addition, you want to be seen from behind, that's
> why the parking lamps
> > are ON each time the fogs are.
> >
> > In North-America, fog lamps are only cosmetic
> devices, because NHTSA and
> > Transport Canada mandates that low-beams to be ON
> when fog lamps are ON.
> > Totally useless, IMO.
> >
> > Louis-Alain
> > 1983 Quattro
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Message d'origine-----
> > >
> > > I have an OE urQ fog light switch that I'm
> putting in
> > > the Coupe GT after I decide which lights to get.
> > > Anyone know  what each of the numbered 5 pins on
> the
> > > switch are designated for?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > John
> >
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