[s-cars] xenons in fog lamps?

[Lee Levitt]

LL - NY writes:

> BTW, the performance of these fogs in true glare situations would be
> greatly improved if they could be switched on without the US required
> low beams also being on. Has anyone figured out a method of running
> the fogs without the low beams on the UrS4/UrS6/UrA6 cars without
> running whole sets of lines and switches? The fix I got during S-tuning
> fest didn't work, it just leaves the fogs on with the Highbeams (not a
> real useful endevor) but they drop as soon as the low beams are switched
> off. I am familiar enough with wiring diagrams if there is a simple +12 to
> the appropriate pin on the Fog Light Relay fix that someone has come up
> with.

Um, yes, but I couldn't tell you exactly what my mechanic did. I can operate
my fogs independently of any other lights. They come on with the ignition
and are controlled by the regular switch on the dash. They are still  tied
into the high beam setup, as when I switch to high beams, I think they go
off.

I believe that one of the connections on the fog light switch is from the
low beam. If you replace this with an ignition-switched source, your fogs
should operate the same as mine.

On my '02, I approximated this via a jumper in the fuse box. You might want
to probe around there to see if you can find the low beam switch for the
fog, as there's not a lot of room behind the switch...and there's not a lot
of extra wire in the harness to pull it out...

Lee
'02 A6 3.0 quattro avant
'96 A6 quattro avant