[s-cars] frogs and other lights

[LL - NY]

Damn VAG.  Guess I'll do a hotwire with relays this spring, which is what I
thought was necessary. I'll document and draw up a schematic when I do this.
Figures Audi would change what was effective in the S4 to something like
this. Does this mean that the S6 is feeding full current through the switch?

On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 9:29 PM, JC <jc at j2c3.com> wrote:

> I didn't post a reply because Bob and I have chatted on this before (this
> is
> a refertilization of a thread from a few months ago), and he's got my input
> and I assume he wants to see if there's any more experience or BTDT (which
> I'd like to know as well).  But just to set the record straight for others:
>
> 1 - there's no easy relay jumper magic for S6's (S4's yes... S6's no)
> 2 - yes there is a relay but it's only for high-beam-CUTOUT of the fogs -
> NOT a turn-on-power relay
>
> That said the rest of my answer last time was more or less (probably
> less...):
>
> 3 - doing a full-time hot wire from one of the power buss connections
> behind
> the knee panel is probably the easiest solution but doesn't get parking
> light integration
> 4 - for a parking-light-switch integration, IMO the only feasible route I
> see is to put in your own relays driven by the headlight switch, which
> would
> then trigger power to the OEM fog switches. you almost certainly do NOT
> want
> to run the full load of fogs & parking lights through the parking light
> switch, hence a relay being necessary rather than just sending the existing
> parking voltage up to the fog switches. not super easy, but I reiterate -
> there is no real fog relay now so it's not a matter of just switching that
> to another circuit like people think.  if you wanted to be super slick you
> could use some of the empty OEM relay sockets to house your relays, which
> would lend to a tidy slick install. minor data point - power goes first to
> the rear fog switch, and then cascades over to the front fogs, so
> technically you need to send power to the rear switch...
> 5 - for extra credit, THEN if you want to REALLY relay the fogs (aka not
> send all the fog light amperage through the switches) that would be an
> entirely 'nother set of relays up at the lamps themselves... fun with
> relays!
>
> I am on Bob's page - I'd like to have the parking integration, but I think
> it's going to be a pain so my warm-weather project plan is to go hot wire
> (well, not full 'not' but load-reduction circuit hot).
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Wylie Bean
> > Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 9:50 AM
> > To: Robert Myers; s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com;
> > S-Car-List at Audifans.Com
> > Cc: quattro list
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] frogs and other lights
> >
> > Bob, is it not as simple as removing the relay and jumping
> > the contacts, like on other Audis of the same vintage?
> >
> > Check out
> >
> > 20V.org/light.htm#fognohead
> >
>
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