Date:         Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:31:37 -0500
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1989 Fog light wiring in harness?
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Er. VW did have "factory" foglights on some vehicles (for instance my
Tristar) . The fuse/relay panel is set up for the relay. You need
wiring from the switch (available at VW dealers and our online
vendors) to the fuse/relay panel (this wiring came with the Projektzwo
fog lights with the appropriate pins to plug into the fuse/relay
panel) and from the fuse relay panel to the lights (front and or rear).

A few caveats are...this wiring is similar in design to the headlight
wiring. All the current goes through the switch. The fuse/relay panel
is only designed for 55w lights. It WILL melt if you try to throw more
through it. Heck it can melt if you try to run 55 w through it. Most
of those connectors have oxidized enough over the years, that you'll
be getting a fair amount of resistance anyway.

As to the wiring color...well brown is almost always ground. :)



On Jan 14, 2008, at 2:07 PM, Joe Federici wrote:

> I looked for the same thing a few years back and couldn't fine
> anything. I think that's because vwe didn't include any wiring for a
> fog light switch.
>
> What I ended up doing was increasing the headlight power by adding
> relays like many on the list but added a 3rd relay for fog light. I
> put the relays outside the van in a sealed electrical plastic box
> behind the headlight then just ran one power wire to a small bus to
> feed the relays. all the rest of the needed wires are already outside
> the van as will be your fog light. You will need to add the extra
> wire for the switch to the dash. I did that through the boot for the
> radiator wires behind the driver side headlight.
>
> Other idea on vans without AC is to use the spot for the 2nd speed
> relay, I think it's 53 but I'm guessing you have AC?
>
> JFF
>
>
> On Jan 14, 2008, at 1:33 PM, Pensioner wrote:
>
> With the onset of froggy weather and fog season I have had the
> opportunity
> to upgrade the frog er fog wiring.  Now the question is:  Is there
> already a
> front and rear foglight wiring in the wiring?  If so what color and
> where
> located.  I can't seem to find it in the 1989 wiring charts in the
> Venerable
> Vanagon Green Book.  Hints by pmail or by posting would be much
> appreciated.
>
> The plan is to upgrade by parking a new relay in the relay panel and
> using
> the existing wiring (if found) along with an added fuse to do the
> work.
>
> Results will be posted.
>
> Al (Fogs and Frogs in Central CaliFUNia)