Anyway to make the foglights come on with the headlights instead of hitting the button everytime?

 

yea there is, but it may dim your headlights a bit. On each headlight is a power wire for the high/ low beams. Find the positive for the low beam, and make a wire from it down to the power wire for the foglights. Just leave the negatives as they are and it should be fine.

 

This is how I did it. I can have ON/DRL, OFF/DRL, ON/Hi, ON/Lo -or- OFF.
Parts:
3-Lighting Relays
1-Inline Fuse
1-Fuse Tap - 2/Position
1-3/8th Inch Grommet
Run 12V+ fm "ACC" Fuse, at DrSde Fuse Pnl under dash to the Right of the Heater Box in Pass Footwell.
Remove Coolant Overflow Tank. Drill 3/8th Hole thru firewall - 1"Below / 1-3/4"Right of Heater Core Box. Drill from Inside thru to Eng Compt.
Install Grommet. Run Fusebox wire thru to Eng Compt. Up to top of Power Distribution Panels.
Mount Lighting Relay atop Power Distribution Panel. Pop rivet secures Relay.
Run ACC Fusebox tapped wire to 12V - LowAmp - Switched-side of Relay.
Provides the Relay to be: KeyOut:Off KeyOff:Off KeyON:On ACC:On Run:On
Connect Relay 12V - LowAmp - Opposite Terminal - Switched-side of Relay to: GROUND

Run +12V Hot fm Power Block Post thru Inline Fuse Holder -to- +12V LOAD Side Relay
Take +12V Hot fm LOAD-OUT on Relay and run along Wire Harness to reach RELAYS BLOCK on Eng Comp Fender Well - DrSide - 4-Inches in front of DrSde Strut Tower.
Mount 2 Lighting Relays - Side by Side at that location ahead of Strut Tower.

Critical Hook-up:
Hot wire from the Power Block mounted Relay feeds -->BOTH +12V LOAD IN's On Twin Relays. (Make the end a Y and feed BOTH Relays +12V Hot from Power Block Relay!!!

+12V Hot - LOAD OUT -to- LIGHTS <> From BOTH Relays are SPLICED together and then run as One Source of +12V LOAD to BOTH Lights.

Cover light sensor on dash with dark towel.
Find the Hot wire feeding the Headlight for when the Headlight is ON @ Low Beams
Splice 12V Low Beam On wire to Twin Relay #-1 --> LowAmp - Switched - Side
Find the Hot wire feeding the Headlight for when the Headlight is ON @ High Beams
Splice 12V High Beam On wirie to Twin Relay #-2 --> LowAmp - Switched - Side

Run "Married Speaker wire" from BOTH Twin Relays LowAmp Opposite sides #-1 & #-2 up around Strut Tower and through Steering Column Boot using Ice Pick to penetrate Boot. Run Speaker wire to rear of Dash.

Install Switch.
Double Pole - Double Throw - Center OFF Switch.
Bring Relay Low Sides to EACH end of the Switch.
GROUND the Opposite terminals of Switch.

Fuse Panel Tap and wire OUT to Relay <> Dash Switch Married Speaker Wire GROUNDED (Blue):


Power Block Relay and Inline Fuse:


Twin Relays Sharing Common LOAD IN ~ OUT:

 

I have a question and I apologize if it sounds smartazz or dumb:

All this just so you don't have to push a button? Am I missing something here?

 

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Originally Posted by rchurch

I have a question and I apologize if it sounds smartazz or dumb:

Hi `Randall, It takes energy to push a button
Plus, it can distract the driver

I think ?, it was maybe 2 run his fog's w/o the headlights `on ?
Maybe ? I just don't know ? It's tak'in 2 much mental energy...
Maybe I need more coffee this morning
Randall, good 2 C U online...Wish U & Member's read'in
this a Happy/Fun Day.....

p.s. Great write `up/pic's by Rick...Thank You 4 help'in

 

I don't have to do anything but "Set it and forget it"
Right now, I run them ON with My DRL & Lo Beams.
The extra Front-end visibility is a Good thing on two-lane roads.

When I Hit the Road for the Weekend -- I give the Lights a little tweak UP and run them with the High Beams.
For "Flashing" at slower traffic.
Warning oncoming about Smokey the Bear.
More road to see at Night.

 

Not having to hit the fog light button everytime is something I miss about my Grand Am. The GA had a simple toggle switch that you can keep in the on position, and never have to worry about it.

 

Im not gonna lie, people that have INSANELY bright foglights bug me, mainly on trucks. Mine arent bright enough to drive with alone, so theyres no point to them but looking cool. Im sure thats what your going for?

 

Like I mentioned in the other thread, fog lights are yellow.
The white fog lights on our Montes are simply for show.