fog light switch wiring

[flooredaccord12]

i have an oem fog light switch and want to hook it up to some aftermarket fogs. any one know wich wires i need to use on the switch?

[xScott]

Ive been asking this same question for months with no anwser.

[cp[mike]]

probly because nobody here has a switch. if i had one, i coudl tell u in a second. if u know how to use a meter, its very simple.

do either of u know the colors of the wires going to the switch?

[xScott]

Red
Black
Red w/ yellow sripe
Red w/ thicker black stripe (might be dark green)
Red w/ thin black stripe (might be dark green)
With the last 2, the stripes are the same color.

From what i know 2 wires are to power the fogs (+ and-) one for the power to light up the light in the switch, one to override the high beams, and the other, well, i dont know.

[flooredaccord12]

lol m,ike

[cp[mike]]

this the layout of ur switch?

[xScott]

Gimmie 2 minutes, i need to get the switch out of my car. I decided to just put it in the slot when i put my JDM gauge cluster in. I like to have stuff to play with (Even if it dosent do anything!)

[xScott]

Yup, pin outs are the same. So let me get this straight. D to A are going to be the dimmer lights, and C to E are going to function as and on/off switch with B being a ground so the amber light will come on when the fogs are on. Correct? (Man, i hope this works!)

[BustedLX]

Listen here:
- Pin A and B, OEM Black wires, goes to ground.
- Pin C, OEM Red/Black, goes to parking lights or any other source of positive twelve volts you wish to power the switch with (ignition switch, etc.)
- Pin D, OEM Red/Black, goes to dimmer switch.
- Pin E, OEM Red/Yellow, goes to fog light relay (this is the switched output).

[xScott]

Good summary! Busted, did you just learn this info or have you know it for awhile?

[BustedLX]

Originally posted by cb7deathride
Good summary! Busted, did you just learn this info or have you know it for awhile?

I learned it after connecting my own OEM fogs.

[xScott]

Never know till you try. There has been probally 5 different threads on this topic.

Did you have the harness with yours?

[Prez808]

My current oem switch is rigged up like that. The installer cut the defroster switch next to it, then spliced connecting wires and fed them to my fog switch. Everything has worked like a charm for the past 10 years. When I remove it to make way for the oem kit, I can take pics. In fact I will probably sell my old switch with the piaa harness in the next few months.

[BustedLX]

Originally posted by cb7deathride
Never know till you try. There has been probally 5 different threads on this topic.

Did you have the harness with yours?

I made my own harness. My fogs can turn on anytime the ignition is on with the parking lights.

[Michalob]

Hey im curious about the defogger splicing. My friend with a 2nd gen integra did this same thing so his fogs are always on. i tried it and no luck. Prolly because i spliced the wrong wires. I just wanna know which wire i should splice into on the defogger and fog lights. thanks guys.