Fog Light Mod Without Splicing?

Mustang_Sally · Jan 6, 2013

I found this video on youtube and was wondering if this is legit or not...

[video=youtube;rvQGD1Fq23Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvQGD1Fq23Q[/video]

CC'S95GT · Jan 6, 2013

IDK. I'll need to double ck before I can yes or no.
It would seem that his way the corner lights need to be on for the fogs to be on.
Using the hot wire from the vert top and changing it with the h/l wire on the f/l sw allows the fogs to be on without anyother lights.

whiplash473 · Jan 6, 2013

yeah its legit thats what we did in my buddy's 5.0.....but the corners have to be on for the fogs to go on without headlights with this mod.....i flipped 2 wires around (dont remember which ones) and i can have my fogs on whenever i hit the button.....depends on which one you want

ttocs · Jan 6, 2013

you can swap the wires at the switch hrns as well.

OnyxCobra · Jan 6, 2013

yeah it really is that easy. I spliced mine so i could have them on as DRLs, didn't know you could switch other wires for the same result.

Mustang_Sally · Jan 6, 2013

whiplash473 said:
yeah its legit thats what we did in my buddy's 5.0.....but the corners have to be on for the fogs to go on without headlights with this mod.....i flipped 2 wires around (dont remember which ones) and i can have my fogs on whenever i hit the button.....depends on which one you want

Go look!!! I would love to wire the fogs independently without having to splice into the convertible top. I use the top daily from March to October and I have reservations about cutting into my convertible top harness.

Mustang_Sally · Jan 6, 2013

ttocs said:
you can swap the wires at the switch hrns as well.

Can you give me a little more detail, this sounds do-able.

whiplash473 · Jan 6, 2013

MS - idk about the vert top harness i dont see why you should have to do anything to that......im looking for the how-to that i used.....i did it a couple years ago but im sure i can find it still

whiplash473 · Jan 6, 2013

i remember now it was actually on AM.....here's both links.....the first link is to have them come on with your corners..this is no splice you just take two wires in the harness and flip their locations......the second one is to have them come on independently so when you hit the fog light switch they come on with no other lights needing to be on......the second one is the route i decided to go

http://www.americanmuscle.com/driving-foglight-instructions.html

http://www.americanmuscle.com/independently-wiring-foglights.html

Mustang_Sally · Jan 6, 2013

whiplash473 said:
MS - idk about the vert top harness i dont see why you should have to do anything to that......im looking for the how-to that i used.....i did it a couple years ago but im sure i can find it still

Awesome thanks Whip

whiplash473 · Jan 6, 2013

no problame-o

Mustang_Sally · Jan 6, 2013

Woop!!! All done! It looks great, I can't wait for dusk to go cruising around! I'll have pics tonight when it's not so bright outside.

The only PITA was getting the red clip back into the harness, fiddled with it for ten minutes in the drivers seat, hopped in the back seat and it went right in. Alot to be said for leverage.

Thanks a bunch guys, you made my day!

Mustang Sally

belber095 · Jan 6, 2013

sorry to highjack this man, but since I don't have fogs, when I wire them in, should I just splice them in with my DRL's and call it a day, or do I already have the wiring, just no lights?

ttocs · Jan 6, 2013

they tend to burn out pretty fast imo I would not have them on during the day.

whiplash473 · Jan 6, 2013

Knowing ford - chances are you have the wiring belbz

Sent from bored/stroked iPhone

Mustang_Sally · Jan 6, 2013

belber095 said:
sorry to highjack this man, but since I don't have fogs, when I wire them in, should I just splice them in with my DRL's and call it a day, or do I already have the wiring, just no lights?

I don't have fogs in the 98 Vert, but the wiring is there.

the5.ohh · Jan 6, 2013

Definately wanna do this when I get my car back. The video you posted will work on a 95 GT coupe? Its not only for verts right?

OnyxCobra · Jan 6, 2013

belber095 said:
sorry to highjack this man, but since I don't have fogs, when I wire them in, should I just splice them in with my DRL's and call it a day, or do I already have the wiring, just no lights?

you have DRLs?