Fog lights

[jmm121783]

Think i read somewhere that the fog light circuit is used for turning off the driving lights in a ppv.

It is something like this, my buddy Chris did a frame off of a 2011 and swapped harnesses and all sorts of jazz. I dont think the BCM needs to be flashed the Fog Light circuit is used for something totally different and needed.

I want to say it was actually the blinkers or something because he got them to power on with the switch in the interior (stock) but the fog lights were blinking or something else electric/light oriented was happening that wasn't going to be legal for the street.

What I'm slowly finding out is that its REALLY UNFORTUNATE that price/cost cutting had/has gotten to a point (all through the 90's and 2000's with USA Automakers) where literally every cost that could be cut would be, this leads me to the Civilian Tahoes/SSV/PPV vs the 9C1/Caprice/Impala. They used to just unplug stuff, use the child locks as intended, simpler gear meant easier/less evasive LE electronics installs, disconnect speakers ect...now they dont even have the hardware within the door to make them workable again I guess I'm just sentimental and partial to the B-Bodies, aka Bubble Body Caprice 94-96. It seemed a lot simpler to get that beast civilized versus my 'Hoe

 

[Spanky]

I just went through this myself. I used the oem fog light kit but the bcm will not allow you to add the fog lights. I'm bummed now...

 

[Jmar73]

It boggles me that if this harness is unique to SSV/PPVs, then why would they leave the DIC in there?

 

[Polease]

I am glad I read this before adding Fog lights. I won't trouble myself with them. Sounds easier to just add an LED light bar...

 

[dubyagee01]

I installed factory driving lights and just ran separate wiring and switching.

 

[Ron C]

It boggles me that if this harness is unique to SSV/PPVs, then why would they leave the DIC in there?

That is what I am thinking too, plus a bunch of other stuff. I think in some cases disabling things is good enough, in other cases, disabling plus actively making something never work is the only option.

For fog lights it should not be a big deal, to get around the existing wiring harness. From what I see is the OEM kits come with a new switch that includes the dome switch, dome dimmer and (in the new one) the fog lights switch.

You can just create your own circuit, with a relay separate from the existing relais, and power the relais through the switch. People with older Jeeps (like I have) do this all the time to add "day lighters", radios, CB-radios, light bars etc etc. You just have to figure out which poles on teh switch actually "switch" and run your circuit from/through there..

I might actually try that some time, and make a write-up

Ron

 

[Spanky]

That's what I'll end up doing Ron, the only down side is you won't have the foglight illuminated on the dash like a factory one is.

 

[Ron C]

That's what I'll end up doing Ron, the only down side is you won't have the foglight illuminated on the dash like a factory one is.

One can probably find a way around that too..

 

[GranPrix]

...You can just create your own circuit, with a relay separate from the existing relais, and power the relais through the switch. People with older Jeeps (like I have) do this all the time to add "day lighters", radios, CB-radios, light bars etc etc. You just have to figure out which poles on teh switch actually "switch" and run your circuit from/through there..

I might actually try that some time, and make a write-up

Ron

@Ron C did you ever figure this out? I want to use the OEM fog light switch as an ON/OFF switch for another application and I'm trying to figure out which of the pins in the back of the switch I would need.

 

[GranPrix]