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Has anyone done a wireing mod to make the fog lights stay on everytime you start your vehical. I wish you could turn the fog lights on and then they would be on for as long as you want. Its a pain to keep pushing the button on the dash everytie you start up. I like to have mine on all the time, day or night.

tobias Senior Enthusiast

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You might want to switch fingers if that one hurts. Kidding. Check out the link in my sig if you are interested in fogs that actually produce some light.

 

Daddy

tbyrne Senior Enthusiast

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That's probably one of the last upgrades that I want to do to my truck. One, have the fog lights come on with the low beams and two, get more might from them. I'm probably going to follow daddy's lead and rewire so I can run 9005 HIDs. Still waiting for a way to have them come on with the low. I have a $20. reward for anyone that can make that happen. Anyone want to up that to $40., maybe $60 or more? :lol:

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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Has anyone done a wireing mod to make the fog lights stay on everytime you start your vehical. I wish you could turn the fog lights on and then they would be on for as long as you want. Its a pain to keep pushing the button on the dash everytie you start up. I like to have mine on all the time, day or night.

 

They are fog lights, not daytime driving lights. And pushing that button in to turn them on every time you start the truck, that is truly a major effort. Did it ever occur to you that other drivers may not care for your additional lights being always on? And what may I ask, is the purpose for keeping these on during daylight hours?

tbyrne Senior Enthusiast

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For myself, I like the look of the fog lights on with the low beams. I run all of my vehicles like that at night. Pushing the button is a PITA. That's why many other things in life are automatic. Things such as door openers, paper towel dispencers, headlights, wipers ect, ect... So we need the fog lights to come on by themselves too :lol:

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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For myself, I like the look of the fog lights on with the low beams. I run all of my vehicles like that at night. Pushing the button is a PITA. That's why many other things in life are automatic. Things such as door openers, paper towel dispencers, headlights, wipers ect, ect... So we need the fog lights to come on by themselves too :lol:

 

Yes, and GM has probably a good fix in the works - a fog sensor! And that is the only way your fog light will come on - ever.

RyanZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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They are not Fog Lights, they don't do an ounce of good in the Fog. They are just really cheap supplimental lights which serve no purpose other then for people to think their trucks look "cool" with them on.

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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Keep in mind that any additional lights on all the time is not free. Your alternator has to work harder to supply the current to additional lights. Turning off your daytime driving lights and not using fog lights actually saves you a small amount of fuel.

WilliamsVMAX Enthusiast

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They are not Fog Lights, they don't do an ounce of good in the Fog. They are just really cheap supplimental lights which serve no purpose other then for people to think their trucks look "cool" with them on.

 

 

I agree with you there they are not fog lights. True fog lights that serve a purpose to cut through fog are yellow. these are only for looks, especially in the new nbs trucks since the light output sucks. Upgrading them to 9005's is a definite must do. In my 05 Silverado it was easy all you had to do was cut one tab on the bulb. I don't understand why GM changed there bulbs in the nbs. Oh well thanks to guys like Daddy, its an easy fix solution.

tobias Senior Enthusiast

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They are not Fog Lights, they don't do an ounce of good in the Fog. They are just really cheap supplimental lights which serve no purpose other then for people to think their trucks look "cool" with them on.

 

With the upgrade, I now have two full sets of headlights on when I drive with my fogs on. I agree, from the factory, they are pretty well useless. With the upgrade, I can actually drive without my lows on and see just fine. Not to mention, it looks freakin' awesome coming down the road with all four lights on when they are all actually bright!!!

 

Daddy

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I agree with you there they are not fog lights. True fog lights that serve a purpose to cut through fog are yellow. these are only for looks, especially in the new nbs trucks since the light output sucks. Upgrading them to 9005's is a definite must do. In my 05 Silverado it was easy all you had to do was cut one tab on the bulb. I don't understand why GM changed there bulbs in the nbs. Oh well thanks to guys like Daddy, its an easy fix solution.

 

just a note, not bashing ot anything at all ... some of the best fog lights out there are not even yellow ... it is more in the design of the reflector and the lens and the location it is put on the ride .. and how it is aimed ... then it is in the color of the bulb ...

jmh1998 Enthusiast

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I found this link when I was looking for info on the add-a-circuit thing. Warning: there is a big ugly picture greeting you when you open the website.

 

http://mouser.org/projects/tacoma/foglights_mod/

 

 

Hum... just read through that quick. I wonder if it will work for us?

 

 

 

I have my Owners manual and checked the diagram for the fuses, our fog lamp fuses are in the underhood fuse block. Not sure if that would make it more difficult or not.

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