View Full Version : dumbest Q ever. I'm not even kidding...
dan swedish man 03-10-2003, 02:52 PM yeah, i promised myself not to post this - but here goes.
WHERE THE H3LL is that switch for the fog lights?
i've been lookin all over my dash and all over this site for that darn knob. (Yes, i use the search feature frequently)
lots of write ups on how to rewire n' stuff though...:rolleyes:
:frustrate just tell me :p
section525 03-10-2003, 02:56 PM Its on the right side of your radio bezel. The furthest button down. :D
BradE. 03-10-2003, 02:56 PM Below the rear defrost button I believe. :redexp:
dan swedish man 03-10-2003, 03:21 PM thanks!
thought that only switched on the rear fog light - obviously my front ones don't work.... duh!
again, thanks!
Rear fog light? Maybe a European addition (many Euro vehicles have these)?
Have a pic of the rear fog light?
dan swedish man 03-10-2003, 03:44 PM :confused: where to start?
all european cars have rear fog light?!? typically, it sits inside the normal housing (like the brake lights do) and can be switched on when foggy (so that others don't rear end you).
although, my late J33P TJ R.I.P. had an external red fog on the rear bumper.
my theory is that the import agency (european Ford?) rewired the whole lighting system to achieve rear fog and maybe skipping the whole front fog deal. the lights are still sitting on the front spoiler thingy though...
i'll probably end up getting some Hellas in those spots instead. ;)
Yomie 03-10-2003, 03:58 PM Yeah the rear fog, alot of US VW's have this,
Have you ever seen a VW going down the road with their lights on, and from the back it looks like their drivers side taillight is brighter than the passenger side? That brighter taillight is actually the rear fog!
dan swedish man 03-10-2003, 04:03 PM Yomie!
in your sig it says confuuuzed... is that from the Jack Johnson song or is it something entirely diffrent?
?little off topic? - naah.
jasonb 03-10-2003, 04:03 PM yep... got one of those on the a4 too.
Yomie 03-10-2003, 04:04 PM lol, no, its because my explorer had been lifted 3 times and lowered twice :D
dan swedish man 03-10-2003, 04:13 PM lol, no, its because my explorer had been lifted 3 times and lowered twice
but it's all lifted and good now!!!!!
cool lookin' rims too. :D
can't wait to afford that (black steelies, AT tires, lift, blah, blah)
ahhjaws 03-10-2003, 04:20 PM Sorry, but why would anybody need rear fogs??:confused:
dan swedish man 03-10-2003, 04:40 PM not to see, but to be seen
yeah, that sounded lame!
alphabets13 03-10-2003, 06:34 PM where are the rear fogs at? in the bumper or below the bumper or...?
Howard 03-10-2003, 06:52 PM Dan
If your x is like mine then the front fogs are not fogs at all but driving lights and they only come on with full beam. The rears are built into the rear bumper (see pics in my sig). Hence there is no switch they just come on when you set full beam on the multi switch.
alphabets13 03-10-2003, 06:56 PM don't mountaineers have something like that?
If your x is like mine then the front fogs are not fogs at all but driving lights and they only come on with full beam.
Is full beam the same as high beam? If so, that would be the opposite of the US version. Or is full beam the same as low beam?
Just wondering..........I enjoy the slight variations between our languages!:D
Robb
dr jazz 03-10-2003, 07:55 PM Originally posted by Yomie
Yeah the rear fog, alot of US VW's have this,
Have you ever seen a VW going down the road with their lights on, and from the back it looks like their drivers side taillight is brighter than the passenger side? That brighter taillight is actually the rear fog!
I think a lot of the Euro brands have this feature - Volvo, Saab, Audi for sure, and I think MB and BMW. My other ride is a VW Passat that doesn't have it, and I haven't seen other US VWs with it. Lots of people on VW board I frequent talk about doing that mod, as the housing is right there in the rear light.
Maybe Dan is right, they modified euro spec (or maybe just Sweden spec) vehicles with this feature. I can't imagine they would have unwired the front fogs, though. More likely they would have wired them to go on together, I'd think.
'96explorereddiebauer 03-10-2003, 08:35 PM Originally posted by alphabets13
don't mountaineers have something like that?
Nope!! They're only reflectors but I wanna do something like that with my EB. Get a MM rear bumper and mod it. What do you guys think??
jasonb 03-10-2003, 09:10 PM the rear fog in my wife's audi is just part of the tail light. when turned on, the driver side tail light just gets brighter. not sure if its another bulb or the same one getting more juice. i've seen some mod it so both tail lights do this.
alphabets13 03-10-2003, 10:28 PM Nope!! They're only reflectors but I wanna do something like that with my EB. Get a MM rear bumper and mod it. What do you guys think??
i think it would be kinda neat as long as it doesn't look cheesy. like the ones that are actual reflectors are ok but not those stupid tape reflectors.
expo5.0 03-10-2003, 10:35 PM hey man- i'm really glad that wasn't because of the jack johnson song (whatever it may be) that would have seemed a little off to me--- not to offend anyone who likes jack johnson
Ray Lobato 03-10-2003, 11:29 PM Well, I guess that question wasn't really as dumb as you thought is was. I learned 3 things from this thread.
1) Howards Explorer has driving lights, instead of fog lights.
2) You have a rear fog light.
3) There are more differences in the Euro models than I thought.
I, for one am glad you asked your "dumb" question. :thumbsup:
hrbib21 03-11-2003, 12:30 AM I have noticed a lot of Mercedes and BMW's with the drivers side light brighter than the passengers side. Now I understand why.
Is it the same light they use as a "parking" light? I know on MBs, there is a parking position you can put the switch in that lights only one side.
Robb
alfcapone 03-11-2003, 01:11 AM My rear foglights look like this
http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/312000-312999/312867_16_full.jpg
i hope it works..
and my bumper lights only works with my "High beam"
but i got a -99 X..
dan swedish man 03-11-2003, 03:16 AM hey man- i'm really glad that wasn't because of the jack johnson song (whatever it may be)
...all you surfers out there know who he is, right?
anyway, it seems as if i need to examine wich lights go on at what setting and so on.
don't thing i've managed to light the front ones.... and as far as the rears go, i just assumed they came on (maybe not, huh?)
i'll dig into it when i get it back from the shop (done tt & shackles, JAY!)
Howard 03-11-2003, 04:11 AM Ok I understand the confusion over the language problem. Lets see if I can sort it out.
Full beam = High beam (in otherwords use when in dark road)
Low beam or dipped = Low beam (normal headlights)
Side lights = parking lights ( low wattage lamps white front red rear 6w bulbs)
In this country you have to have rear fog lights these may be a single lamp on the drivers side (21 watt) and these are worked by a seperate switch but can only come on with headlights. On my x the lights mounted below the bumper are driving lights and there is no seperate switch they just come on when you go to full beam (high beam). I attach some pics so that you can all see.
http://www.hdcomputing.co.uk/explorer/Outside2.JPG
Rear fogs built into the bumper
http://www.hdcomputing.co.uk/explorer/0000[1].JPG
Front driving lights by Ford.
Phew that was hard (too much wine last night)
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