DIY: Evo Foglight install by Dean

[GSR94T]

umm. ... can someone please tell me what's the purpose of rear fogs? is it just for illumination like the corner lights/parking lights, or used as break lights, or litterally used as fog lights but are for the rear? I have no idea what they are used for hehe... how much($) do rear fogs usually run for?

btw i dont understand why you guys hook them up to the dimmer switch, do you guys control the brightness as well?

1. yeap DOUGMO is right. They use 21w globes which are the same brightness as brake lights. They are there so people behind you can see your car there in the fog. A lot easier to see than parker lights Im sure.

2. How much are they. Generally anywhere from $150-$200 for a pair
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Evo-3-fog-li...ryZ43807QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

3. No we don't control the brightness, and its not really connected to the dimmer itself.
Basically the dimmer wiring has three wires which plug into the actual dimmer controller itself.

Live power from the light circuit (basically when parkers or headlights are turned on this wire gets power) ,

the second wire is also live, but this wire goes back to whatever accessories it connects to such as the dash, and dims them based on what your dimmer is set to (from what I understand)

and the third wire is a ground wire.

So basically if you connect the fog lights to the live power source, they will come on with your parkers or headlights...

OR if you connect an Evo foglight switch to obtain its power from that wire you'll need to have both
a) the parkers / headlights on
and
b) the foglight switch pushed in to activate them.

basically the power source from the dimmer wiring area is the same as using any illumination wiring

 

[cbrkp]

oic 8) thanks for the info guys. do you guys think it would be a good idea to use them as brake lights?

 

[GSR94T]

up to you.
i use them as parker lights.
i changed both the globes to a mild 5w so its not so bright

 

[GSR94T]

hi guys just to add to this thread, I posted what I found when wiring my rear foglights to a genuine evo II/III foggie switch in case you dont want to run them into your parkers wiring


http://www.evolutionoz.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=28061&st=0&gopid=406947&#entry406947