SuperMoose15 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 hey guys i was just doing this mod, finally figured it out for the 08, but when i went to tie the relay down i guess i hit some metal somewhere on it and saw a spark by the fuse. now the fogs dont work at all, i tried replacing the fuse and nothing. is it possible to blow the relay? any thoughts on what i might have broken? -edit after i figure out what i screwed up ill post up pictures of the way to do it for the '08. It coincides to what was posted in the original post but I will attempt to put up some clearer pictures and descriptions to clear up some things that confused me a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERLoft Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 hey guys i was just doing this mod, finally figured it out for the 08, but when i went to tie the relay down i guess i hit some metal somewhere on it and saw a spark by the fuse. now the fogs dont work at all, i tried replacing the fuse and nothing. is it possible to blow the relay? any thoughts on what i might have broken? -edit after i figure out what i screwed up ill post up pictures of the way to do it for the '08. It coincides to what was posted in the original post but I will attempt to put up some clearer pictures and descriptions to clear up some things that confused me a bit. How about those pix! I'm thinking I'm going to try this right now on my 07, so wish me luck! 2013 █S4 - Glacier White - DSG - B&O - Tech Package - Sports Diff - Napa - RS4 Grille - Stasis Exhaust - APR Intake - KW Variant 1 - Stern Control Arms - CR-15 - Stasis RSB - Moog Endlinks - PC Hyper Black Peelers - Deval Front Lip - ECS Rear Diffuser - Carbon Imports Ducktail - ECS Mirror Caps - Relak Paddle Extensions - Autostyle Floor Mats - LED Interior - V1 - Blackvue DR900s - [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMoose15 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 er ill try to post them tonight, send me a pm to remind me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spark Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Thanks for the mod! Noone tried to make only high beam flashing (without low beam) when pushing passing switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose05 Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 How about those pics SuperMoose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMoose15 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Moose05 I'm at the beach until tomorrow sometime, shoot me a PM to remind me to post them, I keep forgetting to actually do it and I apologize for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose05 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Not a problem. I'd rather be at the beach then posting here too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMoose15 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o434/moose00015/IMG_0001.jpg http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o434/moose00015/IMG_0002.jpg http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o434/moose00015/IMG_0003.jpg http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o434/moose00015/IMG_0004.jpg Hope these help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose05 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Got any nice clear shots of where the wires go in the connection in the steering column? Those are the only connections I'm not too clear on. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMoose15 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I do not...i'll try to pull up the wiring diagram and explain it to you that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 v33, thanks for the writeup, good work. i just have one point of confusion at the 11-11a steps: it seems that your 11 pic contradicts the 11a diagram; in pic 11, it seems you have grounded into 16 and out of 15, yet 10 and 11 are indicated in green as the ground in/out on 11a diagram. perhaps either way is sufficient? could you please clarify? thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v33k Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 v33, thanks for the writeup, good work. i just have one point of confusion at the 11-11a steps: it seems that your 11 pic contradicts the 11a diagram; in pic 11, it seems you have grounded into 16 and out of 15, yet 10 and 11 are indicated in green as the ground in/out on 11a diagram. perhaps either way is sufficient? could you please clarify? thanks again Yeah, I know that's a little confusing. But that's from the Subaru official wiring diagram, representing the front of the plug, not the rear. If you flip the harness around, the wiring will match with the 11a diagram. But thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 ^ doh! thanks for the clear-up; i've demonstrated to the world that simple inversion is beyond my reasoning capabilities , but at least i learned something today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrambles Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Could I ask what sort of wire I should buy for this? That looks like standard speaker wire, but I want to be sure I do this right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spark Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Thanks for the mod! Noone tried to make only high beam flashing (without low beam) when pushing passing switch? so, noone tried or it's not possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vwown3d Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Wow, just did this on my 09. Wire colors are totally different and with your hard see pictures it made it a little difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 i've got the fogs coming on by themselves from 'on' forward (off at 'acc',) and other lights functioning properly when switched, but the stalk's fog switch is unable to toggle the fogs on/off after this; any idea what i'm doing wrong? the only connection i can't really be sure i'm hitting perfectly is the fuse, because the contact's kind of hidden -- but that's the constant 12v, correct? so it shouldn't be that one... i find it hard to believe '100% independent' means fogs may stay on regardless of whether i switch them on/off, lol. my wiring looks correct after a triple-check ...is this the way it's supposed to be ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 anybody who's done this: can you turn your fogs on/off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 anybody who's done this: can you turn your fogs on/off?I followed these directions http://www.moojohn.com/subaru/fogmod.html and I can turn the fogs on or off with the stalk mounted switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 thanks trs. i've got all these wires cut and crimped and ready to go back in though (and the will to figure out what i did wrong), if i can get a confirmation that the stalk will still let me toggle them on/off with this method, if done properly, lol; i'd rather keep from cutting if possible due to my obvious electrical handicap can anybody who's done this method successfully confirm that you can still toggle your newly independent fogs on/off as desired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERLoft Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 thanks trs. i've got all these wires cut and crimped and ready to go back in though (and the will to figure out what i did wrong), if i can get a confirmation that the stalk will still let me toggle them on/off with this method, if done properly, lol; i'd rather keep from cutting if possible due to my obvious electrical handicap can anybody who's done this method successfully confirm that you can still toggle your newly independent fogs on/off as desired? Yeah, I can confirm. Although I had a problem initially. Seems that one of the tap connectors I used on the wires under the steering column damaged the existing wire enough that the connection became intermittent. I'd been having problems with the fog lights working sometimes, but not others, so I went through the wiring last weekend with a multimeter and found the bad connection. I ended up cutting the original wire and redoing the connection with a bit of soldering and a butt connector... Works fine again now. 2013 █S4 - Glacier White - DSG - B&O - Tech Package - Sports Diff - Napa - RS4 Grille - Stasis Exhaust - APR Intake - KW Variant 1 - Stern Control Arms - CR-15 - Stasis RSB - Moog Endlinks - PC Hyper Black Peelers - Deval Front Lip - ECS Rear Diffuser - Carbon Imports Ducktail - ECS Mirror Caps - Relak Paddle Extensions - Autostyle Floor Mats - LED Interior - V1 - Blackvue DR900s - [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 thanks ER. time to invest in a MM, i suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93turbo2 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 i've got the fogs coming on by themselves from 'on' forward (off at 'acc',) and other lights functioning properly when switched, but the stalk's fog switch is unable to toggle the fogs on/off after this; any idea what i'm doing wrong? the only connection i can't really be sure i'm hitting perfectly is the fuse, because the contact's kind of hidden -- but that's the constant 12v, correct? so it shouldn't be that one... i find it hard to believe '100% independent' means fogs may stay on regardless of whether i switch them on/off, lol. my wiring looks correct after a triple-check ...is this the way it's supposed to be ? I'm having the same problem, once the ign is turned on the fog lights turn on and i cannot control them from the stalk. I suspect there might be a poor connection at the harness in the steering column. Has anyone figured it out for an '07? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spark Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I asked once, but noone answered - is it possible to make flashing high beam without low beam (like BMW)? When i'm running with only fog lights turned on and flashing someone to pass me both low and high beams are flashing, but i think it's not good for my HID in low beams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 did my last attempt at this tonight; this does not work on my car (relatively early build 05 non-limited). wiring is exactly as directed, fogs illume independent of other lights, but will not toggle off except with the physical circuit separation by moving stalk forward/high beam. i wonder if my relays are different than the op's; mine are gray, not blue... looks like i'll be cutting a wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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