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foglight wiring (finished big thanks)

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:15 pm
by e30-320i
i,m picking up a pair of front fogs soon and was wondering if anyone can tell me if the wiring is already in place on bmws that didn,t have them as standard.

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:26 pm
by smithy318i
yes. tucked up in the headlight area.
you will need relay K8, 2x7.5A fuses and the double light switch.

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:43 pm
by Brianmoooore
smithy318i wrote:yes. tucked up in the headlight area.
you will need relay K8, 2x7.5A fuses and the double light switch.
And the little bulb and its holder fot the instrument panel.

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:50 pm
by e30-320i
i was hoping that would be the case :) nice simple job and i should be able to get the fuses and the switch from the car when i get the lights


thanks alot

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:53 pm
by e30-320i
And the little bulb and its holder fot the instrument panel.[/quote]


maybe a stupid question but how do i fit this mate.. :?

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:09 pm
by smithy318i
e30-320i wrote:And the little bulb and its holder fot the instrument panel.

maybe a stupid question but how do i fit this mate.. :?[/quote]

yes it's a silly question!

rope a small child into fitting the bulb to the back of the cluster with the promiss of a bar of chocolate :lol: (Small hands required).

or remove the cluster from the dash (13 screws in total)

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:49 pm
by e30-320i
thanks mate what chocolate works best

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:30 pm
by Handy
Thanks for the info. I've got the lights and the switch for mine,just need a relay and fuses now :)

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 10:54 am
by e30-320i
fitted my fogs yesterday all working fine and i only cut myself once :o i justed wanted to say thankyou for the advice to everyone that replied



thank god for the zone

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:24 am
by e30-320i
as promised a few pics for muleskinner.
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the small white clips are what the foglights screw into i had to remove the front bumper to get these off the donor car you have to get these from the front with a pair of pliers and turn 90 deg then just push them through.it would be alot easier to buy some from bmw but i didnt know i needed them until i started.
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the relay that sits here the two 7.5a fuses must have already been in place as i didn't need them
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the double switch just pull out the old one and swap


all the wiring was wrapped up behind the headlights as suggested

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all done and withonly one very minor injury
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hope this helps mate. thanks again to everyone that helped me