How To: Fogs On/ Daylite Running off (Canada)

[Maxx Mazda]

The best way I can explain it is just go through the instructions step by step, maybe draw out a map before you start to help ya.

 

[2002yellowpro5]

ok im realy thinking about doig this but i was wondering if i just do the drl. bypass as showen in the pick at the bottem of page 2 if that gives me full control still. as in
fogs
fogs + drl
fogs + drl + head lights

has anyone found out how to keep the highs on??? (uhm)

 

[fvellani]

ok im realy thinking about doig this but i was wondering if i just do the drl. bypass as showen in the pick at the bottem of page 2 if that gives me full control still. as in
fogs
fogs + drl
fogs + drl + head lights

has anyone found out how to keep the highs on??? (uhm)

I'm not quite sure what you're asking, but I'll take a stab.

The original how-to, first post in the thread, is a 2 step process. First, you re-wire the foglights to come on with the parking lights, as opposed to the headlights. Then you re-wire the DRLs to use a switch that you put in, rather than using the ebrake on/off as a switch.

So before the rewiring, your lights are as follows, with the ebrake off (e.g. you're driving around)
1. Light switch off: DRLs are on
-foglights cannot go on
-highbeams go on if you pull the lever back
2. Light switch in the middle: parking lights are on
-foglights cannot go on
-headlights go on if you pull the lever back
3. Light switch at the end: headlights are on
-foglights CAN be turned on/off by the OEM switch
-highbeams go on if you pull the lever back or push it forward

After you rewire, as described by the first post:
1. Light switch off: No lights
-DRLs can be turned on/off by the new switch wired in
-fogs cannot go on
-highbeams go on by pulling the lever back
2. Light switch in the middle: parking lights on
-DRLs can be turned on/off by the new switch
-foglights can be turned on/off by the OEM switch
-highbeams go on if you pull the lever back
3. Light switch at the end: headlights on
-DRLs obviously aren't in play
-foglights can be turned on/off by the OEM switch
-highbeams go on by pulling or pushing the lever

Because the DRLs are the same bulb as the regular headlights (running at a lower output), there is obviously no way to turn both the headlights and DRLs on.

The highbeams will go on momentarily if you pull the lever back, and will stay on if you push the lever forward. Obviously, driving around with your highbeams on 24/7 is a good way to cause an accident and piss off everyone around you.

Sorry for the long-winded reply, and sorry if I didn't really answer your question.

 

[2002yellowpro5]

ok lets see if i can word this better there is a pic a guy posted with ( how to diable the drl posted by THEMAN) i was wondering if that was the same as the step by set in the begining of the post. so i can run

parking
parking + fogs
parking + fogs +driving

 

[komiero]

Saw the post some where in the beginning with a .pdf of the before and after shot of the schematic diagram. anyways if you follow the writeup and the procedure it should be preaty easy... i mean i messed up a bunch of wire (wired wires to the wrong wire)..lol..anyways i figured it out finally and everything does work fine. My e-break light does work when i pull on the break handle not too sure why for some it's not working. If anyone in calgary has problems we can figure it out...let me know!!! (2thumbs)

 

[2002yellowpro5]

ok after talking to mazda and got the wire lay out i have jumped the relay for the fog lights ( spot lights in my case ) and no i can run all 6 lights low beam high beam and spots. After doing this i went the g/f place 3h up the high way and on the way home i was told by the tole booth that the truckers have nic-named my car day light /bc thats what it look like coming over the hills befor i shut off the lights.

Thanx for the help guys

 

[niv]

nice how to. i need to do something like this soon.. very soon. (me p5 btw)

I'd like it slightly different though. Is there any way to get it so that:

1. Fogs are DRL's (by themselvs - ie: no parking lights)
2. HID's can be switched on with regular "lights on" position on stalk
3. Fogs can be switched on or off with the fog light switch
4. High-beams still available.

can anyone of you guru's tell me if this is possible? (or possible with this particular mod?)

 

[Maxx Mazda]

Just hook your fogs up indipendently and you'l lget what you want. Then youcan ust run them and no drl's (but you have to press the switch)

 

[niv]

thanks for the how-to, bumble G. it works. i didn't put in a switch for the drl's, but i will figure that out another day. all in all it works fine (oh and my ebrake light still comes on - just so those few of you who had a problem know)

 

[Maxx Mazda]

Ya, my ebrake light works now, ever since I installed my HKS Turbo timer.

 

[damaster]

Is there a way to just disable the DRL as in this Mazda6 how-to? I don't want to go through the trouble of routing my DRL module to my fogs, but I just wanna get rid of my DRLs to avoid flickering my HIDs.

Here's the Mazda6 how-to that shows how to easily disable the DRL completely on the 6: http://forum.***************/index.php?showtopic=56203

 

[jeg0024]

Hey I installed my fog lights seperate from my headlights and just ran a switch into my car. It worked fine for me but you just have to remeber to turn them off because theres no beep for them, and I guess you have to have your parking lights on if your fogs are on? My lights are also pointed too low and I couldnt seem to adjust them, anyone know how? Thanks.

 

[vicham]

urgent help needed
can anyone take a photo of the fog light relay and tell me where it is....cos im in the middle of doing this and i can seem to find it....my alarm is in the way and i don't want to take it and void the warranty

 

[SNike05]

Hazards come on with fog switch

I did this mod and ran into a little problem. The only thing I have done differently is I wired the red wire from the fog light relay to the blue ignition wire instead of the parking lights.

My problem is my fogs are no longer working instead when I press the fog light switch my hazards are coming on. The DRL is disabled though. I checked all the wiring and it is good. Anyone have any idea?

 

[Maxx Mazda]

Well, let's see. You're the only one having a problem, and you're the only one that wired it differently.

Kinda sums it up right there...

 

[SNike05]

Thanks Maxx but I kinda already figured that one.

 

[SNike05]

Can someone verify that the accessory power wire is Black/Red? If it is, when does this wire have power? Thanks

 

[SNike05]

Ok well I figured out what my problem was it had to do with my alarm wires. Anyways if someone is looking to run the fogs without turning on the parking lights then you can run the cut red wire to the thick blue ignition wire instead of the light green/black wire. You can also use the black/red wire which is for accessories but I don't want to run the fogs if I listen to the radio with the car off.

 

[SILV3R_MP5]

I Was Working On My Car And Im Fairly New To Working On Car I Printed A Forum Out On Rewiring Foglights . So I Popped The Side Panal Off Diconnected The Wiring Harness I Cut The Red Wire And Ran A Wire From The Place The Red Wire Was To The Green Wire . It Works Pretty Good The Foglights Work With The High And Low Beans And Know They Also Flash With My Alarm But I Did Have A Problem That I Can Figure Out How To Fix . The Guage Cluster Lights Or Any Of The Light On The Radio Or Air Buttons Dont Light Up . They Only Flash When I Click The Alarm . If U Have Any Idea How To Fix This Please Help Me .

 

[SNike05]

I hope you wired the red to the YELLOW/GREEN and not GREEN. If you did then go over your wiring again and then again you made a mistake somewhere.

Did you try something different like I did?