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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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How can I make my Fogs come on with the parking lights?

I like driving with my fogs on but I hate that I have turn them on seperate from the parking lights. I would like to make the switch reverse. So they come on with the parking and when I want the off, I flip the toggle.
What you think?
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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You can with Ian Cull's auto-up circuit and fog light piggyback.

I'm not a fan of having the fogs on all the time, but to each his own.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric_Rowland
You can with Ian Cull's auto-up circuit and fog light piggyback.

I'm not a fan of having the fogs on all the time, but to each his own.
Thank you that was awesome. I will share this with my buddy
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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This is good too know!!!
 
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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i have it on mine and it works very well.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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I ordered mine on Monday, it should be here tomorrow. Can wait!! I will have my girlfriend do it because she has tiny hands. I will let you know the results. I got the Window up, DCS off and Fogs on.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2006 | 07:36 PM
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Very simple to do, one of the best mods I have done to my car. A lot of people skim over the smaller mods like this, but they're the ones that you use every day, and make the car more "right" .
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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I have a 04 Cooper and to my knowledge, it has not been altered. However, I can turn the fogs on with just the driving lights and not the headlights. Don't know if this was pertinent to the 04 Coopers but it works on mine.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric_Rowland
You can with Ian Cull's auto-up circuit and fog light piggyback.

I'm not a fan of having the fogs on all the time, but to each his own.
I think Ian's circuit automatically turns on the fog lights with the headlamps, not with the parking lights. Also, if you use the auto-headlamps, Ian's auto-foglight circuit will defeat the auto-headlamp function in the later cars. When the headlamps come on automatically, the foglights will turn on correctly, but then the headlamps will never turn off automatically as long as the fogs are on. The example Ian uses on his site is driving through a tunnel. As you enter the tunnel, the headlamps will automatically turn on, and Ian's circuit will cause the fogs to come on too. But when you exit the tunnel, the headlamps will continue to stay on because the fogs are now on.

Scott
 
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