Yet Another VY Foglight Problem

[Flat_White]

I have a VY series 2 S with genuine foglights


It has Genuine foglights which i assume came stock


The problem is that they do not turn on unless i put the high beam on, they do not come on when i turn the headlights on.

Most of you will say, why dont you pull the switch outwards as this will turn them on, this is the switch i have:



and no, it doesnt pull outwards.

When i look under my car i see these loose wires:






Can someone help me to get these damn things to activate when i turn the headlights on? These parts where all pre-installed in my car, and appear to be 100% genuine, i just dont know why the wont work on low beam...

Thanks for any help.

[Calaber]

Those two loose wires are for the second horn. Fitted to most Commies, I think, but only used in Calais upwards unless second horn is optioned.

Obviously the wrong light switch, and I'm not sure that they are genuine lights. They are not the same as my Berlina and all VY fog lights were the same, regardless of whether they were fitted to SS, Berlina or Calais, so it seems that your car has been fitted out by a previous owneer. You could probably swap the switch feed from the high beam to low beam at the back of the switch, or try buying the correct switch which is only about $47.

[0081]

Get your self a new swtch mate

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Who ever wired them, did them as driving lights, which can only come on with high beam. Fog lights come on with parkers, so you have to change the feed wire from the high beam circuit to the park light circuit. My guess is they have a separate switch somewhere? If not and they come on whenever high beam is turned on they are illegal anyway. You need to have a separate switch, whether it is a toggle or the genuine switch that can be pulled out.

[Flat_White]

How do you change the wiring from hi beam, to parker? sorry i suck with auto electrics.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

You need to find the main feed wire that is spliced into the high beam wire at the headlight and move it to the park light.

[Flat_White]

at the head light or the foglight?

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

The headlight. There should be a wire that connects to the high beam wire on one side. That should go to a relay. But then again, if you don't have a separate switch, it may be just wired directly to the fogs.

[Flat_White]

do you know if the lights are genuine?

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

No idea. The SS in the lens suggests they are, but I'm not sure.

[Calaber]

I don't think they are genuine. As I said earlier, the lights are the same, regardless of whether they are fitted to a Calais, Berlina or SS and my Berlina lights lenses dont have SS on them. They have some form of identification moulded into the very bottom of the lens, just inside the bezel.

[Farlig]

genuine method for fog lights to activate are, when lights are switched to parkers/normal you can pull the light switch outwards and fogs turn on, together with the fog light symbol on the dash.

a few members have installed the genuine method, basicly purchase the genuine switch and relay the fog lights.

having them turn on with high beams is absolutely useless thou, serves no purpose to aid in "fog" conditions

[Flat_White]

Damn are you telling me my lights are fake?

[GAMBLR]

they are not fake mate, but as far as i know the SS insignia on the headlights was released on the VX SS. and also, the S pack didnt come out stock with foglights, but had to be optioned. instead, it had bezels in it's place. so my guess is the previous owner had them fitted (or did it himself)
CC

[Flat_White]

Righto, i still havent gotten this one sorted. LOL

I just worked out i have a switch located in the drivers footwell.
It is on the left kick panel.

I have diagnosed that this is the switch which will enable/disable the foglights as i have tested it with the high beams.


My question is:

How do i remove this wire from the high beam and move it onto the parkers?

How do i actually get to the high beam switch?

Cheers

[Flat_White]

Righto, i still havent gotten this one sorted. LOL

I just worked out i have a switch located in the drivers footwell.
It is on the left kick panel.

I have diagnosed that this is the switch which will enable/disable the foglights as i have tested it with the high beams.


My question is:

How do i remove this wire from the high beam and move it onto the parkers?

How do i actually get to the high beam switch?

Cheers

Anyone know how to swap these over?

[dan-wess]

I have a VY S series 2 as well. You have genuine lights.

They only came out with the SS bar but no lights as standard.

Just jack up the front. Follow the wires from the foglights back as far as you can.
Cut them off and tape the ends off, make safe.
Splice them in to your parking light wires. Just feed them through the engine bay and secure as you go. Work out your park lights with a test light.

Or take it to an auto electrician.

[Howks]

Ok i installed foggies to my S-pack a few weeks back. And i dont know ****all about cars... (thats how easy it was).


Not sure what some people are tripping on...YES they are genuine fog lights.


All you need it to buy a switch $30-$40 and a relay... AND THATS IT!! (get from Holden).

Just pop the switch out with a screwdriver (this can be a lil' tough, just try to find the metal clip on the side and push with screwdriver). Plug the new one in. Then put the relay in the right spot (cant remember exactly where but just read your manual).

And it's done.

I thought they would be hard to install and i'd need help in the end as i have no clue when it comes to working on cars but it was a piece of ****!!

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

You still need to power the lights from the parkers.

Look at the back of the headlights to see if there is a non genuine looking wire coming off the loom. That would probably be the wire that needs to be moved to the park light feed wire. Do you have a test light? Test it to see if it powers up when hi beam is switched on.

[Flat_White]

Righto, have managed to find the wire which turns the foglights on (connected to hi beam)

I took this off and attatched it to the park light wire, the problem now is that when the foglights come on, they are high beam! even when i just have the headlights on normal....

Anyone know if it is just as simple as changing the globe?

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

The light itself is a fog light, maybe you just need to tilt them down a bit so they don't shine into on coming traffic. A globe will only change the brightness not the way they work. They should be a 55W globe I think.

Just to clarify, they come on with parkers now and not hi beam? But they look too bright? Is that the problem?

[Flat_White]

[QUOTE=Not_An_Abba_Fan;884689]The light itself is a fog light, maybe you just need to tilt them down a bit so they don't shine into on coming traffic. A globe will only change the brightness not the way they work. They should be a 55W globe I think.

Just to clarify, they come on with parkers now and not hi beam? But they look too bright? Is that the problem?[/QUOTE]

Yup, thats precisely the problem, so if i am to change the globe, will the lights now be the same brightness as the headlights rather than the high beams?

Also What size globe do i need to buy?

[0081]

With a standard VYs all you have to do is fit the lights and plug them into the factory plugs, then change the headlight switch to one that pulls out and then fit a relay thats it.
But someone has had there way with your car and done all sorts of things to the wiring, i would try and return it to stock and then get a switch and a relay and have it working as it should.
If you have it wired so that it comes on all the time with the parkers then you will have big problems with the cops

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

How about reading the thread properly, they have a switch.....

I'm not sure what globe they have, you will have to pull one out to see and check what wattage they are.

[Flat_White]

Ok cheers, but how on earth do you dismantle it so you can get the globes out?