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Old 03-08-07, 04:11 PM
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FTP's Wired To Headlight Switch

I would like to put lights in place of my FTP's.

http://www.smempire.org/staff/ryosuke/ftp/index.php

i would be using that write up but what i want to know is if there is a way to wire the lights so that they turn on when you turn the fogs on. i want to do it like that because i dont want to have an extra switch and can use them and the fogs as day runners.
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the JDM ftp's already have lights in them. that might be easier than trying to modify yours
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but i dont want to try and find or wanna shell out the cash for the jdm's
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Why not just add a switch to turn on the headlights in the "down" position for use as daytime running lights? That's what I did, all you have to do is add a switch to ground a wire in the headlight cluster.

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but i want them to be on when the headlights are up too.
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but what i want to know is if there is a way to wire the lights so that they turn on when you turn the fogs on.
Yep, there sure is a way. Wire them up to your fog lights.

i want to do it like that because i dont want to have an extra switch and can use them and the fogs as day runners.
If you are using factory fogs with a factory switch then you must realize that they do not come on without the headlights on. Unless you wired them differently.
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well what i mean is that you can turn on the fogs without turning the headligjhts on and that when i want them to come on and then stay on when i want to put the headlights up.
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Originally Posted by riverzendz
If you are using factory fogs with a factory switch then you must realize that they do not come on without the headlights on. Unless you wired them differently.
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You realize that the USDM FTP lenses don't have bulbs right? Your highbeam shining through them is what makes the light.
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i know this, please refer to the link in my first post.
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Read this: http://aaroncake.net/RX-7/lights.htm

Use a relay as recommended, and trigger the relay with the ignition, the fog lights or whatever.
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