Front fog light loom colour.?

[DamianS3]

Hello Again

Sorry but it's raining and I can't find on the wiring diagram.

What colour should the front fog light wiring +ve feed be.? If anyone knows or can see I'd greatly appreciate it.

I'm making up some new front lamp looms.

Thanks

Damian S3

[magpies]

sorry I only have the S2 diagram

[zombeh]

I'm not convinced there is a diagram for anything later than an S2.

Since everything else looks like standard lucas/BS colours fog lights would be red/yellow. Are they fog lights though? I thought S were only fitted with driving lights (mine is) which should be blue/yellow

[phillpot]

"Driving lights" (you decide if they are fog or spots )are wired yellow/red on mine, from memory a standard colour supplied by Lucas with many add on accessories.

Edited by phillpot on Monday 12th December 20:15

[RayTVR]

Diagram in the Steve Heath 'bible' doesn't show them on the V6 diagrams but has them as 'Front driving lights' on the V8S version of the diagram with wiring as Yellow/Red when it leaves the relay (but shown as yellow when it arrives at the bulb?).

Edited by RayTVR on Monday 12th December 20:12

[DamianS3]

Thats a good point.. Dammit.. I think I need to take a look.. I would like it to match the rest of the loom and I need to buy the wires anyway.

Thanks

Damian S3

[zombeh]

phillpot said:

"Driving lights" (you decide if they are fog or spots )

Driving lights are wired in the same as spots but are a wider beam.
Spots light up a small area in the distance dead ahead of you, fogs light up low along the road and driving lights light up everything.

http://www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/electrical/129-1...

[phillpot]

zombeh said:

Spots light up a small area in the distance dead ahead of you

fogs light up low along the road

driving lights light up everything.

think mine must be auxiliary sidelights

[RayTVR]

Early in my car's life, the spots were re-wired via some additional relays so they come on with main beam, which seems to work well. They are Ring RL020s which are cheap and easy to source. These leaves a nice matching spare switch which is now the fan override and indicator for the fan cutting in.

[GreenV8S]

Don't know whether it was original or the result of some DIY by a previous owner, but the driving lights on my V8S were powered from the dashboard switch which was fed via a relay which was controlled by the headlamp high beam. Anyone else have that bonkers arrangement?

[v8s4me]

On mine the spots are fed by the yellow/red wire. Mine only come on when the main beam is on.

[Top Gear TVR]

mine are sidelights (coming on with headlights dipped) and driving lights (coming on with main beam)

[Top Gear TVR]

[GreenV8S]

Top Gear TVR said:

mine are sidelights (coming on with headlights dipped) and driving lights (coming on with main beam)

Sidelights in the lower pods? I haven't seen that combination before.

[Top Gear TVR]

from the bay.....basically because original lucas fittings are expensive hens teeth and the ring ones are just too tight.

These are a gnats smaller and fill the hole nicely, not an interference fit like the commonly used ring lights. I had to flip the mounting brackets around (de-rivit, turn upside down, re rivit)

and i fitted makralon protective discs to prevent stone damage

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROUND-FRONT-BULL-NUDGE-B...

GreenV8S said:

Sidelights in the lower pods? I haven't seen that combination before.

Edited by Top Gear TVR on Wednesday 14th December 20:46

[RayTVR]

Ring ones are fine on mine - a tight fit but not interference..

[Top Gear TVR]

Mines had a bit of paintwork- a few coats is all it takes I think.