So in order to do this you need to do what you have done in the above picture??! Sounds easy. ðŸ‘AlanS said:I've just got hold of an OEM fog switch plug off an EP3 from a local breakers.
Well we're all doing it wrong!!
As you can see from the photos the Honda way of wiring should have been from top to bottom
Pin 1 : Ground
Pin 2 : Ground for Illumination
Pin 3 : Live In for Illumination
Pin 4 : Live out to fog
Pin 5 : Live In
Where as before we mixed up pin 2&3 for the LED that lights up the fog symbol. But i guess it doesnt matter as it still works and Positive & negative does not matter on LEDs
With this plug its just a case of connecting the 3 wires to your existing fog wiring and job done , no cutting or soldering etc needed.
I'm interested in how this goes too. I have no power mirrors and want to change the fog light switch, I hadn't even thought about fuses blowing! not got any real input but surely the new switch should be illuminated all the time like the rest of the dash lights though? Not just when you put the sidelights on, that's normally when dash lights dim not come on. I know that's not when the fuse blows but it could hint at a wiring issueLiam said:I'm at a bit of a loss here... I've followed this guide to the letter. The switch illuminates when I turn on the side lights, but as soon as I push the fog light switch the fuse for the side/ tail lights blows.
I don't have folding mirrors, so I can only assume the power for the rear fog is coming from the side lights? The old switch was illuminated, but didn't have an additional LED to show it's on like the green one on the EP3 switch. Is it just a case of the additional LED in the EP3 switch drawing too much current for a 15A fuse? Is it just a case of upping it to say a 20A fuse?
Any help appreciated.
The feed for the original switch must be coming from the dash/ side/ tail lights as the switch illuminated when I turned on the side lights.ste01 said:I'm interested in how this goes too. I have no power mirrors and want to change the fog light switch, I hadn't even thought about fuses blowing! not got any real input but surely the new switch should be illuminated all the time like the rest of the dash lights though? Not just when you put the sidelights on, that's normally when dash lights dim not come on. I know that's not when the fuse blows but it could hint at a wiring issue
when i did mine i just searched ebay for someome breaking a EP3 with front fogs, asked them for the original plug and got one posted for £5.SuperFLY said:i hope porthos doesn't mind me kinda hi-jacking the thread but as my switch arrived today i thought i'd get it soldered up and the plug added like i wanted it
the idea was to replace the existing plug with my own but i didnt want it loose so i flattened the pins, soldered them up, connected the wires to the clips and plug and then glued the plug on.
firstly i cut the existing plastic clip off. i just used a serrated knife, the plastics thin and only took a sec
then cut a bit off the ends of the pins, soldered on the wiring then flattened them down
just to test using my trusty 9v battery (its a good tip when working on car electronics at home, normally a 9v battery is normally enough to do some testing with)
next i crimped the connectors on, and clipped them into the plug
then, i used the glue gun and filled the recesses between the pins to create a sealed unit, pushed the plug down and glued around it to hold it in place.
and finally heres a pic of the other end of the plug connected with the connectors i'll be attaching to the car when i get a chance.
its a good solid fit, i can shake it around by the plug and it doesnt move at all
think i'll put some leccie tape round it just to neaten it up a bit but yeh.. pretty happy with that
was a bit fiddly soldering the wiring and if i were to do it again id cut the connector wiring a bit shorter to get the plug tighter to the main connector
just got to clip the wires in the car to the other end of the plug and jobs a goodun
I changed mine to red too but that doesn't stop the symbol from being wrongGranty1056 said:Hi all.
Got mine fitted last night. Im going to replace both bulbs with red ones. My mate who fitted it told me that the switch was actually a front fog light switch and thats why the on light at the top is coloured green.
I did'nt reliase this. Its of no matter because both will be red as soon as the replacement bulbs arrive.
Pics to follow soon.
Regards.
Hi.maxvr6 said:I changed mine to red too but that doesn't stop the symbol from being wrong
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