Fog light switch

Post by **Dubstar** » 07 Sep 2006, 11:19

Just a quick question for you all-I'm putting the rear fog light in for the MOT on my 1981 Westy Joker, and I was going to put an original VW switch in, rather than an aftermarket one. There needs to be a warning light though to tell you when the fog lights on, so the question is, does the VW fog light switch light up or is it a light on the dash that lights up? Thanks

PS-I did mine by putting a bulb in the rear lights themselves, where there is a fog light hole and socket, just no wire or switch.Just had to spring load the bulb, and connect the wire. I did it with a small piece of spring and the wire out of an inline glass fuse holder and just drilled a small hole behind the bulb for it to go through. Looks better than hanging one of the bumper. In my opinion that is!

Post by **geordie skydiver** » 07 Sep 2006, 11:27

There's a light in the VW switch.

I tried the same thing last year, couldn't figure out the VW switch and ended up fitting one from Halfrauds with its own light.

Post by **Dubstar** » 07 Sep 2006, 11:36

I've tried 2 switches from Halfords, but both of them failed to light up, so I'm gonna have a go at wiring a VW one up, now that I know that it lights up. And Halfords can have their fog light and dodgy switch back! Cheers mate.

Post by **Mocki** » 07 Sep 2006, 15:44

dont want to dampen your day, but has the rear light assy you have got a reflector in the fog lamp section? mine didnthave, and didnt emmitt enough light for the mot man.......... but all was well, as mine was rhd and i had made the dummy one on the other side work so i had two, so he lat it pass, as you only have to have one anyway, and it did work.

Post by **Dubstar** » 08 Sep 2006, 09:41

I think it has the reflectors. But I wired up both, and they are as bright as the brake lights, so hopefully it'll pas an MOT. As soon as I wire up an indicator light or get a VW fog light switch. I got one of those illuminated switches from Halfords and it didn't light up. After exchanging it for several others that didn't work I've given up and will get a VW one. It switches the back lights on but doesn't light up no matter which way round I wire it-3 pins, 1 earth,1 load, 1 power, using their instructions or any combination of the 3.

Post by **Mocki** » 08 Sep 2006, 09:52

if it was LED type, if you wired it wrong it will be dead!
My MOT man had never look to see if my fog light switch illuminates.

however i firmly believe most cars should have a fog light indecator lamp as big as the actual fog lamp is on the rear in the center of the dash!

Post by **Dubstar** » 08 Sep 2006, 10:50

Definitely, although I'm sure the boyracers would turn them on anyway, and put some masking tape over the big red light on the dash!
As for the switch, I followed the instructions on the side-earth,load and power and it just didn't light up, so I tried every other way and it didn't work either,so a VW switch is the way forward I think. Or I'll just wire an LED into the circuit and put it in the other spare switch hole on the dash.