Installing aftermarket foglights - questions

[JR]

ok.....everything has been fitted, however no, its not working sadly.

its either the relay is not correct (but it fits perfectly), or my switch transplant was not enough (maybe the proper one has different circuit board altogether).

i'm gonna order the relay from holden to make sure i have the right 12v relay, and see if it works.
if that doesn't, then i guess i'll have to fork out $150 for the proper switch panel!!!

anywayz here r the pics.

circuit board before

circuit board after


switch panel

switch panel in place


Relay + Fuse


Foggies in place without surround

Foggies in place with surround


Completed



oh...n just to confirm, the Brown wire is ground for the Astras right?

[jerrypufflewell]

Yep brown should be ground.

[Clint]

before buying a relay i'd check everything with a multimeter, follow the circuits with the meter and find where the problem is.

[JR]

its kinda hard to test the circuit board with the switch panel removed from the car - no power.

i really think its the relay - although the one that came with the foglights fits well into position no. 9. u can see it in the image attached



i dunno if this is the right slot for the foglight relay. if so, which one is the rear foglight relay?

i'm trying to find the legend for the relay switches, but i can't find anything.
the manual only shows the fuse legend.
does anyone have the full astra technical manual thingy?

when i called holden livo - the guy said he's got a picture - "hard to explain"!!! crap...

[JR]

woohoo....just as i suspected - the relay i used (dat came with the kit) was the wrong one!!

i went to holden during my lunch break, they showed me which one n where. its position no. 13, and similar to the rear foglight relay.
its the one next to the rear fog relay - see image.


so i'm getting the relay t'row - but unfortunately i won't b able to test it till i get to sydney on the weekend. cause i needed to do the wiring properly - so i left it unwired.

unless ofcourse its possible to turn the switch on n see the illumination on the dashboard - with actually having any foggies connected.

fingers crossed that this will work

[JR]

touch down.....everything works as planned - sweet.

plugged the right relay in, and it all worked, the switch transplant was a success - woohooo.

and yes, it is possible to turn on the foggies with just the parker lights on.

all up, it cost me $200. probably saved bout 100 bucks.

[Clint]

i checked in my vectra, lights off - no front or rear fog lights, parkers on - can turn front fogs on then rear fog, but not rear fog on their own, headlights on - front and/or rear on

[jerrypufflewell]

x-cellent

[faneca]

sorry to resurrect such an old thread but to get the foggies to work u basically just need the switch with the two fog light buttons, the fuse, relay and the wiring loom hiding behind the bar?