aftermarket fogs, turned into a formal fog question

[red6n2]

right so im going BnQ after work to get a electritions screwdrives to see if there is still a current in my fog connections and they have been exposed for about a year (kept forgetting to put a little baggy around them) if there is il be getting fogs, now with the ebay fogs (aftermarkets) is there any real issues anyone has had with them ?, or are they sound and no real difference from the vw originals ?,

[cornishdrummer]

I got mine from veedubmachine, but aint fitted them yet waiting for the screws to come in at TPS so should get fitted morro or Friday, so I will let you know then.

[red6n2]

cheers fella, how much did you pay from veedub ?

[cornishdrummer]

Think it was around £70ish, for Fogs, Grill and switch.

But I had money off coz I use them alot.

Just been on the site and it comes to just under £78.00 if you get them from the site, I think its cheaper then their ebay store,

and you have to add P & P which I didn't pay coz I went and got them

[red6n2]

i only need the fogs my cars an SE and came with them originaly i just got rid of them and put blank grills on so i already have the swith grills etc,

also quick question these are my current fog connections





isnt something missing from the top pic ???


also i bought a multi meter done the test with it set to this position



and got a reading of 020 on the passenger side and 021 on the drivers

that mean that all is ok with the loom and they survived the weather conditions ?


(i really dont like or understand car electrics )

[cornishdrummer]

I have not looked at the wiring yet, all I know is that they are there, which is no help to you so sorry

[red6n2]

I have not looked at the wiring yet, all I know is that they are there, which is no help to you so sorry

ha ha ha

[cornishdrummer]

But the top one dont look right. As the conection on the back of the fog is a slot in style.

[red6n2]

thats what i was thinking

[cornishdrummer]

It looks like it should be a plug with 2 slots in it, as the contection on the fog has 2 prongs.

[cornishdrummer]

These pics aint great, but they will do.





So pic 1, you have the slot, where the wires go.

Pic two (the red dots) are the 2 prongs.

So by the looks of it there could be something missing from your top pic.


Where are the smart people when you need them

[red6n2]

ahhh cheers il go to a scrappy and pick one up,

aleeeeeeeex/ 6n2 gti 00 we need you lol

[cornishdrummer]

Im ment to be picking up the screws to fit mine morro.

[alexperkins]

Interesting connections those on that second fog. Its the same plug as VW use on most of their horns, so just cut one off another car with about 2 inches spare wire, then join it up with crimps and heat shrink over the top.

Im not too sure what you were measuring, but you need to have the multimeter set to V 20 or V 200, turn the foglights to the on position, then measure the voltage again as 21 is not the right reading - you should see 11.48-12.5ish

[polo2k]

From memory, the fogs should both have the proper connectors.
It looks like someone has hacked the something about, then added the red connectors! to double check that they are the fog wires see if the colours match the ones in the proper plug.
If they do then get a few inches of loom of any 6N", IIRC they are all pre wired,

If you have never had fogs before then the wire could still be clipped to the bumper bar