Fog lights without aux switches

[HopBronco]

Something you might want to check if you do have the factory fog light wires....I replaced the modular bumper on my Badlands with a Havoc winch bumper, and when I removed the modular bumper I noticed that when Ford installed the bumper, they pinched the wires leading to the fog plug between the mounting points of the driver side frame horn. The wires were bare, and crushed, and had I have had a factory fog switch and powered the fogs on it would have blown a fuse (and I would have had no idea why...had I have not swapped the bumpers). I have auxiliary switches, so I wired the fogs I added into that, and I cut off the OEM plugs and capped the ends. Make sure if you do have them that you check yours for any damage.

I hope this was an unfortunate situation and not common. I am doing this install, have it all done just waiting on the internal headlight switch panel with the fog light button to arrive. Is there an easy way to see if its pinched, without taking the bumper off? I was able to connect the existing fog connector to my fogs with a pigtail from 4x4truckleds, but wont be able to test it until the switch comes and I program with forscan

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[broncorik]

I hope this was an unfortunate situation and not common. I am doing this install, have it all done just waiting on the internal headlight switch panel with the fog light button to arrive. Is there an easy way to see if its pinched, without taking the bumper off? I was able to connect the existing fog connector to my fogs with a pigtail from 4x4truckleds, but wont be able to test it until the switch comes and I program with forscan

I imagine that you could pull gently on the harness and if it pulls back and forth from both ends you know there was no pinch but the issue is that it's routed through some wire keepers...and I don't think you'll get much movement out of it. Mine was crushed right between the bumper and the mount, and without having pulled the bumper off I never would have known about it. For me, it didn't matter at all, because with the OEM aux switches I had the fog light wires were never going to be used anyways. Are you intending to use the existing fog light wire harness, and then get the headlight switch with the integrated fog light function, rather than use the aux switches or an aftermarket set up?

 

[HopBronco]

I imagine that you could pull gently on the harness and if it pulls back and forth from both ends you know there was no pinch but the issue is that it's routed through some wire keepers...and I don't think you'll get much movement out of it. Mine was crushed right between the bumper and the mount, and without having pulled the bumper off I never would have known about it. For me, it didn't matter at all, because with the OEM aux switches I had the fog light wires were never going to be used anyways. Are you intending to use the existing fog light wire harness, and then get the headlight switch with the integrated fog light function, rather than use the aux switches or an aftermarket set up?

Thanks, I will see if I can determine if the wire is good.

I am using the fog light kit with 3 lights on each side, one 3 inch and 2 2-inch lights. I am using the existing wire harness, and adding the headlight switch with the fog light function for the 3 inch fog light, and used two of the aux switches for the 2 2-inch lights.

 

[broncorik]

Thanks, I will see if I can determine if the wire is good.

I am using the fog light kit with 3 lights on each side, one 3 inch and 2 2-inch lights. I am using the existing wire harness, and adding the headlight switch with the fog light function for the 3 inch fog light, and used two of the aux switches for the 2 2-inch lights.

Ah yes then you hopefully have an intact harness with no injuries. Mine may have been a one-off...

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