Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3 Owners Club - cavmk3oc

hi

got a cav gls with a gsi front bumper has the fogs in it , with the short cables attached and a small black plug at the end, how can i get these fogs working i know my car has a diffrent wireing loom from a gsi ect so cant plug them in can i ???? altough there are the female end to the fog plugs tucked away behind the front bumper and they are wired in somewhere in to the car , i plugged them together but they dont come on, bit wierd that they were there dunno if this is the norm?

whats the easiest way i can get these working, im no auto electrician but i have a go if anyone has any guides.


cheers

first thing, most simple, check the fuse in the dash panel, replace it just for the sake of it. If the connections for the fogs are already there, in the front bumper tucked away, then they should work. Could be a faulty switch. Obviously make sure you try them with sidelights or headlights on.
Hope this helps.
Andrei.

Your probably missing the small black relay 1cmx2cm out of the fuse box, it goes next to the other one for the back.

as above realy, check for the relay and check for the fuse.

Hey, I myself have a GLS early 93,
Fitted the front fogs myself and a few things that need doing are...

The conectors behind the grill/lights are to be pluged into the fog light connectors,
You need a 20amp fuse in the slot circled in the below pic...
(i have a 15 atm... pic was taken when i was testing the switch)


You do NOT need a relay, the bridge wire is good enough.
BUT and most importantly!!!!

There is a master power cable that is NOT on the GLS models, this you will need to make yourself. i will try and find some info on it... might be a bit scetchy though.


EDIT: since you have a gsi bumper, it should have a black cable attached to it that doesnt seem to have a place to go,
there should be a main power plug by the passanger kick panel... goes there. will find a pic of the correct pin location

Where to plug it into...
If you need more info,
im sure there are more threads on here or try cc

Hope i helped

Try this post..it is covered in some detail here.

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2700

Goto page 2 especially, where I put a slightly clearer image up.

In essence though you will need.
The link wire OR a relay
(the relay will prevent the front fogs from coming on when the rears are turned off, but the link wire will allow them to come on regardless)
A fuse in position 13 as stated (20 amp -yellow).
a switch.

And the power feed from the big block in the passenger side footwell to the fog-lights at the front.

wow! thanks for all the info .... very good

i shall have another look at weekend and see if i can get it sorted....

only other thing was wondering is how will the fogs turn on as i have no switch in car

are these wiring tips linked too my headlights switch... ie i turn fogs on by having headlights on?


chers guys

put a switch in the blank next to the rear foglight, just pry the blank out and insert the switch (its the one with the green light).

If you cant find a front one, just cut the plastic leg off the back of the switch on a rear one and use it in the front position.

Thats all i needed a relay switch and fuse.

Just ebay one dude
Nothing worse than a bodge

Won't work without a switch...these are "ten a penny" from e-bay.

Remember that front fogs can only be legally used where weather conditions are such that visibilty is less than 100 yards.

Any other use of fog lights is illegal and should also be condemned to the CHAV fraternity...

I second that notion.