Aux, Front Fog, Rear Fog Lights Wiring

[MKappeli]

I am having my Roof rack fabricated as we speak out of the same Stainless Steel bar that is used on the AMG rear Light Grills. The railing around the rack will be the same height as the Light Grills as well. Along the sides and the rear of the rack, I am having mounts welded on to accomidate 2 rectangle work lights off the rear, and 2 off each side. Also Im having a mount made in the front middle to accomidate a remote controlled spot light. I just ordered 2 Hella 1000 7" round fog lights for the front grill as well.

I always drive with my truck with both sets of lights on, headlights and bumper mounted fog lights. So I was considering wiring the bumper mounted headlights to a relay that get activated with the headlights. Then use the fog light position in the switch for the new brush guard mounted fog lights and also hook up the rear fog light with a relay to that circuit since it is appropriate for both sets to be on at the same time. Then use the Rear Fog light position in the switch to control a relay for rack mounted work lights.

Anyone have any insight against this wiring idea?

I dont want to add any switches to the vehicle and this seems to make perfect sense in how to use all the switch circuits.

[Zé Bocaina]

What is your truck model?

[MKappeli]

2004 G500

[ewalberg]

Just a note regarding use of Fog lights at all times... i ran across this on Daniel Sterns lighting website while looking up some other stuff. He would argue your selling yourself short by running with your fogs on.

Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply


In clear conditions, more foreground light is not a good thing, it's a bad thing. Some foreground light is necessary so you can use your peripheral vision to see where you are relative to the road edges, the lane markings and that pothole 10 feet in front of your left wheels. But foreground light is far less safety-critical than light cast well down the road into the distance, because at any significant speed (much above 30 mph), what's in the foreground is too close for you to do much about. If you increase the foreground light, your pupils react to the bright, wide pool of light by constricting, which in turn substantially reduces your distance vision—especially since there's no increase in down-the-road distance light to go along with the increased foreground light. It's insidious, because high levels of foreground light give the illusion, the subjective impression, of comfort and security and "good lighting".