Hey all looking at throwing in some new driving lights just curious to see of anyone has some good wiring schematics/diagrams.
My old lights were twin both fog and driving lights.

buy the gregorys sewrvice manual.....its in there

You will find most aftermarket driving/fog lights come with wiring diagrams and relays to help you out. Pretty simple stuff. One wire will most likley be tapped into your regular lights or you can hook it up to a switch in the cabin as the on/off.

You will find most aftermarket driving/fog lights come with wiring diagrams and relays to help you out. Pretty simple stuff. One wire will most likley be tapped into your regular lights or you can hook it up to a switch in the cabin as the on/off.
Or a good idea to have both (so that they only get power when the lights are on, but you can still switch them on/off).

so whats the difference between driving lights and FOG lights>.......?!?!????:confused:

so whats the difference between driving lights and FOG lights>.......?!?!????:confused:
Driving lights are usually brighter (as bright as high beams) and are only suppose to be on when your high beams are on.
Fog lights are suppose to be low-wattage lights to help see in heavy fog.
That's my understanding of it anyway.

Cheers...Peace Out!!

i think fog lights have a lower cut off point so they don't shine upwards much.. this illuminates the ground in fonrt and whats ahead but not immediately in fornt of you.. this help maximise vision thru fog

see if this helps

Driving lights are usually brighter (as bright as high beams) and are only suppose to be on when your high beams are on.
Fog lights are suppose to be low-wattage lights to help see in heavy fog.
That's my understanding of it anyway.


so which are fog lights and driving lights on the magna???

so which are fog lights and driving lights on the magna???

Magnas don't come with driving lamps, only fog lamps.

Cheers
Heath Young

Not quiet. Magnas technically DO have driving lights. As we know Magnas, except 3rd gen paras possibly 2nd gen paras as well, have the main light as an H4 high/low beam light with an inner high beam. The main reflector, the hi/low, has a moderately long and wide beam with a pronounced kick to the left. The inner high beam reflector is a long and fairly narrow beam like a normal driveing light. This is common on cars with quad headlights where there is a combined hi/low beam. Third gen paras don't have driving lights since they only have single function lights, as was common when quad lights first became popular.

But to keep all this nice and easy, Magnas only come with fog lights. Actually, apart from HSVs with the optional HID driving lights, I don't think there is any new car fitted with seperate driving lights anymore.

Two main beams do not constitute a driving light :)

But I do see where you are coming from... Perhaps I should have specified auxilliary main beams rather than driving lights - which is the correct term. 3rd Gen execs have them, sports/vrx/ralliart etc don't. Which is a pity because the parabolic headlamps REALLY suck.

Cheers
Heath Young

Fog lights are designed to point downwards and get light to reflect of the road surface to give you better visibility of the road in ... fog. You'll also notice the "real" fog lights tend to be amber to give better contrast.
Driving lights ( eg. high beam ) are designed to project light out in front of the car to illuminate objects at a distance. Turn them on in fog and all you get is a white out and you can't see anything. Some driving lights are pin point and shine a narrow beam a long distance, others are a wide beam and light up the sides of the road as well as the middle. Hence you'll see rally cars with multiple driving lights uilising the different types of beams to give them daylight up ahead ... at night time usually (sic).
There endeth my 10c worth. lol

Two main beams do not constitute a driving light :)

But I do see where you are coming from... Perhaps I should have specified auxilliary main beams rather than driving lights - which is the correct term. 3rd Gen execs have them, sports/vrx/ralliart etc don't. Which is a pity because the parabolic headlamps REALLY suck.

Cheers
Heath Young
I never said I agreed with what I posted:confused: . That's the explaination I was given once, As a matter of interest that's the rough, very, wording in the CAMS manual for driving lights. Now to convince the wife I should fit my Cibie Oscar SC, in spread and pencil, to the wagon. AFTER I figure out how to do it so they don't sit to far in front, they have already been backed into and rolled.