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Fog Light Switch
BMF - 17/5/05 at 09:04 AM

Just realised the Savage switched do not conform with SVA as there is no light indication that the fog light is on.

What have people done to get round this?

Cheers Ben


Peteff - 17/5/05 at 09:13 AM

Put one on the dash.


BMF - 17/5/05 at 09:24 AM

I have already mounted the savage switch, don't won't to go and fit another switch in my nice carbon dash.


smart51 - 17/5/05 at 10:18 AM

fit an illuminated switch that needs the same size hole or bigger.
fit a warning light and wire it into the existing switch.


shortie - 17/5/05 at 10:21 AM

Don't put another switch in, just a warning light that comes on when the switch is on.

I have the savage switch and that's exactly how mine works

Rich.


BMF - 17/5/05 at 10:29 AM

Shortie

Did you use an LED? How did you label it?


wicket - 17/5/05 at 10:33 AM

I've used the Savge fog light switch and it comes with a built in LED for night time switch illumination, but it could be wired as a 'fog light on' indication.


BMF - 17/5/05 at 10:44 AM

Good point wicket, hadn't thought of that! Doh!


shortie - 17/5/05 at 11:01 AM

I actually have a light for it on the digidash but you could just use a normal light and label it accordingly.

Surely if you wire the actual switch LED to be a warning light then how would you illuminate it for night time use aswell?

Rich.


ned - 17/5/05 at 11:14 AM

rich, why you just fit a number plate lamp onto the dash instead that oughta do it


BMF - 17/5/05 at 11:27 AM

I think a 12v LED from Maplin will do it then, or could make sure with Neds solution!


NS Dev - 17/5/05 at 12:41 PM

do the switches need to be illuminated for night time use?????????

I have not seen that reqmt in the SVA manual!!

Surely you'd need an illuminated steering wheel and gearlever too, not to mention illuminated stalk switches!!!


Peteff - 17/5/05 at 01:14 PM

You can get away without illuminating everything if you use one of these Dev


shortie - 17/5/05 at 01:21 PM

I'm not saying they have to be for SVA but it would probably be a pain if one wasn't and the rest were.

Rich.


ned - 17/5/05 at 01:30 PM

but of course we're all going to be out in our cars in the dark when its foggy aren't we? now where did i put that damn switch!


minimanred - 20/5/05 at 10:07 PM

Ive also got the savage fog light switch, and for some reason assumed the fog warning light had to be yellow as in production cars, but have been told it can be any colour so I will be using the blue LED in the switch as the warning light.