Whaleman

I "dorked around" with the resister with my JW Speakers. I sure wish you could explain what you did and how and where you grounded the relay. I suspect a picture is way too much to ask, but I will! Thank You, Dan

aklim

You mean the fog lights? Why would you need both high beams and fog lights? It is difficult enough to drive in fog and the high beams really makes it harder.

Whaleman

Do you only use your fog lights when it is foggy? I would like the fog lights on with high beams sometimes. Dan

woody41

May be out of style and date, I went with a set of Hella headlights. great quality and I can see to drive at night. Yeah there are heavy made out of real glass and are very effective. Easy to install, easy to replace the bulb if and when needed....

aklim

I need the minimum of running lights (no headlights) and fog lights for foggy situations. I might turn on the low beams (obviously with running lights) with the fog lights but even if I could, I wouldn't do high beams with fog lights in fog situation. In my experience the high beam seems to reflect off the fog way too much that it makes it harder to see. Low beams are an acceptable compromise between being seen by others and you being able to see without the light reflecting in an annoying manner. Just what is comfortable for me. YMMV

PatternDayTrader

Thank you. This is what I suspected all along.

Renfield

Photos?

PatternDayTrader

First, you probably actually needed the resistors for your speakers. Second, I haven't actually done this project yet, partially because (until now) I didn't understand the requirements. Once I do though, I will update this thread accordingly.

Renfield

Very confused now. Do the fog lights not work at all (without a resistor/ground fix) or do they only not work with high beams?

PatternDayTrader

Apparently they don't work at all.

Renfield

I use the hell out of my fogs. Guess I'll have to crack that FSM and do some head scratching.

I'm excited to see the results now. Had been planning to do the E code Hellas, but I was not keen on redoing the wiring for the higher amps. Grounding the fog relay should be a simple fix.

Whaleman

When I installed the JW Speakers I had the resister unit standing by. Just for kicks I tried to just plug in the new bulbs and see if the fogs worked. They did NOT. I installed just one of the two resister units and both fogs worked perfect. Dan

PatternDayTrader

I thought you meant actual speakers....

aklim

Maybe Genssi is somehow different. Resistor in either light doesn't help, IIRC. BOTH or none was the answer for my case.

Renfield

I'll snap some photos when I get the grounding fingered out.

Whaleman

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-solution.html

this thread goes into detail. Dan

Renfield

Thanks for that link. I get splicing in the bulb, which I don't want to do. But am still unclear on splicing the ground at the relay.

He writes that you cut the wire 2" from the relay, then attach a 6" length of 18 gauge or better with a ring connector, etc. Okay, I am that guy. The wire is cut in two. To which end do I attach the 6" extension? Relay side, or wherever the other side goes?

PatternDayTrader

Relay side.

Renfield

Excellent. Does this mean that the light green line goes to the high beam filament at the headlamp? If so one might expect to achieve the same effect with an under hood jumper.

PatternDayTrader

I couldn't say for sure about the wire colors without the correct wiring schematic. Having said that, I would find the fog lamp relay and ground the coil side somewhere nearby the relay and not under the hood, but that's more personal preference than anything else.