RS HID/LED fog lights

[K1W1]

I thought the intention here was to replace fog lights with what effectively would be DRLs.
To me fog lights are way more useful but if the OP lives in an area where fog is rare than perhaps DRLs are the better bet for him.

BTW: As I and several others have said above fog lights should only ever be turned on with low beam. If it's foggy enough to need them then all high beam will do is blind the driver with the reflection of their own headlights.

[zei20t]

ok this wasnt meant to turn into a discussion about the appropriate use and coutesy of fog lights and DRLs and using hi-beams in fog

moving on; yes im replacing halogen fog light with LED DRLs from a fabia RS. when i have my front fog light activated, it will be the 100% setting of the fabia DRLs.

VW guys are running them no problems with little modification to the wiring harness. they even gut the LED section from the lamp and put it into their standard housings. lucky for me the fabia RS are the same size (apparently) to the octavia rs/scout

[Mysticality]

Its illegal to use fog lights unless in the fog.

What zei20t wants to do is have some fancy round white lights with a switch.
Why? I dunno. But I do know that if I didn't use my fog lights so often, I would totally take on this project as well... And probably wire the low-light setting of the Fab DRL's in to the parkers, or something.

high beam & fog don't play well together.

It was at about 4pm, so there was a butt-load of ambient light. Zero high beam reflection.
I also have a 22" LED light bar mounted behind the bottom honeycomb of the vRS grille. Acts like a super version of the LED DRL's already on the car... At least in the fog, it does!
I'd rather be seen, than appear out of nowhere - like the pair of unlit semi trailers yesterday afternoon!

High beams in fog? That's a sure way to blind yourself and have a crash.
You will see way more of the road with the lows on and it will make diddly squat difference as far as other people seeing you are concerned.

On the topic of this, the LED light bar is mounted so low that it acts like fog lights in the fog. I can comfortably use my high beam in the local fog (quite thick - about 15-25m visibility) and see further than with just lows, fogs + lows, or just fogs.

[K1W1]

(quite thick - about 15-25m visibility)

Oh I wish. Fog here means less than 5m visibility. I have on occasions had to drive with my head out the window looking from the next catseye in the centre of the road.

[brad]

Its illegal to use fog lights unless in the fog.

That's not correct either. The NSW consolidate regs say:

fog, mist or under other atmospheric conditions that restrict visibility

You should be the one most aquainted with these regs as you only did the test a few years back didn't you?

What zei20t wants to do is have some fancy round white lights with a switch.
Why? I dunno. But I do know that if I didn't use my fog lights so often, I would totally take on this project as well... And probably wire the low-light setting of the Fab DRL's in to the parkers, or something.

I'm not knocking the OPs project & I don't get the impression anyone else is. (maybe I missed something)

It was at about 4pm, so there was a butt-load of ambient light. Zero high beam reflection.
I also have a 22" LED light bar mounted behind the bottom honeycomb of the vRS grille. Acts like a super version of the LED DRL's already on the car... At least in the fog, it does!
I'd rather be seen, than appear out of nowhere - like the pair of unlit semi trailers yesterday afternoon!
On the topic of this, the LED light bar is mounted so low that it acts like fog lights in the fog. I can comfortably use my high beam in the local fog (quite thick - about 15-25m visibility) and see further than with just lows, fogs + lows, or just fogs.

Yes, i can see that your LED bar would be brilliant in fog but high beams + fog don't work. Is there anyway you can wire the LED bar so that it works sometimes as a fog light & sometimes in conjunction with high beams?

[zei20t]

OK found all the plugs and connectors and rubber seals to suit from a German company called DeyTrade.

Under 30 euros, delivered, got me 4 plugs, 10 crimp connectors, 8 rubber seals and 6 wires with the connectors already on them

gives me a few goes in case I stuff something up. plus it will allow me to turn them into DRLs should I want to, or do something else funky or ricey or something that im sure someone on here will have a problem with

[dArK5HaD0w]

I don't plan to use them as DRLs.

Pin 1: DRL (all 4 @ 100%, I=380 mA)
Pin 2: Massa
Pin 3: PO (Positionlight) all 4 LED`s dimmed, I=55 mA

In the case that I ONLY want to use these in the place of fog lights, I can get away with using only 2 wires. I will probably never want to use them while dimmed, which leaves pin 3 redundant.

if u say don't want to use it as DRLs (and by that i mean in 'ur face' DRL beam pattern, not foglight beam pattern), then u'll need to wire it to pin #3 - dimmed.
if u use pin #1 alone - it will be just as bright ur existing DRL strips.
u'll have TWO sets of DRLs. One (existing) that will dim with sidelights/headlights, and another (these ones) which will remain at full power (100%) as long ur front foglight switch is on.
bad idea for dusk/night driving.
unless of course u wire pin 3 as well, so it will dim like OEM.
u can get the feed from the sidelights to trigger pin 3.

[zei20t]

yup I plan to run them at 100% via pin 1. but ONLY in the place of fog lights. they WONT be DRLs, I wont run them at the same time as the factory DRLs. they will be purely activated by the front fog switch in the cabin. that's it

I have a picture of a FL RS Octavia, but I cant attach it in here for some reason, ill need to find the original image and link it here.

[zei20t]

and here it is:

[Mysticality]

and here it is:

OMG!! Those must be those weird Alibaba Octavia lights!!


EDIT: Nevermind. They're the stock headlights that have been smoked, internally.
... Hmm...

[zei20t]

yup, looks like they have been disassembled and have the silver bits inside sprayed black. IMO its a good look! if I dare opening mine up, I might do it

[zei20t]

I hate when Australia post leaves the parcel at the post office that is open from 9-5. while im at work.

pretty good delivery from super skoda! then again I have never had problems with EMS packages. had stuff under 3 days from japan!

[Mysticality]

yup, looks like they have been disassembled and have the silver bits inside sprayed black. IMO its a good look! if I dare opening mine up, I might do it

I'm seriously considering this. XD

[zei20t]

i owned an NM35 Stagea before this car (not the stagea shape everyone thinks) and people were doing exactly that. an awesome mod IMO

there are instructions on how to disassemble the headlight units on briskoda. but the older models

[Mysticality]

Ooh. The NM35 looks like the sexy one, if Google Images is anything near accurate! XD

I wonder what a pair of halogen Octy housings would cost. If its not *that* much, I'd be willing to give it a go for sure.
At the end of the day - I want to take off my dreadful tinting job anyways. :/