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Old 08-03-2010, 08:32 PM
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Question Keep foglights on with high beam

is there any way to have the foglights on all the time when its in foglight position, even when I use high beam? On my previous car, I was able to remove the foglight relay, and just have a wire from point A to point B in the foglight relay port, and the foglights wouldnt turn off. Any way of similira trick/hack on W210?
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For safety reasons you don't want both high beams and fog lights on:

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...fog_lamps.html

Read a little on that website about lights. I learned A LOT about lighting and it has really enlightened me (pun intended) about headlights.

I guess that's why the fog lights turn off when the high beams go on because they do opposite jobs so you wouldn't want them both on at the same time.
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+1 on Stern's site. It is a must read before you mess with the factory set up.
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Sounds like a light code nightmare..... Are you wanting this just because you want your brights to be even brighter or because you think it will look better? You could always buy higher out put bulbs...
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i live in florida, we have no twisty roads, no dips, no hills, straight roads all over the place, and my work is 3 miles away, and I just dont like when a car is driving with high beams (if they forgot to turn off or what not) and when I blink with high beams, my fogs blink at the same time, thats pretty much the only reason.

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