TF 115 1.6 Front Fogs
I have been asked to install front fog lights to a 1.6 2005 TF and wondered how easy/hard it mught be?
I can see that the front fog light switch in the centre console (far left in the bank of switches) and I can see it has a connector. I can see there is a small relay in place where I'd expect to see one and there are wires coming out of the back.
So does this mean that it is likely that all the cabling is in place and that I would just need to source and fit the l8ghts themselves? Has anybody had experienced fitting front fogs to a 1.6?
Thank you.
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I didn't see any connectors by the front bumper
So it's likely I will need to feed some wires from somewhere down to the bumper I guess. If there is wiring from the switch and relay in place, where would I need to connect the wires from the bumper to?
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is the connection plug green? if so it's for the front or is it blue? in which case it's for the rear, better still press it and see if it works the rears
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So before I take the bumper off, I wondered if anybody has retro fitted fog lights on a 1.6?
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Well you will have to add any missing wiring ( sorry that I'm stating the obvious here , but it's for the benefit of those who might be reading this in the future )
You are best to consult the workshop manual wiring diagram for a comparison to establish exactly how much of the wiring you actually have and what you still require.
You can download the TF manual from the library section of this forum.
Alas in the last days of MG Rover production there was some kayos and they may have used parts of higher spec looms on lesser spec car because they had run out of the ed and the higher spec looms is what they had laying about at hand in the factory, there is no way of knowing exactly what your car has without physically checking.
That aside you will require the plastic mounts to fit the lights in the bumper, and will still need to activate the BCU to inform it that the fog lights are fitted with a T4 Test Book, or a Pscan diagnostic unit ( this last bit about the Pscan needs confirmation, as I can't remember If Phil has got around to adding this feature to his excellent Psan diagnostic tool yet.
But I do recall it being on his to do wish list)
It may be possible to do a work around that could bypass the BCU, but this would involve some custom wiring and using a latching type relay, and the require a fair level of auto electrical skill set.
It's the sort of thing that some members here such as Airportable and others here could do in their sleep but only confuse most, in fact a fair indicator of the skill set required would be if the term latching relay is understood.
I'm not trying to be a smartarse (It comes naturally to me...it's a gift!) I just don't know what level of skills you, or anyone else reading this might have.
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I guess I need to remove the bumper and check for the wires being tired back somewhere. Maybe I'll get Lucky.
The only thing to think about is the bcu thingy.
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I was quite surprised all the wiring that was present on my 2002 1.6, Tweeters, rear speakers, electric mirrors, all just taped up out of the way
That's good to read. I have no tweeters fitted but maybe the wiring is there
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Like Cobber, I didn’t have t-bar speaker wiring but I would have no problem fitting the electrics on an aircon system.
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