05 foglights on with highbeams

fastfreddie · Aug 22nd, 2006, 11:30 AM

has anyone figured out a way to wire it up so my foglights will stay on when i flip on the highbeams? i know someone posted on here hom to do it on a nissan car but has anyone done it on an 05 pathfinder?

dirtdog · Aug 22nd, 2006, 03:01 PM

I think I read here or on another board where it is a circut that controls them, way to hard for the average person to change.

jspitz · Aug 30th, 2006, 12:05 PM

This thread (form a few months back) has some info about independent fog light usage:
http://www.nissanforums.com/pathfind...ght-relay.html

Additionally, I stumbled upon this today:
KP Technologies

Note the product in development - Independent Fog Light Controller. Hopefully it will work in the Pathfinder!

fastfreddie · Aug 31st, 2006, 08:13 AM

Thanks! I will save the website to my favorites and keep an eye on it till it is developed.

**88pathoffroad** · Sep 6th, 2006, 10:15 PM

Actually, it's quite easy to reqire the fog lights independently of headlight position...as long as you know a little about wiring to begin with.

Though your vehicle won't pass a State safety inspection if you have them in your area...they wire them that way on purpose.

fastfreddie · Sep 7th, 2006, 08:31 AM

i do know how to wire ( many stereo installations as a teenager). so please let me know how it is done.

as far as inspections go i have never had one on any of my vehicles here in wisconsin.

jspitz · Sep 7th, 2006, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 88pathoffroad

Actually, it's quite easy to reqire the fog lights independently of headlight position...as long as you know a little about wiring to begin with.

As I mentioned in the thread linked a couple replys up, the switch connects to the BCM and the IPDM provides relayed power to the fogs. Both could be bypassed, but you would need to access the switch before the BCM, bypass the BCM and IPDM, then provide your own relayed power tolight the fogs. At that point you'd be better off adding another set of (better) lights on your own switched harness.

If you know an easier way to do this in a 2005+ Pathfinder, please enlighten us!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 88pathoffroad

Though your vehicle won't pass a State safety inspection if you have them in your area...they wire them that way on purpose.

It will pass here - My state limits the number of forward facing white lights to 5, and the only real criteria for allowing or disallowing lights is the beam length. They don't distinguish between headlights/fogs/driving lights.