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  • DieselRanger
    Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
    Location: God's Country, Colorado
    Posts: 752
    United States 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Silicon Silver

    Wiring auxiliary lights to Fog Lamp switch

    I'm about to pull the trigger on some Baja Designs S2 Sport combo driving / spot fog lamps, which I plan to install in the gap just under the main front bumper.





    I'm considering wiring them to the main fog lamp switch that activates via the barrel switch on the stalk. Mine came with the weak LED fog lamps.

    Does anyone have suggestions, or a wiring diagram for this circuit? I expect I'll need to replace some or all of the harness and add a fuse so as not to overload that circuit.

    Otherwise I'll probably wire separately as others have done, but wanted to see if I could make the existing switch work....
  • IndusD4
    Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
    Location: Sydney
    Posts: 698
    Australia 

    PM sent with a link to just the wiring diagram for external lights. User dgardel has a full Workshop manual plus wiring diagram posted somewhere on this forum. But it is in Italian.

    2016 D4 TDV6
    IIDTool BT
  • DieselRanger
    Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
    Location: God's Country, Colorado
    Posts: 752
    United States 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Silicon Silver

    Grazie! Received and thanks. Now I just have to learn to curse in Italian and I can get to work.
  • Rockcypher
    Member Since: 29 Apr 2017
    Location: CO
    Posts: 123
    United States 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Waitomo Grey

    Go wireless, it’s much easier, and is rock solid in performance. There is a post of mine somewhere on here showing my installation.

    https://triggercontroller.com/trigger-controller-4-plus/

    2000 D2 (sold), 2004 D2 (sold), 2005 LR3 (Lives in CO), 2005 RR (sold), 2010 LR4 (sold), 2012 RR (sold), 2014 RR (sold), 2017 D5
  • DieselRanger
    Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
    Location: God's Country, Colorado
    Posts: 752
    United States 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Silicon Silver

    Yeah, after looking at the drawings and how to get to the harness for the existing fog lights, and then noticing that when I activate high beams the fogs go off, which I don't want, I ordered a SpeedTech 6-port wireless remote switch box. Going in next week...
  • Ronbo
    Member Since: 02 Sep 2019
    Location: Maine
    Posts: 50
    United States 
    2017 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Aux driving lamps

    I see Lazerlamps has a neat kit for the D5.
    Trouble is its like $700 from GB. What did you go with?
  • DieselRanger
    Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
    Location: God's Country, Colorado
    Posts: 752
    United States 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Silicon Silver

    I went with this - haven't wired it up yet though:

    https://www.speedtechlights.com/Switch-box...switch-box

    The box is tiny - a little smaller but a little thicker than a deck of cards. Found a couple easy places to mount it in the engine bay. I'll be doing the wiring maybe next weekend.

    I have the lights mounted in the gap under the front bumper with a temporary solution - a license plate mount. I wanted them low and low profile so we'll see how they work there.
  • Ronbo
    Member Since: 02 Sep 2019
    Location: Maine
    Posts: 50
    United States 
    2017 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    It sounds good.
    Please send details and photos if you will.
  • Ronbo
    Member Since: 02 Sep 2019
    Location: Maine
    Posts: 50
    United States 
    2017 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Aux lights

    Following DieselRangers lead I installed a pair of Baja lights.
    I need additional lighting while driving narrow winding county roads in order to stay out of ditches.
    Tapped into the jumping posts under the bonnet.
    To avoid warranty issues using a wireless remote.

    Thanks again to DR.
  • Ronbo
    Member Since: 02 Sep 2019
    Location: Maine
    Posts: 50
    United States 
    2017 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Aux lights

    A couple photos. The wireless switch is in the middle.
  • Ronbo
    Member Since: 02 Sep 2019
    Location: Maine
    Posts: 50
    United States 
    2017 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Aux lights

    A couple photos. The wireless switch is in the middle.



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