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Fog/driving light switches
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Perdido Gold Member Rut Rutledge
Tuscaloosa, AL, USA   USA
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I've mounted my fog/driving lights on my 70 MGB and will be wiring them thru relays and separate from my headlights. I would like to use separate toggle switches with some type if light to let me know they are on and use switched power. Any suggestions for placement of the toggle switches and what's available for this application?
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tater salad Todd Smith
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I've seen at Graingers, they have pretty cool rocker switches, and lighted, and very close to same size rocker switches as to what what's original, depth is not as thick but sure look nice
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fairmounter Mike N
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There is a stock Lucas fog light switch for Bs I have seen on ebay, around $50 I recall.

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Jim Gruber
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Rut you've already got a switch there in the right hand stalk. It's identical to the turn signal stalk IIRC and can move forward and back with a set if switched contacts that can trigger a relay.

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1974MGMidget Gold Member Jack Orkin
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Rut, why do you want to put your driving lights on a separate switch? (Disregard this if they are fog lights). I wired mine so they come on with my high beams. My thought was that when I need my high beams, and switch them on, I want all the high beams to come on without having to fumble around looking for a toggle switch. And, more importantly, if I have approaching traffic I want to turn them off with the other high beams, without fumbling around looking for a toggle switch. I did use some lighted toggle switches for other functions. I think I got them at Advance Auto and they have a small, colored LED in the end/tip of the switch that comes on when you flip the switch. The switches are black but the LED lights come in different colors - amber, red, blue, etc.

BTW, better check the toe-in before putting the car down! smiling smiley

Jack

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Perdido Gold Member Rut Rutledge
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Jack,
Just measured the toe and it's about 1/8" out! Ha!
I've thought about wiring the driving light to the high beams and the fog light to the unused OD switch. I assume I could pigtale off the relay for my high beams and that would take care of the driving light, but I'm not sure if I want to control the fog light with OD switch since I want to upgrade to an OD transmission.
Thanks, Rut

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PeterC Platinum Member Peter Caldwell
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Rut..... look at your pic. I think your toe is out several feet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




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Perdido Gold Member Rut Rutledge
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Peter,
That's the grocery cart method of independent steering!
Rut

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