Button next to cruise empty?

[Matty2Hotty]

I have a blank next to my cruise and fog light switch but the plug has wires for something.... What are these wires and plug for if it just goes into my blank button? I have 01 lgt auto by the way. I searched but couldnt find anything.... Anyone?

[mike-tracy]

Factory alarm put a red blinking LED there. I think European Legacys have a headlight level switch that could go there.

[Matty2Hotty]

That's werid, plug has like 6wires going to it. Hmmmm...

[mike-tracy]

Cool, sounds like it's prewired for something. Now just got to find a button. :grin:

[Matty2Hotty]

For sure, that is what I'm sayin! I'm missing out on some sweet option or mod.

[Yamazaki]

I don't know about there, but that's where the headlight leveler is on the Legacys here.

[Matty2Hotty]

I don't know about there, but that's where the headlight leveler is on the Legacys here.

thought about that but I have manual adjusted headlights, I do have the led red light flashed with security in my dash already, I also have rear defrost next to ac button. And I looked on eBay and only thing I found was a heated windsheild switch but dout that.

[Yamazaki]

Take a picture of the plug end, to include the color of the wires going into it. I can find out what it is if you really want to know.

[d1giPhux]

Yeah +1 .. get a pic and I can probably help you figure it out as I have lots of switches laying around / for sale. Let me know if you need any.

[Matty2Hotty]

Sweet I will take some pics today!

[Brockley]

heated windshield for the wipers. give me a cookie plz.

[d1giPhux]

^ was already mentioned... no cookie for you! LOL. No but seriously.. i have one of those heated windshield switches too.. i think.. so if you get a pic of the harness I think I can help you out.. maybe. I hope i didnt sell it already / give it to someone by accident. :lol:

[Reason]

That extra space was used for a headlight leveler on the 3rd gens and on the 2nd gens it was a "fog select" button. Do I get two cookies?

[d1giPhux]

What is a 'fog select' button? Interesting..

[Reason]

The fog select button was for the projectors switching back to the round fogs on the GTB. Like what Reuben has or Subba had. Yamazakisubaru also has one of those switches for sale, mad JDM yo.

[d1giPhux]

weird.. I was always under the impression they all ran full time. Cool piece of info to know. So why would you run one set of fogs and not the other? Are the round ones brighter or something?

[Yamazaki]

weird.. I was always under the impression they all ran full time. Cool piece of info to know. So why would you run one set of fogs and not the other? Are the round ones brighter or something?
No, Japanese law prohibits it. I just recently found that out when I got my car re-inspected. You can not have more than two foglights on at a time. Weird, I know.

That means the guys I see with more than that change it out before they go to do their re-inspection, but Subaru isn't going to make a car that's out of standards to begin with. Hence, the fog select switch.

[d1giPhux]

Nice.

So which set of fog lights is brighter do you suspect? In the JDM rectangular(ish) ones there is both the projector and reflector. Just wondering random info. Thanks.

[jey]

No, Japanese law prohibits it. I just recently found that out when I got my car re-inspected. You can not have more than two foglights on at a time. Weird, I know.

Most states have the same law here in the U.S., you can only have 4 lights including headlights on at any given time. In Missouri you technically can't even have more than 3 auxiliary lights mounted on the car at any given time - I guess that means 2 fogs and another random light (like the cop car spotlight) but obviously that is not well enforced because I see driving light setups for Subarus and Jeeps all the time that have way more than that.

[Matty2Hotty]

Correct it's illegal in the us to run fog lights and headlights all the time but I never herd anyone getting pulled over for it.

So here is the plug. I will start from top left to right and down.
Orange with green strip and a thicker red with yellow strip
Purple
Black
Black and a Black with white strip

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/02/5a94b234-1.jpg

[Matty2Hotty]

One last thing.... Tested everything and get power to purple with parking and headlight. Everything else didn't show power with my tester.

[Yamazaki]

Correct it's illegal in the us to run fog lights and headlights all the time but I never herd anyone getting pulled over for it.

So here is the plug. I will start from top left to right and down.
Orange with green strip and a thicker red with yellow strip
Purple
Black
Black and a Black with white strip

That's an exact match for the one on the right:
http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/car%20parts%20accessories/parts%20for%20sale/th_6f38eba2.jpg (http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/car%20parts%20accessories/parts%20for%20sale/6f38eba2.jpg)

[Matty2Hotty]

So it's a Outback windshield deicer/defrost option. I don't have the elements or anything else.... What should I put there or just put the blank back in as it was...

[Yamazaki]

I have a blank next to my cruise and fog light switch but the plug has wires for something.... What are these wires and plug for if it just goes into my blank button? I have 01 lgt auto by the way. I searched but couldnt find anything.... Anyone?

heated windshield for the wipers. give me a cookie plz.

So it's a Outback windshield deicer/defrost option.
Brockley gets a cookie! :lol:



One thing though. Those buttons (deicer/air purifier) are on the opposite side of the fog light switch on the Legacy here, so when you said it was next to your foglight (I ignored the cruise button since I don't have it) I was thinking about this:
http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp350/yamazakisubaru/cars/Legacy/eee12d34.jpg

[d1giPhux]

Id just put the blank back in.. if you want that switch however.. hit me up.. I have one! Next time you break your front windshield (if it ever happens).. you can get the heated windshield and wire it up.

[phi11]

I think European Legacys have a headlight level switch that could go there.


EDM headlight sprayer button.

[Matty2Hotty]

Can someone tell me the wires and what colors everyone is on my foglight switch?
Black with pink strip
white with black strip
purple
yellow with black strip
black
black with White strip

[Yamazaki]

Can someone tell me the wires and what colors everyone is on my foglight switch?
Black with pink strip
white with black strip
purple
yellow with black strip
black
black with White strip
I can't tell what the question is. Are you asking what switch those wires go to (but you said foglight...), or are you asking what color wires go to your foglight switch (but you give colors...)?

[Matty2Hotty]

Yeah typeo... All those are my plug wire colors for my fogs... Just want a pinout to know what colors do what on my foglight switch.

[Yamazaki]

Yeah typeo... All those are my plug wire colors for my fogs... Just want a pinout to know what colors do what on my foglight switch.
PM'ed you. I hope it's satisfactory.

[ScaryFatKidGT]

Wait so people with JDM BG5 fogs, running both lights on at the same time is technically illegal???

I always though the empty slot on the second gens was for the heated power folding mirrors.

[jey]

Wait so people with JDM BG5 fogs, running both lights on at the same time is technically illegal???

I always though the empty slot on the second gens was for the heated power folding mirrors.

Your Minnesota laws:

http://www.ci.willmar.mn.us/menu/departments/police/Officer_Articles/04_0305.htm

[ScaryFatKidGT]

Should i start a new thread about this?

Auxiliary low beam lights must be mounted from 24 inches to 42 inches above the roadway. No more than two auxiliary low beam lights may be illuminated at a time. Auxiliary high beam lights must be mounted between 16 inches and 42 inches above the roadway. No more than two auxiliary high beam lights may be illuminated at a time. If a vehicle has auxiliary high beam or low beam lights and they are not mounted within the respective height requirements, they must be covered with an opaque material.

So I can technically have 4 High Beams and 6 Low Beam Lights?

Cuz i wanna get a light bar but not if i could never use it

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t232/wakeboardingguy/100_0076.jpg


i just got the jdm limited bumper with all 4 fogs too...

^illegal?

[ScaryFatKidGT]

^^^^^^^^^^ I want

[ej22_slo]

I have a blank next to my cruise and fog light switch but the plug has wires for something.... What are these wires and plug for if it just goes into my blank button? I have 01 lgt auto by the way. I searched but couldnt find anything.... Anyone?

Legacy Outback, MY2000,.. Europe;

Some of the european cars have (aftermarket?) alarm LED next to windshield deice button
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/02/outback_interior_20003a-1.jpg

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/02/outback_interior_20005a-1.jpg

[Legacy89]

That's what my dash looks like. I'm putting in a fog-button on the right in the centerconsole to control my aux highbeams.

[ScaryFatKidGT]

^^^^^What do u have for aux lights?

[Legacy89]

I had a set of Boch Rallye 6.5" but im thinking ill go with 2x Hella Jumbo 320 Xenon.
Same laws in my country basically. 2 foglights, 2 lowbeams, and a maximum of 4 highbeams.
But they also calculate the output from your lights aswell.
OEM lighting= 2x12.5% + 2xhella=2x37.5% =100% So i can't have any more than that.

Tough i am gonna fit 2-4 lights in front of my radiator and use the switch on them. Call it worklights and that way it will be legal:P

[jey]

^illegal?

Not in Washington:



Washington State Law:

RCW 46.37.180
Spot lamps and auxiliary lamps.

(1) Spot lamps. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two spot lamps and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will strike the windshield, or any windows, mirror, or occupant of another vehicle in use.

(2) Fog lamps. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two fog lamps mounted on the front at a height of not less than twelve inches nor more than thirty inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall at a distance of twenty-five feet ahead project higher than a level of four inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting the above requirements may be used with lower head lamp beams as specified in RCW 46.37.220.

(3) Auxiliary passing lamps. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two auxiliary passing lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twenty-four inches nor more than forty-two inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of RCW 46.37.220 shall apply to any combinations of head lamps and auxiliary passing lamps.

(4) Auxiliary driving lamps. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than sixteen inches nor more than forty-two inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of RCW 46.37.220 shall apply to any combination of head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps.

RCW 46.37.220
Multiple-beam road-lighting equipment.

Except as hereinafter provided, the head lamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp or combination thereof on motor vehicles shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions of light projected to different elevations, and such lamps may be so arranged that such selection can be made automatically subject to the following limitations:

(1) There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of four hundred fifty feet ahead for all conditions of loading;

(2) There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of one hundred fifty feet ahead; and on a straight level road under any conditions of loading none of the high intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver;

(3) Every new motor vehicle registered in this state after January 1, 1948, which has multiple-beam road-lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the head lamps is in use, and shall not otherwise be lighted. Said indicator shall be so designed and located that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.

[98outbackpdx]

i asked a cop in oregon who said... you can have fogs on with your low beams, but no fogs and high beams.