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19th May 2013, 11:46 PM
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I was just looking at your photos and see that you are using the savage switches.
Change the led in the fog from blue to amber (about £2) on eBay and don't worry about it. With regard to dimming its a piece of cake with these switches. As they are double pole switches use 1 side for the fog on/off and the other for the tell. After a lot of searching I've come up with an easy wiring no diodes as per some threads. Here goes 1. Output to led 2.tell input (fog) 3. 12v from side lights via 5k resistor I need to have a fiddle with a 5k and 10k as to the brightness I want (5k surgested on locost builders) I don't know about wiring the hazard as I don't have that switch. Last edited by SeriesLandy : 19th May 2013 at 11:51 PM. 
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20th May 2013, 10:01 PM
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Some very useful info there  Well my fog light switch is going to be replaced anyway now as it don't switch...LOL Hazard switch works Ok but damn they are bright.
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21st May 2013, 12:30 PM
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in completed kit car there is a feature this month showing a mx5 loom using one of those switches. i think is says you need to change the relay...
Its under the builder contributions section.
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5th June 2013, 10:36 PM
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Thanks for the info ppl...
 I've got a new fog light switch and I'm going to order a new amber LED for it. All the appropriate warning lights light up on the dash when the buttons are pressed so hopefully will be ok for the men in white coats... Like the idea of the lights having two levels of illumination so probably going to do the mod as SeriesLandy suggests.
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6th June 2013, 10:38 PM
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I did a few tests with the resistors.
I made a test rig and lit them up in the dark and personally felt that on 12v they are too bright so ill be using a 1k resistor when the switch is on and a 10k for the side lights. I did take some pics but can't find the lead for the camera!
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