Fog lights and upgrade to M front bumper

[nahodo]

Hey,
I'd like to upgrade my Z4 (2003) with the M front bumper. Since I have the standard bumper with the fog lights I'm aware that the fog lights become obsolete. but how did you sort this out?
of course i can unplug them but i do realize that the rear fog lights do only work when i turn on the front fog lights!
in germany, we are obliged to have the rear fogs working therefore I'd be happy whether there are some ideas in order to get this sorted. cheers, nahodo

 

[ranski]

there are seperate buttons for the rear and front fogs lights, so if you swap over your front bumper for a M bumper and tape off the front fog wires, the rear fogs will surely still work?

 

[nahodo]

yes, there are two buttons - but check it out in your car, the rear one only works after you switched on the front ones = it is not possible to have the rear fog lights working without having the front fog lights running as well !

 

[ranski]

seriously? well i will await some feedback as im also considering a M bumper

 

[nahodo]

well, i guess that there is a way to manage it properly... so looking forward to "m bumper owners"

 

[RichardG]

Probably not the answer you are looking for, but as there is plenty room behind the bumper I simply left the lamps in the holders and cable tied everything out of the way, no error lights displayed on the dash as the lamps are still present and functional behind the bumper, this enables the rear fog to still operate and no messing about with resistors or re-programming the LCM.
Have yet to check if there is any stray light when they are activated.

 

[nahodo]

hmm.. yes that was the solution i'll opt for if there is no better one. i was looking into the lcm, i didn't find an option to deactivate it software wise...
any other experience with the fog issue?

 

[jonnyfive]

As like Richard i just tied up the lamps behind the bumper , just a real easy fix.

 

[nahodo]

hey jonnyfive, thx for your feedback - your z seems to be sterling grey like mine? looks great, do you have further picture? really mouth watering

 

[RichardG]

hey jonnyfive, thx for your feedback - your z seems to be sterling grey like mine? looks great, do you have further picture? really mouth watering

And what's wrong with my Sterling Grey?

 

[nahodo]

hey jonnyfive, thx for your feedback - your z seems to be sterling grey like mine? looks great, do you have further picture? really mouth watering

And what's wrong with my Sterling Grey?

nothing thought yours is a silver one.
if you have larger pics, I'd be very grateful

 

[jonnyfive]

Hey Richard yours is just not as sexy as mine only joking nie car and great choice in colour

nahodo sorry no over pics but there's a post on hear with a video of my car , i think its under the title .

"Today i designed and fitted my own quad system".

Check it out

 

[RichardG]

Ok here's a selection all of which I'm pretty sure have been on here in some shape or form in the past.

Only thing left at the moment is the Quad Exhaust system and modified M Rear Bumper, just need to earn some money to pay for it all once I decide exactly how I'm going to do the exhaust.

 

[steve853]

Nice wheels, the whole thing looks good. Now I want one. :x

 

[ShakyDog]

Could one not remove the fog lights and place a resistor that makes the car think that the lights are still there as they do for LED conversions?

Steve

 

[nahodo]

well, will check options and report it here.

today, my bumper arrived, will bring it to the body shop tomorrow to have it resprayed in sterling grey

 

[Dice]

Very nice ! Was that from ebay? That's a "must" for me too ...

Cheers

Dice

 

[nahodo]

jepp, just got it from ebay. is in a fair condition but since I need to respray anyway i don't really care about scratches etc.
brake ducts, mounting staff is also ordered and i how to have all items ready next week to install the bumper!

 

[Hotride]

hmm I replaced my fogs with LED's and didn't get a warning light... am I missing something?

 

[nahodo]

basically, there is no check control for the front fog lights. therefore you can remove them safely.
but my concern is that rear fogs doesn't work without the front fogs.