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Old 05-20-2019, 07:44 PM
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I have a 2001 Blazer front end on my 2000 Olds Bravada. Since there are no fog lights on the Blazer could I connect the wires from the fog lights to the headlights that are not
illuminated when the bright lights are illuminated? Then I could possibly have all four headlights illuminated with the fog light switch turned on. Would this work? Thanks for any help.
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Old 05-20-2019, 09:19 PM
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Do you mean connecting the fog light plug to the low beams? Wouldn't you lose the low beams in that case? Turning on the headlights would only run the taillights, and I guess any side markers or whatever. Have to turn on the fog light switch for the low beams.
 
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Old 05-21-2019, 12:25 AM
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What I would like to have is a way for all four headlights to be on at the same time. Like a third position for higher high beams. This may take some wiring/rewiring. Thanks for your reply.
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Originally Posted by RTJ49
What I would like to have is a way for all four headlights to be on at the same time. Like a third position for higher high beams. This may take some wiring/rewiring. Thanks for your reply.
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I really don't see how without frying your system - Inless you splice in a switch or cut the wire to kill the normal low beams then add a relay to turn on the low beams when the fog light switch is activated. By doing so you will lose the automatic way the low beams work. And you sure wouldn't want to forget and have the normal low beams and the relay on at the same time .....

Your best bet is add some driving lights with a relay off the fog light switch or use a relay off the high beams so when the high beams are turned on it trips the relay - also if you run off the high beams add a switch that over rides the relay so you can just run the high beams only
 
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Isn't there some mod that you can do to make all four lights stay on with the high beams?

Quad beam or something like that?
 
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Originally Posted by cleburne red
Isn't there some mod that you can do to make all four lights stay on with the high beams?

Quad beam or something like that?
Yep there is.

How to: Quad Beam Mod 2nd Gen - DISCUSSION THREAD

There's a few different methods depending on what year your truck is.

A search for "quad beam" on the forum will bring up a few other discussion threads as well.
 

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I really don't see how without frying your system
I stand corrected
 
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Quad beam it, then get some stock fog light/turning signal housings to add fog lights to your ride.
 
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