Modification:
SE-R Foglight Activation

Many drivers are interested in activating their foglights when ANY external lights are illuminated, perhaps to fill in the foreground when high beams are on, to sneak through neighborhoods with minimal lighting, or to cruise along the well-lighted strip looking stupid when they think they look cool. Whatever the reason, this is possible to achieve with a factory-clean modification to the switch pickup in the steering column. Don't run some silly wire through the engine bay or chop up anything else.

I performed following procedure on my car back in 1993. This job can be performed on any 1991-92 Sentra SE-R. The NX2000 and 1993+ SE-R can possibly be modified in a similar manner with attention paid to where the foglight switch taps power. Wire colors or positions may vary, so refer to the factory service manual and note any differences. Also note that a simple change to this procedure will allow the foglights to run at any time without any other external lights activated, but I won't be responsible for dead batteries. Figure it out yourself.

Tools: Phillips screwdriver, small wire cutters, pliers, 3M Scotchlok connector.

• Remove the lower half of the steering column shroud by removing the four screws from underneath and unsnapping the two halves.
• Locate the single existing 3M Scotchlok connector in the wire bundle on the left side of the column. A single purple wire should be joined to a red/yellow wire, which passes through the connector. The purple wire leads to the foglight switch. The red/yellow wire leads to the headlights and contact #10 on the combination switch.
• If the single wire is not purple, note the colors and pop out the foglight switch from the center dash panel to verify the colors match at both ends.
• After you verified the correct wire from the foglight switch, snip it flush at the Scotchlok connector.
• The goal is to connect the purple wire to the parking light wire, which is red/blue and leads to contact #12 on the combination switch. The wires are tight here, so you may have to work with it for a couple of minutes. Insert the red/blue wire into the edge of the new Scotchlok connector, insert the purple wire into the end of the connector, and squeeze the connector with pliers.
• Turn on the parking lights and test the foglights. If all is well, turn off the lights, install the lower steering column shroud, and you're done!

Rick's SE-Rious Procedures

Original material is the creation of Rick Zotz, 1999, 1998, 1997, and has been contributed to SE-R.net.