Headlight Switches: Euro vs South American??

Re: Headlight Switches: Euro vs South American?? (Bora Bighead)

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Re: Headlight Switches: Euro vs South American?? (Bora Bighead)

It appears that the South American switch has a position for front fogs but not for rear fogs.

Re: Headlight Switches: Euro vs South American?? (Bora Bighead)

No rear fog and I think you can't run fogs alone.
But you can run city's, city/low, city/low/fogs
Plus no DRLs.
90% euroswitch for less dough.

Re: Headlight Switches: Euro vs South American?? (1999½Bora)

Came across this topic while searching for something else.
Not quite... That switch controls rear fogs only and is for cars that have HIDs. HID units do not have front fogs because the fog lights become a second set of turn signal indicators due to the brightness of the xenon projector. One turn signal is not bright enough. Therefore, having a front fog control on such a vehicle would be useless -- and they get a special switch.
Notice that the missing icon is the upper one -- the front fog icon.

Re: Headlight Switches: Euro vs South American?? (Bora Bighead)

They could both be considered "euroswitches"
The "south american" is a Base model euroswitch (for base, trendline, and comfortline models). It runs parking lights (or city lights in Europe), low beams, and REAR fog.
The "euro" is a highline & 4-motion switch. Runs parking lights, low beams, FRONT AND REAR fogs.
That's it. Look in any German brochure and you will see the diff. between the two.
Why the hell it says "south american", I'll never know???
ps- I got a so-called "south american" switch on German E-bay for 79 cents!
Its base model there, and the seller upgraded to front forgs, needed a new switch, so I got his CHEAP!!!!

Re: Headlight Switches: Euro vs South American?? (evilveedub)

If it can be confirmed that the "south american" (base Euro) switch activates rear fogs ONLY, then I need to get one. I have Euro Bora Variant tails on the way and I want to wire up the rear fog, but I have no interest in front fogs. From the appearance of the icon on the switch, it looks like it controls the rear fog, but I keep hearing people say that the switch actually activates the front fogs - just like a NA switch but with a parking light function.

Re: Headlight Switches: Euro vs South American?? (Senna 1.8T)

I have a euro switch and the bottom icon is for rear fogs. if the sybols are the same the SA one controls rear only. Look at the way the icon looks like. It is a nice easy mod. I have mine wired up and it looks good. dont over do it and add two. Also I have a GLX so i need the front fog to run.