Rear Fog Lamps

[brental1]

These turn on when you press the fog button 2 times. When rear fog is activated, the button acts like this.
1st press, front fog
2nd press, front and rear fog
3rd press, front fog
4th press, all fogs off

These wouldn't be considered backup lights unless you turn them on while backing up, which is the main reason I started this project. I work off-road at cell towers and usually can't see much in the reverse cam at night, but I didn't want something that turns on every time I reverse, and I can't stand cheesy non-factory switches in my vehicles, so I used the built-in rear fog functionality. It works great for lighting up my towers, tools, trailers, boat, etc.

Was the rear fog icon present in your cluster? If not, did you find a way to add it?

 

[brental1]

Hi everyone, has anyone completed this mod? What were your findings? Quick question—were you able to get the cluster to display the rear fog light pictogram? I tried manually triggering mine with AlfaOBD, but no luck. Also, regarding the OE switch with its four different modes, what steps are needed to activate it?

Thanks in advance!

I've almost completed it. I found out, from Jimmy's reply and using the '10 second test' in Alfa that the rear fog icon is not present in my cluster. Seems it's only present in export clusters. The green, front icon does display in any of the 3 ON states. I've started investigating adding another LED in the cluster; but don't know yet if this is possible.

 

[brental1]

Wow! I finally have rear fog lights. They're really bright. They overwhelm the camera when you're directly behind the truck.

 

[lost sailor]

Looks great! Did you end up cutting your existing bumper pad? How did the lights mount up to it?

 

[brental1]

Looks great! Did you end up cutting your existing bumper pad? How did the lights mount up to it?

I did. I messed up a little on the first one. I though the lamp should protrude through so I kept enlarging the hole. Figured out that the posts on the lamp position it to be flush with the plastic.
Did a better job on the second one. They don't look bad; but I'm going to apply some RTV in the gaps.

 

[lost sailor]

Good job. I should have parts in a week or two and will install mine.

 

[Saubs]

Last weekend I got my rear fogs working without buying anything from Mopar.

I have a 2019 Rebel, which already had 1 rear fog wire running to the rear bumper but not in the bumper harness. It's a White/Orange wire, with nothing on the other side of the connector.

You need alfaobd to activate rear fogs.
Also need a relay since most LED pods consume more current than the Mopar rear fogs.

I'd recommend adding a fuse, and some kind of indicator. My factory gauges don't have a rear fog indicator, but has a useless vta light, so I used that. If you already have the rear fog indicator or don't want one, you won't need to do anything under your dash.

Stock fog light switch will work. The only difference between stock and the "rear fog" version is the symbol painted on the button.

Supplies needed
-Alfaobd & OBD2Link MX+
-Standard Bosch relay preferably diode type
-Fuse holder with fuse
-soldering iron and heat shrink with hot melt (preferred), or just use crimp connectors with hot melt. They'll last until after the vehicle dies
-wire. Preferably red and black 14awg is probably fine unless your lights are stupid bright
-stripper/crimper/cutter, basic tools
-split wire loom, loom tape, zip ties
-EP35 electronic flasher if you want the indicator light to blink

Will add links to the specific parts/tools I used later

Hello Sir
Is this orange-white cable that goes into the connector the one responsible for powering the planned fog light? On the other side of the connector, no wire comes out, so I just want to confirm.
If I go with a simplified setup and install a basic fog light myself with the following parameters: 12V / 0.2A / 2.5W (or 24V / 0.1A / 2.5W, depending on the system), where would you recommend connecting the ground (GND)? Can I simply attach it to the car’s chassis, or is there a specific grounding point nearby that would be better to use?

 

[Saubs]

You need alfaobd to activate rear fogs.

I am aware, I want to get the wiring sorted first

 

[lost sailor]

Got the lights installed

 

[ZombieSlayer]

Smooth install

 

[brental1]

Got the lights installed

Great! Just curious; did you swap out the headlight switch? If not does the standard headlight switch cycle through the modes?

 

[lost sailor]

Great! Just curious; did you swap out the headlight switch? If not does the standard headlight switch cycle through the modes?

I did swap out the headlight switch for the RoW switch. I have not coded the truck yet, because I'm waiting for an android tablet to arrive (had to buy one, haha. No windows or droid in the house). I'll report back as soon as I've coded via AlfaOBD.

 

[lost sailor]

Also - I meant to add - the RoW headlight switch operates exactly as the USA switch, no changes other than the silkscreening.

 

[MrKirill]

Hello, I'm also on my way to rear for lights.

There is no need to change instrument cluster, amber fog lights sign is displayed on TFT screen in the left top corner.
As I understand it's required to change market in alfaOBD. Will try to do that in near future and will post update.

 

[gulhas]

Can you summarize what have you changed in Alfa obd to activate the rear fog?
and also the colors of the wires - is it really orange white ?

 

[lost sailor]

Got my lamps working via AlfaOBD. Same as @brental1 I don't have the icon in my dash, its just the "second" push of the foglight switch.

Wiring harness I purchased (1x Wiring Fascia Rear 68490773AC) included connectors for backup sensors, fog lights, lic plate lamps, trailer elec connection. Did not include the TPMS for trailer, which is a module embedded in to the bumper. I do get a warning message "Trailer TPMS needs service" or something like that, but it goes away quickly. I may try to code that out if I can figure out how.