Does Anyone Know How To Rewire The Lights So I Have The Option Of Just Turning On The Foglights ? Stock Set Up Only Allows The Fog Lights To Be On When The Headlights Are On. I Was Wondering If There Is Any Way To Go Around That...?

Thx!

cuz I'm a nice guy:
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=11737.html

Now do some reading ;)

Does Anyone Know How To Rewire The Lights So I Have The Option Of Just Turning On The Foglights ? Stock Set Up Only Allows The Fog Lights To Be On When The Headlights Are On. I Was Wondering If There Is Any Way To Go Around That...?

Thx!

search diy foglight re-wire. I hope that helps...wait too late, rex beat me to it

Thx Rex...you're All Right!

Thx Rex...you're All Right!
no prob ;)

the foglight rewire is pretty easy to do and you'll love it.
Have you thought about changing out the bulbs on the fog lights? they're sort of 'yellowish' compared to HID's.


Here's the Hoen bulbs I used.


http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Jedi54/P9091613.jpg

^show off ;)

As far as rewiring goes i don't know u people find the time for shit like that. Anyway, LUMINICS FTW: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/bwjones/8Garage.jpg

luminics suck
had some in my fogs--they got so hot that the bulbs melted

luminics suck
had some in my fogs--they got so hot that the bulbs melted

better you than me. I've been using em since my last car and they last longer than any other bulbs I've ever used.

This is a nice DIY option to do on your car.

12oclock: this rewire takes 20 minutes.

^probably less...

^^ that includes time to throw back a few cold beers. :beer:

Foglight mod was my very first mod. I've got them totally independent of the headlights now, and they stay on at all times. I consider them daytime running lights.

I have never ever used my foglights. my foglights came off the 2nd day as that's when my kit went on. would like to use it one day if i ever found any appealing to me.

haha jedi the lights look clean.

^^ get Rodger to make you some HID lights for your bumper.

speaking of which: recognize the driveway?? ;)

lol. of course, i even recognize the jeep. haha

I think rodger will be too busy with his new car.

rodger's never too busy to make cool stuff

JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE LINKS AND SUGGESTIONS (Rex and others)...AND AFTER SOME READING. I FOUND THAT MAGNESIUM HAD THE BEST SOLUTION/WAY TO REWIRE THE LIGHTS...LOOKS GREAT! :lol:

Here is a photo of the fog lights! :lol2:

nice job quicksilver :)

nicely done quick!

cool, you should get some white lights for them.

on another note, this thread got me searching into foglights... haha

THX FELLAS...Now The Next Question Is... What Kind Of Bulbs Should I Put On Top And Bottom? Top Meaning The Little Ass Bulb Right Next To The Hid? Any Suggestions?

THX FELLAS...Now The Next Question Is... What Kind Of Bulbs Should I Put On Top And Bottom? Top Meaning The Little Ass Bulb Right Next To The Hid? Any Suggestions?
I used super white LEDs plus put super white LED fog light bulbs

parking light LEDs: www.v-leds.com

fog light leds: www.ijdmtoy.com

they match pretty good...I did the same with my clear corner markers and then put 6000K HIDs so now all lights match :)

Did an out right good job.

GOOD WEBSITE REX...WHAT'S THE PRODUCT NUMBER YOU USED TO GET ALL THE LEDs? :uhh: SORRY IM A PAIN, BUT YOU'RE A GOOD SOURCE AND I WANT TO GO IN THE DIRECTION YOU WENT WITH YOUR SIK RIDE...:cool:

the foglight rewire is pretty easy to do and you'll love it.
Have you thought about changing out the bulbs on the fog lights? they're sort of 'yellowish' compared to HID's.

Here's the Hoen bulbs I used.


i was pointed to the hoen bulbs b/c one of my oem fogs is out. i havent gotten it yet but it looks great.

jedi - oem or not, did you change the bulbs yourself?? manual says to have the dealer do it, but i gotta figure i could do it myself. what's so hard/dangerous about it??

GOOD WEBSITE REX...WHAT'S THE PRODUCT NUMBER YOU USED TO GET ALL THE LEDs? :uhh: SORRY IM A PAIN, BUT YOU'RE A GOOD SOURCE AND I WANT TO GO IN THE DIRECTION YOU WENT WITH YOUR SIK RIDE...:cool:
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/LampReplacementGuide/AutoLRG-Results.htm

here ya go...all the bulb part numbers

i was pointed to the hoen bulbs b/c one of my oem fogs is out. i havent gotten it yet but it looks great.

jedi - oem or not, did you change the bulbs yourself?? manual says to have the dealer do it, but i gotta figure i could do it myself. what's so hard/dangerous about it??

2tone; I did change out the bulbs from home, it's actually pretty simple. I got the bulbs from http://www.hoen-usa.com/ and theyr'e holding up very well.

To replace the bulbs, you can actually do it through the inside of the wheel well. Just take off the plastic shielding (held on by a few plastic clips), reach in and unhook the bulbs.
There is a D.I.Y. on it around here somewhere, I'm sure the search function can find it.

To replace the bulbs, you can actually do it through the inside of the wheel well. Just take off the plastic shielding (held on by a few plastic clips), reach in and unhook the bulbs.
There is a D.I.Y. on it around here somewhere, I'm sure the search function can find it.

sweet, i'll search for it - i saw the "do not replace yourself, only at the dealer" in the manual and was wondering why they would even say that. i think i'll replace it w/ an oem bulb for now b/c i'm broke, but those hoen's look awesome. thanks for the tip.

EDIT: in case anyone else needs it...DIY fog bulb replacement (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=36067&highlight=fog+bulb)

^for the HID's im guessing they say for the dealer to change them so someone doesn't get shocked with 25,000 volts, guess they do not want lawsuits.

I have not had to change mine so I cant give you any input on difficulty.

EDIT: just found this online

Quote: "A blast from a crushed 100 bar hot HID bulb will send glass pieces into your skin and eyes and potentially fill wounds with mercury, which is very poisiness. Room will be filled with toxic fumes. Very high startup voltages can give you electric shock if closer than 1.5 inches or 4 cm. A headlight assembly will protect you from all this included UV rays. "

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/LampReplacementGuide/AutoLRG-Results.htm

here ya go...all the bulb part numbers

THANK YOU SIR! AGAIN, VERY HELPFUL... :bowdown:

^for the HID's im guessing they say for the dealer to change them so someone doesn't get shocked with 25,000 volts, guess they do not want lawsuits.

I have not had to change mine so I cant give you any input on difficulty.

EDIT: just found this online

Quote: "A blast from a crushed 100 bar hot HID bulb will send glass pieces into your skin and eyes and potentially fill wounds with mercury, which is very poisiness. Room will be filled with toxic fumes. Very high startup voltages can give you electric shock if closer than 1.5 inches or 4 cm. A headlight assembly will protect you from all this included UV rays. "

yikes, that sounds terrible! from what i remember, which was a little while, it only says for the dealer to change the fogs, not the headlights (maybe it says not to change the heads if you have hid's, i don't remember). the oem fogs are not hid, so i guess it can't be as dangerous for the fogs??