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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 02:00 PM
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yes thats much easier lol but last question i checked out autozone and couldnt find the tap that he used for the mod
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 08:34 PM
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yes thats much easier lol but last question i checked out autozone and couldnt find the tap that he used for the mod
They sell them at radioshack for sure (where I got mine) in the little drawers.
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 12:42 AM
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sick, always wanted to do that to my fogs too... looks like i'ma have some fun tomorrow!
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 05:25 PM
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Simple mod once i figured out i was suppose to connect the brown wire coming from the fuse to the small red/white wire. Only blew out one ignition fuse.
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Old Aug 12, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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I wanna do this so bad. But meee scared . I dont wanna mess up my baby.
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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 03:16 AM
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^^^^ there is nothing to be scared of... it is so simple. It took me 2min to do it, simple as one, two, three... let me know if you need very simple directions with pictures.
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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 05:40 AM
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^ +1 did it last weekend. Lol, I studied the pictures posted longer than it took me to do the snip and click. Way easy....
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Old Aug 14, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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^^^^ there is nothing to be scared of... it is so simple. It took me 2min to do it, simple as one, two, three... let me know if you need very simple directions with pictures.

Yea if you could thatd be great. I tried reading some of the first few pages and i got kinda confused. BTW im trying to make them turn on with the switch not as DRL. So basically i want to be able to turn them on with the switch even if my HIDS arent on.
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Old Aug 14, 2010 | 10:51 PM
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^^^I got ya... either tonight or tomorrow I will post some very simple directions and pictures, you will see how simple and easy it is.
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Old Aug 14, 2010 | 10:53 PM
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Thanks so much brother. I feel bad cause people already posted the directions but honestly im not EXACTLY sure what to do. Thanks i appreciate it.
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Old Aug 14, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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no problem, hope it helps you
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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 06:35 PM
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FOG Lights Rewire

This has already been covered earlier, I am not trying to take all the credit for this. I'm just trying to make it simple in only few steps with pictures.

This set up will let you use the fogs independently through the fog switch. You could have the fogs by their self, with the parking and side lights or with the headlights. You control them by the switch. Also you could leave the switch ON and turn off the car, fogs will have no power.


So, here it goes... Five steps....

1. Disconnect the negative terminal off of your battery.


2. Remove the fuse box cover, turn it around and locate the FOG Relay and ACC Relay.

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3. There are 4 tabs on top of the fuse panel, undo the 4 tabs shown on the picture to get access underneath the fuse panel.



4. Cut the brown wire coming out of the FOG's Relay enough to rich the thicker White with Red stripe wire.

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5. Locate the Thicker White with Red stripe wire from the ACC Relay and connect the brown wire coming from the FOG Reray with a wiretap. Make sure to cap the other end of the brown wire as we don't need it any more.

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I tried to make it as simple as I could to understand, but once you open the fuse box you will understand everything.

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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Thanks !! Im gonna this tomorrow. I dont have a wiretap at the moment. I appreciate it.
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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 08:55 PM
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let us know how it goes...
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 07:59 AM
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Sorry do I also need to cap off the other end of the red/white wire ? And also I noticed if Iturn off my car but leave my hids and fogs on, they stay on even if my car is off. If I do this and leave all lights on and. Shut off my car, will only the hids stay on ?
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Rotary-RX8
Sorry do I also need to cap off the other end of the red/white wire ? And also I noticed if Iturn off my car but leave my hids and fogs on, they stay on even if my car is off. If I do this and leave all lights on and. Shut off my car, will only the hids stay on ?
....you dont CUT that one "connect the brown wire coming from the FOG Relay with a wiretap"
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 08:09 AM
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Kk good thing I asked lol.
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 09:47 AM
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Sorry one last question. IM having trouble disconnecting my battery. I dont know which nut to unscrew. I tried searching for other DIY but they dont mention how to disconnect them. Sorry im just trying not to kill myself lol.
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 09:57 AM
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...the little nut on the side of the negative battery connector is a 10mm i think

just look at it and youll be able to figure out which one will loosen the part that wraps around the terminal
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 09:59 AM
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Kk thanks !! I wasnt sure if it was the one on top or the one of the side.
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 10:00 AM
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be careful where you rest it...maybe wrap it with electrical tape while it is disconnected
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 10:21 AM
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I just did it !!!! Its so easy LOL. I dont know why i was stressing so mcuh. Ye i rested it on the cover of the air filter. But one thing i noticed is i cant turn them on when the cars off liek i used to be able too Oh well !!!

I fucked up at first cause the brown wire wasnt fully in the tap and i went ahead and use pliers. Then i had to retake the tap off then add a new one in .

Thanks for the help guys
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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One problem since my ecu got reset everything (clock etc etc) got erased. And at one point my tsc light stayed on but when I shut off the car and restarted .. The light went off .. No biggy
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 11:42 AM
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now im confused does any wires get cut. or is it just a tap from brown to thicker red and white
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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You cut ONLY the brown wire
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