DIY: Fog Light Rewire
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sorry, looks like I missed the party...
THE ONLY WIRE THAT GETS CUT IN TWO IS THE BROWN
REMOVE ONLY SOME OF THE WIRE RUBBER INSULATION OF THE THICKER WHITE/RED STRIPE (DO NOT CUT IT IN TWO PIECES) TO MAKE GOOD CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BROWN AND WHITE/RED STRIPE WIRES IN THE WIRETAP.
THE ONLY WIRE THAT GETS CUT IN TWO IS THE BROWN
REMOVE ONLY SOME OF THE WIRE RUBBER INSULATION OF THE THICKER WHITE/RED STRIPE (DO NOT CUT IT IN TWO PIECES) TO MAKE GOOD CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BROWN AND WHITE/RED STRIPE WIRES IN THE WIRETAP.
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Question ... I used to be able to turn on my hids and fogs even if the cars off. Now I'm only able to turn on my hids but not my fogs when the car iis off. is there any way to fix this ? I know this is stupid but I like everything to be "perfect" and I hate being able to turn on only my hids when the car is off.
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OK... the Fogs are wired to the ACC Relay. Which means you could only have power/electricity to the fog lights when you turn the key to ACC (turn the key once). You could wire the fogs differently so you have power all the time, even if the car is off, but there will be no beeper to warn you so you don't leave them ON (like the one for the headlights).
In my opinion, the best way is through the ACC Relay. Why would you need to turn them ON when the car is OFF? Plus you could still turn them ON if the car is OFF, just turn the key once to ACC and Voila...
In my opinion, the best way is through the ACC Relay. Why would you need to turn them ON when the car is OFF? Plus you could still turn them ON if the car is OFF, just turn the key once to ACC and Voila...
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So I went to do this mod and I don't have a brown wire going to my fogs relay or the Black and red wire going to the tail relay.... only difference I can think of is I'm in canada and DRL's are mandatory. Can anyone comment on this? I want my fogs to come on when I have the park lights on.
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Okay took a closer look, found the red/black wire going to the Tail FUSE not relay and I have a black/white wire going where the brown wire is located in MM's pictures but it is jumpered to the Head Low R fuse ... will the white/black wire be the same as the brown one (just cut it betweem the head fuse and fog relay) or do I need to do something different here? Here are some pictures....
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Well I'm gonna go ahead and try this out... I also couldnt find my heat shrink wrap so I'm gonna have to use good ole fashioned electrical tape until tomorrow when the stores are open again.
Edit: Found my shrink wrap!
Edit: Found my shrink wrap!
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So I did this mod by soldering the black/white wire that was jumpered between the fog relay and Head Low R fuse to the black/red tail fuse wire. After reattaching everything the verdict is.... Nothing Happened. Does anyone have any insight on this? My fogs still turn on only with my headlights.
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RotaryMachineRX, you pm'ed me about this...
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...dian+fog+light
Here it is.. read it.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...dian+fog+light
Here it is.. read it.
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RotaryMachineRX, you pm'ed me about this...
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...dian+fog+light
Here it is.. read it.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...dian+fog+light
Here it is.. read it.
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Hi, I don't have fog light for awhile now for some reason, today I replace new fog bulbs, re-connect the wire to original, check the relay fuse, fog fuse they are all good but, there still no light. Anybody has any idea why? with the car on running, I turn all lights and try to touch the bare BROWN wire to other wire and still no luck, thanks for any helpful hint.
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Need some help!!
I was doing it Omicron's way.....ran the brown wire from the fogs to the thin red and white wire from ACC. When i crimped together with blue connector nothing happened. I tried just wrapping it, thinking I wasn't getting a good connection. Negative. The headlights appeared to be strobbing though. Any ideas. Thanks in advanced!!!
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OK, I finally did this using the Omicron method (using the thing red and white wire). The only variation was that I used a T-tap on the white/red wire and male and female disconnects on the two ends of the brown wire, so that if I want to go back the way it was, I just have to unplug and plug.
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Check the voltages and go from there. A DIY is good for a lot of info, but maybe a canook can chime in. You never stated a year/options, etc, could be some unknown variations in the mix, never know.
Better safe than sorry!
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I didnt check my voltages when i did mine and ive done it like a year and a half ago. Everything is perfectly fine.
I just want to know if the wires that need to be tapped are the same colour or not. The car is a 04 but i dont think that makes a difference.
I just want to know if the wires that need to be tapped are the same colour or not. The car is a 04 but i dont think that makes a difference.
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Canadians Read Here: https://www.rx8club.com/canada-forum-35/canadian-foglight-rewire-90749/
Our Wire colors are not the same.... I believe ours is black/white rather than brown or something like that
Go Canucks
Our Wire colors are not the same.... I believe ours is black/white rather than brown or something like that
Go Canucks