Omicron

I used the thin white with red stripe wire, a few relays down. Fogs come on whenever turn stalk switch and ignition are on this way. Maybe try that one?

liqiud

Thanks Omicron...that is what i was looking to do anyway...do you happen to know which relay...if not, i am sure i will hunt for it tomorrow anyway.

Thanks in advance.

Omicron

Fifth relay from the front. There's a light blue relay, then a blank slot for one, then third, forth, and 5th relays (which are all black). The light brown wire comes out of the third position, and the THIN white w/red stripe wire comes out of the 5th position. Check this post again.

liqiud

damn...i must have missed a few pages of this post...thanks for pointing it out...now to go fix my wiring.

Omicron

Cool. Let us know when you get it working!

liqiud

ok...so my car hates me...my Quick disconnect cable works fine when in the factory position...everything works as it should...

http://www.havenbbs.com/rx8/images/f...ng_with_qd.jpg

however as soon as i try to move to the red/white little wire...with all light switches off, my parking lights are on, and my head lights flash...

http://www.havenbbs.com/rx8/images/f...ose_blurry.jpg

http://www.havenbbs.com/rx8/images/f...new_wiring.jpg

Sorry about the blurriness, it's time to get a new camera...anyway...

does anyone have any ideas???

liqiud

whoops...let me check that today...i'll get back to you guys...

Omicron

Yup. You are tapping the light brown wire leading AWAY from the fuse panel into the white/red wire.

What you want to do is to tap the light brown wire leading INTO from the fuse panel into the white/red wire. I've circled the wire you want to tap into the white/red.

liqiud

So I must be crazy...that is exactly what it was...and now it is fixed...thanks Omicron...

Omicron

You betcha. Glad you got it working. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. :D

[ian]

I just did this myself, using Omicron's method (tapping into the ACC relay using a simple wire-tap). This allows me to leave the fog lights on all the time (kind of like driving lights) without worrying about running down the battery. Excellent instructions guys, you all make this forum the best. This really was a very easy mod, due to all the help. Once again, bravo!

Rotoman

Quick question before I make this mod to my fogs, The different options we have are just to switch the fog relay on correct, Its not used for the power load for the fogs, correct.. I just dont want to be putting more load on another fuse that already one... thanks

Kewl

If the mod directions are followed....yes, you are just shifting the relay coil load, not the fog lights load. The relay load is insignificant in terms of load on the fuse. This assumes, of course, that you haven't installed a ton of 'other' mods for which the ACC fuse wasn't designed.

The fog lights' load remain with the fuse designed to deliver power to the lights.

Rotoman

Kewl, Thanks for the quick response, Now I can make this change without worrying about blowing fuses... By the way does any one know if we can change the color of our fogs to match our headlights color.

Omicron

Kewl's explanation is exactly right. Ain't he kewl? :D (sorry, couldn't resist)

Yes, you can change the color of the fogs by getting replacement H11 type bulbs. I got mine from here. Kind of a bitch putting them in though, as it involves removing the plastic under the front bumper to get to them.

Rotoman

Kewl, Omicron Thanks, That's what I like about this Forum, From the most simple to the the most complicated question there's always someone willing to help out...

Chris in MD

Did the fog light rewire yesterday - Omicron version to run off the Acc relay. Excellent instructions. Took two minutes max. I was somewhat apprehensive about cutting/splicing wires under the relay panel but the instructions made it quite easy. My neighbor came over when he saw my hood up and was somewhat surprised when he saw me cutting wires under the relay panel. Of course I talked like I actually knew what I was doing and the mod actually worked on top of it - made me look like a regular mechanic!! Thanks Omicron and Magnesium for doing the initial research.

Omicron

You bet guys... happy to help. Such a simple little thing to do once you know how, and useful... that's what makes it so cool. :D

The real credit goes to Magnesium though, for breaking the initial ground and figuring out the critical little light brown wire. I just improved on his final connection point.

bryrx804

Ok,.. trying to find out and go thou 10 pages of stuff. can someone please that has done it, quote the intruction..

bobclevenger

How about this: go to this thread and scroll down to post #73.
That's the start of my 4 posts describing how I did it (with pictures).

Mogi

Just did it. Thanks for the great instructions Omicron and Magnesium.

Omicron

You bet. :D

Mr. Ed's rx-8

just did bobclevengers way and took me longer to pop the hood then it did to do this mod! looks great and helps set my car just that much more!

thanks to all who put in the countless hours and research to make these mods possible to do at home!

bobclevenger

I'm just happy to see others using and enjoying the mod that we came up with. I'm sure that Omicron and Magnesium feel the same way too.

93rdcurrent

Thanks guys I just did the mod myself. I set mine up just as Magnesium did and it works great.