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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 11:55 PM
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i am actually posting this for my sister, who has an 07 tC..well here it goes:


so, i tinted my tailights and it is really dark. and at night when i am trying to back up... i can't see anything. ahha so i was wondering if there was a way to wire sum fog lights or something to the back but i don't know wher to harness them and how to wire them. does anyone know what i am talking about or how to do that?
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i am actually posting this for my sister, who has an 07 tC..well here it goes:


so, i tinted my tailights and it is really dark. and at night when i am trying to back up... i can't see anything. ahha so i was wondering if there was a way to wire sum fog lights or something to the back but i don't know wher to harness them and how to wire them. does anyone know what i am talking about or how to do that?
I always thought reverse lights were more to let people know you were backing up than to actually help you see while moving backwards. anyways...

I stay in Miami, FL too. Westchester /Kendall area. What part are you from? Do you go to the Scion meets on Wednsdays in Hialeah? I've never been there how is it?
Old Oct 21, 2007 | 12:55 AM
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yeah me too, but my sister had this crazy mod idea, and thought maybe there was something out there, i told her i had only seen them adapted on trucks, but oh well..i live at 127th ave SW 24 st..right by FIU and tamiami park, yeah ive been dying to go to the meets, but i have been pretty tied up at work..you know workin overtime to help pay them mods..lol
Old Oct 21, 2007 | 12:57 AM
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like the 08 xB?...yea i sometimes use my reverse lights to help me see when im in reverse but y ou should still be able to see where your going with a lil bit of light...but idk
Old Oct 21, 2007 | 12:58 AM
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she tinted those babys pretty dark
Old Oct 21, 2007 | 04:04 AM
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u just gotta run the wires for the fog into the trunk, if u remove your spare and look down into the well there are a fre rubber grommets, pop one of those out and cut a slit in it so u can pass ur wires through. them remove your light bulb for your reverse light and tap the wires and replace the bulb into the tail light. now find a place to mount the fog light away from the exhaust and somwhere where it isnt too visible from the back and ur done.
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Hand held spot light will do the trick
Old Oct 21, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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a simiplier and more oem looking mod would be the full rear tail brake light mod.
Basically your tail brake light will be a full led brake light
and when you back up, the leds will turn white

check the diy led headz did
Old Oct 21, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by jiggadomino
a simiplier and more oem looking mod would be the full rear tail brake light mod.
Basically your tail brake light will be a full led brake light
and when you back up, the leds will turn white

check the diy led headz did
that's just what she just decided on, she ordered the full TBL from ozniums
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:15 AM
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i dont think onzium makes reverse lights for their TBL

oh well, hey techie, i need my reverse light at night....

cause i need to see what im backing up into!
Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:43 AM
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I know that on some japanese cars they have a rear fog light because of the weather, it is usually on the drivers side lower bumper. I think it would look good on a tC, definatly be different.
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yea its not that hard to add the white lights into the TBL
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