Installed PIAA foglights *PICS*
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They come with instructions so you don't need a DIY. All of the wires come with connectors so you just plug one harness into another. I mean what would the DIY be? "1. peel the double sided tape off. 2. stick it on"...
PS the relay is pre-wired.
PS the relay is pre-wired.
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Originally Posted by fastandcurious
i love the way they look at night when they are on but in daylight they look out of place. at the same time that's where i want my fogs to go. i think the problem is that the fogs are sitting in front of the black plastic cover.
soooooooo... i have an idea but i don't know if it will work. maybe you can help me since you've poked around that part of the bumper. i was thinking that perhaps i could cut out a circle in the plastic cover so that the only thing sticking out would be the glass part of the fog lights and the rest would be hidden. it would give it more of a flush look. this means, however, that the fog would need to be held in place behind the cover. does anyone know if the bumper extends back far enough or does it pretty much end where that black plastic cover is?
soooooooo... i have an idea but i don't know if it will work. maybe you can help me since you've poked around that part of the bumper. i was thinking that perhaps i could cut out a circle in the plastic cover so that the only thing sticking out would be the glass part of the fog lights and the rest would be hidden. it would give it more of a flush look. this means, however, that the fog would need to be held in place behind the cover. does anyone know if the bumper extends back far enough or does it pretty much end where that black plastic cover is?
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Originally Posted by maximus96
so there is no existing hole to pass the wires thru the firewall? I thought I read somewhere that there was one...hm...i guess you can always wire it with a relay to the parking or low beam headlight, then you wouldn't have to worry about drilling thru the firewall
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Sry cant really do a write up since I didn't actually install them! I ordered the lights on ebay like the ones on the other page. So I got them and my dad works in a toyota body shop so he offered to have them installed the next day with the grille cut outs and all so I couldn't resist! The holes are machine cut because its a metal grill craft grille. Thats about it... They are nice!
The switch right now just hangs from my dash cause I'm unsure what I want/need to do... But they are wired so I can just run them if it's overcast outside or how ever I want them... Thanks for the kind words!
The switch right now just hangs from my dash cause I'm unsure what I want/need to do... But they are wired so I can just run them if it's overcast outside or how ever I want them... Thanks for the kind words!
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Ok guys I have a problem and I would really appreciate your help. I have the fog lights hooked up and everything but they don't seem to be turning on.
Now i think i know what the problem is (can someone please verify). I have the extra switch wire (+) attached to the fog lights themselves rather than the headlights (that wire basically turns on the fog lights when the headlights turn on.).
Can someone tell me if I'm right and thats the problem. and if it is which wire on the stock wiring harness should i attach it too?.
Now i think i know what the problem is (can someone please verify). I have the extra switch wire (+) attached to the fog lights themselves rather than the headlights (that wire basically turns on the fog lights when the headlights turn on.).
Can someone tell me if I'm right and thats the problem. and if it is which wire on the stock wiring harness should i attach it too?.
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damn... nice setup. Haha, my buddy with his TC did the same as to sticking the foglights by those lil holes besides the lower grill. Whats funnie is that he didn't realize how small the hole was compared to his foglights... and when he got couple of his buddies to install it for him (I couldn't help cuz I moved for college) they angled so its like an high beam... unfortunately your suppose to be able to adjust the angle of the foglights, but since there is not enough space, he can't angle them down... I told him to just re-mount them closer to the outside of the holes... but yea... pretty funnie... also that when he turns on his foglights by a building... it literally lights up to the second floor.... haha
