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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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can anyone help i purchased a grille with fog lights . i installed a factory switch . i have power going into the switch and power coming out of the swith when switch turned on. out front where the factory fog lights plug in i have no power i want to use the factory harness. is there a wire un plued some were thanks
Old Apr 16, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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Did you plug in the relay?

The factory switch powers up the relay under the hood, I believe, which pulls power from the main bus at a higher capacity to provide power for the fog lights.
Old Apr 16, 2006 | 07:06 PM
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were do i plug thie relay in
Old Apr 16, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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Default ....RELAY....

The relay has a blue top. It comes with the factory fog light set up.
The printed directions and the 'overboost' directions say that the relay plugs in to the back side of the fuse box in the dash board.
Every other step of this install was a breeze, right?
This is where I am hung up. I want to find someone with small hands that has done this before and knows exactly where and how this relay goes in to the fuse box.

Who has installed the relay? And can it be described any better?
Do I really need to go under the door sill to access the fuse box enough to insert relay?

Read the overboost instructions (in the TECH section) and see if you can do what they describe.
Old Apr 16, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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Default ....As per instructions...

With mounting out of the way, now comes the wiring. Fortunately, all that needs to be done here is the plugging of a relay into a pre-existing socket. To access the socket, remove the left side door scuff plate, the left side cowl side panel and coin box in the dashboard. You guessed it, everything snaps out of place.




The relay socket is attached to the left side of the fuse panel and is the second harness from the bottom. (There are four harnesses total.) Slip the socket from the panel, install the relay and replace the socket. Reassemble the interior pieces and this baby's ready to rumble.
Old Apr 29, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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Default .....I did it, and....

To answer my own question, YES, you need to remove the doorsill and the left kick panel.
The third picture in the above post shows the relay socket. You can remove it from the fuse box but the wires that are attached to it will not let it move more than 1 inch. And I could not turn it around so you could see what you are doing.
You must sit in the driver's seat and use the HELLEN KELLER method of feeling around in there. No need for pictures when using the brail method.
With your left hand in the fuse box door, feel the back side of the relay socket. (Third from the top on the left side of fuse box) The junction above the targeted socket is smooth.
You can use this smooth surface to help you locate the correct relay socket just below it.
The relay goes in with the two top plugs horizontal. The relay must be manuvered around this relay socket and it plugs in the back. Prongs tward you, push relay twards you, into relay socket.
The switch is easy and anyone with small, dextorious hands has an advantage installing this modificiation. Ladies, you may not even get your hands dirty. This is do-able, a very posible modificiation. I saw OEM Fogs on e-bay for $166 so many more people will be adding fogs.
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