fog light question Options

[NewOrleans]

i have been wanting to get the fog lights for my ST but was wondering what would need to be done to have em wired up correctly and everytign

[NewOrleans]

anybody???

This post has been edited by NewOrleans: Jul 18, 2009 - 3:09 PM

[zonz540]

mine already has the wires zip-tied inside, next to the radiator on both sides. It has never had fogs. Check yours.

[ksporry]

In Europe teh standard models should already have fog lights fitted. I ran into this issue because a garage told me my model failed the MOT (roadworthiness test) due to absence of a fog light. However, he conned me because a car that does not have a fog light and does not have fog light controls, does not require a fog light, but if it has either the light or the controls, it should have the whole installation and it should be working properly.
This guy said I had fog lights but no control. Turns out that he just wanted to make a few pennies extra (because aswitch and wire costs next to nothing). He wired the one of the second brake lights as fog light, which screwed up the light-out indication circuit. So I fixed that but then was left without fog light. So I wired in a new fog light, which is quite easy to do:

Get a fog light from some car accessory shop and mount it to the rear bumper (check your country's regulations on location of the fog light. In the UK that's between 30 and 50 cm above ground level and either right or at centre of the rear bumper).
Run a wire to a switch in teh front (you need only one wire, the other you can connect to chassis directly from the lamp). Wire the switch to the high beam light (I think, because it will actually switch the fog light off when using high beam) via a fuse and you should be good to go. You can double check using the wiring schematics elsewhere on this site...

[NewOrleans]

mine already has the wires zip-tied inside, next to the radiator on both sides. It has never had fogs. Check yours.

Could you get some pics or a betterdescription because I looked and didn't see anything

[zonz540]

Yeah, ill see what i can do.. Im getting some brackets from asdbeard. Ill take pics when i get them and hook them up.

[NewOrleans]

ok

This post has been edited by NewOrleans: Jul 23, 2009 - 4:30 PM

[trdproven]

There were fogs for USDM 96-99 celicas so the factory harness or switch may possibly be already in place, you'll have to check. Now for the 94-95 USDM ones never came with fogs, you would have to wire it up manually. Either way if you don't find wiring for both you would have to do it yourself.

[Ruroniarc]

I actually have to wire fogs up soon. I see the connectors for them under the hood, but where is the other end of those wires? There is no fog light switch in my car.

[trdproven]

It might be like the integras where the other end of the harness is near the pedals and you still need the switch and relay. Look for those things first.

[NewOrleans]

well what im going to end up doing is running the power of fog lights off of one of the windows.
so that it will only get power when the car is on.
and then i will put a switch inbetween power from windows to lights so i can turn them on and off as i please

what do you think about that?

[Ruroniarc]

You will blow a fuse. Definitely. There are plenty of spots on the fusebox for options you don't have (unless your celica is fullllllllly loaded) Just pull a new circuit.