Adding Factory Foglights

[brungold]

I'm most likely going to put in fogs too.. quick question.. do you guys know why the LH and RH lamps have different part numbers?

if they are directional, wouldnt we be able to just flip the other one upside-down?

[LifeTech]

[quote=nsx300zx;330964]one of my fogllights has a cracked lense,

I would like to replece it, does anyone know

how to take out the damaged foglight ?

according to the installation instructions below,

the foglights snap into a tab on the back,

the foglights be "pulled" out without breaking the tabs ??

thanks in advance.


It is very difficult and is designed to be removed via taking off the bumper.

If yu have the driverside mounted tow pack tranny cooler. It is even more difficult without taking off the bumper.

I took two hours taking off one and replacing with OE yellow lens Japan versions. I did it by feel .And I Have the tranny cooler too. Take out battery to make it easy. The pass side can be done by feel from the bumper intake below the RT side fog. Use a small flat head and release the inboard tab gently as the ABS is soft! Then,release the round black plastic adjuster tabs and pull out. Once yu have one uninstalled to look at yu will see the tabs and can do it by feel.

The other way is to just remove the bumper and wheel liners and tranny cooler shroud. Alot of labor!

[memaster]

Originally Posted by sgeller

With my foglights, now installed, I am using a Toyota three lead switch with an LED. I have the wires connected properly and the lights work but the LED continues to glow with the switch off and the ignition on. Any ideas as to what may be happening?

Can you please provide the Toyota part number for the three lead switch with an LED you used? A picture would be even better. Thanks!

[LifeTech]

Originally Posted by brungold

I'm most likely going to put in fogs too.. quick question.. do you guys know why the LH and RH lamps have different part numbers?

if they are directional, wouldnt we be able to just flip the other one upside-down?

FYI the fogs on 01-03 are different than 04-07. The bumper and grille also.

I can speak for 04-07 that there are left and right specifically and it has to do with the adjuster screw tabs that are reversed on each side.

[nguyen27]

Originally Posted by ibleedblue

Finally...this is a copy and paste of directions I've sent to others. Sorry, but I don't have any pictures. I didn't take any during the install for whatever dumb reason!

Just for the sake of being safe, you should disconnect the positive lead from the battery. The hardest part of installing the fog lights is taking off the cover of the steering wheel column. You have to replace the headlight switch with a new one, that's why the cover has to come off. The steering wheel itself doesn't come off, just the cover around the column. Follow this link and look at page 5. The instructions in the link are for installing the RS3200 system, but page 5 shows you how to get the steering wheel column cover off. Don't worry about taking the kickplate off like the first picture shows. You don't have to do that.

Once you get the cover off, you'll see where the wiring harness is plugged into the headlight switch. Take the harness out, then take the switch out by pressing the black claw tab in the middle of the square part. The new switch goes in place in reverse, and then you can put the column back together. Make sure you push the switch all the way back in. I didn't at first and the turn signals wouldn't turn off after I went around a turn. I pushed the stalk on the headlight switch really hard and I felt it pop in place and it's worked fine since.

To get the filler plates in the bumper out, just take a screwdriver and start prying the from the sides. Be careful not to scratch the paint on the truck. Once you get the plate moved just a little bit you can pull it out. It's plastic and bends very easily. Just FYI, I sold these on ebay and got $15 for them. So take them out carefully and make a little cash if you can! The wiring harnesses for the fog lights are taped to the headlight harness assemblies above. Cut the tape and feed the fog harnesses down to the holes in the bumper.

The fog lights use a type 9006 bulb. You can get them from Toyota or just go to Autozone and save some $$. You can use the blue and purple colors if you want, but if you go with no tint, don't get anything higher than 55 watt. I'm not sure the wiring harness is built to withstand any more heat than a 55 watt would create. So now plug the bulbs into the fog light assemblies and lock by turning whichever way is printed on the fogs. Plug the harness into the bulb and push the fog light assembly into the hole. It will be obvious which way and which hole the fog assemblies go in. The little black tab snaps into the little hole on the bottom side of each fog light hole. Don't worry, that'll make sense when you see it. The fog lights don't take up the entire hole, so you put the protectors on around it. Those just snap in place.

Now the last thing to do is put the relay in. This is what took me forever to find! I wound up calling a dealership and getting some help. OK, see that little change box on the drivers side kick panel? Let that down and then pull up on it to get it to come loose then take it out. You should be looking at the fuse panel now. The relay goes on the BACK of the fuse panel. Reach up from the bottom of the fuse panel and just feel around on the back of it (you won't get shocked). The relay goes on the bottom row, in the middle slot. It should be the only slot open on the bottom row. Plug it in, put the change box back in place and you're done!

Here are the part numbers. The cheapest place I could find online was toyotapartworld.com. Check some other places or call some local dealerships and see where you can get them the cheapest. These lamps don't take up the entire hole for the fogs, so the protectors are required. There may be other lamps available too, but if there are I don't know what they are.

81211-52070 RH Fog Lamp
81221-52070 LH Fog Lamp
90981-13047 Fog Lamp Bulb (you can get these cheaper at AutoZone, Pep Boys, NAPA, etc.)
81483-48010 Protector (req 1 per side)
90987-02027 Relay
84140-20680 Switch

I think this should cover about everything. If you have any other questions, feel free to post back or PM me and I'll see what I can do to answer them.

Good luck! Let me know if you need anything else.

Thanks for the instruction, one question for you that according to your instruction regarding the front blank where the Fog Light kit going in (bumper), you said just pop the blank and insert the light, do you have to get in the back to screw the fog light kit somewhere in the back of the bumper (removing fender flare)? Also if you could post how to remove the steering column cover will be nice
Thanks.

[ibleedblue]

I sold the Highlander back in 2005, so I'm going on memory here.

Originally Posted by nguyen27

Thanks for the instruction, one question for you that according to your instruction regarding the front blank where the Fog Light kit going in (bumper), you said just pop the blank and insert the light, do you have to get in the back to screw the fog light kit somewhere in the back of the bumper (removing fender flare)?

I'm pretty sure this is a no. Once you remove the blank plate, there is a place in the hole for the fog light that the tab on the back of the light assembly pops into. You just line up the tab on the light assembly with the tab hole in the bumper and push it in.

Also if you could post how to remove the steering column cover will be nice

It's really pretty easy. Look under the steering column and you'll see 2 or 3 screw holes. Take those screws out, and the column comes apart in 2 pieces...a top piece and bottom piece.

[LifeTech]

On 04-07 HL's, the fogs definitely come as a specific left side or right side assembly. Check for proper orientation when installing.
I 100% garantee this.

LT