Adding Factory Foglights

[sgeller]

Can someone assist? I need the color scheme of a hot wire to tap into for installing my fog lights?

[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?

[sequoiasoon]

the same post from a different website (steveG44) I answered it there but will get you here also. It seems like you have the power in and power out wires reversed. All will work fine except for the LED being on all the time. Becoming a club member here will get you access to the exact wiring diagrams and TSB's also (highly recommended). I would still prefer to tap into a "parking light" hot lead instead of one that is hot all the time with key on.

[billhurley]

I have been told that if the car didn't come with the lights than all you need to do is buy the lights, switch and relay. Can anyone confirm this? If that is true is it hard to remove the steering wheel without having an issue with the airbag. Thanks Bill

[ibleedblue]

Hey Bill! Am I mistaken or did you email me about this from a listing I had on ebay?? I think I covered most everything with you then. But I wanted to say that the steering wheel does not have to be removed, only the plastic cover behind it, so there's to messing around with the air bag. The way you can do that is detailed in this link. These instructions are for installing the RS3200, but on page 5 there are instructions on how to take the steering column cover off.

Just make sure you check the wiring harness for the headlights and make sure that the harness for the fogs is taped to it. I'm confident on the 2004's V6 models it will be (as it was on mine), but I don't know about previous year models or on the 4 cylinders. I think Toyota makes it a habit to install all the wiring when the build the vehicle and then just let it sit there unused unless you plug something in to it.

It really is a relatively pain free job though. I should have been more specific about where the relay goes. Just feel around where I told you, and it will be the middle slot. On the bottom row on the back side of the fuse box, there are two relays in place now (one is for the AC...can't recall what the other is for). The fog light relay goes between these two existing ones.

Email or PM me if you have anything else. I can take pictures if you need them.

Greg

[billhurley]

Greg, Thanks you are correct I did email you from ebay. I just ordered the parts today. I picked up the car last night and it does have the wiring. Thanks again for your help. Bill

[mikelibes]

Where can I purchase factory fog lights for a 2004 HL? All I can find is aftermarket kits.

[Brklyndriver]

Originally Posted by ibleedblue

Hey Bill! Am I mistaken or did you email me about this from a listing I had on ebay?? I think I covered most everything with you then. But I wanted to say that the steering wheel does not have to be removed, only the plastic cover behind it, so there's to messing around with the air bag. The way you can do that is detailed in this link. These instructions are for installing the RS3200, but on page 5 there are instructions on how to take the steering column cover off.

Just make sure you check the wiring harness for the headlights and make sure that the harness for the fogs is taped to it. I'm confident on the 2004's V6 models it will be (as it was on mine), but I don't know about previous year models or on the 4 cylinders. I think Toyota makes it a habit to install all the wiring when the build the vehicle and then just let it sit there unused unless you plug something in to it.

It really is a relatively pain free job though. I should have been more specific about where the relay goes. Just feel around where I told you, and it will be the middle slot. On the bottom row on the back side of the fuse box, there are two relays in place now (one is for the AC...can't recall what the other is for). The fog light relay goes between these two existing ones.

Email or PM me if you have anything else. I can take pictures if you need them.

Greg

can u do a step by step description and pics wouldbe nice too, and same question as mikelibes

[ibleedblue]

can u do a step by step description and pics wouldbe nice too

No problem. Give me a couple of days though. I don't have time this weekend. New baby on the way shortly and I've got plenty going on around the house. I'll have to wait till I get to work Monday morning and slow down just a bit!!

Greg

[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.

[YOWMAHMEN]

ibleedblue,

Can you give an estimate of how much would the parts cost?

Tnx

[ibleedblue]

Toyotapartsworld.com quoted me ~$350 + shipping. Someone else that I've given these directions to emailed and said he had found a cheaper online Toyota parts house, but I don't know which.

[Brklyndriver]

tks for all the info.

[nsx300zx]

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.


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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.

[LifeTech]

The fog light adjuster screw is the hardest and most delicate area for removal,(small tabs keep the light firm and secure ) or yu will damage the bumper and the new fog light wont be secure and