gapboi210

I read a thread somewhere that Maxima'swere prewired for foglights. I think I saw on the front turn signals there were harnesess strapped to the wiring. I can't remember if that was on my old one or new one. I got a factory fog switch and put it in the bezel but did not notice any existing harness to plug into the switch. Any clarification?

elusivemax93

GXE's had the option when offered by nissan at time of sale. if there is no harness to plug into the fog light switch you bought then you must go in and wire in the whole wire from fog lights to the switch.

bigdanny

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i bought foglights from autozone for like 20 bucks... all you gotta do it hook it up to the battery and there's a switch for you.... or u can hook it up to your headlights and it will turn on with you headlight?

gapboi210

I guess it was my old one that was prewired. Is it easy to still use the factory switch?

Kountz430

i bought my foglights from wal-mart for like 15 bucks ran them to the battery grounded them really good. and put in a new toggle switch.Just have'nt found time to re ain them look at my avatar

maxima_man1992

I want to buy the aftermarket fog lights but I want to use the fog light switch that came with the car.

Alex_V

Then get a switch out of an se in the junkyard, and wire it to the factory wires that are there. I haven't seen a maxima w/o the fog light wires.

~Alex

MaxximaFanaitc

your max shoud be prewired for fogs mine is wean you put the factory switch in you wont see the wires you have to take that panel off and the connecter is taped to the cruse control connecter.

Black92GXE

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You will also need a blue relay to put in the Fog Light spot in the relay box just in front of the battery box...

The cars are wired for fogs - as it was an option -- since your car doesn't have them, you will have to look near your signal lamp pigtail and you will see another plug taped up out of the way....

gapboi210

need some clarification. I took the panel off that holds all the switches; cruise, fog, dimmer, defog. Where do I look from there for the harness?

Black92GXE

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It should be taped up to the wiring harness - bascially will look like a plug that needs plugged in, but nothing to plug it into until you put your fog light button/switch in there

maxima_man1992

Here are some pictures I took of the fog light wires on my GXE. I went looking for them today and plan on getting some of the fog lights.

Black92GXE

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Yup - thats them Will be the same type thing under the trim that holds the blank where the fog button goes... just a plug that is taped back to the harness

get the switch in, plug in the fogs to the harness, add a fuse and a relay and yo'ure ready to go

nForce

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I could not fine the factory wire harness for the fogs so I simply hooked the 15 dollar walmart fogs up to the factory fog switch

gapboi210

yeah there was no plug behind the panel with the switches unlless it is taped somewhere else

Black92GXE

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Its gonna be there b/c all the harnesses were the same that way it cut down on production cost... all they do is plug in the appropriate options and tape the rest back...

at least I am pretty sure thats right...

maxima_man1992

Yea I found the plug inside the car but I did not take a picture of it. Its back where the wires come out of the dash with the cruise and the window switch. its just taped like an inch back with blue tape.

heresmymind

ok install the stock switch from the SE in the empty spot. in the harness behind that section there is a plug pushed back into the console, pull that out and install it. then goto a junkyard and take a "BIG BLUE" relay out of the relay box in front of the battery. it can be from the foglight or headlight relays. install that into your car. next check the wire looms for your blinkers. there should be a split off with plastic end caps. take off those caps and either plug them into the stock fogs. or cut them and make new connectors for your aftermarkets. I put projector fogs in because they blow ours out of the water. look up "blazer fogs" on the hidplanet forums. cheap projector fogs with an extremely wide output and very intense.

-B

Black92GXE

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maxima_man1992

Is this the kind you got?
http://www.autobarn.net/blazoehaldri.html

heresmymind

these and here is the output with a 3000kl d2s hid bulb conversion.





pictures belong to: DHackRSX hidplanet.com

mrkanda

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A problem seems to me to be the brackets. The holes in the metal where the factory foglight brackets screwed in are at a specific angle/ distance apart. How do I get aftermarket fogs to screw into the same location and be pointed in the right direction?

Black92GXE

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I'm pretty sure you'll have to drill new holes unless you can modify the AM lights to fit the OEM brackets...

mrkanda

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Is that new holes in the metal? That's pretty thick metal, isn't it?

maxima_man1992

I just put mine in today and they look pretty cool I think. The metal is not that thick it just sucks gettin the bolt on the other side cause its such a tight fit.

maximal

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so do you actually have the blazer fogs installed, because last time i checked, there wasn't enough room. i could've got them for around $15 shipped before everyone found out about them. iirc, it was too long and would stick out too much if mounted.

heresmymind

just cut the fog section out of the bumper. they work perfect.

-B

gapboi210

still haven't found that harness. there is one harnes that comes through on that side. it splits off and has a plug for the crusie and one for the mirror.

gapboi210

Yup I confirmed that this 3rd gen isn't prewired. My other one was a '90 too and it was prewired. I took off the panel with the switches, the gauges, and lower knee bolster. No extra harness anywhere. Then it dawned on me to go look at the fuse box. The spot where the Fog relay would go is empty. There is no kind of wiring in there.No way to drop a relay in. Sorry it's a cell phone pic and I didn't get one of the fuse box. (hood lifts are bad and didn't want to get knocked out trying to take a pic)
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heresmymind

that stinks my fogs save my life around here:-( time to buy some after markets and make a nice harness!

-B

maxima_man1992

I was gonna by the aftermarket ones and make my own harness but then I saw that you guys said some were already prewired so I looked and it was there. I hated wiring the fogs on my old truck.

gapboi210

Im gonna wire and use the factory switch. Odd, my other 3rdgen was pretty base; Active speaker, cloth,no sunroof etc and was prewired. My current one has leather, bose, sunroof, power seats etc and no prewire.

Rootz

i have fogs on mine, its just that one fog lens is gone. it still has the wiring and such there just hanging out. Anywhere i can get just the glass or should i just get a whole new foglight? and also is there anyway to wire the fogs so that their on when the parking lights are on?

prappl

http://www.geocities.com/bracecraig/...ax_rewire.html