ive checked the serches i did find that you need 12 volts for them to turn on. and most people wiere them to the pakring lights or the winshield washer lines. however, all the links with the write ups ive clicked on must have been hella old. therefore, i wana know if any one got a write up link for this?

 

hmmmm
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...ng-lights.html
http://maxima.bryanb.com/fog/fogrewire.html

 

lol i love noobs ibtl

 

heres the one i did, it worked out - no problems and really clean.

http://www.vqpower.com/v2/articles.php?article_id=81

 

This is the one I woulda posted. Tapping into the wipers is not only easier but a better mod because you can have the foglights on without any other lights.

 

Not to mention you dont have to worry about turning them off.

 

 

Bumping an old thread for input.

So I followed the writeup and now my fogs only come on without the headlights. As soon as I turn the headlights on, the fogs shut off. Tried all settings (high/low beam, parking lights), nothing. Knew I shouldnt have attempted this without a wiring diagram....

BTW, if it helps some, now when the headlights are in the off position (fogs on/hl off), the blue high beam indicator in the cluster is dimly illuminated...

 

what write up did you use?
did u use this write up i did an havent had a problem mine run with lights on high beams on and with lights off and no they dont turn off when you turn the wipers on lol

this http://www.vqpower.com/v2/articles.php?article_id=81

 

Yessir thats the one I used. Under the fog relay, there wasnt a green/yellow wire. It was green/orange. Maybe thats where I screwed up?

 

yeah im not sure how alike our cars are as far as wiring goes did u completly tape off the wire that u cut?

solid green with yellow stripe

 

Yeah I did to the best extent. Its a tight squeeze since I have fat @ss hands. Ill double check it tomorrow.

 

You will need to find the trigger line for the fog lights (it should be green with a yellow stripe) Cut this wire. Tape off the wire leading down with electrical tape so that it doesn't short on anything. Strip back the wire going up into the relay. Now take 3-4 inches of thick insulated wire (at least as thick as the g/y fog light trigger, and 'connect' one end to the g/y stripe fog trigger going into the relay.
double check this. and if u need pics i can send u some tomorrow let me know

 

There was no g/y wire just g/o. If you can send pics, thatd be great bro!!!! At least that way ill know what wire to cut regardless of color.

 

pm me ur number and tomorrow ill get some pics of it and send them to u or i can take them and just post them on this thread whatever works for u

 

If you can post it here so I can have an exploded view of it. Much appreciated!!!!!!!

 

will do

 

I just checked my '96 I30 FSM and it shows the fog lamp relay has a grn/yel wire and a grn/org wire too. Later year 4th gens may have different wiring.

 

aight broham here ya go the relay u will be workin on are the wiper relay (black) and fog light relay (blue) once u get the relay box flipped over and the wires exposed. under the blue fog relay cut the wire i have red arrow to it. tape the end up that goes into the wiring harness. on the other end of the wire( relay side) attach a length of wire long enough to reach the wiper relay tap into the solid green wire comin out of the relay tape every thing up good and ur done our wire colors may differ but this pic should help let me know








parking light with fogs


no lights just fogs


high beams

that it bro i hope this gets u fixed

 

Great pics! Especially the first one. Helps me determine which connections to be working on. Will check after I do lunch and keep you posted!

 

the red arrow is kinda pointin at the yellow an green wire on the brown relay buts it the green with yellow stripe on the blue relay

 

From the pics, it seems that I have to cut the pink wire. As you can see, the colors of the wires are different.





Will be going back at it as soon as it cools off. 90+ deg out there....

 

here in pa thats illegal to have your foglights turn on w/o headlights. i guess cause people use them instead of their headlights. fogs def arent bright enough to use as headlights, i know some of you use hid fogs but still illegeal here.

 

Thats interesting because I know some audis use the fog lights as DRLs over here. I did this mod a while ago and I had to figure the diagram out myself because the wiring colors are different up here in Canada where all the cars had DRLs. I remember I didn't touch anything with the wipers though, I tapped just the headlight wires and I just took the fuse out for my DRLs to have just the fogs on.

 

I never knew that man! I was thinking about doing this actually. I would still use my headlights at night though lol. Nokya fogs FTW!

 

No kidding? Thats whack. Im about to HID my fogs very soon myself. But Ill run em with the halos on for safety.

 

BTW, I got my fogs to work independantly for the most part. They work with just the low beams and parking lights. High beams, no. But thats fine with me. Reason I went ahead with the mod is so I can run my fogs with my halos. Halos are spliced into the corners. So it still works!

For reference I30 owners, following the writeup, for us, look for a PINK wire, not green/yellow from the fog relay. PINK WIRE FROM THE FOG RELAY!! And everything else stays the same. Cut pink wire and splice that into light green wire of the wiper relay.

Thanks Luke for the big time assist.

 

very useful pics really helped

 

you sir are welcome

 

@nismo97se you are so right, i did it today in my 99 maxima se and it works perfectly with the wiper relay...i'm enjoying it right now !
than you, bravo !!!

 

Anyone in L.I. or 5 boroughs that can do this for me? I just don't have the tools, or experience. I'll absolutely pay for your time, and lunch on me you choose where we eat

 

how jelous are you after looking at my sig. Im in Queens and can probably help you out but honestly its a super easy project. If you cant DIY shoot me a PM

 

Wouldn't it cut out a lot of aggravation if you just got the headlight stalk with fog switch?