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Old 05-13-2008 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by AtticusFit
i agree with you, im justing looking for a simple DIY on this as well some needs to make a to the point DIY and make a sticky with no added post, just the how to with pics possibly!!

I agree completely!
 
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Old 05-13-2008 | 09:43 PM
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so take the diy's i did and paste them to a new thread. then have the moderator sticky them. can't get any simpler than that. i probably know as much about electrical wiring as you. just a pair of balls to give it a try from what someone else hypothesized about (thanks again j5ive).

I put up the diy's and countless others have done this with no problems. just give it a try.
 
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Old 05-13-2008 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by leonine
so take the diy's i did and paste them to a new thread. then have the moderator sticky them. can't get any simpler than that. i probably know as much about electrical wiring as you. just a pair of balls to give it a try from what someone else hypothesized about (thanks again j5ive).

I put up the diy's and countless others have done this with no problems. just give it a try.
its just that if you were new to the site and wanted to do this mod youd have to read through 15 pages and with all the back and forth can confuse someone quite easy. not that you didnt do a good DIY its just that the DIY should be somewhat of a guide for someone to follow.
 
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Old 05-14-2008 | 05:31 AM
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i agree completely. maybe one of the moderators can strip it out and create a new sticky.

Anyone out there who has admin access???
 
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Old 05-14-2008 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by leonine
i agree completely. maybe one of the moderators can strip it out and create a new sticky.

Anyone out there who has admin access???
yeh a mod should do it

like how they did with JDMchris dancing
hahaha
 
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Old 05-19-2008 | 04:09 PM
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Special thanks to j5ive and leonine for your instruction and write-up.
Also, thanks to all those who provided all the good info in this DIY.
I followed the instruction of this write-up in post #173 and now I can use my fog light
independently. I'm not too keen with DIY but with a clearly instructed
write-up like this one, I did it with confidence. It took me a good half an hour or so
to complete.
Here's a picture taken right after the completion. Not a good one but
enough just to let all know:
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Old 05-19-2008 | 04:15 PM
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Independent fogs in my opinion is the easiest and coolest free mod out there. haha. I love mine and have never had any issues with them.
 
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Old 05-19-2008 | 04:28 PM
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Good to hear, Josh. I was wondering about the long term use too.
And I'm glad you stated that. That makes me feel much better.
I agree with the easy mod. But it's not free, I had to purchase the
hardwares. LOL. It's dirt cheap though. Thanks again, Josh!

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Old 05-19-2008 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by AtticusFit
its just that if you were new to the site and wanted to do this mod youd have to read through 15 pages and with all the back and forth can confuse someone quite easy. not that you didnt do a good DIY its just that the DIY should be somewhat of a guide for someone to follow.
This is what i was refering to... not that what was posted in here wasnt good enough, it's just hard to find. It took me 2 days and posting a question to make sure i found the right thing. I'm still not sure if this "mod" is going to do anything to my dash lights. I dont want lights on when they arent supposed to be on. I dont want dim lights, i just want my fogs to work when i turn them on, period.
 
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Old 05-19-2008 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Fitiful Blue
Good to hear, Josh. I was wondering about the long term use too.
And I'm glad you stated that. That makes me feel much better.
I agree with the easy mod. But it's not free, I had to purchase the
hardwares. LOL. It's dirt cheap though. Thanks again, Josh!

Chris.



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Haha. Glad i could help. Yea i guess it wasnt a free mod but i had all the crimps, wires, and ties already so to me it was pretty much free
 
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Old 05-19-2008 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Sloto200
This is what i was refering to... not that what was posted in here wasnt good enough, it's just hard to find. It took me 2 days and posting a question to make sure i found the right thing. I'm still not sure if this "mod" is going to do anything to my dash lights. I dont want lights on when they arent supposed to be on. I dont want dim lights, i just want my fogs to work when i turn them on, period.
Ditto that. This is one of the most frustrating 'mod' threads I've ever encountered on the internet anywhere. It does seem like a simple mod, but how about some answers to some simple questions: does it dim the dash lights during daytime with the fogs on? does the fog-light indicator come on during the day with the fogs on? Is there any way to correct these problems? I don't want to live with dim dash lights just to have full control of my fogs.
 
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Old 06-10-2008 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by J_L
Performed this mod this afternoon, posts 173 and 232 made it easy, except...position 24 is unusable in my 08. In fact, all empty slots in my fusebox have no power, I ended up using 22. Anyone else run into this??
I have this same problem with my 08, I used an add-a-fuse for my under dash lights, and had to piggy back it with the acc fuse. My ideal setup is to have the independent fogs that turn on the lights under the dash as well.
 
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Old 06-13-2008 | 01:37 AM
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thanks for all your help leonine, the fog setup on my fit works great, even in hi/low beam but this was a pain in the ass to get to all the wire due to all the spaces limited.. i'll post picture up soon.......
 
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Old 06-13-2008 | 01:38 AM
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A Big Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by leonine
here's a few pics of how to mod the wiring to have your fogs work with the high-beams.

Below is a pic of the bottom right of the fuse box inside the car. The relay above the empty slot is for the fogs.


Next is a shot from behind. Cut the red/wht wire. Cap off the car side and run a length of wire to the portion coming out of the relay.


Finally, ground the wire and your done.


Hope that helps for those having any difficulties.

Peace.

thanks for all your help leonine, the fog setup on my fit works great, even in hi/low beam but this was a pain in the ass to get to all the wire due to all the spaces limited.. i'll post picture up soon.......
 
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Old 06-13-2008 | 02:38 AM
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so wait
in leonine's version, all you have to do is ground the red/white wire,
and you have complete fog control?
or is this in addition to the previous mods, on top of the steering wheel etc.?
what did i miss
 
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Old 06-13-2008 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by m-man@sbcglobal.net
so wait
in leonine's version, all you have to do is ground the red/white wire,
and you have complete fog control?
or is this in addition to the previous mods, on top of the steering wheel etc.?
what did i miss
check this out pretty straight forward
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...dent-fogs.html
 
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Old 06-18-2008 | 02:50 PM
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YAY!!!!!!! i succesfully did it
hahaha took 15 min including the fact that it didnt work the first time
hahahaha

its cuz the wires werent connected to the "add a circuit" so i cut it off and did it again
=]
i like it

I was going to do the hi beams but i didnt have the right ground connector thingy
=/
oh wells im happy
 
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Old 07-13-2008 | 01:11 AM
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Cool It works!

Thanks j5ive and leonine! I cut the wrong wire at the steering wheel the first time around, just from a bad memory of how to do it, but having put the disconnects on, it went back together no problem. Wired it up to slot #22, and fogs work anytime!
 
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Old 08-07-2008 | 12:05 AM
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Everyone's input definitely made this mod easy. Thanks for the info.
 

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Old 09-03-2008 | 12:19 PM
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anyone know how to alter this mod to work with aftermarket fogs? or are they already independent?

thanks!
 


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