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theboydiddy 09-17-2012 09:42 AM

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off course i cannot take a pic because the fog light its installed in the car. but this is exactly how it came...

(i have no idea, but every time i upload a pic they come up upside down. sorry for that)

LukasC 09-17-2012 09:43 AM

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Ok man heres what you are going to have to do. You will need some wire like this... Attachment 54389 then u willhave to splice off that clip to extend it about 3-4 feet to give u play roomAttachment 54390 i wrapped it in a plastic electrical tube to insulate it from water then u have to take off ur inside liner in ur trunk and remove one of ur tail lights Attachment 54392then run the wire and tap into the harness wiring of the tail light i chose the red one for it to b on when the tail lights are on. Idr which wire it is for the brake lights but use a connector that can connect ur new wire to the tail lights like i have it and then cut excess off and seal it up with electrical tape and voila ur done Attachment 54393



Edit heres the wires and what they are forhttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/17/ba6ymava.jpg

Hopefully that will help u

Oh yeah u might want to take it off ur car first!! Its reallllyyyy easy!! U just need a flat head to pop the little plastic push pins out and the a socket i think idr to take off the two bolts that attach the fog light to ur car its easy it takes u probably 2 minutes to do. Then once its off splice that connector etc

theboydiddy 09-17-2012 10:26 AM

thank you so so so so much kid.
i am horrible when it comes to wiring, but im sure my boys will be able to understand this.
thank you again.

LukasC 09-17-2012 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by theboydiddy (Post 1919898)
thank you so so so so much kid.
i am horrible when it comes to wiring, but im sure my boys will be able to understand this.
thank you again.

Haha no problem man haha have any questions just pm me i dont mind helping. Dont forget the rep points! Lol

theboydiddy 09-17-2012 11:12 AM

I will do that.
Thanx a lot.

Nut_N_Much 09-29-2012 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulZ370 (Post 1566324)
Ok - one more time, a little more clearer maybe:

On the EVO-R light there are three wires: Red (Steady On), White (Blinking), and Black (Ground)
On the car there are four wires in the left (Driver's Side) tail light harness that could be used: Green (Brake), Red (Taillights), Orange (Reverse) and Black (Ground)

If you put power (12V) to the WHITE wire on the EVO-R light, the light will blink.
If you put power (12V) to the RED wire on the EVO-R light, it will burn Steady
Black is the Ground Wire on both Car and EVO-R light wiring. You will need to connect the Black Wire on the EVO-R light to the Black Wire in the Tail light's Harness regardless of what else you do with the other wires.

SO...
1, If you want the light to blink on Braking, Connect the WHITE EVO-R wire to the GREEN Tail Light Harness wire
2. If you want the light to Blink on Reverse, Connect the WHITE EVO-R wire to the ORANGE Tail Light Harness wire
3. If you want the light to burn Steady on Parking Lights On, then Connect the RED EVO-R wire to the RED Tail Light Harness wire

... I hope this clarified my previous convoluted post about all that. I wrote it just before I had to run out the door so it came out a little garbled.... :bowrofl: :wtf2::icon14:

Thanks for the write up. Works perfect!!! :bowrofl:

PaulZ370 10-01-2012 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Nut_N_Much (Post 1937592)
Thanks for the write up. Works perfect!!! :bowrofl:

You're Welcome! Glad it helped...:tiphat:

LakeShow 10-14-2012 12:56 AM

Ok noob electrician here, how does the OEM reverse fog light stalk work woth the EVOR fog light. I have nothing hooked up at the moment. Will I have to wire the fog light to the tai lights then run a wire all the way to the stalk or what? Also what wiring is involved in reversing the stalks, will I have to reverse all the wires for the wipers and lights?
I want this fog light to be able to have a switch for me to turn it on and off.

LMBmikeZ 10-14-2012 08:47 AM

The OEM one has a basic harness 2 wires if I can remember correctly, a positive and a negative. You can just hook it up to the OEM wire harness with the wires EVO-r has supplied for the fog light. I also went this route because I just like it to be on when I have my lights (like the OEM) on and no flashing function is being used on mine. This way when you turn your lights on you can then turn your fog light on or off you choice the switch on the stalk will work as if it was the OEM fog light....... hope this helped.

joshs09slvrZ 10-24-2012 03:20 PM

Any ideas which wire is positive and which is negative? I ordered the light and the harness from Z1...but since both wires are black...I'm not sure if one is positive and the other is negative or if they are "universal."

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...psac417499.jpg

SouthArk370Z 12-30-2012 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by joshs09slvrZ (Post 1978674)
Any ideas which wire is positive and which is negative? I ordered the light and the harness from Z1...but since both wires are black...I'm not sure if one is positive and the other is negative or if they are "universal."

Often, but not always, when the colors are the same the wire with the stripe will be positive. It looks like one of your wires has a stripe, but that may just be glare.

If it's an incandescent lamp, polarity doesn't matter (but it will help whoever has to troubleshoot it in 10 years if you get the colors right). If LED, it just won't light and shouldn't do any damage if you get the wires backwards.

grant 12-30-2012 07:13 PM

If you have an Ohm meter, connect one lead to the red wire and check the two wires, one will have continuity, that is the "red" wire that just looks black. Just looking at the picture you have, the red wire looks like it goes to the black wire with the trace. Of course, the wire could be twisted inside the sleeve. Just shoot through the connecter

FLUJOKE 02-22-2013 10:50 AM

Anybody else get a check engine light after install? I connected and disconnected the negative port side battery several times and already recal unrated my window regs. Can't figure out what's wrong?!?

SouthArk370Z 02-22-2013 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by FLUJOKE (Post 2179143)
Anybody else get a check engine light after install? I connected and disconnected the negative port side battery several times and already recal unrated my window regs. Can't figure out what's wrong?!?

Buy/borrow an OBD scanner and see what the code is.

happytheman 02-22-2013 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Nut_N_Much (Post 1937592)
Thanks for the write up. Works perfect!!! :bowrofl:

So what if you want it to blink on reverse AND blink on brake? :confused:


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