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-   -   DIY: of complete FOG LAMP install (http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-do-yourself/5648-diy-complete-fog-lamp-install.html)

LMBmikeZ 12-27-2010 09:53 PM
http://www.the370z.com/attachments/d...stall-fog2.jpg

so does the 7443 harness just replace this one that is attached to the fog light!

jadeb0x 12-29-2010 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by LMBmikeZ (Post 868458)
http://www.the370z.com/attachments/d...stall-fog2.jpg

so does the 7443 harness just replace this one that is attached to the fog light!
yes, but remember that you have to hard wire the harness in.

rangercarol 01-06-2011 04:11 PM
DIY of complete FOG LAMP install
 
I liked following this thread because it shows technique as well as imagination. Keeping it simple though, would it work as a back-up light?

My 2011 touring came with the red lens but the harness and plug are unconnected. Does anyone know if the box behind the lens is a dummy or does it already include the light itself?

I would prefer a back-up light but I would do the brake light, just for fun, if all the parts are already there.

.calm 01-18-2011 04:49 PM
just wanted to say thanks for this DIY... really helped with the install of my clear tails...

Dembflyr 02-09-2011 02:48 PM
I may have missed it in this thread but...

What bulb would I use for the 7443 dual filament socket if I wanted it to be a tail light and a brake light? What wattage make the fog as bright as the other tail and brake lights?

Thanks.

Colonel 02-13-2011 03:01 PM
So was the lamp already in the light as well, or did you have to buy a lamp to go in?

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Originally Posted by Cjanik (Post 196991)
My car came with the stock wiring harness for the foglight. I have a sports touring model in case it matters.

However, the other end of the wires from the plug I found, is connected to nothing since My car didnt come with the "Fog light switch".

What I did was: plugged in the harness into the fog light. Then took the trunk panels (inside) off so that I could see the frame, which exposed a couple wiring harnesses. The light orange wire is the one that went to the fog light plug, and the green wire (i think, im not remembering very well) went to turn on the taillights when the brake is presssed. So I spliced those wires together, and that was it.

Now my fog light turns on everytime i hit the brakes.

jadeb0x 02-14-2011 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Dembflyr (Post 934468)
I may have missed it in this thread but...

What bulb would I use for the 7443 dual filament socket if I wanted it to be a tail light and a brake light? What wattage make the fog as bright as the other tail and brake lights?

Thanks.
not sure of your question exactly, but i'll try to answer your question otherwise.

the oem fog light comes with a 7440 harness with 7440 bulb which is a single filament. thus, it has the always on look.

you can modify a 7443 harness with 7443 bulb to fit inside of the oem fog light. the 7443 bulb has dual filament that has the low/high intensity for parking/brake features. i'm personally using a wal-mart or sylvania brand of bulb that cost me around $2.

hope that cleared things up for you.

Dembflyr 02-14-2011 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by jadeb0x (Post 940478)
not sure of your question exactly, but i'll try to answer your question otherwise.

the oem fog light comes with a 7440 harness with 7440 bulb which is a single filament. thus, it has the always on look.

you can modify a 7443 harness with 7443 bulb to fit inside of the oem fog light. the 7443 bulb has dual filament that has the low/high intensity for parking/brake features. i'm personally using a wal-mart or sylvania brand of bulb that cost me around $2.

hope that cleared things up for you.
Thanks. I realize now that my question was worded poorly.
I ordered the 7443 socket and I was just making sure that the standard bulb that fits it would look right.
I am wiring it so that the foglight is on with the parking lights and gets brighter with the flip of a switch.
That way it still accents the rear but also works as a fog light.

RockStarKick 02-14-2011 10:35 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jadeb0x (Post 940478)
not sure of your question exactly, but i'll try to answer your question otherwise.

the oem fog light comes with a 7440 harness with 7440 bulb which is a single filament. thus, it has the always on look.

you can modify a 7443 harness with 7443 bulb to fit inside of the oem fog light. the 7443 bulb has dual filament that has the low/high intensity for parking/brake features. i'm personally using a wal-mart or sylvania brand of bulb that cost me around $2.

hope that cleared things up for you.
So will the 7443 bulb socket fit directly into the fog-light housing ?

TongMan 03-02-2011 05:26 PM
Yes. I just inserted a 7443 bulb into the stock fog light housing and it fit perfectly.

TongMan 03-02-2011 06:27 PM
I have the prewire already, but how do I continue after connecting the plug into the prewire to make the light functional?

PontualZ 03-03-2011 12:10 AM
Are you talking about the fog light wiring that came with the car from the factory? That prewire doesn't really work for our US cars, because we don't have the fog-light control on our steering wheel stalk. I have the prewire too, but I haven't found out how to use it yet. I've been reading and following some threads, like this one, and the best bet is to run the harness that the z-store has or wire it into your tail lights depending on your preference.

TongMan 03-03-2011 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by caneman88 (Post 430878)
It ends up behind the passenger side kick I cut the wire then added a power source switched to the orange wire added a switch under my dash and the fog works perfect.
Please elaborate how you did that.

jadeb0x 03-03-2011 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by TongMan (Post 966296)
Yes. I just inserted a 7443 bulb into the stock fog light housing and it fit perfectly.
a 7443 bulb would fit into the 7440 harness without problem. however, you will only have the always on or always off look, and not a parking light.

RockStarKick 03-03-2011 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by jadeb0x (Post 967098)
a 7443 bulb would fit into the 7440 harness without problem. however, you will only have the always on or always off look, and not a parking light.
Even if you had it tapped into the brake light line ?

I would like to make mine just like a brake light.


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