EVO-R Foglight Question

Amuse370z

Can you wire it so that it 1) goes on when my rear lights are on. 2) lights up brighter when the brakes are on and 3) make it flash only when in reverse.

Thanks

Grindkiezer

Post from PaulZ370

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

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Amuse370z

I'm still pretty confused, I basically want it to act as my 3rd taillight + flash when reversing.

Is the tail light the same as "parking lights on"?

XwChriswX

I have my EVO-R light to:

Come ON with my regular lights.
BLINK when I brake.


It only can be On, and Blink. It does not have 2 brightness settings sadly.

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Amuse370z

Okay I didn't realize it only had one brightness setting.

Can I have it ON only when my taillights are on and BLINK when I reverse? I don't want it to blink when I brake.

maro

and the light turn on n blink when headlight is on ,, that means fog light work only at night

maro

JDM Fairlady Z Reverse Fog Light

anyone know if this jdm fog light will work the same as our 3rd brake light???

XwChriswX

Yes, instead of wiring the ON wire to the Running Lights wire, you can wire it to your Brake wire. So it comes on like a 4th brake light.

And wire the Blink wire to Reverse.

Yes, it comes on with my lights, and blinks on Any braking. Day/Night.

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Amuse370z

But i want it to go on at night, with the taillights, not a brake light, would it be possible? I think I'm just going to pay someone to do it.

Grindkiezer

If you are asking if you can wire it to only come on when the brakes are applied then yes. No matter if the headlights are on/off it will only light up once the brakes are applied. This is how I have my light wired

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scionide

You can do this with minimal tools and these things called splice connectors http://bentronics.com/images/quicksplice.jpg
which you can get from a hardware store.

Grindkiezer's post explains it pretty well, the evo-r light has three different wires. The red wire is what makes the light stay on, so if you connect it to your parking light wire *which is also a red wire*, it'll stay on with your headlights & tailights. The white wire causes the light to blink, so you connect to the wire for the reverse light *orange wire*. Lastly black is just a grounding wire so you connect it to the black wire in your taillight harness.

You can access the harness after you remove the center rear plastic panel and either the left or right side panel that covers the rear shock mounting areas.

FYI I had very little experience with electrical/wiring prior to doing this myself so it's really not too bad

XwChriswX

That's what I'm telling you, you can do that.

Your "Brake" lights have 2 separate wires going to them.

One is for your "ON" setting with your headlights, etc.

The other is the "STOP" setting that only comes on with your brake applied.


You simply tap the wire you want the fog light to come on with.

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