eBay fog light kits for '08-'09-'10 Tacomas....

A few pictures of the install. Passenger side light harness was a little short with the mounting location I chose for the relay. Not too bad though, and everything fit well otherwise.

I modified the harness with a new 16 gauge wire soldered to the in-cabin harness small red wire. I pushed it through the harness sleeve and added a connector. I added another connector and wire to the engine bay harness. I left the wire rolled up until putting it into the vehicle to determine what length I need to enter the fuse box. I plugged the add a circuit into the RHLO beam fuse socket. I put in a 10 amp for the headlight and a 3 amp for the fog relay. (To help protect the smaller gauge white and red wires.)

I used additional loom for the relay wiring and fog power source and taped everything where possible to minimize wire exposure. I think the higher up mounting location is a better option than below the battery because it seems to stay much cleaner and dry.

 

looks good.. pretty close which I had done.. only thing I didnt do in the part of tying the into the fuse box.. just ran 16 gage wire inside to engine bay, to the low beam socket. inside, I have 10 amp fuse tied with the wire and the switch. not a problem ever since.

 

Excellent job Randy.
This is how all DIY electrical should be done.
Clean, organized, secure, and safe.

 

For anyone with the ebay/Amazon kit (manufacturer Kramer America) you can get a more stock interior look pretty easily. I got tired of looking at the green color of the switch, so I took it out and opened it up. It was fairly simple to take apart, just look over it a bit and it makes sense how to disassemble. After you get down to the circuit board, there are two "green" leds. I planned to remove these and solder in new orange leds, but it turns out it's not necessary. These are actually orange/amber colored leds with green rubber covers on them. Just gently pull the covers off and put the switch back together. It goes together almost effortlessly, so if you feel resistance, stop and see what's wrong. There's a lot of fragile plastic and metal in there so be careful with it. Reinstall the switch and enjoy the much improved look. Since the led covers are rather opaque, you also gain some brightness by removing them, making it match the stock lights even closer.

Switch circuit board with two "green" leds


Leds lit up


Rubber covers removed


BEFORE look


AFTER look (no green covers)


The pictures don't really show how much different it looks. But it is a much improved change.

 

Ordered this kit today:

Fog Lights / Lamps Kit OEM Replacement for Toyota Tacoma (FL-TY056-AC3)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0072L6VEY/ref=pe_309540_26725410_item

Hopefully it's a relatively quick and easy install.

 

The kit I have, really easy but the bulbs didn't last long the new ones I have last longer

 

1.5 hours. Including half hour trip to Autozone for an Add-a-circuit. Make sure you put in two 10Amp fuses to the add-a-circuit

 

Just did the foglight install this weekend on my 07 with the Amazon kit (similar to the one from e-bay). Instructions here are basically spot on. The switch looks similar to OEM. Wish I had done this years ago.

 

Looks like this one was dug up from the grave. Lots of useful info though!
Subbed for future reference..

 

Yeah - took some digging to figure all of this out. The 2nd Gen Sticky needs a single version with 3 Options:
1) For those with Fogs that want lights on 'anytime'
2) For those that want Aftermarket Fogs with lights on 'anytime'
3) For those that want Aftermarket Fogs with lights that shut off when brights are on.

So many threads out there on the topic. This one seemed to be the best (old as it was...)

 

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Just so everyone is aware how inexpensively a foglight kit can be had, I got mine from Amazon. It included everything needed, except the "add a fuse", but the wiring harnesses are there and the proper illuminated dash switch.
The kit is only $35!
Here's the kit for the '05-'11 Taco:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BOFETFC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Almost done with my install of the cheapo Amazon foglights.

I have a small problem in that I can't seem to find a suitable location to ground the interior wire harness.

Anyone care to give me a clue?

And, I saw a youtube video on this installation (without specific interior grounding) that showed running the switch wire through the firewall along side the hood release cable.
I followed that route and had it pulled in seconds. It's a good spot.

 

Driver's side kick panel

 

Does anyone have any issues with fogging up or moisture with the ones used in this thread? Looking to put foglights in my 2011 don't want to waste my money and time.

 

I used an ebay kit. 3 yrs now and zero issues