ok so i got a ss bumper from a buddy and am going to wire the foglights but i was wondering if anyone else had done this and what is needed to do so.

So far i have the foglight lenses, shrink wrap, wires, and the light bulbs are being ordered. i want to splice them into the headlight wiring so that they will turn on automatically. do i need a wiring harness or what?
Thanks

 

Alligator Clips and attach the positive (Colored Wires) to the colored wires on the headlights. Ground (Black) wire can be ground on the front collison bar under the headlight on either side.

 

ok so just run wires from the alligator clips to the headlight wires, how will i know which alligator clips to get?

 

Alligator Clips are alligator clips. Use a lighter or wire laser to heat the plastic insulation around the wire and wipe with a paper towel to expose the copper wire. Clip the alligator clip on the exposed wire and run the other end onto the wires for the foglights. you can get a set of 2 Alligator Clip + wires already made for like 3 bucks at the local auto parts store. I didn't use them personally because you have to use bare wire under the grounding bolt on the collison bar under the headlights.

Alligator clips are just easier and lesser if you are worried about messing up the stock wiring for the headlights. If you are really good with electrical wiring you could use Wire blade recepticals but thats more work than necessary. Just keep in mind you'll be adding a larger electrical load onto the headlight fuse so you may want to up it from 20A to 30A to account. I think the Foglight fuses are 15A and the headlights are 20 or 25A. Ill double check for you.

 

Right Low Beam: 10A
Left Low Bea: 10A

Right Hi Beam: 10A
Left Hi Beam: 10A

Foglight: 15A

I would put 25A if you just want them on with your low beams / DRL which I believe is the Parking lights which are also 15A.

25A or 30A is your choice on the fuse. I would use 25A (Just in case and you have a 5A buffer)

 

ok good deal i got 16 gauge wire think that will be fine?

 

WOW, you guys just need to stop. you dont just put in a bigger fuse to make things work. Fuses are to protect the wiring harness, put in bigger ones and you risk ruining the wire harness if something goes wrong. And as far as just using alligator clips? OMFG are you serious? IF and I mean only IF just tapping into the headlight wires was the right way to do this (its not) you would splice into the wires and using crimp-and-seal type butt connectors, this way you wont have any exposed conductors just looking to suck in moisture.

If you want them to come on and off automatically with the low beams what you could do is to use the low beam power circuit to control a properly wired and fused relay setup for the fog lamps. Directly wiring them to the headlights is epic failure.

 

agreed, and too add to what maven was saying. upping a fuse is a fire hazzard as well running bare wire like that not only is a super hack way of doing things but you will be replacing wiring almost every month due to oxidization of the wire (will turn to a powdering green). either solder the wiring correctly or use the butt connectors. personally i prefer the soldered method.

alligator clips are for testing purposes only not a permanent solution OP

 

thanks for the insight guys glad i found all that out

 

ok well the bulbs are a plug and play kind of deal but i dont want to get the harness if i have to wire it up myself so ur saying wire them straight to the fusebox?

 

that would be the wise way to do that seeing as there is an empty fuse slot in there. grab 2 mini make a fuse's and wire away