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Old 30-08-2008, 06:40 PM   #1
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BA fog lights installation ?????

im sure its been asked before, but ill ask again.

i hav to install my foglights 2moro n i know i hav to take the front bumper off but im not all that sure how to do that. any help with exactly wat bolts r necesary and wat ones to look out for??? and things to be careful with??? also wat size relay do i need to buy for it and all the wires already there????

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Old 30-08-2008, 06:54 PM   #2
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http://www.club323f.com/ba/guides/fogs/fogs.php

http://www.club323f.com/content/ba/guides/front_fogs/

and use search function - key words "fog lights"
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Old 30-08-2008, 07:01 PM   #3
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hey thanks for the speedy response but those links didnt explain much about taking the bumper off and wat relay i need.
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Old 30-08-2008, 07:02 PM   #4
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Scott (no fuknidea),
Yes, it's been asked many times, and with propper spelling, and answered many times as well.
Why would you expect people who have taken the time and effort to answer this in the past to re-post? And you have the balls to expect every thing NOW.

Get a clue.
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Old 30-08-2008, 10:58 PM   #5
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i have written the entire front bumper removal procedure up twice. search for it, its one here.

its not even hard, just take the lights off, theres 4 bolts, 2 more in the guards and the splash guards at the bottom

as for relay, you need a 4 pin relay with the same pin layout as the mazda one, foglight kits normally have the right one. if you don't have a 4 pin one, or its wrong expect to blow fuses the moment you turn your lights on
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Old 30-08-2008, 11:10 PM   #6
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hey thanks heaps for ur help davo, ill see how i go, should be right. hopefully.

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Old 31-08-2008, 05:57 AM   #7
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If you have genuine fog lights no relay is needed.....at least not on UK ones? all i got was the brackets....fogs, and switch....wired in fine and havent blown with having them in almost a year
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Old 31-08-2008, 12:28 PM   #8
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If you have genuine fog lights no relay is needed.....at least not on UK ones? all i got was the brackets....fogs, and switch....wired in fine and havent blown with having them in almost a year
ours need a relay that sits in the passenger footwell. the little kickpanel in front of the sill hides the plug.

my spotlights uses the mazda fog light system, with custom plugs so the spotlights plug in. oh, in case anyones wondering, the standard system can run 100W bulbs with normal fuses.
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Old 31-08-2008, 01:29 PM   #9
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ours need a relay that sits in the passenger footwell. the little kickpanel in front of the sill hides the plug.

my spotlights uses the mazda fog light system, with custom plugs so the spotlights plug in. oh, in case anyones wondering, the standard system can run 100W bulbs with normal fuses.
awww sh!t i didnt know we needed a relay as well, cus when i checked it out i even had the fuse in the box for the lights... hmmm i have to look 4 that 1st then
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ours need a relay that sits in the passenger footwell. the little kickpanel in front of the sill hides the plug.

my spotlights uses the mazda fog light system, with custom plugs so the spotlights plug in. oh, in case anyones wondering, the standard system can run 100W bulbs with normal fuses.
works as OEM lights would? dash light? fogs on only when normal lights are on?
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Old 31-08-2008, 10:45 PM   #11
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works as OEM lights would? dash light? fogs on only when normal lights are on?
everything works as normal, only the lights are different, test them out next time

stock foglights can be on when the parkers are on, you don't need the headlights themselves on
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Old 07-09-2008, 04:26 PM   #12
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Question ok one last question for the fog lights

ok so the rain finally stopped and gave me a chance to get my bumperoff and the foglights in. during the week i got the relay from mazda but delayed getting the button from them due to the fact they wanted $143 for it, but im now coming to the conclusion that i may just hav to, but for the meantime i was wondering if anyone on here new which of the four terminals on the plug (*) are for switching and which are for lighting the plug up when the instrument lights come one??

*= given that i have found the correct plug, i think its the one on the right of the steering wheel closest to the steering column, is that correct???


any help would be great


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Old 07-09-2008, 06:38 PM   #13
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omg read the things that projectRracing said i =n his first reply here read those threads it tells you how to make your own switch. u have a finger n a mouse button click n u shal find (btw i appologyse if you dont have a finger )
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Old 07-09-2008, 10:08 PM   #14
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i think dan (rup) has some for sale, it'd be worth asking him
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Old 08-09-2008, 08:46 AM   #15
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Nah, no fog switches left. I found one on ebay in the US, but the guy wanted USD$45 just for shipping!
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you'd be able to use a normal toggle switch and just wire it up wouldn't you?
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you'd be able to use a normal toggle switch and just wire it up wouldn't you?
i'd think so, i did the whole OEM reinstall at once but any would do.

from memory the 2 pins on the side of the plug where the push down bit is (the bit you push in so you can get it apart) are the ones that control the actual switch. the other 2 light the switch up when you turn the parkers on.

mate if you want a switch head on down to a mazda wrecker and tell them you want the foglight switch off a mx-6/323 (and maybe 626). mine came from a mx-6, same as 323 and the bloke originally tried to get one out of a 626 but it was broken, can't remember if it would fit though.

it was worth $35 from memory.

if in doubt, head down to a mazda dealership, ask for the part number for it. they should give it to you. then go to the wrecker with that.
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Old 08-09-2008, 09:27 PM   #18
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Talking

thanks for the help. i got them going today and wired up a switch at work. i chose when installing them to put HIDs in them at the same time, i dont even need to use my headlights they are that bright. i love them, and even better ill be getting HIDs for my headlights in a few weeks. thank you everyone for your help, im glad they are now in and working fine. but if you can let me know the next time u get a spare switch for them dan, ill take it, mines dodgy but will do for the meantime. thanks again all


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Old 09-09-2008, 05:52 AM   #19
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anyone got pics of the parts and the installation of those parts?
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Old 09-09-2008, 07:20 PM   #20
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anyone got pics of the parts and the installation of those parts?
if you pm me next time i say i'm working on the car it's 90% likely i'll have the dash off so i'll snap some shots of the switch and the relay i used (not a mazda one, but identical).

can't do the spotlight plugs though, swapped mine for general purpose ones
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