s14 foglights (OEM how to!)

[KasperSlide]

ok guys heres a write up on the s14 fog lights ive searched for this on here and found a few threads on what is needed and such sooooo.....

parts needed for OE install

switch assy
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1584.jpg

brackets
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1586.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1587.jpg

relay
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1589.jpg

part # sheet
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1590.jpg

ok start by locating the mounting holes (4 of them one is for a pin on the bracket)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1592.jpg

then find the plug for the foglights.(it will be taped up behind the turn signal area)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1593.jpg

use three ten mm bolts to mount the bracket
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1594.jpg

remove side cover on the foglight by pressing in the top tab ( to expose the hole on the foglight housing)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1595.jpg

bolt the foglight to the bracket. it has room for adjustment
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1596.jpg

snap side cover back on and plug harness in.(repeat for other side)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1597.jpg

find relay box in engine bay
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1598.jpg

plug in relay according to diagram on cover
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1599.jpg

remove steering column cover(six screws on the bottom half)
then remove two screws from light switch
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1600.jpg

find the black plug taped to the switch harness. and unplug the switch
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1601.jpg

plug in black plug and the other to plugs to the switch
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1602.jpg

screw switch and cover back on and.........

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1603.jpg

btw the jdm brackets dont work on usdm 240's
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1604.jpg

thanks for viewing hope ive been helpful

P.S. if ne one has the factory lip plz PM me

[essforteen]

yeah good write up i was thinkin of using 92lexus fog lights really yellow and great visibility but not sure to do it oe syle of just wire it up o well great job btw.

[ki_JDM_ds]

nice write up...

I like how the harness is already there.

Good Job

[KasperSlide]

yeah having everything wired up for SE models really help.
well its night time the NC so......
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/KasperX/DSCN1607.jpg

[projectRDM]

There's actually three detailed writeups with pics already on here.

[shift_SRDETuser]

FMIC equals no fog lights no more. I liked my fogs they kinda gave the car a lexus look... sad :(

[KasperSlide]

projectRDM:next time ill make sure i run every thing by you b4 i post then how bout that......oh yeah i think you put your 2cents on all of them too. what would we do without you.

Thanks

[rb25crazy]

awesome write up! i like it =D. hmmmm, i need to buy brackets =/ lame! and a relay =D how much did it cost you?

[KasperSlide]

thanks man

brackets were $30.60 a piece and the relay was $15.29. im sure you can get the relay for cheaper. i buy from nissan cuz i used to work there so i still get a lil bit of a discount. i think list price on the brackets were around $40 sooooo.......

[0wn3r]

FMIC equals no fog lights no more. I liked my fogs they kinda gave the car a lexus look... sad :(

there was a guy on here with an fmic w/ fog lights. i asked him how he did and he said he gets alot of questions about it...he basically said "i just kept cutting until they fit"...doesn't help much, but i guess it can be done.

mine had to come out and are for sale tho :)

[projectRDM]

there was a guy on here with an fmic w/ fog lights. i asked him how he did and he said he gets alot of questions about it...he basically said "i just kept cutting until they fit"...doesn't help much, but i guess it can't be done.

mine had to come out and are for sale tho :)

I kept my fogs too. Custom endtanks, 90 degree elbows, heavily cut into the forward part of the frame rails. It's not easy to keep them but mine are fitted with clear projectors and HIDs, I wasn't going to lose them.

As for this: next time ill make sure i run every thing by you b4 i post then how bout that......oh yeah i think you put your 2cents on all of them too. what would we do without you.

Don't get all butthurt skippy. If we had nothing but the same shit on here every day someone would get tired of it. Oh wait, we do.

[KasperSlide]

^^^^yea thanks again. As you can see I've been on here for 4 yrs and currently have 92 posts. Sooooo, I think I know how to use the fancy search button. Not quite the post whore like some people. If I didn't think people could use it(and as you can see they do appreciate the write up) then I wouldn't post it.
Thanks

[rb25crazy]

hmmm, u know i got kouki fog lights http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p106/97s14a/DSC00130.jpg
they look like that it already has some brackets, but when i looked under my car today i saw the bolts you were talking about. but, none of the brackets i had worked. and i bought these from another guy with a s14 kouki like me too =(. so, i probably need another bracket or something huh?

thanks for your help =D

[KasperSlide]

yea those are kouki foglights with brackets which would not fit a zenki front. this is a write up for a 95-96 zenki. I dont quite understand what you're saying. what year is your car? if you have a 95-96 with the the kouki front end then you will have to make your own brackets.

[rb25crazy]

oh, i got a 97 kouki as well. but i saw that you needed bracket for yours. so i was wondering if i need a bracket on top like yours. cuz i looked around and there are no holes for the brackets i currently have to bolt into.

so, that's where i derived my conclusion that i may need an additional bracket also. or maybe i'm just not looking hard enough.

[KasperSlide]

When I've seen the kouki foglights sold w/ brackets they come like the pic shown. So I would assume you have the right brackets. Maybe your foglights fasten to the actual bumper. Is that a possibility????

[rb25crazy]

haha ,i'll have to double check tommorow i did look but didn't see anyting. i guess i gotta drill a hole into it =D

thanks

[projectRDM]

haha ,i'll have to double check tommorow i did look but didn't see anyting. i guess i gotta drill a hole into it =D

thanks

The Kouki foglights bolt to the bumper cover, not the reinforcement. Put them in from behind where they belong and you'll see where they line up.

[redpotatoes]

there was a guy on here with an fmic w/ fog lights. i asked him how he did and he said he gets alot of questions about it...he basically said "i just kept cutting until they fit"...doesn't help much, but i guess it can't be done.

mine had to come out and are for sale tho :)

I have a FMIC and still have my OEM fogs on my zenki. I kept my bumper reinforcement. No cutting was done what so ever.

[0wn3r]

oops, i meant "guess it CAN be done"...haha, fixed.

[IIIXziuR]

yeah I had to learn the hard way that the Japanese brackets don't fit the US cars.

[KasperSlide]

^^^ yea there was now way that they would work......although Im sure some crazy A$$ has made it work
\/\/\/\/ ok RDM have the last words

[projectRDM]

^^^ yea there was now way that they would work......although Im sure some crazy A$$ has made it work

They work fine with the JDM bumper reinforcement.

[Uh247KiCkYnG]

I have a 96 nissan 240sx with a 97-98 JDM front end conversion. So I understand that the fog lights line up behind the front cover of the bumper. I'm guessing i will need a relay as well but no brackets as the JDM fogs come prebracketed?

[stinky_180]

nice write up, i personally like having the fog light mounted without the inside cover.

[S14Serge]

Haha i just actually winged it and installed mine this morning!!! Wish i would of seen this earlier would of made it a bit easier lol.... Any who sick right up!

[jesse_s13]

Hate to bump an old thread. Are base models suppose to come with a relay and oem wiring?

[spooled240]

wiring, yes. relay, no

[jesse_s13]

I got the relay in there. Kinda odd.

[spooled240]

that is kinda odd, the base models will have the harness for the fogs and the fog light stalk in the steering column..sometimes it's a little difficult to find when they are and tucked away from the factory.

for anyone doing the fogs on a base model kouki, you will need 2 relays: one (black i think?) in the fuse box under the hood and one blue one near the fusebox in the driver's side kick panel.





**and I have fogs with a FMIC, it's really close but it will fit

[jesse_s13]

that is kinda odd, the base models will have the harness for the fogs and the fog light stalk in the steering column..sometimes it's a little difficult to find when they are and tucked away from the factory.

for anyone doing the fogs on a base model kouki, you will need 2 relays: one (black i think?) in the fuse box under the hood and one blue one near the fusebox in the driver's side kick panel.





**and I have fogs with a FMIC, it's really close but it will fit

Yes im guessing the old guy that had it before me had them??


Thanks for the info.:wavey:

[D1S13]

appreciated

[7RIFT0]

good write up. Thank you.

[Agamemnon]

Thanks for bumping a 5 year old thread.

[7RIFT0]

No problem