Fog light mod.. done! - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

WannaBButch · 10-16-2008, 05:56 PM

So I did the fog light mod and moved my blinkers to the corner lights. Everything is done and blinders and such work but they are at hyperspeed because it thinks there is a bulb out. This is because I cut out the old blinkers in the bumper. Anyone know a way to make them go back to normal again?

If you're interested in the mod just search the forum for "fog light mod"

white90dx · 10-16-2008, 07:26 PM

You can either wire in a ballast resistor to slow the blinkers down or get an adjustable blinker relay. Either way will work.

I would discourage other people from doing this - the corner light is really an insufficient turn signal.

For those in Australia though - you can change the stock corners to accept an 1157 bulb (8w/27w dual filament) to add extra turn signal brightness.

-Charlie

***HomeGrown*** · 10-16-2008, 07:37 PM

I tried that with my '91 and had the same hyperspeed flash going on. I ended up putting it back, although I will revisit this mod someday again. I'm with Charlie, in that the corner light is really too wimpy to serve as a substantial turn signal. Yes, it would probably pass inspection, but I think it's not really bright enough. Needs an appropriate flasher bulb to do the job.

BTW: WannaB, your car looks ultra-clean from the front! Would love to see more pics of it.
EDIT: Never mind, I found your car in the pic thread. Very nice!!

blkdmnrcing · 10-16-2008, 08:53 PM

i did the corner light mod to my car. and i wish sometimes that i didnt do it. its ok for the night time because people can actually see the light disappear. unfortunatly during the day, no one really see's it.

atobe · 10-16-2008, 09:41 PM

or you can just mount the fog lights under the bumper like i did and leave the blinkers alone

WannaBButch · 10-16-2008, 09:48 PM

It's not insufficient with the LED Amber bulbs.

PaulyJay · 10-17-2008, 02:01 PM

i looked at this kind of mod ages ago, and decided against it. for now at least i have too many projects and such on the go. it looks to be a relatively easy mod though.

WannaBButch · 10-17-2008, 02:53 PM

Moving the blinker to the corner lights only takes about five minutes. Getting the fogs mounted and wired took me a couple of hours because there isn't much room to work with and I had to make a run to ACE for smaller mounting bolts. It looks a ton better than the stupid orange lights. I was thinking of using the stained glass paint to paint the tail lights cause I want to get rid of all the orange on the car. I know I need to coat it with UV coating but does anyone know where to get that? I have regular clear coat but I'm not sure if that would work.

The fog lights I bought are Pilot from Autozone for 25 bucks. They fit almost perfectly like the OEM lights.

blkdmnrcing · 10-17-2008, 05:04 PM

my regular clear coat peeled off in about a year. and washing it didnt help. but then again i was also in a hurry when i painted them.

i will probably try to find an led for the corner lights but will wait until i do my front end swap.

chuck_arvin · 10-18-2008, 12:46 PM

I did this mod on a 1986 corolla but i also added led turn signals to the grill. It was brighter and had fog lights.

***HomeGrown*** · 10-18-2008, 01:26 PM

Here's an LED blinker mod I did on my Camry wagon (since sold it). One day I went to change one of the blinker bulbs, but the bulb socket was really rusty & unusuable, so I simply added these small LED amber lights for turn signals. They were bright and worked very well as far as visibility, but still had the hyper-flash issue which could have been easily resolved with an appropriate resistor.
Note that this mod wasn't done because I thought it looked cool, it was just done as an easy fix on a beater.

malayan · 10-18-2008, 03:27 PM

Beater ?? A CAMRY

Is this not grounds for a spanking. Shame ..Shame

Anyway..he eh "DOESNT LOOK LIKE A BEATER EITHER

"

***HomeGrown*** · 10-18-2008, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malayan

Beater ?? A CAMRY

Is this not grounds for a spanking. Shame ..Shame

Anyway..he eh "DOESNT LOOK LIKE A BEATER EITHER

"

Did I say "beater" ?!?

My bad.... I meant low-budget transporter.

white90dx · 10-20-2008, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeGrown

Did I say "beater" ?!?

My bad.... I meant low-budget transporter.

I prefer to say "daily driver" ...

ninja771 · 10-20-2008, 11:06 AM

im planning on doing this mod and the only deterent for me would be the brightness. do these bulbs fit the parking light

http://www.partsamerica.com/productd...goryCode=3157A