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when i bought my 02 camry 4cyl last month, one foglight cover was missing, so i decide to fill the hole with a pair of foglight, looked at oem, but then decided to go with aftermarket for $43 shipped on ebay.


done plenty of research to see how other TN people is being done
some people called for foglight relay and headlight stalk
some said relay is already there.

here is the true on my vehicle, Japanese built, prewire with foglight harness, has a foglight precut hole, so i don't know if any TMMK camry without precut hole might have the foglight harness or relay.


here is the link describe the headlight dimmer assembly on 02 camry, i think 02 to 06 all the same pin configuration on the headlight stalk connector.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/11979975/camry-2002-repair-manual-rm881u-65lighting

page 65-3



so in summary

i installed the OEM style aftermarket foglight that i bought from ebay
didn't run any individual wire or relay for the foglight,
use the aftermarket push on/off switch, tap to oem foglight switch wire at healight switch connector.
the whole installation was really painless, not that i can't run a brand new wire from battery for foglight, but there are already too many wires, and there is already one pre-wire for foglight, only missing the foglight itself and foglight switch.

thanks for all other people who previous post gen 5 foglight installation pictures and procedures on TN.

the only thing didn't work is the aftermarket push switch light indicator, but i don't feel like mess around with it, don't know the voltage or polarity at the oem foglight switch wire at the stalk, since it just only mention being continutity.

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the aftermarket foglight kit comes with these plastic sh!t, i don't think it will hold the foglight well in the hole, so i cut a piece of aluminum and drilled a hole, using it as a big washer, now i feel more secure without worry about foglight falling off on highway.


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close up of my home made washer.


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i might have put the push switch upside down, but it is ok, no one going to see it anyway.



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#2 ·
Nice write up. I just checked my 2002 (built in Japan) and it has the pre-wired fog lights as well. I think I'm going to add the fog lights as well.

So you would just short the two wires, #10 and #11. Does that mean cutting the wires and feeding it back to the switch.

How much were the OEM compared to the aftermarket ones?
 
#6 · (Edited)
where did you look?
when i short the pin #10 and #11 with headlight on, i can hear the foglight relay clicks
but i don't really care where toyota hide them.

according to the service manual

here is the location of the fog relay

it is right behind the fuse box under the coin try.


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#8 ·
has anyone also look at gen6 with prewired foglight harness?
i was reading the gen6 factory service manual, LIGHTING, page LI-120, saying the HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH by the steering wheel, pin #3(LFG) and #4 (BFG) is for foglight on and off.

if that is the case, anyone who trying to install the foglight probably don't have to run additional wire from engine compartment, just simply tab the ON/OFF switch to pin#3 and #4.
 
#11 · (Edited)
I have a 2003 US-built camry w/o factory installed fog lights. While replacing the front bumper cover I noticed the fog light harness is there and began investigating doing this installation, because the company I ordered the bumper cover from sent me the wrong one - with the fog light cutouts - and I find the prospect of installing lights less painful than exchanging the bumper cover.

So I first decided to determine if I have a relay by removing the steering column trim and shorting the indicated pins to see if I get the 'click' in the dash or not. What I found is that the wiring for the headlight stalk on mine does not match the wiring pictured above for the 2002 Japan-built Camry. I've got a silver wire and a red/yellow stripe wire where you show a tan and a red wire.

Does anyone have a diagram for the headlight dimmer switch assembly for the 2003 US Camry?

Another question for bronzemaxell - which ebay merchant did you purchase your set from and did it come with a relay?
 
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#16 ·
i think the color of the wiring is the same, it is possible my crappy camera with flash light on showing slightly off color because headlight stalk for 2002 to 2006 are interchangeable,
it is pin #10 and #11 on the harness connector.

i think gen 3 and gen4 headlight stalk are not interchangeable with gen 5, but i am not 100% sure,

ebay sells aftermarket gen5 foglight kit with its own relay and on/off switch, everything is included for installation.
 
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#14 ·
I used to have aftermarket fogs hooked up to a switch. Later, I bought a gen 5.5 bumper and upgraded to OEM fogs with OEM dimmer switch.

IMO, its much better to use the OEM dimmer switch then wire it to a separate switch. When I had them on a switch, a lot of the time I would forget to turn them off when I parked and ended up draining the battery. Plus, its nice when they turn on automatically with your low beams instead of having to press a button when you want them on.

I found a used switch at a junkyard for $30. Saved a lot of trouble.
 
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#22 ·
I appreciate your answers on this thread, bronzemaxell. As soon as I've done the foglight install on the '03 US built Camry I'll post some details. Right now I know I have the fog light harness behind the bumper - just have not been able to check if the relay is installed or not (it makes sense that it should be, but how often do companies do things that make sense versus not?).
 
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#25 ·
webjone is correct
the foglight kit comes with on/off switch, there are three wires, which was design to connect to power/battery source and ground but need to fish through the firewall.

i did something different, i retrofitted the on/off switch, instead of connect the on/off switch to the battery, i snip off all three wires about 2 inch behind the green connector, and i use the DVM to check the continuity of those three wires when the switch is on and off, and picked two of the wires that the switch uses for on/off, and then extend the two wires to pin#10 and #11 on steering wheel.
 
#30 ·
i don't know the answer either,
but with the help of a digital volt meter, set it to continuity mode, and test the on off switch,
if DVM beeps on a certain pair of wire when the switch is ON, then you can use that pair of wire for #10 and #11
 
#34 · (Edited)
Received my aftermarket fog lamps today. i note the box contains a warning that these are not for street use, not being SAE and DOT certified. I am taking this to mean that while they are built and function just like the OEM fogs, the company that manufactured them didn't want to arse with the red tape and expense of getting the certifications.

I got a kit with a relay, just in case my Camry doesn't have one and I can't do the bronzemaxell install©.
 
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#35 · (Edited)
I ordered my fog lights for my 2002 camry le from 360 tuner, they came with a wiring kit that is confusing to me. Has anyone purchased a kit from them and couldn't figure out how make your fog lights work?!

Can someone please help, I plugged in everything, but I have 2 extra connectors 1 gray and 1 brown it is taped onto a little black box looking like a green fuse is in there.., what do I do with these 2 connectors, I have tried everything!:(

Those 2 connectors both have red wires connected to it, does that mean its just a ground wire or is that black wire? :(
 
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#39 · (Edited)
I need help, I'm help a buddy wired a set of OEM foglight that he bought from ebay, and installed onto 2003 Camry LE 4cyl with factory foglight prewired, and I shorted both pin #10 & #11, and install an autozone foglight relay P/N 20382 and it still not work, does he need to replace the headlight stalk with built in fog light switch ??? any help is greatly appreciated.


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