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I'mm pretty happy with the distance capabilities of my BRZ's oem HIDs but would like to supplement the peripheral lighting particularly on high beam. Diode Dynamics sells a set of pod lights that they claim are SAE approved fog beams (Sharp low cutoff) that fit in the OEM fog light locations that have caught my eye. I've found the bezels for the lights (my Premium has blanks) and a bezel for the factory dash switch and, I think the switch itself.
What I'm pretty hazy on is wiring the things. The OEM approach is fogs on only with the low beams which defeats my purpose. I have a rough mental schematic of a power wire from the main underhood fuse box running through a relay with outputs to each pod triggered by a lead from the dash switch. My questions are about locations to tap into power for the primary power for the lights and the power for the trigger circuit. Any and all suggestions and observations would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Add a diode on this new wire (and possibly another upstream of the existing foglight power) to prevent the power from flowing where you don't want it. This will prevent the high beams triggering during normal foglight operation. It's already fused, and I don't think operation of both the foglights and highbeam flap actuator will draw enough current to overload the existing fuse and wire work. |
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Thanks EA. I hadn't considered that. I'll put it on the list. I'd like to have the option of running the fogs whenever the lights are on, or even make them completely manually controlled. I really appreciate the suggestion.
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The light bar itself is powered by a relay (which gets power from the battery), and that relay is triggered by a lead that runs from the high beam circuit in the fuse box, through that switch in the cabin, and then to the relay. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D20GuJV_ng[/ame]
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@korhun it says you quoted me and replied, but I'm not seeing anything. Weird.
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Ahh. Lol. Well the headlights on this car are decent, but when driving at night on un-lit rural roads through forest preserves full of wild animals, more light is always better. Once you experience proper "driving lights", everything else seems useless. I'm very diligent with my high beams, and I only engage the light bar at night on rural roads without much traffic anyway. It's a huge safety benefit, not only because it allows you to see much more clearly at night, but because it does a great job of adding extra definition to the roadway itself, which makes it much easier to spot potholes, or debris on the road too
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What about those that went FI, where do we mount that giant light bar without blocking the intake?
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Roof mount! Lol. Or just mount it there anyway. I can't imagine it would be an issue unless you were maybe hardcore tracking the car.
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We have a lot of suicidal deer (white tails, invasive escaped exotics, and mulies), javelina and feral hogs. All of those guys have a nasty habit of jumping in front of vehicles so the pattern width can matter. Hence the choice of fogs over driving beams. This way at least I'll see them before I hit them. Assuming I can get them aimed correctly, they won't bother other drivers and I can run them whenever the lights are on or, in the event I hit some really dense fog by themselves. Thanks for the inspiration. Depending on how these work out, I may duplicate your "driving light bar behind the grill" approach. Lumen lust knows no bounds.
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it's also important to understand the area and country. in america, and in the midwest at the least, more and more people seem to be using their high beams all the time. so while his setup might be more, it's just a natural progression of the headlamp wars that consume our streets!
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So I just realized that my fog lights aren’t turning on. The switch and indicator on the dash work fine but the light themselves don’t turn on. Not sure how long it’s been like this but I just recently noticed it. I don’t think it’s been too long though. For reference it’s a 2013 BRZ with stock fogs/bulbs. Only light mod are the smoked helix, which we haven’t had any problems with and have been in the car forever with no issues. Fuses all checked out fine.
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