Anytime fogs mod
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Tacoma Dave
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There is a thread on here about it, I did it to my 2013. Took maybe 15min to complete, hardest part was getting the cover off the fuse box.
OffroadTaco4x4
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Very nice, where did you get those head lights
OffroadTaco4x4
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Hmm I'm not sure if I like those or not
Rockin Rog
Member
I Like! Don't the anytime lights affect some driving to oncoming at night? Not sure as I haven't met another taco at night. Can you turn em off with the dash switch still or?
Rockin Rog
Member
Good point about having light with the highs off to the sides. I'm driving a lot at night in remote areas up north in Canada so I'll give this a shot. So this mod can be found on YouTube eh!
Jared424
Active Member
I used this method
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/4838-cheap-free-mods.html#post45442
About halfway down the page
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/4838-cheap-free-mods.html#post45442
About halfway down the page
You can turn them on or off with the dash switch button. No need to have parking or headlights on with this mod. I use them sometimes at dusk or dawn or when it's cloudy & raining. Fog lights are aimed low not as high as the regular lights. On dark highways I run both fogs & reg headlights no one has flashed me & with no oncoming traffic or any in front I hit the hi beams as well. I was lucky I had them on one time (fogs) came close to hitting a skunk but saw it in time since the fogs light up the street directly in front of you.
If I hadn't of had them on I would of smashed a skunk and stunk up my truck.
Jared424's link is the one I used as well Post #9
With the key on you can turn them on or off with the foglight button no need to have the headlights or parking lights on.
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Travis2010
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I tried this fog light mod. I must have crossed something up. Now all the lights on the dash are on, windows don't work and starts but doesn't drive. On the tow truck and off to the dealership we go.
whippersnapper02
Negative Nancy
Just check your fuses.
smokinjoe
BEER ALWAYS GETS ME STUCK
^ what he said they will charge an hour diagnostic to put a couple fusoes in it and you still won't end up with any all-time fog lamp.... grab a test light ground it test both sides of the fuses with key on engine off with head lamps on low beam if the test lamp doesn't light it is blown never put a higher amp fuse in
Trying to do this on my 2014. I know about the Fog relay terminal having to be bent out and up to connect on side of the wiring to. Problem I'm having is finding the "best" switch-on HOT power source to connect the other side to. No heated seats in my TRD so it looks like I may not be able to contain the jumper within the small relay/inverter box. Is it ok to connect it to the inverter(square box) location in the same small plastic box?
The other spot that I'd think would be the parking lamp fuse....but it located inside the truck under the steering column. Really don't want to cobble up the wiring on this new truck.
The other spot that I'd think would be the parking lamp fuse....but it located inside the truck under the steering column. Really don't want to cobble up the wiring on this new truck.
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Bodacious, your wiring is a little different than the pre 2012 Taco's you might give this thread a read thru and see if it helps you out.
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/186818-2012-foglight-anytime-mod.html#post4050907
redmont94
Member
If anyone is curious, I went straight to "the brite box" I found at aspire auto accessories. They are the only ones that sell it for the 3rd gen Tacoma's. It keeps my fogs on with my highs. I didn't feel comfortable doing this kind of wiring myself and didn't find a write up at the time, so I went this route.