WTB: Fog light switch from the Micro Image fog light kit

[swidd]

Hi,

if anyone didn't use their fog light switch, I'm in need of one, after breaking it when doing the install.

http://i.imgur.com/klEF23p.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/9aKY3nM.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/H9zFvGi.jpg

Name your price and shipping to 35213/Alabama.

Of course if Garm will sell me another one, that'd be great too :-)

[cali yaris]

Happy to send you another one. email me at mcroimg@gmail.com

[swidd]

Thanks, but ctscott beat you to it.

[cali yaris]

^ He sent you one of mine. Cool!

[swidd]

Hey Cali, check out where those stickers you sent me went:

http://i.imgur.com/j7iwJFk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/x2XOOZt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/iS9pZH0.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/xAEqUtb.jpg

[cali yaris]

SWEET! Can I post one of those on our Facebook page?

[swidd]

Yeah, spread away.

[swidd]

Oy, how exactly do I open the switch to snip the resistor?

CTScott, did you snip a resistor?

Right now I've installed the kit, but the fog lights do not turn on. However the switch lights up, even when the key is out of the ignition, ie hot bus.

Seeing as I broke the previous switch without even getting it open, there must be a trick to opening it that I don't understand.

[CTScott]

Oy, how exactly do I open the switch to snip the resistor?

CTScott, did you snip a resistor?

Right now I've installed the kit, but the fog lights do not turn on. However the switch lights up, even when the key is out of the ignition, ie hot bus.

Seeing as I broke the previous switch without even getting it open, there must be a trick to opening it that I don't understand.

The one I shipped I pre-snipped, so you should just plug her in.

If the light is always on and the switch does not turn the fogs on, it sounds like you have a wiring issue. Post a pic of where the switch wires are connected to.

[swidd]

Album: http://imgur.com/gallery/ptKzH/new

Most relevant: http://i.imgur.com/1ycFWpo.jpg

I followed the instructions that are on the MI website under the fog light product description. The top document anyway.

More: http://i.imgur.com/1hwHsAB.jpg

Noticed something that is relevant: http://i.imgur.com/GxiVvWN.jpg The green wire is effectively plugged into nothing. There are no pins on the D4 steering column terminal for where the green wire plugs in.

[CTScott]

Album: http://imgur.com/gallery/ptKzH/new

Most relevant: http://i.imgur.com/1ycFWpo.jpg

I followed the instructions that are on the MI website under the fog light product description.

More: http://i.imgur.com/1hwHsAB.jpg

Noticed something that is relevant: http://i.imgur.com/GxiVvWN.jpg The green wire is effectively plugged into nothing. There are no pins on the D14 steering column terminal for where the green wire plugs in.

OK - You followed "the other" set of instructions for the Micro Image kit. This is my version, which is the correct version for the modified switch:

http://www.microimageonline.com/downloads/YARIS/2006-2011%20Yaris%20Aftermarket%20Fog%20Light%20Switch% 20Wiring.pdf

[swidd]

So for option 6 b, fog lights on with low, high and park:

I will be plugging both wires from the switch into 13 and 3? But 3 doesn't connect to anything...

Am I supposed to just remove the wires that are in there already, and leave them hanging unconnected?

[cali yaris]

We only have one set of instructions posted, for the aftermarket round switch. They would not be correct for the rectangular switch we used to include (a big reason was because of the modification needed on the switch)

[CTScott]

We only have one set of instructions posted, for the aftermarket round switch. They would not be correct for the rectangular switch we used to include (a big reason was because of the modification needed on the switch)

Garm,

He was following the original kit instructions (the set prior to mine).

[CTScott]

So for option 6 b, fog lights on with low, high and park:

I will be plugging both wires from the switch into 13 and 3? But 3 doesn't connect to anything...

Am I supposed to just remove the wires that are in there already, and leave them hanging unconnected?

Into the original Yellow wire 3 (you will put it back as it was when you started and then tap one of the switch wires to it and the other to the wire in pin 13).

[swidd]

So I have to remove the ends of the switch's wire and just tap 3 and 13... Okay :-)

I really didn't understand that from reading the manual. I'm not a smart man :-/

[CTScott]

So I have to remove the ends of the switch's wire and just tap 3 and 13... Okay :-)

I really didn't understand that from reading the manual. I'm not a smart man :-/

There was always much confusion on that. It means that you need to split the switch's harness all the way to the switch, so that there are four completely separate wires, and then you need to extend some of them to reach where they need to go.

[swidd]

Now you just confused me even more. There's three wires coming out of the switch socket.

Black (which I grounded)
Green (in picture)
Red (in picture).

Where does each go? If I want to ignore the switch light and just have functional fog lights, can I stick with the instructions in 6(b) and just merge green and red to 3 and 13? And leave black grounded?

[CTScott]

Now you just confused me even more. There's three wires coming out of the switch socket.

Black (which I grounded)
Green (in picture)
Red (in picture).

Where does each go?

It depends on there position in the switch connector. There should be four wires entering the green connector.

[swidd]

I'll have to take it apart tomorrow and see. I only found three wires.

[CTScott]

To explain this a bit better, here is a top and bottom view of an open switch with the connector plugged in:

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[swidd]

Okay,.. so there are four wires going into the switch. But I only found two coming out of the harness + the ground wire. The other one must be hidden inside the harness or be merged with the red/yellow wire coming out. As I put it back together already, I'm too lazy to take it apart to check, unless it really becomes necessary. It's so hot outside...

http://i.imgur.com/MmYoWzs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AmcxmpE.jpg

The good news is that the fog lights are working, and the switch is working.

The bad news is that, at least as far as I can tell in super bright sunlight, the switch illumination is still on with the ignition off.

I guess I can snip the "third" red wire, i.e. the one next to the grounding wire, to resolve this issue? I don't really need switch illumination or dash light; when it's dark I can tell by looking where I'm supposed to be looking while driving, to tell if they're on.

[CTScott]

Okay,.. so there are four wires going into the switch. But I only found two coming out of the harness + the ground wire. The other one must be hidden inside the harness or be merged with the red/yellow wire coming out. As I put it back together already, I'm too lazy to take it apart to check, unless it really becomes necessary. It's so hot outside...

http://i.imgur.com/MmYoWzs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AmcxmpE.jpg

The good news is that the fog lights are working, and the switch is working.

The bad news is that, at least as far as I can tell in super bright sunlight, the switch illumination is still on with the ignition off.

I guess I can snip the "third" red wire, i.e. the one next to the grounding wire, to resolve this issue? I don't really need switch illumination or dash light; when it's dark I can tell by looking where I'm supposed to be looking while driving, to tell if they're on.



The reason the light is still on is that the lighting and switching circuits are bridged. In order to separate them, you have to split all four wires apart.

[swidd]

Snipped wire, and nothing exploded. Now everything works perfect.

Thanks ctscott!!