NA6/NA8 OEM Foglight Removal & Install Questions

scrowetom · Postby **scrowetom** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 5:19 pm

Hey guys,
I just finished up removing my OEM foglights from my JDM NA6 that I am now selling.

I have plans to install them in my new car, but I am just wondering if I will need anything else to install them in a car that didn't have them from factory.

From my knowledge, I thought that all Mk1's had the fog light loom preinstalled. I read somewhere that the connector for the foglight switch is preinstalled behind a blank near the steering column. I've taken photos of the wiring for the fogs itself, aswell as where they disconnect.

My question to you guys is, will this setup just connect straight into my new chassis the same way I disconnected it? Or will i need to remove the entire wiring harness for the foglights? I don't really feel like ripping up a wiring loom for a car i'm about to sell...

Any insight is greatly appreciated
Cheers

Fog Lights to loom connector
Fog light connection
Fog lights + wiring

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:55 am

scrowetom wrote:I have plans to install them in my new car
So the new car is another MX5?
From my knowledge, I thought that all Mk1's had the fog light loom preinstalled.
Within the NA6 there were generally differences from model variant to model variant, year to year, & market to market.

bartmanftw · Postby **bartmanftw** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:58 am

As far as I'm aware only the JDM na6 had the plugs for the fog lights already in the loom. When I installed them in my AUDM car I had to run a wire from a switch in the cabin to the relay in the engine bay to get them to work.

scrowetom · Postby **scrowetom** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 9:51 pm

93_Clubman wrote:
scrowetom wrote:I have plans to install them in my new car
So the new car is another MX5?
From my knowledge, I thought that all Mk1's had the fog light loom preinstalled.
Within the NA6 there were generally differences from model variant to model variant, year to year, & market to market.

Most likely yes, another MX-5

bartmanftw wrote:As far as I'm aware only the JDM na6 had the plugs for the fog lights already in the loom. When I installed them in my AUDM car I had to run a wire from a switch in the cabin to the relay in the engine bay to get them to work.

What relay if you don't mind me asking? Or did you install that separately?

bartmanftw · Postby **bartmanftw** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 4:30 am

The factory foglights I got came with a factory wiring harness which included a relay to power the lights. The switch in the cabin activated the relay. Only problem was there was no plug in the engine bay for me to plug the loom into so instead I ran a wire from the switch in the cabin to the fog light loom as well as provided it with a 12V source that switched on with the standard lights.

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:09 pm

I did the same as Alex, except using jaycar relays and wires (generic foglamps on my car)

I wired the relay in mine so that the fogs can only work if the parking lamps are on (or the main headlights/high beams)

That way if I forget to switch off the fogs they'll turn off when I turn the normal lights off.
And the factory light warning beeper works with them.