Hella fog lights 1997 4Runner

[906-Runner]

'99 and newer 4Runners have the foglight switch on the combination switch stalk.

Yeah mine doesn't have that but it does have the wires in the bumper next to the turn signals. So does that mean that my 4Runner isn't actually wired for fog lighst?

 

[Riceye]

On my 2000 I added the stalk w/ fog light control, a pair of oe fogs, and the relay and fuse in the under-hood fuse box. It is a nice upgrade. Plug and play.

 

[906-Runner]

On my 2000 I added the stalk w/ fog light control, a pair of oe fogs and the relay in the under-hood fuse box. It is a nice upgrade. Plug and play.

I’m new to all this stuff so I don’t know how to add relays to the fuse box? How is that done?

 

[Riceye]

I’m new to all this stuff so I don’t know how to add relays to the fuse box? How is that done?

The socket for the relay already exists in your under hood fuse panel. Simply acquire the relay and plug in.

 

[128keaton]

The socket for the relay already exists in your under hood fuse panel. Simply acquire the relay and plug in.

I am assuming you already had wires coming down into the bumper? Awesome mod! I might have to do this on my 2000 (nice 5-speed too!)

 

[Riceye]

I am assuming you already had wires coming down into the bumper? Awesome mod! I might have to do this on my 2000 (nice 5-speed too!)

Yep. All of the wiring was there, just install the oe components. Extra credit for thoroughly weatherproofing the fog lamp housings and plenty of anti-seize on the hardware. Here in the rust belt they become unserviceable in only one year.

I've replaced the 55w H3 bulbs with 100w H3 bulbs well over a year ago. Bulbs have not burned out and the wiring seems to be holding up just fine.

 

[AntonioCm1983]

Mine will be coming off soon due to a new bumper setup! Pm if your interest

What bumper setup you do would love to see what you got cooking any ideas will help for me anyway

 

[19963.4lsr5]

I’ll add the the Blazers are still working awesomely and the bulbs haven’t burned out yet.


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[SlipperyFish]

For those of us who had the "factory" fog light option, it was actually an aftermarket Hella kit that was installed at the port of entry before the vehicles made their way to the dealerships. As you can see from 19963.4lsr5's picture, they cut out a portion of the lower bumper valence to make room for the fogs. They also included a metal angle bracket that the lights were actually mounted to, which was bolted to some existing holes on the back side of the metal bumper. If you don't have the factory option you'll need to run new wiring, do some kind of modification to the valence (if you want your fogs down there), and fabricate or drill actual mounting locations for your lights.

Here are some pictures of the mounting system for the 96-98 factory fog lights (sans the lights):

Hey CajunRunner - I am buying a ‘97 with this “factory” Hella kit and want to put some yellow LED fog lamps in if possible. Do you know if the bulb is the standard H3 for these?

 

[CajunRunner]

Hey CajunRunner - I am buying a ‘97 with this “factory” Hella kit and want to put some yellow LED fog lamps in if possible. Do you know if the bulb is the standard H3 for these?

Sorry, not sure what bulbs were in them. It’s been a while since I removed my broken ones. I’d suggest pulling the old bulbs to verify the type before you purchase replacements.