Written by: The H.P Freak
Discussion Thread: How To: 2007 foglight mod
If you don't know what the
"FOG LIGHT" mod is, well here ya go. On the
RANGER, the lower fog lights will stay on when the normal head lights are on or the
DRL (daytime running lights). As soon as you try to use your high beams the fog lights automatically shut off. This mod is to
"OVERRIDE" this so you can run your fog lights and high beams at the same time.
- First the newer Rangers no longer have a
GEM module. They use a
SJB (
smart junction box). It is located behind the P/S kick panel. Once you have the kick panel removed, locate the black connectors that you will need to tap into.
We will be working on the two top
black connectors on the
right hand side. We will call the very top one,
"PLUG "A".
The 2ND
black connector under that one will be called
"PLUG "B".
You will need a
RELAY and
RELAY HARNESS. Remove the
center wire from the
RELAY HARNESS. It is not needed.
Here is the relay harness set-up I used :
Now you need to remove
"PLUG "A" from the
SJB. There is a small white lever in the middle of the plug. Simple pull the lever
towards the rear of the truck. The plug will basically eject itself.
Now you need to only locate one wire in
"PLUG "A". That would be the
GREY/VIOLET (
Grey wire with violet stripe). You need to
TAP this wire,
DO NOT CUT IT!!!!! If you cut this wire your in dash fog light warning light will no longer function.
I installed a tap connector onto the
GREY/VIOLET wire.
Now you need to remove the 2ND
black connector called
"PLUG "B". Use the same procedure to remove this plug as you did to remove
"PLUG "A".
There is only one wire you need to locate in
"PLUG "B". That would be the
small gauge, solid
BROWN wire.You need to
CUT this wire, making sure to leave enough wire on both ends in case you ever want to reverse this mod.
The
BROWN wire going towards
"PLUG"B" will be capped off. The
BROWN wire going up, towards the dash will have to have a (
MALE) connector installed on it. I used
shrink tubing on this as well.
I used male/female electrical connectors so I could easily reverse this mod if needed to. Basically
"PLUG & play".
Now I took the
BLUE (#30) wire on my
RELAY HARNESS and connected it to the small gauge
SOLID BROWN wire.
Then I took the
RED (#86) wire from my
RELAY HARNESS and connected it to the
GREY/PURPLE wire, via a
TAP connector.
On my
RELAY HARNESS, I took the
ORANGE (#85) and
YELLOW (#87)wires and tied them together with a
ground connector. Both these wires will be used as
GROUNDS. I used the small bolt at the bottom of the
SJB as the grounding point.
Reinstall
"PLUG "A/B" into the
SJB and push the white lever
towards the firewall to lock them back into place.
I ended up mounting my
RELAY in the
SJB. It fits nicely behind the P/S kick panel, out of site.