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Old 01-21-2008, 03:08 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Socal NOOB needs help!

i just bought a lightbar and 4 piaa 520s to go with the lightbar.. YAY!!

Q1 how many of these ( FJ-FOGSW - FJ Cruiser fog light switch conversion Parts and Accessories ) switches do i need for my lights??

Q2 on a scale of 1-10 how difficult would this be to install myself??

Q3 what is the worse that i can do to my rig??

Q4 anyone wanna help me install these... i can offer FOOD and BEER!


thanks for your time...

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Old 01-21-2008, 03:19 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Socal NOOB needs help!

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i just bought a lightbar and 4 piaa 520s to go with the lightbar.. YAY!!

Q1 how many of these ( FJ-FOGSW - FJ Cruiser fog light switch conversion Parts and Accessories ) switches do i need for my lights??

Q2 on a scale of 1-10 how difficult would this be to install myself??

Q3 what is the worse that i can do to my rig??

Q4 anyone wanna help me install these... i can offer FOOD and BEER!


thanks for your time...

yusuke
where are ya at in socal, then we can figure out who is closest to help ya out, I'm always down for food and beer. as for the switches, it depends, do you want them all to turn on at once, or mabey 2 and 2, it's all up to you on that.
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Re: Socal NOOB needs help!

i'm right next to knotts berry farm and willing to travel up to an hour away... =)

i feel like such a poser with these on my truck not wired up...
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Nah, I've had mine up for awhile and not wired, I was afraid to drill my roof and too lazy to buy the a pillar clips to run it thru there. You are a ways away from me or I could help ya out, what I am going to do is run all the wireing and swithches mounted internally and let a shop drill the roof. it will save ya some money to do some of the work yourself but also have a guarantee if it leaks they will have to fix it. You could call Dirty Parts for an estimate, Dirty Parts
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They do a real good job. or check out Adventure4x4.net and post the same question, you have a better chance of finding someone more local on there to help ya. I know a couple guys live by you and are very knowledgeable and handy.also Hold out til morning and bump this thread again. Like I said, If I was closer It'd be no prob but I'm all the way south.
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Re: Socal NOOB needs help!

So, what light bar did you get?

There are a few people in the area that have done this before, and seem to always be willing to work for beer.

MudLovingFJ comes to mind, and maybe Felonious. Felonious is SUPER clean at installing electrical stuff. Maybe they'll see me talking about them and chime in.

I just added a light bar to mine, and I'm waiting on the lights to come in. Not sure how long I'll be posing.
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i ended up on a fat deal... tuffy light bar w/ 4 piaa 520s for 220 shipped... YAY!! i'll take pictures...

did you end up using dominics bar or did you end up getting a new one??
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I got one from Manik, and put it on yesterday. I still have the one from Dom. One of the bolts is stripped on the end. I'm going to get a new one from Home Depot, and see if anyone wants to buy the Real Wheels bar. Might even get an 'upgrade' to stainless bolts and washers.
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where'd you find that deal?
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Q1 how many of these ( FJ-FOGSW - FJ Cruiser fog light switch conversion Parts and Accessories ) switches do i need for my lights??

Q2 on a scale of 1-10 how difficult would this be to install myself??

Q3 what is the worse that i can do to my rig??

Q4 anyone wanna help me install these... i can offer FOOD and BEER!
1- Depends on how much control you want. You can get one switch to control ALL the lights or perhaps two (one to control the outside, the other to control the inside2)

2- as for difficulty, all depends on what you're comfortable with. I like to tinker so it was pretty straight forward to me

3- You can DO Major damage if you short out something, but with some precautions it's pretty safe.

4- installation all depends on how you wanna approach the installation
4a- go down the a-pillars
4b- drill a hole in the roof
4c- go down the back door

I went with 4c, for several reasons. I didn't want to drill, many people have said going down the a-pillar has many disadvantages including small amt of space and possibility of flexing and chaffing of the wiring.

I recently finished up wiring my lights (going to the back) and it wasn't that difficult. (had my lights installed and NOT hooked up for about 6-7 months!)
1. I ran a power wire from the battery to the rear compartment (where the tire jack is)
2. hooked it up to a fuse block (Blue Sea)
3. ran all my rack mounted wires to the back end and through the back door conduit into the tire jack compartment.
4. all my relays velcroed inside and trigger wire up front to the switches!

As for switches, to keep the OEM look there are three that I know of
1. Tacoma rocker ($12)
2. Tacoma push button, like the one you linked to
3. OEM FJ switch - has an indicator light (most expensive)

I used the cheaper $12 switch and installed them into the panel next to my steering wheel.

Good Luck!

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where'd you find that deal?
found it on the parts for sale section of this forum...
i try to only upgrade when i find a deal... no one likes to pay retail
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