A couple weeks back I decided I was going to add foglights to my new Prius v Three. I had seen a few other threads about how to accomplish the task...I also saw that a "kit" from Priuschat was in the works, but I did not feel like waiting. So I went ahead and ordered a kit from Blinglight.com...I have read that they are not too bad...and they are not. I also ordered the Prius v Five foglight bezels so I could have a almost identical look as factory installed fog light. I have created a PDF pictorial of the install for all you brave souls that wish to attempt this fun project...It literallaly took me a whole weekend to do this project. I went slow, ran into many issues along the way, but I sure learned alot! Please let me know if you have any questions! Here is the link to the Install PDF with pictures! Please use Acrobat Reader 9 or above. -M
Very nice write up! I've had bad experience using the heat shrink tubing in the past. It is not water proof, or maybe I didn't do a good job making it shrink. Although I noticed you didn't mention you soldered the cut harness back together, and I'm not really sure how well it works on unsoldered connections, there is a product I purchased at Walmart a while back called Performix Liquid Tape that provides a waterproof seal. It comes in two forms, a paste and a spray. (I really suck at soldering but I try anyways. I probably wouldn't have cut the harness and just kept all the extra wire tied up somewhere inside the passenger compartment, maybe inside the dash, if that was a possibility?)
Few years ago, I bought a black heat shrink tubing set from JC Whitneys and they come with glue inside the tube, so once heat shrunk they're water proof. I don't see these in the new catalog though.
I really liked the write-up. Thanks for taking the time to do this. Can I ask what the total cost was? Could you also wire the fog lights up for daytime running lights? I think you could by tapping into the right circuit...
Cost Breakdown: 1.) Blinglights Kit = $60.00 2.) Factory Fog light Bezels = $67.00 3.) Two days messing with it = Priceless! I would imagine you could use them as DRL, and I am sure someone has done something similar on this forum..You might want to search the liftback forums, I would not be suprised if someone has done it there. -M
Normally you tap into a wire that is hot only when the Parking/Headlights are on. To have DRL function, you need to connect the relay for the foglights to a +12V power source that is on when the Prius is in Ready Mode, independent from the Parking/Headlights.
I wonder if one could tap the D indicator light somehow, because that replicates how most DRLs function.
Here are the part numbers for the official Toyota Foglight Bezels (From Prius v Five) Left: 52040-47010 Right: 52030-47010 They were 33.00 each from Toyotapart.com 1.800.581.3033 -M
