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Can I tap directly into my 2 fog light wires?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Justincase7007, Oct 28, 2017.

  1. Oct 28, 2017 at 9:34 PM
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    What are the 2 wires going to my fog lights on my 2015 Toyota Tundra? Can i tap into these to power new 12v accessory fog light?
     
  2. Oct 28, 2017 at 9:42 PM
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    well here goes nothing lol
     
  3. Oct 29, 2017 at 7:30 AM
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    Gotcha. That part of it is ok. I'm wondering is the two wires (one pinkish-red, one white with black stripe) can be tapped into. The LED on when I plug up is one that has a positive and negative wire coming out of the back. So can I take the positive to one of those wires and the negative to one of those wires and everything be okay? The thing is the other side of my truck, that fog light has a greenish wire with a white and black striped wire. So each fog light has only two wires going to it but they each have a different one paired with a white and black striped wire. I'm dank I'm going to basically cut off the plug attachment where the ball plugs in and wire this light right into it. If need be I can take a picture. And sorry I just joined this didn't realize how long it took you to respond but I will say thank you very much for responding at all.
     
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    And for some reason I can't seem to figure out what the two wires are. If I was a guessing man the white wire with a black stripe is the ground, and the reddish-pink one is the power. But then on the other fog light there is the white wire with the black stripe and instead of a reddish pink wire it has a greenish wire. Which this might be for the switch I'm assuming if they're all linked in together?
     
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    Reason for diff colors are the wires run to diff locations. Like on my Suburban a few years ago. I had a short on the left side of my harness and the right side operated as it should have. It keeps you from having no lights if an issues should arise.
     
  6. Oct 29, 2017 at 7:49 AM
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    I get what you guys are saying. But what I'm asking is if I clipped off the end where a new bulb would go into and then you had two wires just hanging there the green one and the white one with the black stripes could I just take my fog light with positive and negative wires and just plug them or solder and write to the other ones and not blow all kinds of electrical s*** up
     
  7. Oct 29, 2017 at 8:00 AM
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    White with black stripe is your ground on both sides. I still have no idea what you are doing with all the reading...
     
  8. Oct 29, 2017 at 8:01 AM
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    Yeah that's exactly what I was asking. I just wanted to make sure that because one side was red and white and the other side was green and white that the green and red wires weren't different I don't want to be an accessory want to be power and that mess something up I'll put it in line fuse on The Wire that I solder into before my light and that ought to make sure nothing blows up. Thanks alot im going to cut off the H16 bulb connector and go ahead and wire the positive to the red and the negative to the white with black stripe and see what happens. Thanks for the input.
     
  9. Oct 29, 2017 at 8:03 AM
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    Basically I bought an aftermarket fog light that happens to randomly fit in side the stock fog light mount so I'm going to replace the stock fog light with this aftermarket fog light. But the aftermarket fog light only has positive and negative wires coming out of the back. So I'm going to cut off the h-16 bulb connection and the two wires that are left hanging from the truck is red and white with a black stripe. I'm going to tie my two wires into that. That's what I'm saying I don't see why that wouldn't work.
     
  10. Oct 29, 2017 at 8:08 AM
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    Yes, you can. I did what you are describing, but instead of solder and heat-shrink wrap I installed a waterproof connector on both the LED pods I used and the wiring from the truck.

    You could always purchase the correct connector online and keep your factory plugs..
     
  11. Oct 29, 2017 at 8:28 AM
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  12. Oct 29, 2017 at 8:50 AM
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    Yeah, you need to buy a multimeter. Then you can measure voltage which is pos and neg. Multimeters are a must-have for electrical work. A multimeter will also help you determine where shorts exist and if there is a break in the line somewhere.
     
  13. Oct 29, 2017 at 9:45 AM
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    This! Even if someone tells you what wire is which you should always test it yourself prior to connecting anything. Everyone should be able to do this. A meter can cost as little as $5 no excuse nobody doesn’t have one.
     

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