Good job on explaining pre wiring for fog lights. Honestly, I think that 90% of people on youtube either don’t use them, don’t check for them, or are just idiots who rely solely on the kit. Thank you and have a wonderful day.
I have a 2017 Toyota RAV4 Le. The traction control button is not located on the left side dash panel like car you have featured, it's on the center console. So can I still do this with the ground switch just without the lighting the button turning off and on
GREAT video. I was struggling to remove the pins and rearrange them then i realized i didn't have to after all, i could just tape the other pin3 and pin4 separately and use pin1 and pin2. Color code doesn't matter here!!! Thanks so much. Makes life easier for me. I don't fancy too much light anyway and i don't know if the color of the switch is going to match the stock buttons.
Thank you so for taking the time and doing this video. I always wanted to install the dog lights but using the factory wiring. Thanks to you all went perfectly. Btw i installed the hikari h11 on them and the improvement is amazing. Thanks !
Thank you so much I did exactly like the video said. At first I couldn't understand why the switch wasn't working but I saw I had wired it as a ground and not a hot circuit. All fixed now and they work great 👍
Thanks very much for this great information. I suspect that there are wiring instructions for this available from toyota and you don't have to cut into the tap at pin 56. Can you tell me if I hook up the bundled red wires to the hot switch will it light up the switch and lights correctly? Also they work on the setting using the lights when they are not on the automatic off position only
First important thing : the '13-'15 Rav4 in the video is Canadian Built or Japanese built ?? The 3b connector board is diffferent for each and the associate # pins will differs too .
Where does the small white wire that you tap the blue wire into come from? The small white wire that enters the pin? Is this wire already included in the car wire bundle?
Yes lol. That white wire was already in that pin !!!! If u don't have that wire then I dont know... U suppose to have that white thin wire in harness already
@@IvanRossS gotcha, now I get it thanks! This video was great, all the way down to testing the type of switch the kit gives you. Keep the content coming!
@@IvanRossS I did not order my kit and they do not state if it is a ground or hot switch. Any ideas where I can a ground switch or a kit with a ground switch? Thanks great video too
I have a 2022 Rav 4 XLE. Want to put the fog lights on it. What year, and trim level is your vehicle. The one we have was made in Canada. Probably that does not matter. I notice you have the 3 place for the switches plus two other switch location. We have only 3, and the mirror control is in the door. They moved the AWL drive switch on the line with the fan, eco switch recirculation switch. I wonder if the XLE I have has the factory harness? Anyway to tell without ripping every thing a part? Thanks.
Hi just to clarify, when you are tapping into the pre existing wire that you put in pin 53, is that wire always white or blue? How do you know what wire to tap into with the blue/white wire from the switch that comes with kit?
Pin 53 can be any color just make sure you tap into a proper pin number 53, if on you harness from the switch your wire is white (not blue) use that. So white tap in to white
@@IvanRossS sorry, what I meant was the small white wire that is physically running into the pin, where did that come from so I can splice the blue/white signal wire from kit to it and insert into pin 53
The only difference between yours and mine is a body style and more options, features. But overall it's the same car it's the same frame same engine and same transmission
@@IvanRossS I will try again tomorrow. I also bought a two pack and tried both relays. still nothing. I am going to try soldering instead of those t taps. I don’t think they are giving a good connection.
Have no idea, my car done have those type of headlights. They on a new trim and new models like 2018 2019. It could be just one bulb there that project on all of them.
@@IvanRossS thanks for your reply.my rav4 15 drl just works with high beem and but the leds are there and dont turn on there are some i have seen on which they turn on
Awesome!! your the man! no one showed how to do with the pre installed wiring on how to do it ,this is more okay than the generic wiring with the kit! Thank you!!
Followed exactly and it did not work. What about the relay that comes with your kit if you have a hot circuit switch? Don’t you need that additional relay?
@ivanRossS do you need to use the additional relay if you have a hot circuit? I followed what you did for a hot circuit and I get no power to the lights.
No, they will not going to work without relay lol. ! Installing relay will close the circuit! Otherwise your cables will not be providing 12 volts to the fog lamps.
@@IvanRossS i bought the led fog lamp only comes with driver and open wires that instruction said just connect to ACC, 12V , signal light and ground . so no relay at all right?
@@IvanRossS no laughing check on the web there is another new fog lamp model for 2018 rav 4 that integrated with LED and signal light. yours is base model need to install relay but LED doesnt
Yes they do stay on on the high beam. On my Toyota everything turns off when I lock car my car. It locks right away when I click to lock twice or it will turn off automatically after 30 seconds
Is there any cables that need to be run from the actual fog lights to the rest of the car or are these wires already pre installed and you just need to plug the fog lights in and then do the wiring inside the car under dash?
Wires supposed to be already pre-installed!!! I have just basic RAV4 but please double check it. I'm saying this in the video that in my car wires was already pre-wired !!!
All the rav4 should have the wires pre-installed, wild that they are already there! I checked my LE RAV4 and sure enough it already had the wiring for the fog lights.
It's kind of hard to tell because Electronics is there different. U gotta look for fog wires and look under the dash to see if your wiring is the same and fuse box under the hood. If everything looks the same then it should work
It does. Mine always turned light automatic off after few minutes. But if u lock it twice in a row it will It turn light right away, that does not specify on a switch.
Some cars don't even have to have auto shutoff, they work on relay, after some period of time it will turn off for you automatically to save your battery, it's basically courtesy if you forgot to turn off your lights. Some carmakers have that, some don't. I'm glad my Toyota put that opinion . You can simply test that, lock your car with headlights ON and come back and couple of minutes
RP Remarkable Power, Fog Light fit for 2013 2014 2015 RAV4 Clear Fog Lights KIT Assembly with Wiring Harness& Switch, H16 12V 19W Halogen Bulbs Clear Lens FL7001 a.co/d/e70xDNv
I don't understand, are some of the switches hot and some ground that come in the kit you ordered? I ordered the same kit (from your link). Am I safe to assume its a hot switch?
@@IvanRossS well, I tried your method for both the ground circuit switch, and then when that did not work I attempted your method for a hot circuit switch by switching the wires around. Neither are turning on the fog lights. I have the black grounded on the ground screw, the red Ttapped to the red wire, and in my case, the yellow wire Ttapped to 56. All I’m getting is a light on the actually switch. Nothing changes when I press it and I’m getting no power to my fog lights.. any thoughts? I inspected both the fuse under the steering wheel, as well as the fuse in the fuse box, both 7.5 fuses seem to be good. I also tried swapping the relay in the engine with another, but that didn’t work either.
@@IvanRossS any ideas why it would not be working either way? I tried both methods. The only thing I’m not quite sure about is if it’s a hot switch it sounds like you need to use a second relay from the kit in addition to the relay you put in the relay box. If that’s true, do you have directions on how to wire the additional relay under your steering wheel??
Hi, for the fuse box under the instrument panel I don’t believe you need the 7.5 amp fuse for spot 6 FOG RR. Rear fog lights aren’t a requirement in North America. It is a common requirement in the UK though
Lol. I have no idea:( I haven't replaced mine yet. But that T connector that is I installed uner the dash over time because loose. So I recommend to you something else. Maybe t-connector gauge wrong size
I followed you instructions. Only to turn it on, nothing! I panicked and then figured out the lightbulb died on the left side 😂. Great instruction!!!
Good job on explaining pre wiring for fog lights. Honestly, I think that 90% of people on youtube either don’t use them, don’t check for them, or are just idiots who rely solely on the kit. Thank you and have a wonderful day.
Followed all your steps and it worked!! Even the dashboard light turns on when the fog lights are on ! Thanks for the hard work
Just followed this video and got everything working in my 2018 le with the hot switch version, took about an hour, great video!
Do you have the picture of your wiring connection on your Rav4 thanx
I have a 2017 Toyota RAV4 Le. The traction control button is not located on the left side dash panel like car you have featured, it's on the center console. So can I still do this with the ground switch just without the lighting the button turning off and on
Would not have been able to do this without the work you put in here. Thank you sir
GREAT video. I was struggling to remove the pins and rearrange them then i realized i didn't have to after all, i could just tape the other pin3 and pin4 separately and use pin1 and pin2. Color code doesn't matter here!!! Thanks so much. Makes life easier for me. I don't fancy too much light anyway and i don't know if the color of the switch is going to match the stock buttons.
Fantastic, had a hot switch that didn't work even with a relay included in my kit. Followed your instructions and it worked perfectly!
Just got my first gen 4 rav4, going to plan on putting fog lights on! Thanks for this video!!
Thank you so for taking the time and doing this video. I always wanted to install the dog lights but using the factory wiring. Thanks to you all went perfectly. Btw i installed the hikari h11 on them and the improvement is amazing. Thanks !
First video, I've found using OEM wiring. Great to have found.
Yes. Super easy to install. Just pain in a butt that u have to remove whole bumper. Thanks for watching.
Good stuff, my wife just got a 2013 LE and she has been wanting fog lights to help her see in shitty weather, this works great.
She's going to love it
Thank you so much I did exactly like the video said. At first I couldn't understand why the switch wasn't working but I saw I had wired it as a ground and not a hot circuit. All fixed now and they work great 👍
Glad I helped
thank you so much bro, i did not work until i switched to hot circuit 🙏🏽
Thanks very much for this great information. I suspect that there are wiring instructions for this available from toyota and you don't have to cut into the tap at pin 56.
Can you tell me if I hook up the bundled red wires to the hot switch will it light up the switch and lights correctly? Also they work on the setting using the lights when they are not on the automatic off position only
First important thing : the '13-'15 Rav4 in the video is Canadian Built or Japanese built ?? The 3b connector board is diffferent for each and the associate # pins will differs too .
Thank you for letting my viewers know. Mine was US build not Canadian. You guys have your own plant over there
Where does the small white wire that you tap the blue wire into come from? The small white wire that enters the pin? Is this wire already included in the car wire bundle?
Yes lol. That white wire was already in that pin !!!! If u don't have that wire then I dont know... U suppose to have that white thin wire in harness already
@@IvanRossS gotcha, now I get it thanks! This video was great, all the way down to testing the type of switch the kit gives you. Keep the content coming!
Has anyone been able to find a grounded switch for the dash? All I've found is hot and Toyota only sells the shifter
Hi I’d like to know where to buy a ground switch , the one that I have is hot thanks
My switch came with a kit
@@IvanRossS I did not order my kit and they do not state if it is a ground or hot switch. Any ideas where I can a ground switch or a kit with a ground switch? Thanks great video too
I have a 2022 Rav 4 XLE. Want to put the fog lights on it. What year, and trim level is your vehicle. The one we have was made in Canada. Probably that does not matter. I notice you have the 3 place for the switches plus two other switch location. We have only 3, and the mirror control is in the door. They moved the AWL drive switch on the line with the fan, eco switch recirculation switch. I wonder if the XLE I have has the factory harness? Anyway to tell without ripping every thing a part? Thanks.
What a great video. Nice work!!
I did exactly as you described and it worked! THANK YOU!
Hi just to clarify, when you are tapping into the pre existing wire that you put in pin 53, is that wire always white or blue? How do you know what wire to tap into with the blue/white wire from the switch that comes with kit?
Pin 53 can be any color just make sure you tap into a proper pin number 53, if on you harness from the switch your wire is white (not blue) use that. So white tap in to white
@@IvanRossS sorry, what I meant was the small white wire that is physically running into the pin, where did that come from so I can splice the blue/white signal wire from kit to it and insert into pin 53
I followed all the instruction but don't have electricity in the blue wire when I t tap,any suggestions?
Does your relay work?? My was faulty. Used horn relay. Also check 10 amp fuse
Hello, great video, do you know if this would work for a rav4 2018 le as well?
Yes it will. it's the same generation of the vehicle lol
The only difference between yours and mine is a body style and more options, features. But overall it's the same car it's the same frame same engine and same transmission
How do you know my Rav4 2023 SE comes with fog lamps pre wired?? I hardly doubt this is true??
2023 ??? It's totally different car
I have power to my lights when I test them from the relay. I can’t get power from the relay to the switch…what am I missing?
Can you make sure that your relay is actually working . I bought 2 from Amazon and one was defective...
@@IvanRossS I will try again tomorrow. I also bought a two pack and tried both relays. still nothing. I am going to try soldering instead of those t taps. I don’t think they are giving a good connection.
Hello can you tell how to switch drl to those smalll leds installed just above the headlight indicators
Have no idea, my car done have those type of headlights. They on a new trim and new models like 2018 2019. It could be just one bulb there that project on all of them.
@@IvanRossS thanks for your reply.my rav4 15 drl just works with high beem and but the leds are there and dont turn on there are some i have seen on which they turn on
Did you ever find out if anyone sells the ground switch? It would be great if you could provide the link for 2013/ 2014.
Never did. don't have that car anymore.
Hi Very nice information, I have a question is this will be same steps on 2018 RAV4 Le or theres a huge difference?
thank you for your feedback.
Lol it's a same car. Mine was LE too, your newer 2018 model only the difference are trim design that's all. But it's practically same car inside
Awesome!! your the man! no one showed how to do with the pre installed wiring on how to do it ,this is more okay than the generic wiring with the kit! Thank you!!
Hi sir additional question, What is the wire size for that white wire P56,.so can buy the right size of self tapping connectors 👍🏼 thanks
Followed exactly and it did not work. What about the relay that comes with your kit if you have a hot circuit switch? Don’t you need that additional relay?
@ivanRossS do you need to use the additional relay if you have a hot circuit? I followed what you did for a hot circuit and I get no power to the lights.
if my 2018 rav4 no switch so i dont need to put the relay right, just direct connect to wires?
No, they will not going to work without relay lol. ! Installing relay will close the circuit! Otherwise your cables will not be providing 12 volts to the fog lamps.
@@IvanRossS i bought the led fog lamp only comes with driver and open wires that instruction said just connect to ACC, 12V , signal light and ground . so no relay at all right?
@@karenyee9984 where is your signal light lol? Exactly ;) so you telling me that you bought a kit with no wires harnessess(plugs) and a button?
@@IvanRossS no laughing check on the web there is another new fog lamp model for 2018 rav 4 that integrated with LED and signal light. yours is base model need to install relay but LED doesnt
With this setup, the fog will auto turn on when you open the lowbeam? Does they also stay on , on the high beam?
Yes they do stay on on the high beam. On my Toyota everything turns off when I lock car my car. It locks right away when I click to lock twice or it will turn off automatically after 30 seconds
Any recommendations on which kit works best with 2018 Rav?
Also, Will fog lights auto turn off when high beams are on? PA wont pass inspection if not
This is really weird rule. I just tested mine and it's doesn't go of when I turn hight beam ON. I never seen vehicles that does
@@IvanRossS thanks. In PA we can only run fog lamps with low beams on. That’s also how my keep and Subaru work that came with stock fog lights
Does the switch turn fog light off when high beam are on?
Is there a way to control fog loghts with the DRL?
Mines came with em wires to but no switch or anything so I'll afto do the same
My car don't have from factory fog lights, I want to buy a kit and install. The power line is there already?
Yes should be lol. I explained that in the video
@@IvanRossS looks like the tricky part is to make connections with the button 😉
Is there any cables that need to be run from the actual fog lights to the rest of the car or are these wires already pre installed and you just need to plug the fog lights in and then do the wiring inside the car under dash?
Wires supposed to be already pre-installed!!! I have just basic RAV4 but please double check it. I'm saying this in the video that in my car wires was already pre-wired !!!
All the rav4 should have the wires pre-installed, wild that they are already there! I checked my LE RAV4 and sure enough it already had the wiring for the fog lights.
great video will this work on a 2018 rav4 hybrid ??
It's kind of hard to tell because Electronics is there different. U gotta look for fog wires and look under the dash to see if your wiring is the same and fuse box under the hood. If everything looks the same then it should work
How did you get your RAV4 to turn off all the lights automatically when locking the car? I thought LE does not have automatic setting on headlights.
It does. Mine always turned light automatic off after few minutes. But if u lock it twice in a row it will It turn light right away, that does not specify on a switch.
@@IvanRossS do you have the AUTO setting on the headlight stalk? I have a 2013 RAV4 LE and it doesnt come with automatic off lights.
@@justaflyg no I do not
Some cars don't even have to have auto shutoff, they work on relay, after some period of time it will turn off for you automatically to save your battery, it's basically courtesy if you forgot to turn off your lights. Some carmakers have that, some don't. I'm glad my Toyota put that opinion . You can simply test that, lock your car with headlights ON and come back and couple of minutes
Can you send me the link for this kit? I can't copy from your description
RP Remarkable Power, Fog Light fit for 2013 2014 2015 RAV4 Clear Fog Lights KIT Assembly with Wiring Harness& Switch, H16 12V 19W Halogen Bulbs Clear Lens FL7001 a.co/d/e70xDNv
Hello,
How long did it take for installation and wiring? This is important for those of us who cannot DIY and may bring it to a shop.
My fog light button light is on all the time even when the car is off how do get rid of that
It should not ! you did something wrong. Also there is interior lighting timing. Check back in about 10 minutes
Your power wire is probably connected to something that's on even when the car is off
I don't understand, are some of the switches hot and some ground that come in the kit you ordered? I ordered the same kit (from your link). Am I safe to assume its a hot switch?
Yes. Don't worry nothing will blow up lol
@@IvanRossS well, I tried your method for both the ground circuit switch, and then when that did not work I attempted your method for a hot circuit switch by switching the wires around. Neither are turning on the fog lights. I have the black grounded on the ground screw, the red Ttapped to the red wire, and in my case, the yellow wire Ttapped to 56. All I’m getting is a light on the actually switch. Nothing changes when I press it and I’m getting no power to my fog lights.. any thoughts? I inspected both the fuse under the steering wheel, as well as the fuse in the fuse box, both 7.5 fuses seem to be good. I also tried swapping the relay in the engine with another, but that didn’t work either.
@@IvanRossS any ideas why it would not be working either way? I tried both methods. The only thing I’m not quite sure about is if it’s a hot switch it sounds like you need to use a second relay from the kit in addition to the relay you put in the relay box. If that’s true, do you have directions on how to wire the additional relay under your steering wheel??
@@petet7107 hello did you every get it working?
Thank you! ❤
Thanks for this video its really helped me out
Hi, for the fuse box under the instrument panel I don’t believe you need the 7.5 amp fuse for spot 6 FOG RR. Rear fog lights aren’t a requirement in North America. It is a common requirement in the UK though
Mine was not working without it
@@IvanRossS I see. I will try it myself when my kit comes and let you know
@@IvanRossS mine works. The 7.5 mini fuse is needed in the engine bay, but not needed in the fuse box under the instrument panel
Not all are pre-wired! You can get a kit.
Was yours not pre wired???
Where can I get the ground circuit switch
Lol. I have no idea:( I haven't replaced mine yet. But that T connector that is I installed uner the dash over time because loose. So I recommend to you something else. Maybe t-connector gauge wrong size
Dang I’d love for somebody who’s an expert on this stuff do this on my rav4 for me 😔
Will this work for a 2023 Rav4
No. Of course not. It's totally different car..
@@IvanRossS what do u mean