Simota,

I was wondering if you knew how to wire the fog lamp kit so that I can just turn it on/off with a switch. (I purchased a touring package heated seat switch to use for this)

I'm a noob at this. Would I need more wiring, parts, etc or would the fog lamp and seat switch be enough?

sup man... naw that heated switch is good enough... all u need is long wires... tap a acc wire... so when u switch on ur car ther is power in that wire.... run it to the switch and run it back to the fog lamp.... connect that wire to the red wire of the fog and jus ground the other black wire... and ur done :tup:

sweet man thanks. +1

ur welcome man :happydance: anytime...

I actually found the stock harness for the 370z so u dont have to wire it up you just plug it and thats it Need more info hit me up

where did u find the stock harnes?

the extra wire plug is connected to the parking lights its between bumpper and the back trunk frame its really hard to get but i got the plug and tried to connect the fog light and the plug was too small but tom. i goin to the dealership to see if they have like a apadter somethin like that. i will post pics after i get it fixed!

My car came with the stock wiring harness for the foglight. I have a sports touring model in case it matters.

However, the other end of the wires from the plug I found, is connected to nothing since My car didnt come with the "Fog light switch".

What I did was: plugged in the harness into the fog light. Then took the trunk panels (inside) off so that I could see the frame, which exposed a couple wiring harnesses. The light orange wire is the one that went to the fog light plug, and the green wire (i think, im not remembering very well) went to turn on the taillights when the brake is presssed. So I spliced those wires together, and that was it.

Now my fog light turns on everytime i hit the brakes.

My dummy lamp's nut was completely threadlocked and NO WAY to unthread it.

Took my rotary tool with the metal cutting disc and just cut the nut straight down.

If anyone runs into this problem, just cut it. :p

Thanks again for the DIY! :)


http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...ummy-20fog.jpg

I used aluminum tape for holding the harness inside the bumper. Not sure if this helps anyone, but here it is...

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...oil-20tape.jpg

nice with the tape man!!! my dummies waas also like fused super hard so i cut it also...

I don't understand why the fck there is locktight on that damn stud.. I'd like to find the Nissan engineer that thought that was a good idea and kick him square in the nutz. :mad:

I ended up putting a set of vice grips around that nut and busting the stud free from the old housing.. what a pain.. I should have busted out the Dremel. Nice job..

yah, whoever designed that housing should be shot. :shakes head:
there is absoutely no reason why the bolt needs to be
on the housing side. they can use a regular large tapping
screw and just screw the housing down from the outside.

I found out a trick to get it off easily without cutting anything...

get a drill, with the correct bit over the nut, and put the drill on the highest speed, and let it spin.

the plastic will get hot that holds the stud to the foglight. this makes the stud get very hot and melt the locktite. the nut will eventually just spin right off when it melts.

took me 2 minutes for the entire ordeal.

That's good to note. Just ordered my fog lamp the other day so I'll probably end up doing it that way as well. :tup:

That's IF you can get a drill in there... I thought of the drill idea, but didn't want to risk damaging my dewalt universal just for that. :p

I tried a heat gun before I cut the nut as well and it didn't do much. The black bracket was extremely hot and since I was going to reuse it I didn't want to deform it.
So just cut the nut. it took about 5min each.

Damage a bit? Its a nut, nothing the bit isnt made for. When u take off the bracket to access the foglight, the bumper can be pushed upwards a few inches to get a drill in there

Nono, was talking about the universal. :p

Glad it worked for you.

What is the bulb size that comes with the fog light? I want to change it out for a brighter LED bulb.

not sure... what does the service manual say? :confused:

but the lamp is pretty damn bright as it is...

Does anyone have a picture of the Euro fog light switch, and it's location? I would like to check and see if I have a wire harness run to that location. My fog light is wired, it is only missing the light and switch from what I can tell so far. Sorry if this has been addressed before.

It is on the steering column where the light switch is I believe, there is an extra flip to turn on the fog light.

Uggggg that could be a problem. I was hoping it was the dead switch between the seat warmer switches. :icon14:

Oh, if it's already really bright with this bulb, then I guess I could do without an LED.

^^ my fog light is brighter than my taillights and 3rd brake light hehe, and thats with the bulb that comes with the fog light.

that's good to know then. thanks.

Thanks for the tip. I did this as well. Nice and easy, and you only have to remove the rear trunk panel.


I was thinking about using this spot for a switch, too. Was this used for another switch included with some other options? Why is it there?

heated seats option for leather and i think the center one was for the soft top retract.

It would be cool to use the soft top retract switch for the fog. It would retain the factory look and be a little inside joke for those of us with the coupe. Nissan dropped the ball by not making this an American option imo. Or atleast a retro fit kit. :shakes head:

wat kinda bugs me is nissan couldve given us base folks a coin holder or something where the blanks go. maybe even a shallower cup where i could rest my blackberry or something.

the blanks are on a bezel with 3 holes for the switch... and this bezel screws onto the trim from the bottom so they could've easily made a small cup for the trim and just screw it on for a nice factory look.

Anyone have an opinion on this?


Nissan JDM Rear Fog Lamp Kit - 2009 370Z :: Nissan Parts, NISMO and Nissan Accessories - Courtesyparts.com

Your 370Z is pre-wired for this easy install


... mine has no wires in the rear bumper for the foglamp...

Mine was pre-wired on the fog light end. Does the other end go all the way to the steering column, so this is just plug-n-play?

There are some with wires down by the rear fog and some without, mine did not have any when I was installing mine (thought maybe I missed them). Maybe later models started having the wired added?

No, been working on mine the last couple of days. I have no idea where the wiring starts on the other end of things, but it's not "hot" at all. I tapped into the wiring just before the firewall grommet you see in my pic (still utilizing the harness plug down below). Then wired to the tail lamp.

I'm still working on it, as I haven't decided my final solution. The whole idea of getting this fog lamp (for me) was to aid in backing up, as I'm not used to the blind spots the rear pillars give me. I also want it to flash when in reverse. I've hooked it up to the tail light, but it is pretty bright. So I've decided against that for now, as to not piss off any other drivers or cops. As of now, I simply have it tapped into the reverse lights. I'll do the flasher when in reverse, and I think I will run a switch to manually turn it off and on with the tail lights.

Oh, forgot to add...if you have the harness on your Z, then the two wires in this bundle that you need is the orange wire (+) and largest black wire (-).

This is interesting, but is the steering column switch plug-and-play?

That's what I was wondering since mine seemed to be prewired. The question is how much of it is prewired.

So I've been looking at what switches are available: seat heater switch, hazard switch, syncro switch. Which one would you guys prefer for the manual switch for the fog light?

I am getting these:
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If I didn't have existing seat warmer switches, I would definitely use one of those, and I just might. I may go with another seat warmer switch, though to keep the factory look.