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Doohickie
04-08-2006, 07:34 PM
I got Blazer UltraWhite UW3675 Fog Lights from AutoZone for $35.95 They are similar to these (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=37536) from Harbor Freight which are $39.99 + S&H. They are 2" projector fog lights. They have a blue tint in daylight.

http://www.dfwhyundais.com/diy/Images/FogsOff.jpg

At night, they "look" white from most angles, but cast a yellow light pattern.

http://www.dfwhyundais.com/diy/Images/FrontFog.jpg

They have attach points on each side, and I made simple L-shaped brackets out of 1/8" x 3/4" aluminum (from Home Depot, less than $4), and used the two little nuts used to attach the fog light blank to mount them to the two studs at each hole.

I also hooked up the rear fogs (which are on the hatch only, but not hooked up). The car looks like this with just the marker lights on:
http://www.dfwhyundais.com/diy/Images/WithNoRearFogs.jpg

And like this when the rear fogs are on:
http://www.dfwhyundais.com/diy/Images/WithRearFogs.jpg

I put two rocker switches in to control them semi-independently (if the front fogs are on, the rear fogs can be turned on or off). You can see the switches on the left side of this pic, next to the panel lights dimmer. Note also that the fog light indicator at the top center of the instrument cluster lights up. Also, when I shut off the car, the fogs go off automatically with the rest of the lights. This was surprisingly easy; all I had to do was add to pins to connector EM02 under the instrument panel, forward of the fuse box and easily accessible. Pin 2 is the supply for the OEM fog lights and comes on with the marker lights, and Pin 4 is for the indicator light which has its own ground. The fogs can be turned on whenever the marker lights are on (low beams are not required as is the case with the OEM fog circuit).
http://www.dfwhyundais.com/diy/Images/InstrCluster.jpg

And here's a closeup of the switches. http://www.dfwhyundais.com/diy/Images/Switches.jpg

I'm working on a DIY but it might take a while yet before I can get it up.

04GTboySC
04-08-2006, 07:37 PM
that looks cool dude. me and aaron decided to make those rear lights in the middle to light up when the brake lights come on

Doohickie
04-08-2006, 07:50 PM
I used to have them like that, but when I put in the front fogs, I thought it would be neat to have rear fogs also.

It's very simple; just pull out all the hatch trim, run a wire from the "bright" filament on the center marker lights, and slice it to the hot side of the CHMSL at the top of the hatch. When I did mine, I found that there was a very short lenght of insulated wire (1/4-1/2") connected to the unwired terminal. I pulled off the insulation and simply twisted the new wire on. To do it right, you would probably want to solder the connection, but I didn't bother.