Non-RS: Disable your DRL and auto turn on your fog lights with a p-n-p harness

[caverman]

I think this got lost in the General section. Probably better to be here anyway. Sorry if this is a repeat for some.




I finally got my hands on a Plug-n-Play system for the non-RS that will get rid of your DRL and turn on your fog lights automatically.

Again.....and because I've been asked......this is for a Non-RS.

I had initially purchased a DRL harness from FieldGoal00 a while back. I was the first non-RS car to give it a try. For a while I had assumed that it was all good but it was eventually discovered that when in headlight mode and you turned on a turn signal the fog light would blink as well.

So I contacted Fieldgoal and eventually found my way to someone that was able to take my original harness, alter it, and make it work along with getting rid of the DRL. It took a while to go back and for with some testing over the phone and through emails but he nailed it and it was perfect the first time. Not only that but it’s the same quality as the Fieldgoal harness that several people already know about.

In a nutshell the harness disables my DRL. Then when the headlights come on, so will the fog lights. That just keeps you from reaching down and turning them on every time. It also allows you to retain your auto-headlight mode. No need to cut or alter your headlight switch. There is only the need to cut a small whole in a rubber grommet in order to pass some wire through. Other than that it was all plug-in-play.

With the RS version the harness was able to tap into the power from the side markers. As we found out, you can’t do that on the non-RS since the side markers blink with the turn signal. In order to get around this he had to tap into the tail lights, and then run an 18 gauge wire to the front to power the headlights. In my case it was to get power to the aftermarket HID relay harness.

There is even a factory hole with a plug that will allow you to pass the wire into the engine compartment. Here is the link on how to do that on the passenger side. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...enger+firewall

To run the 18 gauge wire I ran it behind the passenger side trunk panel, then underneath the trim/carpet on the turn pass through hole, then down the side of the seat, the underneath the rear seat panel, down the sill plate, then behind the passenger side kick panel where the hole is for the Cabin Air filter compartment. Once inside the engine compartment you just have to get the wire down to the passenger side fog light area.

If you don’t have an HID relay kit an additional headlight plug will have to be added. My guess is that he could also work in the Halos somehow. I don't have halos so I didn't deal with any of that.