Installing Angel Fog Lamps / Projector Fog Lamps on Perodua Viva

WARNING : A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PHOTOS AHEAD

Back again with a new post. Had been preoccupied with so many things at work, and at times, too tired to open the laptop once I arrived home. In my previous post, I mentioned about installing angel fog lamps or projector fog lamps on my tiny rocket.

LED Fog Angel Eyes R500

Contents of the box

I bought the 3.5 inch angel eyes for my Viva from one seller off of Mudah.my, and I was really disappointed with the service provided by the shop. It took me 1 week for the item to arrive, with a lot of reasons given by the seller, and the seller couldn't bother to reply my WhatsApp until I got furious. Then, to make matters worse, the seller gave me a wrong tracking number which belongs to another customer. I won't reveal the details of the shop, but if you are an avid reader of Lowyat forums, there was a negative review regarding some rim covers.

Old foglamps

My OEM foglamps broke as I went to Kuching few months ago, and I couldn't be bothered to spend another RM170 for a new set of foglamps, and another one was leaking due to driving through floodwater.

Things that you will need;
1. A set of projector fog lamps
2. 4 pieces of Size 10 bolts and nuts
3. Enough wiring
4. 2 sets of relays (1 only if you have existing fog lamp wiring)
5. Cable ties
6. Philips screwdriver

Start off with taking off your bumper and dismantling the fog lamp from the bumper.

The fog lamp is held by 2 Philips screws

After that, dismantle the fog lamp assembly from the base, leaving you with only the steel base of the fog lamp.

Projector fog lamps base

Using the provided fog lamps base from the box, cut it into half using a sharp steel scissors.

Projector fog lamp base attached to the original steel base

Using 2 Size 10 bolts and nuts, secure and fasten the projector lamp base to the steel base.

Fog lamp attached and secured.

Based on the photo above, I've bent the projector fog lamp base to fit to the screw thread on the side of the fog lamp, screwed it tightly and securing the assembly even more using cable tie.

View from top

New fog lamp assembly screwed back to the bumper

Relay wiring

There will be 2 pairs of wires, one for the fog lamp itself, and another one for the angel eye. If you have existing wiring for the fog lamp, connect the projector fog lamp wiring to the available wiring. If you don't, then you will have to create a new wiring harness for the lamp.

For the angel eye itself, I used a separate relay as the power required by the angel eye needs to be 12V, which can be supplied from the battery. I bought the relay together with the socket for RM15, and it is made by Bosch, so there is a peace of mind regarding its quality. The simple wiring diagram is as follows;

Wiring diagram

My hood can do 90 degrees FTW

Completed

After all the wiring has been done, tidy all the wiring and install everything back to its place.

Lighted up

The wiring process is simple to do, and it took me 3 hours to tidy up all wiring and completed this.

 As always, happy DIY-ing!