QUOTE(dancetheman @ Apr 20 2005, 03:35 PM)
where are the pics!! haha
hurry
Alright alright!!! Sheesh !
Since the write-up in the link is really good and easy to follow, there is not much I can or feel the need to add. But here are some pics anyways.
I started by assembling the relay. I like to solder all my wires and use heat shrink ( little gray tubes that shrink onto the wires when heat is applied)
I suppose normal wire connectors will do just fine. I added about 7' of 14g wire per run ( 3 runs, 2 to the dash and 1 to the left fog light) and 5' of 12g wire for the power connection to the battery. MAKE SURE YOU LABEL THE WIRES so you know which one needs to go where !! Here is the relay wired up and then taped for extra weather protection:
Once once the relay is wired, Run the 2 cables into the cabin via the blank loom left under the fuse holder. ( I have worked on 50+ different vehicles over my 6+years of radio installations and I've never seen anything so smart and helpful... big thumbs up for volvo) Shown here is the 2 wires running into the loom just below the master cylinder:
Run both cables up to the required spots and cut the excess ( leave a little extra in case you need to get to it later)
Cut the brown/pink wire at the fog switch and connect the new cable to the switch side. Make sure you tape and seal up the cut brown/pink wire, as there is voltage running through it when the car is turned on.
After that, Splice ( do not cut! ) the 2nd wire into the blue/yellow cable in the headlight switch harness. Not a great shot, but here is the fog light switch exosed:
Then proceed to splice the fog light. Get down and dirty for this! Fish the cable down to near the LEFT fog light. Remove the light socket since it will be much easier to work with the wires. Remove some of the loom from the fog light wires and expose the green/orange wire. You will need to splice into this wire ( do not cut)
seal it back with some really good tape. Put the socket back into the housing or course. Sorry no pic... it's really simple though.
Last but not least. Connect the power cable to the battery terminal. Make sure you add a fuse holder with a 15A fuse to protect the car.
Just about done here:
I just tie wrapped the relay to a solid piece on the fender and cleaned up the wiring with some exta loom I had lying around. The engine bay looks completely stock to the untrained eye
and we're ready to roll in style YO! I just snapped some pics in front of my work:
Gotta love these little DIY mods that cost close to nothing but make the car completely unique.
Once again, thanks for the link Kevin posted. It would've taken me months to figure this out.
Ps: Loom is what we Krazy Torontonians call that black wire protector... I telz ya we're krazy
