jdm fog switch to USDM fog switch - Honda Prelude Forum

preludejtstyle · 01-20-2005, 07:28 AM

i know its possible. but what do i have to do to make it work? my usdm switch is barely different than my jdm. Plus there are 5 wires protruding from the jdm switch and four from the usdm.

can anyone help? thanks or gimma a link if there is one...i searched the faq's with no luck

ludehawk · 01-20-2005, 07:47 AM

search more... lol
and why do you want to go USDM > JDM...

it's the wiring harness' that are diff

from memory: the extra wire is for illumination on the JDM switch... it lights up the little fog 'icon'

preludejtstyle · 01-20-2005, 08:35 AM

i am going from jdm to usdm. I like the usdm console better. And your saying i need a different harness? ill search more

extinct · 01-20-2005, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by preludejtstyle

i am going from jdm to usdm. I like the usdm console better.

kurtgasper · 01-20-2005, 09:16 AM

All you need to do is cut 2 wires on the JDM harness and swap them. iam not sure what wires it is but i will look tonight and let you know.

preludejtstyle · 01-20-2005, 09:40 AM

i dont want to cut any wires unless that is the last resort Cant i just mod the switch to work?. And people. i am keeping my JDM fogs. Sheesh. i just prefer the usdm fog light switch. why the negativity?

ludehawk · 01-20-2005, 09:45 AM

no

ludehawk · 01-20-2005, 09:46 AM

when you installed the fogs... you replaced the interior harness (usdm) with JDM...
just swap the harness' and reinstall the usdm switch.

wtf... you installed it right?

kurtgasper · 01-20-2005, 09:46 AM

the switch no but you may be able you swap the pins in the connector i just cut the and add quick connects so if i wanted the JDM switch back i could do it easy. cut them a soder them back togather thats just as good a factory.

preludejtstyle · 01-20-2005, 09:48 AM

problem solved

http://www.ung.ca/interests/switch.shtml

found with SEARCH

kurtgasper · 01-20-2005, 10:25 AM

yeah thats what i was talking about. I think tats the same place i found it out when i did mine.

preludejtstyle · 01-20-2005, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ludehawk

when you installed the fogs... you replaced the interior harness (usdm) with JDM...
just swap the harness' and reinstall the usdm switch.

wtf... you installed it right?

Jay...thanks for the help...but i think i have mislead you. I didn't replace a harness with jdm one. (i am guessing you switched from USDM to JDM) I started with none...so i didnt have to replace anything. I just added a JDM harness. Thus i dont have a USDM harness...and dont want one. I know there is an alternative to buying the harness. Thats what i am trying to find...and i think i found it

I was just wondering if i could just shave the plastic and make that switch fit. But i guess not .....i think the wires are in a different order..

Ludefahrer97 · 01-20-2005, 12:09 PM

He's talking about how with the USDM switch, you can use the button console that offers a 4th "hole" that the USDM fog switch fits in. This way, you don't have to steal a spot from the dimmer switch.

preludejtstyle · 01-20-2005, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ludefahrer97

He's talking about how with the USDM switch, you can use the button console that offers a 4th "hole" that the USDM fog switch fits in. This way, you don't have to steal a spot from the dimmer switch.

are you talking to jay or me? lol

Yeah i know that. i bought the console and the switch and the cover thingy. I dont want to have to buy a harness.

Ludefahrer97 · 01-20-2005, 01:18 PM

^^I was just throwing it out to the board.

I have the USDM fogs on my car, and I like actually having a spot for the switch, and not stealing one from the dimmer.

preludejtstyle · 01-20-2005, 07:01 PM

^^ just checkin bud