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PIAA 520 5291 Fog light kit!


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Finally got my PIAA 520 kit. And since the Outback is immobile due to a bad clutch slave cylinder I have time to install them. I also got two 130W Narva H3 bulbs for the PIAA's. Made a wire harness out of 12AWG wire connected to the batteries power and ground protected by a 30A sealed J-case fuse, going to use a sealed 70A relay controlled off the stock wire harness. Will post pictures when I'm done.

 

Can't wait to see on those forest service roads again.

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Well I got it installed. Took a little longer since I fixed the clutch so fast. Had to wait till the wife had another night shift to get into the garage.

 

I was surprised by how crappy the stock PIAA electrical wiring is. Crap, total crap. Also, the 20AWG wire that Subaru uses to power the stock fog lamps is crap.

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I basically used 14AWG wire for these fog lamps.

This is the rewire of the lamp itself.

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I tapped into power off the alternator, directly to a fuse pack (so I can add more fog lights and will have the extra power)

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which feeds the common terninal (30) on a sealed relay that I hung off the battery tie down rod.

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I tapped ground off the front driver ground. This ground the relay coil and the fog lights.

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I drive the relay coil with the driver side fog lamp lead. The passenger lead I cut off and taped back. This way the fog lights still work like they are supposed to, and it was an easy way to get switched power.

I drilled two holes to mount the lights, this is into the structural plastic.

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I replaced the PIAA nut and star washer with a nylock nut and big fender washer.

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I removed my headlamps to make the job go a little easier.

After I got one in, I aligned it then tightened the bolts. Looks pretty good.

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Routed the wire harness, and then installed the other light. Tried them out driving, they make a world of difference.

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