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Old 01-24-17, 11:50 AM
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Hello everyone,

This weekend, as I was under the car and about to change my motor oil. I notice this wire hanging through the holes in the underbody's plastic covers.
I looks like it would go to my light, and the clip that attached to the chasis or somewhere; had broken off.




However, I am not 100% sure... anyone know what this is and is to?
My headlights, DRL are all working, but found this so just wondering. I did tuck it back above the underbody cover to keep it protected.

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OEM connectors for fog lights.
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Originally Posted by Sheddy
OEM connectors for fog lights.
Interesting... so what I am hearing, is even the F-sport can have fog lights. Although, by default its not an option due to the F-sport bumper, correct?
So... Lexus just left the same chassis, but swapped the bumper for F sport look and left the wires there?
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Originally Posted by Emotionr
Interesting... so what I am hearing, is even the F-sport can have fog lights. Although, by default its not an option due to the F-sport bumper, correct?
So... Lexus just left the same chassis, but swapped the bumper for F sport look and left the wires there?
I am not 100% on this but a manufacture might put the wiring and connections in the main wiring harness for the fog lights and leave out the hardware on each end.
It could be some other connector also. If everything is operating properly just put it back up inside the hole and do something to prevent it from dropping out and getting torn off.
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Fog lights absolutely fit in the F-Sport bumper. Lexus decided to omit it (probably) due to costs and package differentiation.
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Originally Posted by Emotionr
Interesting... so what I am hearing, is even the F-sport can have fog lights. Although, by default its not an option due to the F-sport bumper, correct?
So... Lexus just left the same chassis, but swapped the bumper for F sport look and left the wires there?
Yes, they weren't an option in the US on the F sport models. You can buy the OEM fogs and connect them with the OEM fog light switch on the stalk and everything should work.

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Originally Posted by Sheddy
Yes, they weren't an option in the US on the F sport models. You can buy the OEM fogs and connect them with the OEM fog light switch on the stalk and everything should work.
just make sure not to buy the oem fogs for the non-f-sport model. you have to purchase the jdm oem fogs for the f-sport model.
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That does not look like your run of the mill fog light harness...Also, if it is anything like the GS, the fog installation is not as simple as it isn't plug and play. The harness is not sitting in the engine bay waiting to be used. There's some involvement in getting the fogs hooked up.
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Originally Posted by yardie876
That does not look like your run of the mill fog light harness...Also, if it is anything like the GS, the fog installation is not as simple as it isn't plug and play. The harness is not sitting in the engine bay waiting to be used. There's some involvement in getting the fogs hooked up.
Borrowed this from a previous fog light post.



Originally Posted by Bertin3ISF
Today I was installing the OEM fog lamp kit from Nigel-JDMParts. I start with the installation of the lamps itself and then notice that there was a connector available on each side that plugs perfectly on the lamps, so I plugged them, then went inside of the car and before removing the steering wheel I start first removing the plastic garnish from the top and down of the steering column, for my surprise there was wiring on the pins 10 and 11 of the K23 conector, so I decided to try the new stalk immediately......... and then 😁😁😁😁 fog lamps start working perfectly, even the dash light for them works. 👍🏻👌🏻💪🏻
The K23 connector from my 2015 IS250 F Sport

Doing the test
Factory stalk pins
Fog lamp stalk pins
Factory stalk
Fog lamp stalk
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