The popular Russian model Lada Vesta has only a luxury variation with fog lights. In other modifications and trim levels, there are special plugs in the bumper that close the niches for installing PTF. You can carry out the installation procedure at the dealer, but it is not cheap. Not every owner dares to take such a step, so the best option is to independently purchase and install a PTF kit. However, we will tell you how to install the headlights.

How necessary are fog optics?

Lighting technology for this purpose allows you to improve the conditions for safe movement. This moment is especially acute in bad weather, when the visibility of the road is significantly reduced. Here it is important not only to install effective fog lights, but also to correctly adjust them. Increased visibility is facilitated by the angle of dispersion and a powerful light beam. It will be easier for other drivers to notice the car with the fog lights on.

Also at night, the fog lamps have proven their effectiveness, as they allow the driver to see the situation not only in the immediate vicinity of the bumper, but also on the side of the road.

Let's touch on aesthetics. In this regard, Lada Vesta, equipped with additional lighting equipment, looks more harmonious in comparison with a car, in the bumper of which plugs sadly “sit”.

The cost of installing PTF at the dealer?

The official representative offices of AvtoVAZ consider the installation of lighting equipment as a refinement of the equipment of the Lada Vesta car to the level of the maximum configuration. The cost of the procedure reaches 60 thousand rubles.

The exorbitant price is due to the complexity of the process of the dealer method, which also involves the use of parts of the original production. Only one cable will cost the owner about 20 thousand rubles. Therefore, many car owners are interested in how to install the headlights with their own hands.

Do-it-yourself installation allows you to get significant cost savings. The only unpleasant moment here may be the possible cancellation of the warranty.

How to choose the right headlights and materials for them?

The original set of headlights produced by the Valeo brand (code: FCR220029) has the highest quality indicator. These devices cost 3 thousand rubles. for a couple.

If this price scares off the buyer, then you can choose products from Dlaa, besides, they are almost half the price. If you want to install xenon PTF options, you should study in detail the experience of the owners and the material on this issue.

Important! You should not be inclined to buy cheap options, since their quality is far from ideal, and cases of reflow are not so rare.

The next important elements of the kit are the mounting brackets. For two products you will have to pay about 700 rubles.

Now let's look at the other products that are present in the kit:

• button to turn on or off the headlights;
• relay;
• cables with plastic corrugated sheath and connectors for switching;
• fuse (current - 16 A).

For the indicated set, sellers will “ask” for about 600 rubles.

Also, you should additionally purchase a lining for PTF. For 2 pcs. the owner will have to part with 800 rubles.

In general, the purchase of a PTF kit will require a budget in the amount of at least 5 thousand rubles. All of these products are available in the warehouses of most online stores, which makes the purchase an operational event.

How to install fog optics on Vesta?

Do-it-yourself installation involves the implementation of several stages:

• dismantling the bumper;
• preparatory manipulations with seats;
• installation of headlights;
• installation and subsequent connection.

We dismantle the bumper on the Lada Vesta

The product is quite massive, so when removing there is a risk of damage to the paintwork. Here we apply all available precautions as much as possible.

1. Disconnect the battery and remove it.
2. The place where the removed bumper from the Lada Vesta will be placed is prepared in advance by spreading a soft cloth.
3. The lower edge of the bumper is attached to the fender liner with 4 self-tapping screws. They are to be twisted.
4. We also unscrew the two screws that connect the product to the lockers.
5. The upper perimeter of the bumper is held by six bolts, which we also dismantle.
6. We unscrew a couple of bolts under the license plate.
7. We pull the body element towards ourselves, gradually giving it the opportunity to disengage from the side brackets.

We prepare landing niches and fasten the headlights

1. As already mentioned, there are plugs in the places of future PTFs. With a crown with a diameter of 76 mm, we cut holes in these products. If the owner of Lada Vesta purchased headlight trim panels, then this step is skipped.
2. Let's move on to the brackets. We fix them on the bumper with ordinary screws.
3. We construct a hole for the button. To do this, we examine the front panel in the cabin and determine the optimal location for the switch. Alternatively, the button can be located on the center console near the button responsible for unlocking the luggage compartment.

We connect PTF on a Lada Vesta car

1. From the right lighting device, we lay the wiring inside the box.
2. Cables are fed into the LADA Vesta salon through a hole near the pedal assembly.
3. The connection is carried out according to a simple and universal scheme. We borrow power from the battery, we switch first with a fuse, and then with a contact relay.
4. The positive contact comes out of the mounting block, or rather the side light fuse. Alternatively, "plus" can be taken from the cigarette lighter.
5. The relay should be installed in the engine compartment of LADA Vesta (possible in the cabin).

DIY installation is complete. The considered switching method is not only simple, but also allows minimizing interference in the on-board network of a car.

Summing up

Do-it-yourself installation of such an element in a car as PTF in LADA Vesta allows you to save a lot of money (more than tens of thousands). Auxiliary materials and devices to install fog lights will require the owner to part with 5-6 thousand rubles. It will take several hours to implement the procedure, but now the car will not only look good, but will also provide improved visibility in bad weather and at night.

Special fog optics is not a luxury, but a necessary element of a modern car, helping to avoid traffic troubles in conditions of limited visibility. We are talking not only about fog, drizzle, snowfall, blizzard, downpour fall under the definition.

PTF on Lada Vesta is not available in all trim levels.

On modern domestic cars, such additional equipment is installed exclusively in a luxury configuration or as an additional option. If our Vesta did not have foglights when buying, then you will need to do the installation yourself.

It is important to remember one indisputable truth - even the installation of such a trifle as a pair of headlights automatically leads to a loss of warranty.

There can be only one way out, to try to carry out the so-called re-equipment to a complete set an order of magnitude higher than the existing one. You will need a standard kit from AvtoVAZ, which includes:

PTF installation cost

Installing PTF at the dealer is very expensive!

It would be good to first consider what such a procedure would cost, because on Vesta this kind of installation is a rather complicated and time-consuming task.

The cost of pleasure, at the time of writing, is approximately 50,000 rubles. If there is somewhere to add 15-20 thousand, then you can safely go to the dealer and install it on the spot. In which case, you can always fix any damage under warranty. Has the desire to save money taken over? We do everything with our own hands.

Preparation for installation of equipment

The main difficulty is that the scheme of the electrical system of this machine is seriously different from the previous versions.

Under the button for turning on the fog lights, you will have to cut a hole.

Lighting control will be performed using a switch mounted under the steering wheel, but not having suitable positions for fixing the light output. The electrical signal goes from the lever through an additional block, available only in the luxury configuration. So the most acceptable solution is to install a kit with a separate connection and output of a special button.

List of tools needed for installation:

• pliers;
• screwdriver with cross nozzles;
• self-tapping screws;
• crown 76 mm for drilling holes;
• stationery knife;
• a set of wrenches for removing the bumper and mounting the optics.

Beginning the installation of the lighting kit

So we will do the work, in a simple and reliable way, while using a separate electrical circuit.

We remove the front bumper, at the locations of the plugs we carefully cut out holes with a diameter of 76 millimeters.

Requires a 76 mm cutter

A sharp knife with a harder blade or a metal crown of the appropriate size will come in handy. We insert the headlights into the holes, fixing them on the right and left brackets using self-tapping screws 15–20 mm long.

In the car interior, we install the switch button, you can use the standard VAZ from LADA 2114, attaching it next to the vertical adjustment wheel of the optics. You can draw a conclusion to the standard switch from Vesta, which will be without fixation, located just below the audio system.

Installation of wiring for PTF lamps.

We lead the wiring from the headlights along a metal corrugated box to the hole located in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe pedals. From there we draw a conclusion to the button.

Wiring diagram

Carefully cut out a place for the power button.

We use the same principle as when installing Priora and Grants equipment.

The load power for the 12V relay must be taken from the battery using the M6 ​​bolt, directly through the fuse.

Plus, you can take it where there is a fuse for dimensions in the mounting block, from the cigarette lighter.

We mount the relay where it is most convenient: in the engine compartment or inside the passenger compartment. So we got off with a “light fright” - we interfered in the electrical part minimally, while maintaining the guarantee for Vesta.

Installation scheme for LUX version

Scheme for completing LUX

conclusions

You need to choose the right lamp.

In this article, the simplest, but most expensive method of installing fog equipment was considered.

In practice, especially if your Lada Vesta is no longer under warranty, everything can be done at a much lower cost , using plastic corrugation, simpler wiring, 16 amp fuse, 4-pin relay. In general, the installation sequence will not differ.

By choosing the most suitable method, you can equip your car with enough light for comfortable driving in the dark season, when visibility is very limited.

As you know, the purpose of the PTF is to provide better visibility when driving a car in fog. Accordingly, many motorists need to install fog lights on a Lada Vesta car or any other car model. You can learn more about the choice of optics, as well as its installation, from this material.

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Choice of PTF

It's one thing if you decide to put LED daytime running lights on Vesta - here there will be much less trouble with the choice. Nevertheless, when putting DRL Lada Vesta, it is necessary to take into account certain standards, for failure to comply with which the driver faces a fine. We talked about all the nuances of choosing a DRL in this one.

But when buying PTF, you also need to take into account certain nuances, including:

1. Appearance of the optics. Everyone knows that in our market today it is very easy to fall for a fake, the operating efficiency of which will be significantly lower than that of the original headlights. Before buying, carefully inspect the fog lights - in any case, their body should be the most sealed and tightly fixed. Also pay attention to the material itself - it must be durable, since it will have to work in different operating conditions.
2. Lenses. If we talk about lenses, then they should be glass. Do not try to opt for PTF with plastic lenses, because if even a minimal pebble gets on them while driving, the lens may crack.
3. Filter color. As for the filter, it is desirable that it be yellow. As practice shows, yellow foglights can better cope with cutting off the long light flux that appears during fog. But it should be borne in mind that the yellow tint can spoil the appearance of the vehicle, therefore, as an option, you can use special lamps in PTF.
4. Disassembly of the headlight. Another point that you need to pay attention to is the possibility of self-parsing the headlight. Sooner or later, any car owner will have to face the need to replace the lamps, so if it burns out, you just need to replace it. If the headlight is not collapsible, then it will have to be completely changed (the author of the video about the development of domestic designers from Barnaul of LED headlights is the VESTI ALTAI channel).

Installation and connection of PTF

If everything is clear with the choice of fogs, then let's move on to their installation. Please note that installing an optic involves connecting it to the unit, so if you do not have experience in this, then it is better to immediately contact an electrician.

So, how to install Lada Vesta:

1. First of all, the battery is disconnected and the front bumper is dismantled, and then it is necessary to remove the plugs installed at the PTF installation site from it. After removing the plugs, holes are cut; for this purpose, you can use a regular clerical knife. Just do everything carefully to prevent scratches on the bumper.
2. Next, the optics are fixed to the plugs, for this you can use simple self-tapping screws.
3. Now you should install the button to activate the optics in the center console of the cabin. Choose any convenient place for us, as an option, the button can be placed on the steering column, on the left, near the trunk control button.
4. After the installation steps are completed, the optics must be connected correctly. The wiring from the right lamp must be laid in a steel box, after which all cables must be pulled through a special technological hole located next to the pedal assembly. If we talk directly about the connection diagram, then for this you can use the universal option presented below. It is necessary to take the load power from the battery through the bolt, which is supplied to the relay through the safety element.
5. The “+” output is taken from the side lights fuse right in the block, for the same you can use the plus from the cigarette lighter. As for the direct installation of the relay, it is carried out either in the engine compartment or in the cabin.

Headlight tuning: options

Now let's briefly talk about tuning optics. As a rule, car owners are faced with the need for tuning if they want to improve the appearance of the vehicle.

So, PTF tuning options can be as follows:

1. Installation . Installation of xenon involves the installation of an additional unit. This tuning option will improve the visibility of the fog lights. But it should be borne in mind that it is better to install xenon if the head lighting in your car is xenon.
2. Installation of LED bulbs in the lanterns. A cheaper, but no less effective option compared to xenon.
3. Installation of cilia on the lights. This option is one of the most budgetary and simple.

Video "Dismantling the front bumper on Vesta"

Learn more about how to dismantle the front bumper on a Lada Vesta car on your own to install fog lights, find out below (the author of the video is the MIG79rus channel).

Fog on the road is a frequent phenomenon, so it is difficult to imagine a modern car without fog lights (PTF), which increase driving safety in poor visibility.

Lada Vesta is a modern sedan, and the need to equip it with this optics is also obvious, but the fog lights are installed by the manufacturer only on the top versions of the model, while in the basic configuration, only removable plugs with design places for independent equipment of the PTF car are provided in the front bumper.

In addition, the standard daytime running lights (DRL) of Lada Vesta, the use of which is mandatory in Russia, are not of the best performance, and you can tune them by replacing the standard yellow lamps with white LED ones. The result of such low-cost optimization will please any car owner.

Consider the nuances of installing fog lights and tuning DRLs in more detail.

Performance selection

First of all, you should decide how the fog lights will be installed on the Lada Vesta - by an authorized dealer or independently.

Installation of PTF by a dealer - a condition for maintaining the right to warranty service is carried out in the scope of work provided for the release of top versions of Lada Vesta, and, accordingly, including the entire list of components approved by the manufacturer. Even without taking into account the cost of the work, the amount is impressive.

The high cost in this case is due to the complexity of installing the Lada Vesta PTF, since the electronic software circuit of this car differs significantly from the electronics of the previous models of the Lada line (Granta, Priora, Kalina) - the fog lights on Vesta are controlled from the steering column switch by turning the tip sleeve, which operates regardless of the position of the lever.

The reason for the high cost of installing the PTF by the dealer is also an additional electronics unit, which is installed only on luxury versions of Lada Vesta. This block is an intermediate link on the signal path from the switch to the headlights, which displays information on the dashboard about their inclusion. And the installation of this device entails costly changes in the wiring.

If the warranty period for the car has expired, then equipping the sedan with fog lights is possible according to a much simpler scheme, which, in addition to fasteners, includes the possibility of simplified turning on and off the PTF with a button on the front panel.

Choice of fog lights

Regular PTF luxury equipment Lada Vesta is equipped with h16 lamps with a power of 19 watts, which cannot be called the best option. The fog lights listed in the table below have higher performance and well, especially Valeo, have proven themselves when installed instead of standard ones.

In addition to headlights, you must purchase the following materials:

• 4-pin relay - 1;
• headlight on/off button - 1;
• protective corrugated cover (tubing) for the wire - 5 m;
• wire - 5 m;
• 16 A fuse - 1.

Removing the front bumper

Given the massiveness and aesthetic component of this element in the exterior, the dismantling of the front bumper should be done carefully and strictly according to the instructions.

First of all, you need to disconnect and remove the battery from under the hood. Then, with a “10” head, 2 bolts securing the air filter unit are unscrewed, which also hold the upper part of the bumper.

The registration numbers are removed, under which there are 2 screws securing the bumper to the central beam. These 2 screws and 2 of the same self-tapping screws, with which the bumper is attached to the wings, in the wheel arches are unscrewed with a TORX L-shaped key “by 20”.

Then, with the L-shaped TORX “30”, 4 screws securing the lower part of the bumper are unscrewed, and TORX-20 - 2 more screws for attaching to the shields on the sides on each side.

After this, the bumper is pulled in turn on each side from the side of the wheel arches in the forward direction until its latches come out of the landing nests.

The bumper remains hanging on the top four TORX-30 turnkey bolts, of which the central one (opposite the hood lock bracket) is unscrewed last, while keeping the bumper from falling, after which the accessory is completely disconnected from the car.

It is advisable to use this situation for passing cleaning the radiator from insects and debris.

Preparation of seats for the installation of PTF

Having laid the bumper on a soft canvas with the front side, they get access to the fasteners of the niche plugs into which the fog lights are installed.

The front bumper of the Lada Vesta of the Optima configuration is equipped with plugs that are not designed for attaching PTF to them, and does not have any additional fasteners on the back side.

In this case, it is necessary to purchase brackets for installing fog lights (2 pcs included - right and left).

If fasteners are present, then in order to get to the plugs, it must be removed.

After dismantling the PTF mounting brackets, the plugs are removed, held in the grooves with latches and self-tapping screws.

In the removed plastic plugs, holes are cut with a drill with a core drill with a diameter corresponding to the existing contour or the selected headlights, after which the cut edge is processed with fine sandpaper and the parts are installed in regular places.

Connecting fog lights

The PTF power button is conveniently located on the central part of the console or to the left of the steering column in the existing recess. The hole for the button, depending on its configuration, is drilled or cut, followed by accurate, without damaging the finish, edge processing.

The wiring from both headlights should be brought into the passenger compartment in the area of ​​​​the pedal assembly, for this it is convenient to lead the wire of the right headlight along the transverse box between the side members.

To connect the headlights, it is advisable to use the classic scheme used in previous models of the Lada line (Priora, Kalina, Granta), simplified - take the power from the clamp bolt of the positive battery terminal.

This method will minimize intervention in the electrical circuits of the car and the cost of purchasing components.

Tuning daytime running lights

On Lada Vesta, the manufacturer used double-filament lamps in the position and daytime running lights. If instead of them we install LEDs modified in a certain way, then the yellow color of these lights, which is ineffective during the day, will change to a brighter white with blueness.

Before performing this operation, you need to familiarize yourself with the pinout of the Lada Vesta daytime running light cartridges, since it is non-classical on this sedan:

• on one side of the cartridge there should be a “-” in the form of two contacts or one common;
• on the opposite side - "+" for position lights and "+" for daytime running lights.

When buying LEDs, you need to make sure that the polarity of the lamp base and the Vesta cartridge match. If such LEDs could not be found, the way out, which is not always harmless, may be to bend the contact pins of the elements according to the indicated scheme.

This procedure can lead not only to the failure of the fuse, but also to damage to the electronics of the car, which are fraught with a complete loss of the right to warranty service.

The desire to make your car better is familiar and understandable to any motorist. However, when deciding on the production of tuning on your own or even with the help of professionals, but before the expiration of the warranty period, you should carefully consider the feasibility of performing these works and the consequences that are often inevitable with unskilled intervention.

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Fog lights, like the main optics of a car, play an important role in creating high-quality lighting. Fog lights are especially relevant in conditions of poor visibility. For example, during rain, heavy fog or snowfall. As for the Lada Vesta, the situation here is such that fog lights are provided only in the luxury package. Therefore, the installation of PTF is relevant for this family of cars. If you are determined to install foglights yourself, then this review is for you.

The main stages of connecting PTF to Lada Vesta

It must be said that it is somewhat more difficult to install PTF on Vesta on your own than on other Lada cars. On the other hand, you will thus save quite a decent amount. So, for example, an official dealer can charge you up to 10 thousand rubles for installation, depending on the region. If you do not have such an amount, then it is better, of course, to carry out the installation yourself. Therefore, be patient and have enough time.

To install fog lights on Vesta, you will need to purchase:

1. The fog lights themselves- there is a choice: take either or PTF Tun-auto (and look for light bulbs) or take Chinese ones of dubious quality (there were precedents when they simply melted).
2. Brackets for PTF installation, in fact, what the fogs directly hold on to. It is very difficult to find original brackets, AvtoVAZ does not release them on the free market. They fit very well, they are of decent quality, they completely repeat the geometry of the original ones and they are always in stock.
3. PTF linings. Here the situation is simpler - you can cut holes for fogs with a diameter of 76 mm in your linings, or purchase one.
4. Wiring. Required . Everything is more complicated here, since there are no special buttons or places for a button to turn on the PTF in the cabin.

The first thing you will encounter when connecting is the electrical circuit, which is completely different from Grants or Priors. First of all, on Vesta, the foglights are controlled by means of a steering column switch, in which there is no fixed position for turning off the PTF. At the same time, the signal to turn on the foglights does not go directly to the headlights, but through a special unit that is present only in luxury cars. Therefore, in order not to harm the car and not waste an extra couple of hours, we recommend that you display a separate button for PTF.

Now you can proceed to the direct installation of PTF. First, remove the bumper and replace the existing PTF facings with “luxury” ones or carefully cut out the plugs with a clerical knife or a 76 mm crown. Then take the foglights and fix them on the brackets with self-tapping screws, and the bracket directly to the bumper.

Connection is the next and very important point. To do this, stretch the existing wires from the kit to each of the fogs, the free end is connected to the relay (it can be installed in the mounting block or in the engine compartment). Now we connect according to the universal scheme, like Kalina or Priory. From the battery, take the "+" on the relay, and you must use a fuse. In the same place, you can take the “-” mass directly from the “negative” terminal, or it is better to find a nut nearby and screw it to it. The control plus on the relay comes from a button from the passenger compartment. Now stretch the wire for the button into the cabin and install the button (the most convenient button from turning on the PTF 2109) on the decorative cover of the fuse box next to the headlight adjustment unit.