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Old Mar 25, 2005 | 05:07 PM
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I don't recomend PIAA bulbs or housings!!! They are way overpriced and cheaply made!!!!
 
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 12:43 PM
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wrah, so far have you had any problems with rock chips on the lenses of thoes projectors?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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Has anyone put fog lights inside the black plastic grill part. I thought I saw a pic of a guy who made circular cut outs and inserted fogs within them to make it look flush but I cannot find the post anymore.
Any help would be appreciated.
you driving a truck?
 
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 01:26 AM
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Update.

Well I finally did the install of the fog lights and it came out just as I wanted, I need to align the height a little as it was just off on one side but as it's getting late I will leave that for tomorrow.
Here are some pics I just took, sorry for the bugs all over the front bumper but I did not have time to clean her all up...hehe.



 
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 02:17 AM
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^^ looks good. I threw some fogs behind my lower grills last weekend... I like how they turned out. I'll grab some pics of them tomorrow and post them up here.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 06:39 AM
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how hard/easy was the install?
 
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 11:21 AM
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Took about 2 hours, the hardest part was getting the wires through the firewall as there are not that many places to feed it through. The switch actually fit into a knock out which is located below the VDC and trunk opener switch which was cool.
All in all I think it is an easy task to do if you follow the few instructions provided for the lights, the cutting of the grill was also easy with the right tools.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 02:00 PM
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Took about 2 hours, the hardest part was getting the wires through the firewall as there are not that many places to feed it through. The switch actually fit into a knock out which is located below the VDC and trunk opener switch which was cool.
All in all I think it is an easy task to do if you follow the few instructions provided for the lights, the cutting of the grill was also easy with the right tools.
Yeah, I found getting into the cabin the hardest part. That rubber piece on the firewall is no joke! For me though, my install was also pretty simple. Remove bumper, place lights, run wires, break through firewall, install switch, and call it a day.
 
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Old May 3, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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Hey guys, the installs look good. I was thinking of doing this to my car as well but was wondering if you had to make any custom mounting brackets? I took a quick look once and couldn't really find any place to anchor...or maybe I just didn't look hard enough.
 
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Old May 4, 2005 | 04:56 PM
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Hey guys, the installs look good. I was thinking of doing this to my car as well but was wondering if you had to make any custom mounting brackets? I took a quick look once and couldn't really find any place to anchor...or maybe I just didn't look hard enough.

No. Nothing really custom. However, for my type of installation, pieces had to be removed. I had to take out two foam blocks that sit right behind the lower grills. I didn't care too much because my driverside block was already missing from my CAI install.

But yeah, once you take out the foam blocks, you will have a little shelf you can mount the lights on.
 

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Old May 4, 2005 | 05:01 PM
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And here are the pics I promised... Not the best quality but you get the idea. And my fogs aren't that yellow. If anyone wants pics of how things were wired up, let me know.

EDIT: I found a pic with my bumper off. You can see in this pic exactly where the lights will go. Left side, no block. And on the driver side, you can see the block that will be removed. Hope this helps.
 

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Old May 4, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by urban
Well I finally did the install of the fog lights and it came out just as I wanted, I need to align the height a little as it was just off on one side but as it's getting late I will leave that for tomorrow.
Here are some pics I just took, sorry for the bugs all over the front bumper but I did not have time to clean her all up...hehe.




What was your costs.
What type of fogs did you use.
What was the time involved.
 
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Old May 4, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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Correct me if im wrong...

Aren't fog lights ricey? (note the sig)
 
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Old May 4, 2005 | 07:13 PM
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Borahatch, thanks for the pics, especially the one with the bumper removed...gives me a good idea on what's involved in mounting them.
 
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Old May 4, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Jtrain
Correct me if im wrong...

Aren't fog lights ricey? (note the sig)
Not really. My fogs lights actually provide a lot more useable light. They light up signs better at night and and throw a usable amount of light to the side of the car. But I understand that some fog lights have the potential to be ricey.

Paragon, your're welcome. Glad I could help.
 
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