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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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still making them? prices?
Old Jan 6, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by iheartzombies
A guy by the name of padanky custom makes them and preston was lucky enough to get one.
so its one of a kind huh........
Old Jan 6, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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woot, had to go to 3 lowes, but i found the switches finally. They look so good and oem in there
Old Jan 6, 2007 | 11:53 PM
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i think radio shack carries those rockers
Old Jan 7, 2007 | 12:22 AM
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They fit better than stock actually, less gap




Old Jan 7, 2007 | 04:34 AM
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wow. looks really good. what was involved in mounting the light down there??
Old Jan 7, 2007 | 05:00 AM
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the switch you mean? Just running the 2 wires that came with the foglights to the switch. The switch is a perfect fit and just snaps into the little popout area.
Old Jan 7, 2007 | 07:33 AM
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i think he means that lights themself right?
Old Jan 7, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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that was covered a few posts back then.
Old Jan 9, 2007 | 12:18 PM
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i'm interested in this mod but in Va. i would have to run them through the stock wiring so that the fogs would cut off when high beams come on or they will fail saftey insepection. so i know the wire for factrory fogs are their but what else do i need to make it work like stock set up?
Old Jan 9, 2007 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Alchemist80
They fit great actually, look pretty much stock (at least where stock should have been). Ive got to find a good wall to aim them with, but they went in straight forward and in about 30 minutes. Please ignore the filthy car, it was raining all day today.


They do have these in 3 types: yellow fog light, kind of a rainbow overlay, and the clear driving light that you see below.






Can you take a close up pic of these installed? Possibly at a slight angle so I can see how flush they fit?

Thanks!
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:17 AM
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Just did this today, only slightly different. I just wired mine up to come on when the parking lights come on, due to the fact that I was out of switch slots in my dash. I think it turned out pretty good, mine don't sit as flush as I was hoping, but that is only noticeable up close. Install was really easy, they provided all the wires and the switch to make it really simple.





Not bad for a $18 mod.[/img]
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:19 AM
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Oh hey by the way, anyone else with these fogs, have you switched out the bulbs? They are H3s and I am thinking about putting in the typical yellow bulbs.
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:36 AM
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you can just get the yellow ones to being with. that is what i am doing.
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:48 AM
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the yellow ones just have a yellow film over the lens, and I personally don't like the looks of that when a regular halogen bulb shines through it.
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 04:06 AM
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glad i found this post, i hae been wanting fogs for a while, but cant run stock ones, so this is an awesome alternatives
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 11:55 AM
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so Grime how did you wire them into the parking lights? that is what i was thinking of doing but just did not know how to do this
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 12:35 PM
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I am using the same lights but I got mine at Napa for about $10.

Old Jan 10, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by CHPRBOX8
so Grime how did you wire them into the parking lights? that is what i was thinking of doing but just did not know how to do this
Probably not the safest idea, but for now I just have them tapped into the turn signal's constant power wire. So when I turn the parking lights on the fogs come on. So far no problem though.
Old Jan 10, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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i went to walmart, and they didnt have those fogs



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