New FOGS for P5?

[chuck]

New FOGS for P5?

I was looking for new FOGS for P5 because DEALER wants $195 for one fog light, that does not include wiring or black housing.

PIAA 510
http://www.piaa.com/Lamps/Lamp-pages/510.html
3 15/16" H x 2 7/16" W

PIAA 540
http://www.piaa.com/Lamps/Lamp-pages/540.html
5 1/8" H x 2 1/2" W

PIAA 520
http://www.piaa.com/Lamps/Lamp-pages/520.html
6 1/4" H x 2 11/16" W
THIS ONE IS WHAT PIAA SAYS FIT

WHICH ONE WOULD U CHOOSE?

[redpr5]

i dont like the grills on them. but piaa makes some damn good lights.
id get the 510 super white fogs.

[pasadena_commut]

New FOGS for P5?

PIAA 510
http://www.piaa.com/Lamps/Lamp-pages/510.html
3 15/16" H x 2 7/16" W


The ads for the 510 kit say that it contains: Two lamps, wiring harness, relay, switch, and two black mesh style covers. For the mesh are they referring to that clunky grill work in the photo, or is there a separate metal mesh that goes over that grillwork? The grillwork looks like it might stop a big rock but rocks less than an inch across are going to go right through those big holes.

[Canecreekfreak]

The 540's are closest in size to stock, but I'd only get them if I could take those clunky covers off of 'em. I think the 6" ones are too big, but I could be wrong.

[NVP5White]

I think the mesh-style covers are what you see in the pictures and are removable. The real question in my mind is whether to get the fogs or the driving lights. I personaly want a light that reaches out a bit farther in front of the car without blinding people. The more focused beam would be the best way to do that. I guess it depends on what you're going for...

[chuck]

Our stock size is 5 3/4"
Included is a picture

Included is a picture to show how the housing corroded which then cracked the lens.

[chuck]

Here is how the stock fog mounts

[mazdaspeed777]

I bought some yellow CATZ spot fogs from this seller on ebay for $85 for the pair. It is an amazing setup. Very bright, great mounting brackets, and comes with all the wires and switches you could ever need. Here is the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CATZ-SR-CZL39-SPOT-SPEED-MAZDA-PROTEGE-5-MUSTANG-TRUCK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33710QQhashZitem7 985137100QQihZ019QQitemZ7985137100

and here is a picture of mine installed:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q82/mazdaspeed777/5a17a9f5c3ca.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q82/mazdaspeed777/94fe55aebd3c.jpg

[latinkings49]

Any Blue Fogs? other than putting a blue tint over them?

[redpr5]

you can do a mini h3 7000k hid kit. thats blue fogs, but tahtd proabably melt something, and just be annoying to other drivers

[altspace]

Any Blue Fogs? other than putting a blue tint over them?

Yea, use a blue bulb.

[910MSPRacer]

i got the 5.5s from pep boys, there like 30 buks i think.they look pretty damn close to stock.

[910MSPRacer]

heres what they look like

[RockBlocker]

New FOGS for P5?

I was looking for new FOGS for P5 because DEALER wants $195 for one fog light, that does not include wiring or black housing.


Thats why we recommend using RockBlocker on any of your lights especaily with the fogs being glass.

[RockBlocker]

Any Blue Fogs? other than putting a blue tint over them?


Blue tint wont do a lot for protection, but these will give you the best of both worlds. Just an option for ya

http://www.rockblocker.com/Images/Mazda/005.JPG

[neuspeed_junker]

PIAA 40 series all the way, i had these installed not too long ago super bringht love them. amazing value.

[StevieB]

I wouldn't think driving lights mounted that low would work the best. As a general rule, mount fog lights as low as possible (to get under the fog and reduce glare) and driving lights as high as possible (to project over what you are looking at and/or obstructuions.) Think of using a flashlight- when you want to see something far off, you have learned to hold the flashlight over your head, as that illuminates the object best. So, ideally, driving lights should be mounted on the roof (rallye-car style), or if you don't like that look, at grill level.

To stay legal, perhaps, and certainly to make best use of them, fogs should only come on with low beams, or at least go off when high beams are on.

I once had a car with both- fogs mounted low, drives high. Aftermarket wiring had switching that allowed fogs to come on automatically with low beams, drives automatically with highs, and override that allowed me to turn on fogs and drives whenever I wanted.

[KYMP5]

Piaa 40 series FTW!!! i had em, and loved them
http://www.msprotege.com/members/KYMP5/grill.jpg

[p5power]

www.car-part.com (http://www.car-part.com)

I bought a replacement fog lamp here for ~40 bucks...wiring, bracketry and all. sticking with stock makes your life easy!

[RockBlocker]

Piaa 40 series FTW!!! i had em, and loved them
http://www.msprotege.com/members/KYMP5/grill.jpg

These are becoming rather popular over stock units

[Don Juan]

These are becoming rather popular over stock units

So did they bolt right in? Or did you have to customize?

[Demoniam]

Can you still keep the factory wiring/switches and use non factory housings?

I'm thinking about just cutting the harnesses off of the old fogs and fitting them to the new ones, then plug and play....Will this work?

[BadKarma]

Sounds like the PIAA 40's are pretty good, and they look in KYMP5's pics... What do they look like lit? White, or yellowish?

[P5w3kids]

Mine aren't the only stock fogs that don't do a whole lot, right?

[JoshP5]

Nope, the stock fogs are pretty much a design element--in terms of lighting performance, they suck.

[P5w3kids]

So I figured.

In my experience, the only thing more universally bad than stock tires is stock fog lights. I don't think I've ever owned a car with decent stock fogs. And the ones on the P5 are large, there's no excuse.

[DeadGeneration]

I bet your fogs would be brighter than your head lights and that would be funky

[P5w3kids]

No problem with the headlights, they're awesome.

Consumer Reports tested a few dozen headlights a few years ago, some halogen, some HID. They actually concluded that the Protege had the best headlights out of all the cars they tested, including those with HID.

I can see how they came to that conclusion. The P5's headlights are far better than those on my previous cars.

[DeadGeneration]

Wierd, I replace my bulbs and they are much better than stock

[P5w3kids]

Maybe so. But the stock are better than most stock headlights.

[redpr5]

Wierd, I replace my bulbs and they are much better than stock
+1 3200K stock bulbs FTL 4000K off brand bulbs FTW!!!
ive never been happy with the stock light output...and plus with me having night blindness i really need something that lights up bright. its why ive been considering an HID kit for a long time

[altspace]

Damn this is old.

[altspace]

No problem with the headlights, they're awesome.

Consumer Reports tested a few dozen headlights a few years ago, some halogen, some HID. They actually concluded that the Protege had the best headlights out of all the cars they tested, including those with HID.

I can see how they came to that conclusion. The P5's headlights are far better than those on my previous cars.

Uh, not sure on that one. Very bright, yes. I also used Silverstars in my P5. Though my RX-8 with HID is much brighter.

[Diehonda]

Can you still keep the factory wiring/switches and use non factory housings?

I'm thinking about just cutting the harnesses off of the old fogs and fitting them to the new ones, then plug and play....Will this work?

I will let you know after this weekend.

Aren't the factory fogs two wires to each light? Positive and negative. My aftermarkets are single wire with the bolt that attaches to the frame being the ground. Here is the wiring diagram. http://www.eagleeyelights.com/320a-wiring.jpg

Do you forsee any issues that I may run into? I know several people are running aftermarket fogs but I am not sure if you ran into any issues or if the fogs were plug and play.

Is the highest our factory switch, relay, fuse, can run 55w? Can I use 100w or 120w bulbs?

Oh yeah - 380,000 candlepower FTW

[JoshP5]

Is the highest our factory switch, relay, fuse, can run 55w? Can I use 100w or 120w bulbs?
Maybe. Some people melt their connectors, some people have no issues at 100W. I'm running 65w highs and lows w/out problems.

[Diehonda]

Sounds good. I am going to give it a go and see.

Thanks