Aftermarket fog light discussion thread
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I exchanged emails with the guy selling Catz lights on Ebay. Seems like a really nice fellow who's somewhat flexible in his pricing. He also sent me the attached writeup on installation in a P5 if anyone's interested.
Looks like a really nice product but they're a little small for my taste. I'm going rally style--PIAA 520s.
Looks like a really nice product but they're a little small for my taste. I'm going rally style--PIAA 520s.
Cellerator
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Alright sorta offtopic but 1 of my fogs have a small hole in it from a rock or whatever but I was curious if sticking on some rockblocker film on it is a good idea or bad idea. The reason I ask is because if I stick it on, will the gases expand and create air bubbles?
pass the peas
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Slightly OT: Does anyone know if any aftermarket cap will fit onto the stock lamp? I'm fairly satisfied with the stock fogs, but I'd like the option of putting a cover on them when I feel like it.
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Mine have 2 chips on 1 side & 1 on the other. I just used clear silicone to plug the hole for the time being so they don't fill with anything or pop the bulb. Light output unaffected. I will use them until dead before I put in the new unchipped set I got from the FS section with set of rockblockers waiting to go on them. Mine have been fine for quite a while with no problems. They get used all the time.Cellerator said:
These are alright I guess. Not the best quality. Probably the cheapest you'll find at $33 from JCWhitney. The beam pattern is more of a driving light than fog, but I mainly did it for cosmetic reasons. They even mount up perfectly in the stock mounts. I would suggest you get some foglight film to protect them or any other foglight you buy to prevent damage in the future. I now have stocks back in which is my 5th set of fogs and decided to get the film, and let me tell you, the film works.
But remember, you get what you pay for.
My original thread back in 2003 w/ pics
JCWhitney
But remember, you get what you pay for.
My original thread back in 2003 w/ pics
JCWhitney
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http://www.jcwhitney.com/
Part 73ZX6025T for amber they also have yellow ones but I do not know the part number, if you search by the part # it displays the default clear leans, but they are amber.
They fit fine with the P5 bracket but you will need to snip or tap in your wire because they are not traditonal h3 with a plug.
also trhey are 30 bucks not 40 like I stated before.
Hope this helps
Part 73ZX6025T for amber they also have yellow ones but I do not know the part number, if you search by the part # it displays the default clear leans, but they are amber.
They fit fine with the P5 bracket but you will need to snip or tap in your wire because they are not traditonal h3 with a plug.
also trhey are 30 bucks not 40 like I stated before.
Hope this helps
MazdaSpeeder
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Does anyone have any experience with melting wires/harnesses due to the use of a 85w or 100w set of fogs? It seems to me that this would be more common with a fog requiring greater power. I'm also assuming that these aftermarket fogs are pretty plug-and-play with the stock harness, enabling use of the foglight switch (if you haven't modded to make it ineffective). Anyone have any thoughts/experience?
