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want fog lights. need ideas how to install some in my bumper

want to figure out a way to mount some fog lights that i can use while driving at night that wont blind everyone lol. not sure where to mount them or what style to go with...



ideas please!!!
 
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take some plate and french them into the triangle part i think would work but idk how it would look
 
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my only problem is i have no way of welding lol
 
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^^ well **** you could get some hella 550s and drill some holes and mount them on top of the cross member. you know what i mean
 
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are those fog lights? i want something thats legal to drive with at night. and something i can do an HID conversion on and put some 3500k HID's in there
 
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hmmm. can someone shop those on the front of my truck?? lol im thinking on the bottom in between the tow hooks... but idk.
i dont want TOO many lights up there. i dont want it looking busy
 
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that would look good too
 
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Mine are just cheap rubber housing 55w flood lights mounted to the frame horns.
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Only problem is that I hit stuff(trees,rocks,ect.) with them all the time. It looks like your bumper mounts to the factory mounts though? Thats where mine are bolted.
 
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no its not on the factory mounts. the frame horns were cut off
 
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Oh okay, that's why I can't see them. haha
 
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those are NOT foglights. those are driving lights which Tys already has, but in a "500" style a fog light genrally has fluting in the lens, and the light output is short, flat and wide. my idea for Tys is to change the reflector and lens on the center set of lights to a clear or amber lens fog light.
 
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you can get the fog version i just came him an idea of shape
 
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you can get the fog version i just came him an idea of shape
Ahhh Gotcha! thanks for clearing that up
 
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yep i was just looking for the shape i think a set of those are going to be frenched into my rear bumper kinda like the way i did my front bumper
 
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best bang for your buck, IMO, is the IPF 968 series fog lights... i have used their driving lights, they have a unique beam on them, which serves as a flood light AND spot, at the same time... i used to have their driving lights, and i will be purchasing another set soon, for my ranger

here is a shot of their fogs

 
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Ty....

Get yourself a set of KC 26 series lights. The most common way to get 'em is in their back-up light kit. They're 2x6" housings, 55w bulbs, and flood beam pattern. Unfortunately, I don't think you've got the room for stock fogs anywhere protected on that thing. And I really doubt there's the room with the 26 series lights for HID's in 'em either.
 
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idk i could find room someplace lol.
ill try and check those out
 
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Ty, i cant tell because im not looking at the front of the truck straight, but if the license plate is centered under the two middle lights up top, maybe getting two smaller lights, flipping them upside down and mounting them below the other lights so as you have one on each side of the plate? just a thought.
 
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Originally Posted by FordTough2007
Ty, i cant tell because im not looking at the front of the truck straight, but if the license plate is centered under the two middle lights up top, maybe getting two smaller lights, flipping them upside down and mounting them below the other lights so as you have one on each side of the plate? just a thought.
i thought that was what the plan was... like what almost everyone else was suggesting it... if not, i agree with you, chris
 
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