This next mod has to do with my soon to be posted grill block aeromod. I like having foglamps on my vehicle since I disabled my daytime running lights so people can see me and I use less power than the headlamps this way. They also look cool. Before I could accomplish this, I had to do some yard work including mowing, weeding, trimming, and some cleaning up outside before going in the garage to play...........
I have used many style fog/driving lamps in my day but the kind I like to use are not foglamps at all! They are actually side turn signal/marker lamps used on trailers found in any truck stop......................
I prefer these because they can be wired to your liking and last a very long time. They also provide just the right amount of light in poor visibilty such as a heavy snowstorm or thick fog if they are wired on the bright side and mounted low. I wanted these mounted behind the grille so they do not hinder my aero modifications I am performing on the vehicle.
I simply opened the hood and drilled a few 1/4" holes in the fiberglass framing behind the bumper. I then mounted the lamps and brackets and plugged in the 3 prong pigtails which are sold seperately. I ran both the white wires directly to ground and used the red wires (bright side of lamp) for illumination by splicing right into the parking lamp circuit. You could also wire these to a dash switch if desired. I tied off the brown wires since they will not be used on this application until I later decide to wire the "bright side" to run with parking lamps and the "dim side" to run with headlamps.
I also used a 15 amp inline fuse for safety and made sure all the wires were secured. here is how the car looks with the new lamps mounted behind the grill.......................
Trailer lamps/mounts = $0.00
3 prong pigtail connectors = $3.00
Inline fuse = $3.00
Bolts, butt connectors, etc = $1.00
Total cost = $7.00
Total labor time = 2 hours