Save my Fog lights!
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I'm trying to find some casings that work for the factory fog lights so I can use them with my after market bumper and my little fog light switch and wiring. Any suggestions?
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If you can not find the casings your looking for you can always buy KC, Hella or any other light, bolt them to the bumper and wire then to your factory harness so your fog light switch will operate them.
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Just invest in some good light i.e. KC, Hella, IPF an just wire them to the factory switch just use a relay an you will be good. That's what I did it worth it the aftermarket lights are well worth it
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I second this. The stock fogs aren't worth a damn. Get a set of hella fog lights. So much better. I have a set of 450/430 yellow beam fog on my jeep. Have yet to try them as we have had clear nights. Will report back once we get a snowy/foggy night.
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If your going aftermarket I reccomend IPF.
Thier wiring harness is very good, everything is pre-terminated. The instructions are clear and allows the use of your factory fog light switch.
Lighting is nothing short of blinding white light.
As stated by others you cannot wire 55W (or higher) off road lights directly to your factory fog harness. It's only rated to 35W and flickers. LED's work ok though.
You'll need to relay the switch and provide direct power from the battery to the lights for them to work correctly.
I'm running 100W IPF's relayed directly to the battery and using the turn signal fog switch to activate the lights.
I tapped into a set of low wattage LED fog & running lights to trigger the 100W light relay.
Then mounted the IPF switch next the the drivers side tweeter as an over ride so I can turn them on with the LED fog lights using the factory switch or just disable them and use the fogs alone.
May sound confusing but it all makes sense when you go to wire it up.
I just followed the IPF instructions and it worked first time.
Thier wiring harness is very good, everything is pre-terminated. The instructions are clear and allows the use of your factory fog light switch.
Lighting is nothing short of blinding white light.
As stated by others you cannot wire 55W (or higher) off road lights directly to your factory fog harness. It's only rated to 35W and flickers. LED's work ok though.
You'll need to relay the switch and provide direct power from the battery to the lights for them to work correctly.
I'm running 100W IPF's relayed directly to the battery and using the turn signal fog switch to activate the lights.
I tapped into a set of low wattage LED fog & running lights to trigger the 100W light relay.
Then mounted the IPF switch next the the drivers side tweeter as an over ride so I can turn them on with the LED fog lights using the factory switch or just disable them and use the fogs alone.
May sound confusing but it all makes sense when you go to wire it up.
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