More ghetto mods ... ( lighting )

[martinus]

My car had purdy decent fogs from the factory, BUT you cannot turn them 45deg. " out " . :D ... and since I'm a cheap bastard.

I made some " corner(ing) " lights, out of some Harbor Freight 4.99$ " auxiliary " lights, ( Little square ones, like 3x4in. It uses an H3 bulb . ) a while back ... put them in the stock location, wired them into the stock harness ... and the STI covers even fit over them and everything ...

The auxiliary lights have a purdy focused beam, kinda like a "driving" beam . Not-so-good , for lighting up a corner, or what not .

I had some free time, and I drove around my usual performance shops. ... Like Meijers, Andersons, HF, Radio shack . :D

All the cheap-o " fog " or " aux." lights, seem to have the same design. ( size ans shape ) Hmm ...



I had some extra cash ... so I baught a set from Meijer, ( 14.99$ ) that seemed to have a more of a " fog " light style lens . The plan is to swap lenses. ( I'm also lazy, on top of cheap. )

The new lights have " sealed beam " design, the old ones are a lens and a reflector. No swaping just lenses ...

I just swaped the whole " sealed beam " from one housing to the other . YAY !

The new beam def. has a better pattern, but I still want more ...

I know there is " trade-off " between how focused a light is and distance ... but ...

I might go back to Meijer and buy some more " tractor " / " work " lights. ( 5.99 $ ) They are the same design, but with an even better wider light patern . I know this because I have one on the rear bumper. :D




Now, what to do with the extra set ( aux/driving ) lights ?

[BlackParis]

Um... We need pictures with these kinds of writeups :twisted:

This doesnt sound super ghetto... Unless you duct-taped them to your bumper...

I bought a set of 17.99$ Yellow Fog-Lights for Lindsey... Putting them on next week...

But Hella 500 fogs are PROBABLY what you are looking for :twisted: Mind you they are only ~60$ a pair, most places....

[martinus]

Um... We need pictures with these kinds of writeups :twisted:

This doesnt sound super ghetto... Unless you duct-taped them to your bumper...

I bought a set of 17.99$ Yellow Fog-Lights for Lindsey... Putting them on next week...

But Hella 500 fogs are PROBABLY what you are looking for :twisted: Mind you they are only ~60$ a pair, most places....



Working on pics ...

The Hella 500 drving lights are in the ~50$ range, but the 500 fogs are 100$ !!! Eek !

[BlackParis]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HELLA-500-Amber-FOG-Light-Kit-76310-w-Covers-Switch_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33709QQihZ007QQi temZ170148448432QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

[martinus]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HELLA-500-Amber-FOG-Light-Kit-76310-w-Covers-Switch_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33709QQihZ007QQi temZ170148448432QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V


Thanks, but they are yellow ...

Update : The HF aux. lights are on the top of the bumper in front of the grill. :D ... they have their own pwr. supply and switch.

I'm off, for some more wire loom ...

[martinus]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HELLA-500-Amber-FOG-Light-Kit-76310-w-Covers-Switch_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33709QQihZ007QQi temZ170148448432QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V


Thanks, but they are yellow ...

Update : The HF aux. lights are on the top of the bumper in front of the grill. :D ... they have their own pwr. supply and switch.

I'm off, for some more wire loom ...


Did a little grocery shopping ... just HAD to swing by the auto section. Looks like they raised the price on the tector light flood beams. Grr... So thats how they are going to pay for the new remodel ...

The plan was to re arange the whole thing again. using the flood beams as corner light and moving the fog lights on the top of the bumper ... LOL .

I was going to pitch the HF ones in the garbage ...

[I Like It Sideways]

I want to see pictures... rather.. we want to see pictures!!!

[Blix666]

www.Rallylights.com

[kreitz3]

I can assure you these are ghetto. I have seen them. I'll try to find a pic.

edit: All I could find was this...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g153/kreitz3/dfbee1cffbf34b9d9038e7c1a5a5d4df.jpg

[crazybaja12]

You call those lights ghetto?
They look pretty nice to me.
For ghetto how about buying 3 X 100w cheepo spots, a pair of wide beams, and a pair of fogs. I swaped out the 55w bulbs on the wides and fogs for 100 watters. And all this is attached to my front bumper with screws and wood frame brackets.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc295/crazybaja12/DSC00803.jpg

[MetalNeverDies]

k i think you win ^^^

[martinus]

Since the drivel in my 1st post is kinda hard to figure out.

Heres a pic of mine :

http://www.zoto.com/ilikeitsideways/img/51/54bcd4d2a33e9b666f25937b5cd82a13.jpg

Tracktor flood beam / work linghts on bottom, el-ceapo fogs ( way too focused, like a driving beam ) on top .

[Blix666]

^ love your vanity plate

[Drew84]

I went to a Meijer's in Kentucky, that place is crazy. They have everything ever made and are open 24 hours a day.

[kreitz3]

You call those lights ghetto?
They look pretty nice to me.


Lol. No. I call those lights awesome. That's not martinus' car, it's mine.

[martinus]

You call those lights ghetto?
They look pretty nice to me.


... That's not martinus' car, it's mine...

Yes, but some of those lights are mine, now. :mrgreen:

[BorkedWRX]

I used to run some el cheapo fog lights mounted under the brake ducting ('02 wrx) that would from time to time get broken off. But I had them pointed almost at 90 degrees for seeing what it is im turnin g into at night while I barrel down a dark gravel road

[pigpen]

www.Rallylights.com (http://www.Rallylights.com)

wow, i can't believe how close that is to me...i think i have driven by this place before. they are a lot more serious than I thought!!! i guess that's where I'll be going to figure out how to see at night in my Legacy...thanks for the link blix.

[RS-ti_Andy]

ok ok.. here it comes i am a lights specialist..lol my scion had 2000 lights in it! including HID's and all led signals and yeah.. anyways... cheap way to get the most light..

ebay- H4 conversion 4.5x6.5 rectangle crystal headlights...= $3-15 a piece...
then!
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FOR==== $70

im done!

[RS-ti_Andy]

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[MetalNeverDies]

rawr i need some small ones like that. maybe 2/2.5 inches just big enough to fit into the spot in my bumper. front end of a 92x looks like this so about this size

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb198/metal_ftw/teh%20wagon/IMG_0015.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb198/metal_ftw/teh%20wagon/P1060631.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb198/metal_ftw/P1060884.jpg

[martinus]

LOL. HID's in an unfucused ( non-projector ) housing ... on-coming traffic will love you .


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[litre]

im pretty happy with the hella 500s. when i can get the money i really do want to run 6

[RS-ti_Andy]

LOL. HID's in an unfucused ( non-projector ) housing ... on-coming traffic will love you .


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had them in all my vehicles! ha! they were fine!just gotta know how to point them. or just get the hella 1000's that what im getting!

[IneedRS]

hella 500 ftw?

[RS-ti_Andy]

no...FF1000's lol

[geekmonster]

You call those lights ghetto?
They look pretty nice to me.
For ghetto how about buying 3 X 100w cheepo spots, a pair of wide beams, and a pair of fogs. I swaped out the 55w bulbs on the wides and fogs for 100 watters. And all this is attached to my front bumper with screws and wood frame brackets.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc295/crazybaja12/DSC00803.jpg

WINNAR!:headbang:

[heresmymind]

so much overkill. retrofit your headlights with some TL Bixenon projectors. then do a hella driving light kit with the OEM HID stuff. that will KILL your output and look much cleaner... ALSO will cause less strain on the battery

-B

[impreza_GC8]

These headlights are meant to replace sealed beam units that have an OEM housing. How would I mount these? I'm interested but I need more info.

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[BlackParis]

These headlights are meant to replace sealed beam units that have an OEM housing. How would I mount these? I'm interested but I need more info.

Make brackets with scrap metal pieces :-P

BUT.. .these aren't projectors, so I would advise against running HID in them, and since they r 4.95$ I wouldn't imagine they are of a quality design...