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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 11:20 PM
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How much might it cost to wire foglights into a 2003 OZ?

In the little 2003 OZ lip kit there are the two holes, how much would you guys estimate for it to cost to hook up a fog light kit down there?
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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If you want to do it yourself it would cost the price of fiberglass and the foglights. I was going to try to do it myself but I don't have the stock bumper. I think theres a set that might fit on japanparts.com but its somewhere like $700 or something if I remember.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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alot of people do them in the center opening, that easy. To do the outter opening you need to pull the bumper off to do it properly. The fog light kits come with all wires, switches and relays so youre good there. Youd just have to cut the existing plastic plate in the smaller openings and flush mount the lights. mine look like this but i did the center mount.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 07:47 AM
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What about just for the parts? Like the lights, the wiring, everything. How much would it cost without the labor at a shop?
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 08:46 AM
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You could always get the foglights that are a direct fit.

Cedia fog lights

The only big problem is the price. $355.52
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 09:56 AM
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generic autozone fog light kit is about 40-70$ depending on the kit. That will include housings, bulbs, wiring harness, switch and relay. Now they arent the best quality in the world but for that price what do you expect. You can also buy PIAA set ups that run about 200$ for the same parts or ^ buy JDM/OEM at the dealer and get wallet raped.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Walkingchaos
generic autozone fog light kit is about 40-70$ depending on the kit. That will include housings, bulbs, wiring harness, switch and relay. Now they arent the best quality in the world but for that price what do you expect. You can also buy PIAA set ups that run about 200$ for the same parts or ^ buy JDM/OEM at the dealer and get wallet raped.
Exactly how bad of quality would i expect?
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 11:04 AM
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I got a JDM pair of wide angle beam Catz driving lights for <$40 shipped from Japan from Ebay. If you have any tools at all, you can install the wiring; the mounting and fitment of the light is the hard part. But in the front probably your best bet...
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 01:28 PM
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fog light sets are cheap and they are very easy to install. I installed mine myself. I did them in the center. mounted to the top so when I get rid of them you cant see holes. I also put in a relay so they turn off when high beams turn on since thats the legal way to have it. Good ones from PIAA and such can be over $250. I was going to get those but the price got me so I got temperary $20 ones at autozone. haha

Also, Most of the switches are fairly ugly. I brought the wires through a grommet in the firewall on the passnger side and routed it into the little cubby under the HVAC controls. Taped it to the top of the cubby. You see the glow from the red light in the switch but you dont actually see the switch from anywhere in the car. Looks super clean that way.



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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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Also keep in mind that many of the cheap fog/driving lights are not DOT approved, and could be enough of a reason to not pass inspection (in states which require it), if the inspector is a stickler
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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$40 pair fogs from Ebay
$10 for better wires
$10 for relay
i hooked mines up to go on with the parking lights. NO switches that way. heres a pic


Removed the oem plastic mesh and replaced it with some mesh so the light can actually shine thru. OEM mesh will not allow much light to pass thru.
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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got mine for $20 which included the lights, mounting hardware, wires, fuse and switch...pretty bright
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 08:03 PM
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it'll would have been kool if someone made custom fog lamps that fit stick holes to sell for us 02-02 guys
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Geo_lancer
it'll would have been kool if someone made custom fog lamps that fit stick holes to sell for us 02-02 guys
you mean like the cedia's posted earlier?
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 02:52 AM
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or like the JDM front style but made to fit in the USDM bumper right? That would be pretty clean looking.
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