Here is a pretty cool place I found for mounting fog lights. It makes for a pretty cool clean appearance.

Check out the my web page (if geocities lets you see it )
http://www.geocities.com/billsfirebird/Lamps.html

Get rid of that gaudy look of driving lamps bolted to the front of your car by following these easy steps!
If you have any questions, just email me!

 

Step 1:
Remove the front grille assemblies.

Step 2:
Locate bumper and position your mounting bracket so that it is lined up with the opening in your grill._ Make sure is far enough back to allow sufficient air to the engine. 2-3 inches will be fine. I mounted mine directly in the middle of the bumper.

 

Step 3:
Attach your mounting bracket to the bumper assembly. Mine simply screwed in.

Step 4:
Attach your driving lamp to your bracket. Results may vary. Your attachements to the bumper may be different. Obviously follow your mounting instructions. Now at least you know of the right spot to mount it!

 

Step 5:
Run your wires to your lamps._ And route the wires toward your battery.

Step 6:
Follow your wiring instructions (I have Pilot Lights) to attach your power wires and run your ground wire._ My car has the battery on the driver's side._ V6 and V8 engines have the battery located on the passenger side._ You may encounter a problem by not having enough wire._ At least my brother did with his camaro._ We just spliced wires and added more length._ Run your wires to the firewall.

 

Step 7:
Drill a whole through your firewall and pass your wires through. I used silicone to keep moisture out._ I ran my wires on the left side of the steering column.

Step 8:
Run your wires to your desired spot on your dash. I chose the left side of the steering column, because it was near my headlight switch._ Behind the plastic trim piece was a whole, so I thought it would be the perfect spot. I cut out the opening in the trim piece for the switch and brought my wires to the position.

 

Step 9:
Connect your wires to the switch and button everything back up!_ I love how it looks in the dash.

It blends in rather nicely!_ Looks good! Enjoy your "hidden" driving lamps! Get the light and style you want without the gaudy lights bolted onto the front of your car!_ They are virtually invisible in the day time, but people know you got 'em in the evening!__

 

Mine are solid in the front..blah. Any suggestions there....?

 

thats pretty cool. looks good

 

I saw a bird in a junk yard that had whole cut out to stick the lights into. Looked awful. Not much you could do except put them under the bumper but then you might rip em up on parking curbs.

 

Does enough light get through the grille to make the lights worthwhile?

 

I could see a definite improvement with them on. Im sure they would put out a bit more light otherwise. But when they are on you cant tell they are behind the grille. They're pretty bright.

 

Well I definitely like the look of the installation...it looks like nothing! Do you have to be careful about leaving them on when you're not in motion, i.e. the heat buildup when the car is sitting still won't melt the grilles, will it?

 

Do you have any wide pictures of the car at day time and night with the foglights installed?

... Still haven't decided if I want to do it.

 

Looks good, anyone try it out and have pictures?

 

HA!

I did the same thing to my old 87 SC a couple of years ago, it came out very good looking. I put the fogs behind the grill, same concept, different car, I'll see if I can find some pics

good job

 

I thougtht that through and the I set the lights a good 5 or 6 inches back to let air through the grilles and even keep the heat off of them. I never have had any troubles at all.


I have some wide shots of this but they are old pictures. My switch broke and I haven't gotten around to fixing it so I don't have any recent pics. I will try and find the old ones.

I would say go for it. You really cant see them at all in the day time but at night it looks pretty cool. My bro said it makes the car look like the new trans ams at night.

 

great job on the tech instructions, billsfirebird
i think that would make a damm good tech article on the site

 

I got a few pics of the whole car. You can see the lights reflecting the sunlight behind the grilles.

 

Another

 

The install came out really clean. I'm liken it alot.

 

yeah, worked on the '79 too

 

Good Job Bill! Thats what I like seeing around here. People applying their own ideas and inginuity to their cars is what this site is all about. Keep up the good work!