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Old Oct 3, 2002 | 10:29 PM
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show off your fog lights

i did a search for it but didnt come up with anything, i just got fog lights and i'm trying to figure out where i should mount them at. is outside or inside of the front grill the best? i was also thinking of doing something new and making them shine forward and down on the road from somewhere in the engine compartment. what do you guys think? ohya, the lights are blue and i drive an 83 brown berlinetta (i hate the color!)
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 03:04 AM
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You should probably mount them where everyone else does.

I don't see many other places to mount themm....
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 07:49 AM
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Yeah don't mount them on the outside of the grill.........

There really isn't any other place to mount them.....
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 09:03 AM
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You should probably mount them where everyone else does.

I don't see many other places to mount themm....

I never had them when I got my car.
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 09:57 AM
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The white has stock fog lights in their stock location. The black one has some cheap as<x>s aftermarket ones (they were on the car when I bought it) that are prolly going to get replaced with stock ones.

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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 11:16 AM
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OK! Oh sorry!!!! I thought you were talking about those lights! :sillylol: Actually, I want fog lights for my T/A. I have seen a 82' T/A with 6 fog lights. 3 in each grill!
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 11:17 AM
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The white has stock fog lights in their stock location. The black one has some cheap as<x>s aftermarket ones (they were on the car when I bought it) that are prolly going to get replaced with stock ones.

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Did either of those cars come with hoods?
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 11:33 AM
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 11:36 AM
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Fog lights added to a car not so perviously equipped with. Included stock interrior switch. Looks like it came with them =o))

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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 01:57 PM
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Did either of those cars come with hoods?
Yep the RS's hood was off getting painted (the white car) and the IROC had lift off POS cowl hood on it. (the black one) but I replaced the IROC's hood yesterday with a stock louvered hood

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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 02:00 PM
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I never had them when I got my car.
That sux.

Being that I bought an RS.

I had to get my own too....
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 11:26 PM
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I did something a little bit different....
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Old Oct 4, 2002 | 11:40 PM
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I have a similar dilema with my bird. I will just put them where my bumperettes used to be.
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 01:58 PM
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heres mine....
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 02:00 PM
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hmmm, wrong pic, lets try that again, sorry guys
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 02:04 PM
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Anyone have them mounted in an unusual place?
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 02:04 PM
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weeeeee......
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 03:09 PM
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My bowtie lights!!
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 03:48 PM
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Here's my stock fogs:
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 06:22 PM
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i have the same thing as Freeze..
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 06:36 PM
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me too

LOL might as well show mine off too.
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Old Oct 5, 2002 | 06:44 PM
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here is where i mounted them on my 84 TA
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Old Oct 6, 2002 | 11:05 AM
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weeeeee......

weeeeee......?

weirdo...... LOL just ing Have you got a pic of your car without the licence plate?
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Old Oct 6, 2002 | 02:56 PM
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So this was always my crazy idea. Get a set of really bright foglights and mount them near the rear hatch and face them out backwards. Then when someone is tailing you at night, you turn them b!tches on, in the drivers face. Kinda weird, but I'm always thinking of ways to **** people off, lol.

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Old Oct 6, 2002 | 03:36 PM
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Had the spare 1,000,000 candlepower light in the back seat for that...you can feel the heat from this thing 20 feet away! It puts a beam into freakin space at night. I usually wait until they are right on my a** with those blue beams on high...fight candlepower with candlepower, I say...
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Old Oct 6, 2002 | 03:49 PM
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My bowtie lights!!
Those are pretty cool. Where'd ya get 'em?

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Old Oct 6, 2002 | 04:22 PM
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www.trucktoys.com and they are pretty pricey but I wanted them so I paided it!!
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Old Oct 6, 2002 | 06:24 PM
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Old Oct 6, 2002 | 11:46 PM
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Yes, it is a formula.
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Old Oct 8, 2002 | 05:56 PM
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behind the z28 grill

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Old Oct 9, 2002 | 04:57 PM
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So this was always my crazy idea. Get a set of really bright foglights and mount them near the rear hatch and face them out backwards. Then when someone is tailing you at night, you turn them b!tches on, in the drivers face. Kinda weird, but I'm always thinking of ways to **** people off, lol.

Steve
LOL I hear ya. Been there done that and been shot at and chased too !! My Jeep CJ7 has two 120W foglights at the back as reverse lights. I also have them wired a toggle switch to power them up when the need arises, usually at night in the boondocks. I used to momentarily flash them at people behind me who wouldn't switch to low beams or had annoying driving habits, until some retard pulled off a few rounds one night. Haven't done it since then. My brother also switched them on one night when I was following him in another car. I was pretty f**ked up for the next 5 minutes, couldn't see anything but a phantom white glow in front of me.

Wanna get creative? why not rig up a battery of camera flash bulbs in the rear window !!
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Old Oct 10, 2002 | 11:14 AM
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Old Oct 10, 2002 | 06:43 PM
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KS Kid -

Since the early Camaro's were not originally equiped with Foglights,...... there is no place to mount them "correctly". I have an 84 Berlinetta & I had to mount my Factory Foglights in an unusual way,........ Behind the grills like many others here are showing.

I had to use 85 to 87 CAMARO fog light brackets (NOT the Z28 style) and I placed 2 - 1/4" washers on each of the screws between the fog light bracket and the steel bumper to give the fog lights the proper mounting hight.

I also found a spare set of 82-84 grills and cut JUST THE BOTTOM portion of the grill out..... That piece was then placed behind the regular 82-84 camaro grill so that there was enough clearence behind the grill for the fog lights on each side. ( this tilted the grill a little but is not a problem in any way )

If you want a few more picture of the installation - Just send me an E-Mail and I will be happy to show you how they are mounted. Considering the fact that I have the same EXACT nose that you do - My set-up might be exactly what you are looking for !!

P.S. Don't forget that the best set-up was when the CAMARO fog light brackets were used !! I had a set of Z28 brackets as well when I installed my fog lights and I tried them both !!
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Old Oct 10, 2002 | 07:10 PM
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Old Oct 10, 2002 | 07:25 PM
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What Are Fog Lights? Ant Them On Things?? On Space Ships?? You Get This Prob Up Your *** And then You Cant Remember Anything And Your Out In A Corn Feeld... With Your Pants To Your Ankles...

Bad Times Man!!! Reminds Me Of A Time In Nam Ware We....Ah F*ck It:lala:
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Old Oct 11, 2002 | 12:31 AM
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Old Oct 11, 2002 | 04:07 AM
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Old Oct 11, 2002 | 10:16 AM
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I mounted mine behind my grills. I did this in '99.
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Old Oct 13, 2002 | 04:23 AM
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Dooski: I love your car dude! Great photography work, great car...
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Old Oct 13, 2002 | 09:46 AM
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Nothing fancy here. Mine are in the stock location.
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Old Oct 13, 2002 | 03:48 PM
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 01:05 PM
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 01:06 PM
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 01:10 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 09:07 PM
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I just bought some fog lights the pilot high performence holagen fog lights the small rectangular ones. And I was woundering Should i remove my grill or just leave it in there when I put them behind there. I have a 85 camaro
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 05:10 PM
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just a stock 91 ta foglight!
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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 08:39 PM
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Your T/A looks kinda evil in that pic, German Motorsport.:sillylol: Do you have any pics with the whole car? I would love to see them,
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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 09:16 PM
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Do those fog lights help your night/ fog vision in any way? Mine are after market that the previous owner installed and they don't help for $het
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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 10:05 PM
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I like the fog lights hidden behing grills - gives it a stealth look by day.
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Old Oct 24, 2002 | 10:31 PM
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Thought I'd let you look a little closer.
I had custom plexiglas panels fabricated. I made the templates. All I did was follow the body line where the foglight/turnsignal is.
Sealed them in. They look great day or night.
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