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Fog light mounting help?
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:29 am
by Ryusei_Date
Hey gang, ran into a bit of a hassle in some badass new fog lights I bought. My original plan was to mount them into the lisence plate bracket in the bumper, but those are 10mm holes and my fog lights are 13mm. I'm curious to know if there's some kind of adapter I can get to mount the fog lights into, I'd really like to avoid drilling if that's a possibility. I'm pretty new to wiring too, so I'm open to any reccomendations on where the wires should go when I'm hooking them up. I have a USDM bumper if that helps.
Thanks guys!

Re: Fog light mounting help?
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:42 pm
by SidekickChuck
Would be beneficial to post pictures of the lamp in question. That would show what type of mount it uses etc...
Re: Fog light mounting help?
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:45 pm
by Ryusei_Date
Yeah that would be helpful wouldn't it? XD I got me some Blazer fog lights, the main screw is 13mm:


and here's the 10mm bracket I wanted to mount it to, or at least find a way to mount it to.

Re: Fog light mounting help?
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:23 pm
by SidekickChuck
While I cant really tell how you want it mounted, I can say that most shops and people use a strong L-Bracket or something similar to mount the lamp to, and from there mount the bracket to the car. This gives you room if you need it, and a better way to fasten it to the chassis so there is no vibration when driving.
Re: Fog light mounting help?
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:34 pm
by Ryusei_Date
Cool thanks, I'll look for a couple of L brackets then, and by fastening to the chassis you mean to use the chassis instead of the bumper to mount it to?
Re: Fog light mounting help?
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:23 pm
by SidekickChuck
Yes. Using self tapping metal screws or something similar is best against the chassis since mounting it to a plastic bumper will cause the light to vibrate and bounce around while driving.
Re: Fog light mounting help?
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:49 pm
by Ryusei_Date
Can someone please show me a picture or diagram on how these mount on an AE86? Or at least someone else's fog lights on a USDM bumper? I need to push my lip back if I want these things apparently too, what a mess XD
Re: Fog light mounting help?
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:32 pm
by Ryusei_Date
Bumped, and does no one have any pictures or guides to bolting their fog lights to the USDM bumper?
Re: Fog light mounting help?
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 7:24 am
by SidekickChuck
I would choose a general location on where you would like to mount it, remove the bumper and find a suitable secure location, drill holes, mount, reinstall bumper, and align the lights.
Re: Fog light mounting help?
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:55 am
by ga_goosh