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Old 11-14-2005 | 02:52 PM
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Real Fogs- Now you see them, ...........

Jusy put in these Rally 3260's just behind the lower mesh grill. This took a lot of wiring and odds and ends work, but the result is pretty decent. They are just about invisible until turned on. I was able to pick up power through the ACC spade terminal in the driver fuse box (replaced the 7.5A with a 10A). The tough part was finding the unused firewall pass-through above the accelerator pedal.

After trimming the switch with a sander (carefully) it fit into the unused switch hole near the internal dimmer control.

The lights are mounted to a homemade "Z" shaped aluminum bracket double-stick taped to the internal bumper support. Note: Use 3M auto molding cement on top of the foam, to insure a good bond. The tape holds the bracket, but bracket to bumper support needs more grip.

Although these were driving lights, I set them up as fogs. I'll be trying some different bulbs, as the color isn't quite what I want yet.



Old 11-14-2005 | 03:27 PM
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Sweet mod man!
Old 11-14-2005 | 04:03 PM
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night pics, man! night pics!
Old 11-14-2005 | 05:01 PM
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Bigger pics, dude!
Old 11-14-2005 | 08:39 PM
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I like those, but am getting the OEM ones. Looks nice.
Old 11-14-2005 | 08:43 PM
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sweet, clean install.
Old 11-14-2005 | 11:34 PM
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Looks clean and professional
Old 11-15-2005 | 12:32 AM
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Not my cup of tea but looks like a good, clean install man. I definitely like how you tried to hide them pretty good. I too, would like to se some bigger, night/dusk shots with them on. Are they yellow?
Old 11-15-2005 | 07:08 AM
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I'll get some night shots this evening- The lenses are pearlesce/clear but throw a yellow beam with clear H3s; I put in APC ion gold, but got a bulb made in China and one from Korea (internet) and they not only didn't match, China blew the fuse, then wouldn't throw a solid beam. Score one for Korea. Pulled those and put in Pilot hyperwhite- looks HID from the front but still throws a solid intense yellow beam- good price at $6.00 each from Autozone. Not bad, but I wish I could find an amber bulb that would match the signal/parking light color.

Suggestions?

PS- this is an 01 with the road whore lamps replaced with the 03 fairings, driver's side opened up to give real air to the CAI.

Since I go to work in the dark and return in the dark since EDT ended, these already have proved very helpful- and NC troopers don't bug you over non-conform lighting (just don't speed).
Old 11-15-2005 | 07:21 AM
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Looks pretty good. Really clean. You have any close-up's?
Old 11-15-2005 | 10:01 AM
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Will take them today and download. I should have taken pictures of the mounting, but I have to remove the plastic shield that fits over the hood latch to get to them (changing bulbs was not easy).

The Hyperwhites look good in dawn light, and I finally got the aiming correct. This may be a satisfying mod after all. If you try it, set aside some time- it's not a 2-hour job with the wiring taking a fair amount of time to do neatly.
Old 11-15-2005 | 09:23 PM
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OK- Nite pic

Closeup- Sorry- it rained today- dirty car

Internal- Bracket detail


Hope this is helpful- the HyperWhites turned out really good- believe it or not they cast a yellow beam but look white.
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