Driving / Fog Lights

007
Yeah no problem, I'll post pictures as I progess. Smoknsal was also going to install fog lights on his Taco and post pictures. Hopefully he'll get his installed soon also.

 

I just bought the same one's. Great price, under a 100$ total, even for next day shipping.

 

the install came to pass better & easier than i thought. very smooth & very clean looking. will take some pics tomorrow to show you all.

 

CasaTaco,

Here are 2 pic's of my Clubman. The guy without a face bought the car from me. I would love to get my hands on another Cooper S but they need a lot of TLC to keep on the road unlike the Taco. I am not a fan of the German version.

 

Mark = patiently waiting!

 

Well I'm sad to report that the fog light installation did not go well simply for the fact that the fog light kit I got from eBay does not fit. The lamps are too small and you can see light around it. I thought about trying to mount them to the trim piece that goes in the hole but I didn't want to butcher it up in case it wouln't work. After lots of butt scatching I decided that they just won't work and look right. I guess I'll have to break down and buy the OE lamps.
On the other hand I did install the Toyota trailer hitch wiring kit today and it went very well, so it wasn't a totally wasted day.

 

Sorry to hear about the Fog Lights. That is a bummer. I wonder if you could get a hold of another persons trim peices and make your own mount. That way your trim peices stay in tact. Otherwise, I hope you find a good deal on OE lights. I haven't yet.

Glad to hear that the hitch install went well though!

 

TheMaster,

Cool looking clubbie. Here's one on eBay should you get to feeling blue.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966...yZ107007QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Thanks bud for the comment and the link. That's a lot of money for a Mini. Can't afford it right now with Taco payments and all. Wife loves the German Mini but that's not my cup a tea. Almost bought one before getting the Taco. I'm told they are quite unreliable and costly on repairs.

 

smoknsal

Where the pictures of your fog light installation? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

Ditto on that!

 

Hello everyone,

Just letting everyone know that I found a set of fog lights that fit just like OE. They only sell the lamp units with no wiring harness or relay. I'm going to use the harness from the previous set of fog lights I bought on eBay to hook my new one's up. I'll do that tomorrow. Here's a link to the company that sells the correct fog lamps and a few pictures of them installed.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=150093948153&rd=1&rd=1

 

Does these fog lights blind other drivers? just curious...

 

This last set of fog lights I got are OE replacements so I wouldn't think they would be anymore blinding than the originals, but I'll be able to better tell when I get them hooked up.

 

would like to have a follow up oh and by the way did you email 007 about the installation, i read on his previous post that he needed some info about your lights...

 

Have you done the install yet?

 

Finally got my fog lamps hooked up yesterday. They work independent of the parking lights or headlights but are wired to a switched power source at the fuse box behind the dash. I used a Add-A-Circuit kit that I picked up at Pep Boys which plugs right in to the fuse box and used it to current the fog light switch. If anyone needs help in wiring up your lamps email me at casamini@hotmail.com and I'll do my best to help you out.

 

Good work CasaTaco. Is it powered via the ignition key switch?

 

casa taco can you send me and email on how you install those light switches, that would be my diy project this coming sunday :0)

 

LadyTaco,
I tried sending you an email and I added several more pictures but I keep getting kicked out and a message saying I'm not authorized to post or something and then I have to log back in. Too much trouble. Contact me off board at casamini@hotmail.com and I'll help you out anyway I can.