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Custom 2012+ LED Fog Light Build

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by TRSAndrew, Feb 25, 2016.

  1. Feb 25, 2016 at 10:05 AM
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    TRSAndrew

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    The project started by me wanting a set of black fog lights that still perform just as well as our Type T LED fog light housings:

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    Notice how they're still a bit of a "crystal" look inside?

    Starting with OEM glass fog light replacements, which I opened tore down, and cleaned up. The reflectors in the fog light bucket have been removed along with the goretex patch and adjusting screw.

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    I'll be adding some of our Type U fog lights, painting the internal bezels black, and adding LED demon eyes as a soft glow to the front of the housings.
     
  2. Feb 25, 2016 at 10:44 AM
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    Siblue

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  3. Feb 26, 2016 at 7:49 PM
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    I was wondering when you were gonna design something for the fogs. It's about the only set of lights you haven't attacked yet lol
     
  4. Feb 26, 2016 at 7:51 PM
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  6. Jan 25, 2017 at 7:59 PM
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    Shortened flowmaster exhaust with a turn down pipe, under cowl intake, throttle body spacer, train horn, underhood led lights, hood struts, dual 27f yellow tops. Led ditch lights, led front roof light bar, led fogs and headlights, behind grill mounted piaa dual color driving lights. Aux fuse and relay panel. Pro comp skid plate, bilstein 5100 leveling shocks on a 2in. lift, b110 rear 5100, add a leaf, front superbumps, light racing jounce rear bumpstops, sway bar relocation, brake line bracket extension, driveline carrier bearing drop, front diff drop, on board air compressor, 10 gal pump driven fresh water tank, cb radio, pioneer 4200 hu, infinity reference component front and component rear speakers powered by rockford fosgate 4 channel, jl audio 10TW3-D4 sub powered by kx800.1 amplifier. Big three upgrade, capacitor. Full cab sound deadening and thermal insulation. Led interior including added footwell, courtesy, cupholder, center console, and glovebox lighting, rock lights, bed lights, ring gear armor, under bed ammo can storage, pistol safe, body armor sliders, roof rack, hilift, 285/70 17 nitto rodge grapplers on american racing teflon atx, tailgate strut, and tailgate lock, retrofit projector headlights(home built), rgb halos inside turbine shrouds, black out surround, black chrome reflector and shroud, white halo outside shroud, white led drl, rgb behind grill on rf control. Mods followed from a TW thread: Anytime fogs Anytime rear view camera Anytime 400w inverter Alternating blinker/running lights 110v center console outlet ABS kill switch Engine kill switch (magnetic) 12volt bed socket Rear diff breather relocation Led bed lights Cargo net anchors Grid it center console top Grid it sun visor Locking center console Instrument cluster led swap Map lights on with dome Cigarette lighter add (shifter position) Dtrl kill switch Hilux lighted 4wd selector switch. Vios hvac knobs Hood scoop led bar
    How did you open them? Can you bake them in the oven if they are the glass lens type? Sorry for the questions, I did headlight retrofits and the fogs now look out of place compared to the headlights.
     
  7. Feb 2, 2017 at 4:17 AM
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    TRSAndrew

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    I'd personally just go with a set of the Morimoto XB LED fogs rather than bother with all of this. The fog lights open with gentle scraping and prying, or if you have glass lenses you can submerge the seal in gasoline and it'll eat the sealant away in 1-3 days.
     
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