DIY DIY Fog Light Install

[Teh Chr!s]

Tools And Materials
-Nokya 9006 Fog Lights (Random Prices On Ebay)
-Phillips Head Screwdriver
-T20 Torx Bit Driver
-And About 10 Minutes


New Fog Light Bulbs


Stock Fogs


The Screw Shown In This Picture Must Be Removed In Order To Get To the Fog lights


Gently Pry Out The Fog Light Cover By Pulling Outward ..... The Tabs Holding The Cover On Will Pop Out Exposing Ur Fog Light


Remove The 3 T20 Torx Screws Holding The Fog Light In Place

Once The 3 Screws Are Out U can Remove The Foglight By Pulling it Out And Disconnecting The Plug Attached To the Back Out The Bulb Housing

(Back Side Of the Foglight) Turn the Bulb To The Left (The Grey Thing That Says Sylvania) And The Bulb Will Come Out After All 3 Tabs line Up With the Holds Cut In The Black Ring


Stock Bulb Removed


Insert New Bulb And Turn To The Right


Reconnect The Plug To The Back Side Of Fog Light Bulb Housing


Reinstall The 3 T20 Torx Bit Screws That Hold The Fog Light In Place


Put The Fog Light Cover Back On Makin Sure That All The Tabs Pop Back In So The Philips Head Screw Hole Will Line Up Right


Reinstall The Screw So Ur Fog Cover Dosent Fall Out One Day .......... Repeat These Steps For The Other Side ...... I Thought It Would Be Kinda Over Kill To Do All These Pictures Twice


Picture After Changing Out One Of The Fogs ....Left Side Is Stock Fog Right Side Is New Fog


Close Up Of Stock Fog Light

Close Up Of New Fog Light


After Changing Out Both Bulbs




Finished Product When It Was Getting Dark Last Nite

Running Just Fogs ( Euroswitch Sexyness)


Running Fogs And Low Beams

[hold em gti]

Nice DIY! I see the bugs haven't spared the front of your FAST either. Now that the weather has been consistently warm in Ohio the bugs are so bad that one night I thought it was raining but I was just nailing a swarm of bugs for a couple miles. Have you had a chance to drive much at night with the yellow fogs? Do you like the different light?

[VA2STLTH]

Nicely put Chr!s. We have the same bulbs and did the euro switch change and to answer hold em gti's question.. the bulbs are great. Swapping the switch is a plus because when you isolate the foggies they really do give off a nice yellow glow. As you can tell by Chr!s last pic the yellow hue is very distinctive and to me make the HIDs look much better. Cant wait to see it cut thru some fog or rain.

[Teh Chr!s]

Originally Posted by hold em gti

Nice DIY! I see the bugs haven't spared the front of your FAST either. Now that the weather has been consistently warm in Ohio the bugs are so bad that one night I thought it was raining but I was just nailing a swarm of bugs for a couple miles. Have you had a chance to drive much at night with the yellow fogs? Do you like the different light?

Lol Thanks Man .... LoL No Man The Front End Of My Car Is A Freakin Bug Magnet Usually The Only Time My Car Is Bug Free Is The Day I Wash It . Ive Driven At Nite But Not In Fog Or Heavy Rain Yet .... But The Night / Late Afternoon Driving Is Very Nice

[lumns]

cant decide yellow or white HOEN lights for my TR GTI?

[Teh Chr!s]

I Like My Yellows Alot Man ... U Wont Be Disapointed

[07GTIMYFAST]

yep, did this awhile ago, yellow is the ish

[lumns]

but does it look good on a TR? I am 80% sure im going yellow.

[zeonic]

Originally Posted by lumns

but does it look good on a TR? I am 80% sure im going yellow.

yes it does. im running yellow fogs on mine. looks like sex.

dont have any full front shots but here is a little teaser. im running projectors btw.

[BillyBob]

Is there even a benefit other than the supposed "coolness factor?"

[Teh Chr!s]

Originally Posted by BillyBob

Is there even a benefit other than the supposed "coolness factor?"

Nope Just Adds To The Cars Already High Sexyness

[07GTIMYFAST]

yellow light penetrates fog better with less reflection to the driver, thus making it easier to see in foggy conditions.

[zeonic]

Originally Posted by BillyBob

Is there even a benefit other than the supposed "coolness factor?"

what else is there in life

[07GTIMYFAST]

Originally Posted by BillyBob

Is there even a benefit other than the supposed "coolness factor?"

"So, why do yellow fog lamps seem to work better? It's because of the way the human eye interacts with different colors of light. Blue and violet are very difficult for the human optical system to process correctly. They are the shortest visible wavelengths and tend to focus in front of our eyes' retinae, rather than upon it. To demonstrate this to yourself, find a dark blue store front sign or something else that's a dark, pure blue against a dark background in the absence of white light—from any appreciable distance, it's almost impossible for your eyes to see the blue lighted object as a sharply defined form;the edges blur significantly. Deep blue runway lights exhibit the same effect; check it out the next time you land at night. Blue also is a very difficult color of light to look at; it stimulates the reaction we call glare. Within the range of allowable white light, bluer headlamps have been shown to be 46% more glaring than yellower ones for a given intensity of light — see studies here and here. So, it seems culling the blue out of the spectrum lightens the optical workload and reduces glare. For a more detailed examination of this effect with respect to driving in foul weather, see Bullough & Rea's study on the topic."

[xcrazydx]

Just an fyi.....I installed my fogs without removing the housing. Very easy and i didnt have any torx bits so I just reached in there and unplugged em and then pulled the bulbs.

I used platinum white though, instead of yellow.

[Teh Chr!s]

Originally Posted by xcrazydx

Just an fyi.....I installed my fogs without removing the housing. Very easy and i didnt have any torx bits so I just reached in there and unplugged em and then pulled the bulbs.

I used platinum white though, instead of yellow.

Yah U Can Do It That Way Too ... Its Just As Easy To Pull Them And Work Where U Can See Whats Ur Doing If U Have Never Done A Bulb Swap Before

[xcrazydx]

Originally Posted by Teh Chr!s

Yah U Can Do It That Way Too ... Its Just As Easy To Pull Them And Work Where U Can See Whats Ur Doing If U Have Never Done A Bulb Swap Before

yah just as easy if u have tools to remove housing.

[Teh Chr!s]

Originally Posted by xcrazydx

yah just as easy if u have tools to remove housing.

The Trick To Torx Bits Is If U Dont Have The Size U Can Always Use A Flathead Screwdriver As Long As It Will Fit In There Just DONT Turn It Real Tight

[daryl2.slo]

that is ballinnn
love the bmp with yellow fogs.hope to have one the start of next yr