Old Red got some fog lights

[Festiva_Fred]

BUT... the bigger the reflector you have the more light they put out. i had a set of tiny little ones kind of like that, and i threw them against a wall cause they where junk... i liked the look of them alot... but the light output was junk... and if you want to get a good light for distance you have to go with a big smooth reflector and lense, if you get one with ribbing on the lense, some of the light is gonna be waisted out to the side... not strait forward where you want it. you also have to look at the way the beam is projected and then match it for what you are gonna be using it for. like my roof lights are for distance, so they have a very concentrated beam, but my reverse lights are a flat/ wide beam with a flood lense on them for seeing around the car and having the same amount of light on the ground everywhere. get what im saying? im not trying to change your mind about your lights, (i like the look of them and for 15 bucks you cant go wrong) im just telling you some of the info that i know so you dont have to find it out the hard way (i did and it cost me alot of time and money...) if you want more light but dont want to look like a fool like me... i was trying to make some lights fit behind my grill so they where hidden, but i never got around to it. just somthing to think about... and you have the right grill for it too.... even more to think about... i better stop lol

Thanks for the suggestions, but I like this set-up so it's staying how it is

[freshtiva]

Wow sasquatch, even your license plate is blinding !!




Me too !!

[freshtiva]

Hey Fred it looks like you already found a festiva emblem for your grill, want me to send your $ back ?

[GenevaDirt]

Just make sure you don't keep them on at all times like most people with fog lights.

A lot of the newer cars...you have no choice to trun them off unless your brights are on...then they are off automatically.

BUT... the bigger the reflector you have the more light they put out. i had a set of tiny little ones kind of like that, and i threw them against a wall cause they where junk... i liked the look of them alot... but the light output was junk...

You can buy higher wattage bulbs for the smaller lights....they usually come with 55w....but I bought 100w to put in mine but have not gotten around to changing them because they are pretty bright the way they are. I could drive with my headlights off if I wanted to and they are just the little rectangular ones.

[Festiva_Fred]

Hey Fred it looks like you already found a festiva emblem for your grill, want me to send your $ back ?

No that was the one off the Hatch, so I still need one, I took it off for when I repaint it red to match the rest of the car.

[freshtiva]

No that was the one off the Hatch, so I still need one, I took it off for when I repaint it red to match the rest of the car.

OK, dont forget to ground that switch so it will illuminate in the "on " position. Comes in handy. ( Assuming its set up that way )

[Festiva_Fred]

OK, dont forget to ground that switch so it will illuminate in the "on " position. Comes in handy. ( Assuming its set up that way )

Yeah, I won't I'm halfway done with the wiring now, all thats left to do is the grounds on the fogs and the switch, should have it done tomorrow

[Festiva_Fred]

Headlights

Headlights and Foglights

Foglights

[91blufestiva]

Looks like they work well!

[shawnw]

[QUOTE=GenevaDirt;207040]A lot of the newer cars...you have no choice to trun them off unless your brights are on...then they are off automatically.



Not too sure what you mean. Every new vehicle I've driven has had a separate switch for the factory installed fog lights.

[hawkdoc60]

[QUOTE=shawnw;207281]

A lot of the newer cars...you have no choice to trun them off unless your brights are on...then they are off automatically.



Not too sure what you mean. Every new vehicle I've driven has had a separate switch for the factory installed fog lights.

Yes, but they automatically go out when you turn your high beams on.

The factory fog lights on both my Mazda Protege and Isuzu Rodeo have seperate switches, but are tied in with my regular headlight systems.

[Damkid]

this is where i mounted fog lights



BTW your grille mod looks a lot like my red car :lol: looking good :thumbright:

[Festiva_Fred]

BTW your grille mod looks a lot like my red car :lol: looking good :thumbright:

Yeah thats where I got the idea for it, but mine is a little different since it's a 88-89 grill and the one on yours is a 90-93 grill. Thanks!