This is definitely the beta version of this project, but so far I am really happy with the results. The reviews of the ARB fog lights are pretty "meh", and fitting in another brand of light isn't exactly straight forward. I got these lights off amazon (LINK HERE) for around $55. They are intended for a Jeep JK and get excellent reviews; I can see why. After I installed and aimed them, they made the headlights look pretty pathetic (HID upgrade for them next).
I welcome anyone to chime in on better tactics or materials on this, but for a little work and a massive fog light upgrade, this IMO is worth the effort.
This is the start of the process. Do not remove the entire plastic fog light filler piece. A portion of this will need to be removed to match the LED light bezel. I used a Dremmel rotary saw bit and had good results. Cleaned up the burs with grinder bit.
Remove the LED light from the outer bezel. There is a 4mm allen (adjustment) screw and spring that need to be removed, and pop out the tabs to remove. The mounting wings will need to be removed to fit into the ARB housing. I used a grinder with a cutoff wheel and made short work of it.
Once you have the tabs removed, place the LED bezel into the ARB housing, this will show you what you need to remove from the filler piece. I found a small Pyrex glass tupperware dish made a perfect guide on the backside when I was cutting to keep me from wandering with the bit (as much). Below should be your final result.
Now I forgot to take some pictures during the next step, I will try and grab a couple tonight. The idea now is to take the bezel and fit it into the ARB housing. A couple things to remember. Make sure the adjustment screw is pointed down, you will need this later. I used a construction adhesive to glue in the bezel. I am not really satisfied with the results, but so far it works. The glue was clear, not black, and CAN peel away from the plastic more than I would like. Finding the perfect black, sticky adhesive is going to be the key to this. Lastly, I used a ~1" bolt and used the ARB housing mounting tab and glued the bolt to the back of the LED bezel. This should help provide some extra support for the bumps. The end result is this:
Has great aim and cutoff. Like I mentioned above, I would love any input on a black heavy duty adhesive that would work well with plastic.
I welcome anyone to chime in on better tactics or materials on this, but for a little work and a massive fog light upgrade, this IMO is worth the effort.
This is the start of the process. Do not remove the entire plastic fog light filler piece. A portion of this will need to be removed to match the LED light bezel. I used a Dremmel rotary saw bit and had good results. Cleaned up the burs with grinder bit.
Remove the LED light from the outer bezel. There is a 4mm allen (adjustment) screw and spring that need to be removed, and pop out the tabs to remove. The mounting wings will need to be removed to fit into the ARB housing. I used a grinder with a cutoff wheel and made short work of it.
Once you have the tabs removed, place the LED bezel into the ARB housing, this will show you what you need to remove from the filler piece. I found a small Pyrex glass tupperware dish made a perfect guide on the backside when I was cutting to keep me from wandering with the bit (as much). Below should be your final result.
Now I forgot to take some pictures during the next step, I will try and grab a couple tonight. The idea now is to take the bezel and fit it into the ARB housing. A couple things to remember. Make sure the adjustment screw is pointed down, you will need this later. I used a construction adhesive to glue in the bezel. I am not really satisfied with the results, but so far it works. The glue was clear, not black, and CAN peel away from the plastic more than I would like. Finding the perfect black, sticky adhesive is going to be the key to this. Lastly, I used a ~1" bolt and used the ARB housing mounting tab and glued the bolt to the back of the LED bezel. This should help provide some extra support for the bumps. The end result is this:
Has great aim and cutoff. Like I mentioned above, I would love any input on a black heavy duty adhesive that would work well with plastic.