Gangus2006

Can someone get me a pic of how these are mounted? I need to see how theyre mounted, and what the bracket looks like.

Also, the bulbs in my Hella 500s blew (both of them, 1 minute apart), and I replaced them today. Used Sylvania 100W H3 Bulbs. But, I get flickering now. WTH?

HUTCHSTACO

what was the wattage of the bulb you took out, maybe 100 watts is too much.

Gangus2006

They were the stock 55W ones. I hav eheard of people using the 100Ws int hose lamps tho.

Gangus2006

BuMp!

Gangus2006

no1 wants to help?

Bob_98SR5

instead of pleading with the community here, if you'd search and read a bit, you'd realize that, next to lift and tire questions, there are about probably over 10 pages worth of hella 500 threads (fog and driving lights). in fact, i did exactly that and improved on some aspects of two other writeups on the same topic. and the very question you ask re mounting and 100w bulbs vs 55w bulbs was answered (iirc) in at least 4 threads.

bottom line: if you were a noob, i'd guide ya, but you are not. youve been here long enough to know to search first and then ask questions later.

now git to it!

bob

Gangus2006

OK. I can find the 500 stuff.

But whatabout the OEM lights?

FilthyRich

SORRY FOR THE HUGE PIC__it is old
here is what the factory fog and bracket look like


I would be careful putting anything more than 55w in the factory fogs. I think some people had issued with burbing the lens or discloring it

Gangus2006

I dont have factory fogs, and cant afford them. Att he same time, I cant find replacement plugs for the holes. I got a cheap-o pair from walmart, and am going to fab some brackets for them. I just need to see the OEM ones to get an idea of how theyre mounted.

Gangus2006

Mounts fab'd. Now...if only those bolts holding the steel bumper to the plastic bumper would come off....

Ironmike4x4

8 10mm bolts holding them on. Wear safety glasses when getting the bolts off or you will get rust in your eyes and believe me it ain't fun. Be careful not to cross thread them when putting them bolts back in. Don't ask me why i know this

Gangus2006

I only need to get to 4 of those 8 bolts. Tried it today after I fab'd the mounts. a can of WD40 later, i got nowhere.

Ironmike4x4

Can you take pics of your mounts? I just drilled holes into my valence and used flat metal peices for stability and it turned out like crap. Now I got 2 holes in my valance and the empty spots where my fog lights used to be.

Gangus2006

Sure Ill take a pic of it later.

Its basically a piece os thick sheetmetal (I think 12G), cut to fit the curve of hte metal bumper, has 2 bolt holes to go into the 2 bolts the OEM lights bolt to. Then, there is a piece of angle iron in the back going across, and 1 going up to the little tab up above, which would be the third place the OEM lights attach to.

Thins is for a 99-02 tho, because they have the holes in the bumpers for lights.