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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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Hella 500

im thinking of getting a set of these and what im looking for is pics on a 96-98 bumper i need a side shot to give me better idea of what they look like and also if i where to drill holes in the bumper would it rust and is there something i should do to keep it from rusting sorry for such a lame thread but i couldint find any answers
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 06:20 AM
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I can't help ya out with the pictures, but I got a used working set with the rockguards sittin around if your interested.
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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how much kyle???
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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anyone no where i could get a factory fog light switch like this i dont wanna spend more than 15 bucks
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 03:08 PM
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www.rallylights.com has the switches for 9.99 i think. I have the link saved in my favorites but I can't get it to open now. HTML error. It's Susquehanna Motorsports.
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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You Should get some if you do alot of night driving in the country and such. Here is a side pic of the hella 500 driving lights on my stock bumper.

there was never any rust around the holes. i dont have the bumper anymore because i have a TJM
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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thanks they dont look bad at all ya im getting a set i have set of piaa star white bulbs i will be useing i think there 85watts
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 03:27 PM
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heres another pic, i love the way it looked with the hellas.



be sure to take before & after pictures.
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 04:07 PM
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Elton I just ordered my switch from the stealership for 12.99$ pickin it up on tuesday
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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well thats not a bad price at all ill check it out tomorrow sometime thanks mike for the heads up
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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Can't trdparts4u get you a 25% discount or something like that?
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mikehinthehouse
Elton I just ordered my switch from the stealership for 12.99$ pickin it up on tuesday
Same here, with the wholesale discount through my shop it was $9 and change. Should be dropped off on local run tomorrow.

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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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i think so but i think the shipping cost could be a problem
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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Here is Bob's write up,
http://www.4runners.org/articles/hella500/index.html
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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well i guess i dont have to worry about the holes rusting as the back side of the bumpers have surface rust on them
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 10:12 AM
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i've had mine on for about 6 months. I had to pull the lights off to get the grille out for my satoshi mod i did last week. Surprisingly, i found no rust around the holes i had drilled for the lights. if you're worried about it, you could just mask off a small area around the hole and rattle can it to help prevent rust. I skipped that when i did mine so i wouldn't worry.
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 04:00 PM
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i went to the dealer to get a price for the switch i guess they dont have them
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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ok i think i found a switch http://www.rallylights.com/hella/swi...ted_rocker.asp very bottom
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Elton
ok i think i found a switch http://www.rallylights.com/hella/swi...ted_rocker.asp very bottom
thats the exact switch I have in Tess, Hooked the fog lights all nice nice with them, but I want a switch like this http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT...09178&PMT4NO=0

I hope to have all accessories hooked up to switches like that, IIRC ARB has one liek that with a little blue like to indicate when the locker is locked.

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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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Here are pics of the switch and the $9.99 Hella Driving lights.
(I put 100W bulbs in)
Excuse the blurriness of the switch and you can't tell the lights cause it is afternoon.

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