Looking to install small fog lights on my '96 T100. Would like to see pictures of where/style you have mounted them.

 

This isn't my T100. it was another yotatech member's. but, It has foglights on it.

 

I'm looking to get some fog lights too. Any new pics would be greatly appreciated.

 

Not sure if you would consider these fog lights or off road lights...

 

...now the pic should be the right side up!

 

Fog lights are not the same as off-road or driving lights. Fog lights are designed to be used in fog conditions so the light doesn't scatter off the fog...usually mounted low so it lights up under the fog bank.

Driving lights are used to extend the width and depth of yer current headlights. They are useless in fog conditions.

Off-road lights are usually high wattage and will blind oncoming drivers when used in on-road conditions. These are usually mounted higher than the normal headlights so you git a better angle fer less shadows.

 

These are a the latest Hella 500 lights...FF model (Free Form Reflectors -They have a better focus on them). You can buy them in "FOG" or "DRIVING" models, either type for $69 at Walmart. I bought both and switch them out for the situation.

They come with relay, switch, covers and wiring harness. I used a Toyota dash switch (p/n: 00550-35976, $14) and wire-wrapped the harness for protection. Ran the wire to the relay through the firewall using the hood-release cable opening/gasket.

 

Here's what my truck used to look like for a while. The fog lights I bought from kragen, bent L-shape brackets from thin steel, and bolted it to where the stock bumper bolts on. Then made holes in lower valence.



EDIT: Wow nvrmind, I didn't realize how old this thread was lol

 

Cr@ves4wheelin...nice clean install! Looks factory.

 

Thanks for the pics!! Much appreciated.

 

Thanks Dude!

 

HOLY S**T!!! IM LOVIN THAT BRUSHGAURD!! THATS NICEEEEE

 

This thread is pretty old, but oh well..

Not sure if you are looking for "fog lights" or just extra driving lights. If you are just looking for some more light on the road than I recommend the HID conversion kits. I bought the kit from vvme.com, and the my lights are amazing now. One of my best mod's to my truck.

 

Thanks hartzog. It's an ONKI Stainless brush guard. They run about $1200, but I found this one (new in the box) on craigslist, for $200.

 

Very nice look craves... exactly the kind of thing I've been looking for... any chance of some more pics of your mounting and close ups of you hole cuts?

 

Reading this again - do you mean those two flimsy looking pieces of steel that make you ask "am I messing up something integral to the support of the bumper by putting a half inch hole in this?"

That's where mine were originally, but I just removed the offending valence up to the "vents" on the thing since my experience trying to cut tidy holes in the material wasn't so positive. Now they're just mounted on pretty beefy pieces of angle iron (I hate shaky lights) that I screwed to the front xmember.

 

The two flimsy looking pieces of steel doesn't even mess up with the support of the bumper.
On each side of the front crossmember are two bolts that are part of the support for the bumper. I simply loosened one of them, put a little bracket with a hole in it where a bolt can go through, and then I tightened back the bolt again.

 

Sorry aviator, it was such a fast little mod I didn't even take pictures of the step-by-step procedure. My truck looks different now, but here are some old pictures that are kind of close.



Don't know if this helps, but there are the holes in the valence.


As for the Mounting, I don't have any pictures of those, but here's a drawing of what it is. All I did was put the thin metal in a vice and bent it, then made holes in it.