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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 11:56 AM
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Good info, maybe it's time for me to upgrade from the milk container guards
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghost4Runner
Fireball, I first picked up some parts from Home Depot and Advance Auto. At HD, I got two zinc plated stake holders for about $4.25 each. At Advance Auto, I picked up four black grade 8 bolts (3/8"-16 x 1-1/2" hex flanged cap screws) that are automotive grade and heat tempered (pictured), 4 matching nuts for the end, eight nuts used for spacers, and some washers.

I first drilled an extra hole in the stake holder so it will line up with the Hella DE holes; the existing holes in the stake holder will not line up properly. You can either drill the extra hole so the stake is slightly slanted, or overlap the new hole with the existing hole and have the stake line up perfectly parallel with the fog lights. If you choose the second option, you will need to drill another hole to access the adjustment screw.

After you drill the hole, you can cut off the extra metal piece from the other side (pictured). I didn't have the proper tools to cut this metal piece, so I just used my power drill and punched many holes until it fell off. It's not pretty, but no one will see this.

Next, I fit the longer screws, washers, nuts (as spacers), and put it all together. I also used anti-seize lubricant on the connections inside the rubber guard and sealed the rubber guard with silicone. I'm hoping this will protect my fog lights for quite some time.

I figure this mod is cheaper than fabricating a custom splash guard, and better than using plastic milk containers. It's affordable and easy to do yourself. Hope you try this method... and if you have any questions, let me know.
Ghost - nice work! Thanks for the pictures and write up. One question - what is the rubber guard you speak of that you sealed up?

This is a very nice mid-grade solution. Way nicer than the milk container, and doable for those of us who can't have custom pieces made up!
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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Fireball, the rubber guard is the tail end of the fog light itself. It's what you open to access the bulb inside the fog light casing. The problem with the fog lights was that water somehow splashed into the rubber guard and corroded the bulb and connections inside. If you use silicone around the edge of the rubber guard, it will add extra protection from water getting inside. Hope that helps.
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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FYI - Every month or so I receive a request for the Hella tech drawings. I no longer have this file as I lost a bunch of stuff on an old computer.

Furthermore, I removed the lights a year ago and subsequently sold my original 'splash guards' to a Yotatech member.


Andreas
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