stealth driving lights
02-16-2009, 11:38 PM
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stealth driving lights
Im really liking the looks of the billet grill inserts for the grill and lower bumper for the V6 front ends.
I also really want to add some more light up front.
So today while in autozone I remembered replacing 93-97 camaro head lights. The headlights were small enough that i could probably take a pair of the low-beams and mount them in the bottom of the bumper section behind the billet grill.
This got me thinking even further. If i could find a shallow enough 4"x6" headlight i could also mount two of those behind the upper grille. I looked around and it doesnt seem like itd be that hard to fab up aluminum mounts or something to mount the upper and lower lights to.
But...here's my problem. I have no idea on how id go about wiring this.
Would my best bet be to just buy the street scene foglight wiring kit and modify it to power these four lights? i would be using low beams on all the lights, so hopefully that cover the power needed.
I really think the stealth mounted lights would be sweet, so any helpful suggestions/input are welcome!
I also really want to add some more light up front.
So today while in autozone I remembered replacing 93-97 camaro head lights. The headlights were small enough that i could probably take a pair of the low-beams and mount them in the bottom of the bumper section behind the billet grill.
This got me thinking even further. If i could find a shallow enough 4"x6" headlight i could also mount two of those behind the upper grille. I looked around and it doesnt seem like itd be that hard to fab up aluminum mounts or something to mount the upper and lower lights to.
But...here's my problem. I have no idea on how id go about wiring this.
Would my best bet be to just buy the street scene foglight wiring kit and modify it to power these four lights? i would be using low beams on all the lights, so hopefully that cover the power needed.
I really think the stealth mounted lights would be sweet, so any helpful suggestions/input are welcome!
02-17-2009, 07:23 AM
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well i have the GT fogs mounted behind the upper billet grille on my car but my car is a GT so it already had the wiring. For your car you should just be able to buy the wiring harness for the GT fogs and use that. Just be forewarned that there is very very very little room to work with behind the upper grille. I had to relocate the horns
02-17-2009, 09:08 AM
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one more thing,
is the grill you have an entire grill replacement or an overlay, and is it billet or plastic?
I've found the billet overlays, but only in polished and i'd like to go with black. plus, i think the full plastic replacement grill would give me more room to work
is the grill you have an entire grill replacement or an overlay, and is it billet or plastic?
I've found the billet overlays, but only in polished and i'd like to go with black. plus, i think the full plastic replacement grill would give me more room to work
02-17-2009, 09:45 AM
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I believe the one that he has is the CDC Billet Replacement. And a lot of the guys that stealth mount the fogs don't actually secure them. There's so little room in there that once you put them in, there's nowhere for them to go.
02-17-2009, 11:28 AM
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ok cool, thanks for the info!
i really like the look of the CDC billet replacement, and im sure its worth the extra money for that over the plastic replacement.
im constantly changing my mind about stuff but im pretty set on the upper grill looking like that. it looks sick.
as for the lower bumper opening, i dont know why ford left it looking so crappy and unfinished. i'll probably end up picking up a cheap overlay for the bottom and painting it black.
i'll probably do the grills first and worry about the lights later.
its kinda hard to really work on my car while im at college, since i dont really have many tools and im working outside in my apt parking lot while its FREEZING COLD
i also saw a post about a template for cutting the rear bumper, is this relatively easy? i figured with a dremel itd be a snap. i really dont have the money for a takeoff gt rear bumper as of now, since id rather have the duals first.
i really like the look of the CDC billet replacement, and im sure its worth the extra money for that over the plastic replacement.
im constantly changing my mind about stuff but im pretty set on the upper grill looking like that. it looks sick.
as for the lower bumper opening, i dont know why ford left it looking so crappy and unfinished. i'll probably end up picking up a cheap overlay for the bottom and painting it black.
i'll probably do the grills first and worry about the lights later.
its kinda hard to really work on my car while im at college, since i dont really have many tools and im working outside in my apt parking lot while its FREEZING COLD
i also saw a post about a template for cutting the rear bumper, is this relatively easy? i figured with a dremel itd be a snap. i really dont have the money for a takeoff gt rear bumper as of now, since id rather have the duals first.
04-19-2009, 08:52 PM
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does anyone have any helping info that i can use to stealth mount my fogs. i have a GT and i replaced the factory grill with the CDC 9-bar black billet one, and have been wanting to stealth mount for a while but need a lil help
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