Twin rear fogs on my SF.

mdg · 05-28-2009, 01:00 PM

This little project has been on the cards for a while now, so i finally got round it. More than one heart stopping moment whilst cutting the hole in the bumper, but it balances up the back end nicely. What do you think?

I'll get a night shot later on.

Tussen · 05-28-2009, 01:17 PM

Nicely done!

Tuned200 · 05-28-2009, 01:20 PM

Looks oem! nice work!!!!

twade76 · 05-28-2009, 01:53 PM

Looks very clean, any installation pics?

I may be interested in having a go myself.......

Brian Lacey · 05-28-2009, 01:57 PM

I was wanting to do that years ago but couldn't find a fog lamp that had any sort of fitting kit to hold it in the bumper SO.....what did you buy, where from, how fitted ? All the details please.
Ta.

Brian

Smash81 · 05-28-2009, 02:07 PM

Ooooo, I really like that!

mdg · 05-28-2009, 02:34 PM

The fog light and the shroud are OEM off ebay. The bracket is attatched to it and needed bending a little to get it to sit right in the hole. I just extended the wiring coming from the light and spliced it to the wiring for the other in the boot(1 black with white stripe, 1 red with green stripe). I also replaced the bolts which hold it to the bumper as they were starting to rust.(1" full thread coach bolts sprayed satin black) As for making the hole, i removed the origional light and made a template by taping a piece of writing paper over the hole and rubbing my finger over the edges, cut this out and traced around it on the other side. It doesn't have to be too precise as you can cut bits off to fit the shroud correctly.

If you're gonna do it, TAKE YOUR TIME.

Brian Lacey · 05-28-2009, 02:52 PM

Ah, on a closer and more studied look , the bumper on your car is different to the JDM one. Mine has no indentations/recesses. It looks as if yours has a moulding to fit the lights into, mine is flat, hence how to hold the light in ?

Cheers

Brian

mykp · 05-28-2009, 03:00 PM

been thinking about doing that but making the other one a reversing light as the back of our house is like a black hole at night and the standard reversing lights are no brighter than a candle! a 2 million candle power bulb should do the trick

mdg · 05-28-2009, 03:02 PM

No difference in the bumper, it just had 2 coach bolts going through the bumper on iether side of the light to the bracket behind.

Brian Lacey · 05-29-2009, 02:21 AM

Sound promising then. So the bolt heads that are visible on each side hold a bracket against the inside of the bumper clamping the light unit in place ? What are the surrounds around the light then, the little lip all the way round?
And finally ( sorry, I know, a real pain) could you post up the ebay link so I can see just what it is to look for.

Many thanks

Brian

The Rookie · 05-29-2009, 03:48 AM

The surround is a push in seperate piece, and the stock Sccob carriage bolts are rubbish they all go rusty after a while, it looks less profesional than some of teh converted Greys I've seen!

Simon

Brian Lacey · 05-29-2009, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Rookie

The surround is a push in seperate piece,

Simon

Yes but what ? a push in piece from where...a Subaru part..aftermarket...a light fitment?

If I am to buy something I need to know what exactly and who can supply.

Cheers

Brian

TSi+WRX · 05-29-2009, 06:16 AM

Excellent!

Question for our European friends:

What's the factory rear-fog setup on the SH?

I'm a firm believer in rear fog(s), so much so that I added it to both my wife's now off-lease WRX sedan as well as my BL-Legacy (I was so fanatical about this that I actually pursued the LHD conversion of a JDM tail-light setup on my BL, which now has been modified with the BL-"Blitzen" lighting pattern, and is further supplemented with a 12-element high-intensity LED in the clear-lens'ed center signal area).

I wanted to add PIAA's DENO-3 setup to the hatch of my wife's SH-FXT, but if there's a cleaner solution available, I'd love to see it.

don1952 · 05-29-2009, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Lacey

Yes but what ? a push in piece from where...a Subaru part..aftermarket...a light fitment?

If I am to buy something I need to know what exactly and who can supply.

Cheers

Brian

OEM fitment:-

The original thread:-Rear fog parts numbers.

05-28-2009, 01:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
mdg Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tinkering in t'shed, Sheffield. U.K Posts: 1,585 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Twin rear fogs on my SF. This little project has been on the cards for a while now, so i finally got round it. More than one heart stopping moment whilst cutting the hole in the bumper, but it balances up the back end nicely. What do you think? I'll get a night shot later on. __________________ FOTM May 2010 Last edited by mdg; 05-28-2009 at 01:05 PM.

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Tussen Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Clemente, CA Posts: 1,679 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	Nicely done! __________________ 06 XTL 4EAT 2.5XT-R HB Speed Tuned

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Tuned200 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 10,102 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 21 reviews	Looks oem! nice work!!!! __________________ 2007 VF-48 4EAT 2010x

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twade76 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Stourbridge, West Mids, UK Posts: 294 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks very clean, any installation pics? I may be interested in having a go myself....... __________________ 'you could buy a car for that!' 02 Forester Sport

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Brian Lacey Yorkshireman, not a DUDE! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rutland UK Posts: 2,139 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I was wanting to do that years ago but couldn't find a fog lamp that had any sort of fitting kit to hold it in the bumper SO.....what did you buy, where from, how fitted ? All the details please. Ta. Brian __________________ 1998 T/tb auto

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05-28-2009, 02:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Smash81 Contributing Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wheat Ridge, CO (NW Denver) Posts: 5,441 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Ooooo, I really like that! __________________ Dash: '03 XS MT Rhino: '88 Suburban

05-28-2009, 02:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
mdg Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tinkering in t'shed, Sheffield. U.K Posts: 1,585 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	The fog light and the shroud are OEM off ebay. The bracket is attatched to it and needed bending a little to get it to sit right in the hole. I just extended the wiring coming from the light and spliced it to the wiring for the other in the boot(1 black with white stripe, 1 red with green stripe). I also replaced the bolts which hold it to the bumper as they were starting to rust.(1" full thread coach bolts sprayed satin black) As for making the hole, i removed the origional light and made a template by taping a piece of writing paper over the hole and rubbing my finger over the edges, cut this out and traced around it on the other side. It doesn't have to be too precise as you can cut bits off to fit the shroud correctly. If you're gonna do it, TAKE YOUR TIME. __________________ FOTM May 2010

05-28-2009, 03:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
mykp Look a'th size Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: on't A537 Posts: 3,336 Gallery: 14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	been thinking about doing that but making the other one a reversing light as the back of our house is like a black hole at night and the standard reversing lights are no brighter than a candle! a 2 million candle power bulb should do the trick __________________ 1997 s/tb auto "Green Mica!" Cat & Fiddle A537

05-28-2009, 03:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
mdg Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tinkering in t'shed, Sheffield. U.K Posts: 1,585 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	No difference in the bumper, it just had 2 coach bolts going through the bumper on iether side of the light to the bracket behind. __________________ FOTM May 2010

05-29-2009, 02:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
Brian Lacey Yorkshireman, not a DUDE! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rutland UK Posts: 2,139 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sound promising then. So the bolt heads that are visible on each side hold a bracket against the inside of the bumper clamping the light unit in place ? What are the surrounds around the light then, the little lip all the way round? And finally ( sorry, I know, a real pain) could you post up the ebay link so I can see just what it is to look for. Many thanks Brian __________________ 1998 T/tb auto

05-29-2009, 03:48 AM	#12 (permalink)
The Rookie Simply the best Contributing Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Warwickshire, UK Posts: 6,887 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	The surround is a push in seperate piece, and the stock Sccob carriage bolts are rubbish they all go rusty after a while, it looks less profesional than some of teh converted Greys I've seen! Simon __________________ 98 S-turbo, next mod decat D/P and hybrid turbo!

05-29-2009, 06:16 AM	#14 (permalink)
TSi+WRX Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cleveland/Shaker Heights, Ohio Posts: 1,587 Gallery: 0 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Excellent! Question for our European friends: What's the factory rear-fog setup on the SH? I'm a firm believer in rear fog(s), so much so that I added it to both my wife's now off-lease WRX sedan as well as my BL-Legacy (I was so fanatical about this that I actually pursued the LHD conversion of a JDM tail-light setup on my BL, which now has been modified with the BL-"Blitzen" lighting pattern, and is further supplemented with a 12-element high-intensity LED in the clear-lens'ed center signal area). I wanted to add PIAA's DENO-3 setup to the hatch of my wife's SH-FXT, but if there's a cleaner solution available, I'd love to see it. __________________ Me: '05 Legacy 2.5GT Wifey: '09 Forester XT

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