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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 01:22 PM
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I'm sure this has been beaten to death already but I've been looking for awhile now and I haven't found what size lights fit in those holes on the front bumper. I was thinking of picking up a cheap set from Wally World but not sure what size to get. I saw 3 1/2 and 4" and not sure what size to get.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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If your talking about the fog light then it's a 3 inch light.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Yeah the fog lights and thanks. Would 3.5 work as well?
 

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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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the "bumper holes" are called fog light bezels and I don't think 3.5 would work AND look good. they'd pop out to much, for me at least.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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Looking at getting a used 1500 with 318 in it.Found a 4x4 but has 246K on it.Are the 318's and trannies durable?
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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UHH! Welcome to DF , but what the heck does that have to do with fog lite holes? Start a new thread or do a search and you'll find tons of info about your topic.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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Back on topic, 3 1/2 " will work but you have to use a hole saw or something to make the holes in the bezel bigger. I did just that with a cheapo set of lites from Pepboys. It was a PITA making brackets and they still wobble around a little. You are better off getting some factory ones from RockAuto and just wiring them yourself. I have them and just have not installed them yet. And one other thing, the cheapo set I bought from P Boys, a week didn't go by and one of them got a cracked lens.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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If you like how my fog lights look, they are 4 inch. Their back ends and brackets stick through the "sight shields", which is enough to mount them.

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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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Jason.w where did you get your lights from? I made 3 1/2 work but I need to adjust them and mount them better.

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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 02:55 PM
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eBay. Can't find them now, but a seller used to sell little kits for our Rams. They are stainless steel for the housings with real glass lenses (thick too). Heavy little b*stards.

On a side note, not to jack the thread to much, I just got a set of coil springs and blocks from an Off Road Ram off eBay last week. That'll be a 1.5" or 2" lift compared to my stock height ones. Should I install them or not? Do you guys think my truck would look good with a little lift?

The guy that was selling them put a 12" lift on his truck. Claimed he had stock height and bought the Off Road edition springs/blocks, only had them for a couple thousand miles and then decided he wanted more. So I got both front springs and rear blocks for only $130.
 
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