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fog light bulb question 9145 or 9005???

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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by rengnath
Oh, I hear you on that. Ill never work retail or food again. Lol. Customer service or anything dealing with the general public isnt much better.

So what modifying did you have to do to get these to fit? Im hoping Im lucky like shooter and can just put them in with no extra effort.
well..... I had to dremel out the holes in the bumper... and theres about a 1 inch gap around the light. which looks a little funny unless ur standing right in front of it. the lights i ordered didnt come with any screws to hold them in so i went to tractor supply and found some long fat screws that fit perfectly and some washers. i had to get the pigtail plugs for the bulbs. which 9005 does fit perfectly and advanced auto sells a 2 pack of them for 5 bucks. but i got mine from a junkyard. i janked the plugs but payed for the bulbs. $5. i also got a new rear view mirror, (score) i had to run new wires for the foglights cause i dont have the factory switch so i used the drivers side running light (pink wire on the plug) to trigger a $2 relay that i connected to the battery with a 20 amp fuse. so basically when i turn on the running lights the fog lights come on. i could put a switch in to keep the foglights from coming on. but the way i have it theres no way i can accidently leave them on. my truck has been wreck and rebuilt (just found this out) but the title is clean... so i guess when the fixed the front they never put the plugs in for the fog lights cause i heard they were there... (nope)
 
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 01:12 AM
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Looks like I may have to go take my paycheck to autozone tomorrow and pick some of these bad boys up .....
 
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 02:51 AM
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Looks like I may have to go take my paycheck to autozone tomorrow and pick some of these bad boys up .....
im in it for $40 for everything. i got the lights from rock auto.com
 
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 05:19 AM
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So is everything just plug and play, I'm confused?? lol
 
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by cheeseburger
the beam pattern on our fog lights is extremely wide. they are no brighter than the headlights. plus they are 8 inches off the ground so unless their driving with their face on the pavement its not a problem......
THATS a keeper!!!!!
 
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 08:25 PM
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So is everything just plug and play, I'm confused?? lol
the only thing that was plug and play for me was the fact that a chrysler had a brain fart and decided to put a bumper support with the mounts in it on my truck. other than that i had to cut the bumper and wire it up.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by cheeseburger
the only thing that was plug and play for me was the fact that a chrysler had a brain fart and decided to put a bumper support with the mounts in it on my truck. other than that i had to cut the bumper and wire it up.

sorry if i seem slow for not completely understanding... lol i have a slt and it has factory fogs. so it should be plug and play for me correct?? the hoels you had to cut in the bumper is because before you had no fogs correct?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 06:37 PM
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9005 plug and play to bumper

9005 plug and play with connector

100% bolt on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

65w

hella have 100w but im affraid to melt something
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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Im afraid to melt the housing with just a standard 9005. Im still contemplating.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 07:27 PM
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I just bought some hellas for the head lights so ill try the stockers as fogs
 
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