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I just removed the fogs. 1974 grams = 4.35193 lbs gone! The next question is, where can I get inexpensive running light rubber to get that Euro look on my bumper? Any used ones out there? |
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This UK site has them new - Bumper Rubber Trim - Items - Type 911 |
Thanks for the link!
Here are some comparison before/after pics: Head on: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1420411375.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1420411422.jpg 3/4 front: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1420411402.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1420411452.jpg I like the cleaner look for sure. I just need to plug the holes (or cut out brake duct cooling) |
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I used my right fog hole to duct to my fender carerra cooler. As of now my left fog is still there.
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To prove it to yourself, on a dark night park on the side of the road and run your headlamps. Then turn on your foglamps and see if you can see anything any further down the road. The big test is when you cover your headlamps with cardboard to show yourself what the actual beam pattern looks like. Even worse, some folks try and re-aim their foglamps to act more like headlamps, which also does nothing for distance. It just throws more light to the sides and up, right into the faces of drivers in the other direction. |
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When I installed the relay (before the Euro H4s) there was a significant bump in light output. Another bump in light output with the H4s. They're quite bright. It also solves the stalk issue of lights cutting out. My high beams cut out on me before I installed the relays in '09 and they've never cut out since. Also, there is a wire/plug upgrade that you can do for the Euro H4s that will help them handle the high output bulbs. It's in my sugar scoop to H4 conversion thread. I'll dig up the link. |
I picked up SC valance from a fellow pelican and will also be going fog gone.
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A big +1 on this. The factory setup has no relay on the headlights. The voltage/current drain from all the resistance of the wiring back through the dash, headlight switch and signal light stalk is significant and affects the light output of the headlights. In addition, the plastic H5 lights on your '88 were never known for their light output to a correct, useable place on the road, regardless of the bulb wattage. The best course for improving lighting on your car is a headlight relay for wiring safety and switch longevity, and a headlight backdate to sugar scoops with 7" round H4 lights or to the (more expensive) Euro H4s. Even without high output bulbs, either headlight change will make a HUGE difference in your on the road lighting. The factory fogs really aren't designed to throw the light down the road as they're a 'fog' light and spread illumination low and wide for a short distance in front of the car. Besides, yours are likely all sand blasted and pitted so are even dimmer. And just try to find new replacement lenses for the Carrera fogs... |
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Laws REQUIRE that main beams be used in ALL night time conditions, making the close-in fog light beam pattern USELESS! |
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HIDs usually require a bunch of fabrication and cutting of the headlight bucket to fit the light assembly. Then the lens has to be changed out for one that's clear so the light from the shiny new HIDs doesn't get scattered all over the place. Sure it's doable and may possibly even give slightly better lighting than a Euro H4 solution, but I didn't get the feeling that FastCarFan was up for that kind of modification. My apologies if that's the case. And most HID retrofits seem a little out of place to my eyes. The ones in the Singers look not too bad, but they also have the chrome looking projector surrounds, kinda mimicking a factory like appearance but with a modern twist. I'm also not convinced of the superiority of HID illumination. I have yet to read anything that proves they're better than a GOOD incandescent system. Even in my own personal, and admittedly not quantitatively measured, experience, my 3 series Bimmer HIDs don't illuminate any more than the 80/100 watt H4s on my 911. Sure, the light colour (4400 K) is different and the bluish white colour temperature might give the illusion of better illunmination, but it doesn't seem to offer any. And it's colour also strains my eyes a bit more during a long night time drive, especially in the winter with all the snow. And HID bulbs in a light designed for incandescents? Uhh, no comparison. HIDs DO use a lot less electricity if that's a concern - 35 watts versus 100 watts in my cars on high beam. But that doesn't address the OP's question... |
Craig, the car looks great with no fogs. Thanks for the pics
I was also considering this mod in my Carrera. However, I'd have to get a new valence so I didn't have a couple of big holes where the lights were. I do use my fogs on the highway mostly for visibility to other drivers even in good conditions. I've installed 35 watt bulbs so the plastic surrounds don't get over heated. I don't use my headlights in that situation because of the 80 watt low beams. Maybe I'm just being over cautious... I'd personally leave the wiring and just secure it behind the bumper or something. The next care taker of the car might just want the fogs. I also have rear fogs (located in the rear reflector strip and not the below the bumper light) so they'd stay as I find them useful in poor visibility conditions, especially at night. The factory tail lights aren't all that significant, and the rear fogs give just that little bit of 'don't rear end me in the fog when I'm driving slowly' kind of security. |
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The new "micro" ballasts easily fit inside the headlight bucket. |
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On the other hand you may be seeing driving lights placed in the fog light position, as is the case, seemingly, with Ops car. |
No fogs. Less is more. Aside from the fact that they look like an Auto Zone bolt-on from the factory :rolleyes:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1420464197.jpg |
Another fan of no fogs. I don't think mine originally had them, but had been added on as the wiring and switch didn't look factory. I promptly removed them and never looked back.
I also don't require a front license plate, so welded up the holes in the valance for a clean look. http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps732e43fe.jpg |
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