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Old foglight project


MicahDolen

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When I bought my car it had 1 amber fog light on it. I took it off and threw it in a box.

Today I decided to turn it into a rear fog lamp.

I painted the amber lens red with a product called Night Shades from the local auto parts store. I also got a bulb socket and small bulb. The original bulb was a H3 so it would to too bright to shine in "most" people's eyes.

I did some cutting on the socket and got it installed in the housing.

The light looks great and is about as bright as my brake lights. I think I will wire it to come on as a 3rd brake light.

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Nicely done!

A wacky and vintage Euro rear fog light acting as a 3rd brake light is on my "to do" list on the F Bomb. This shows some serious ingenuity. You have a very good brain! :D

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that's a cool light. Seems like using it as a 3rd brake light would be more useful than a fog light - or maybe you could use it as both? Post a pic of the final mounting pls, and wiring mods!

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Interesting project, but I wonder if you have enough light from a 194 bulb (rated 2.0 mean spherical candlepower, MSCP, or 25 lumens) compared to a typical stop or turn bulb used in a red rear foglamp, such as a 1073 (32MSCP or 402 lumens).

One option would be to use a 10 Watt halogen bulb with a miniature bayonet base (note, the socket must withstand the halogen temperature!); see attached. It is rated 200 lumens and generates much less heat than the H3 bulb your lamp was designed for.

Another possibility is to use a red LED bulb (I have used some from [http]). The red LED's are fairly monochromatic, so the lens color does not matter. And without a red filter absorbing 50-90% of the light output, an LED bulb does not need so many lumens to create a light output similar to a 32MSCP bulb. While for a typical LED retrofit I am very concerned about enough candlepower in all important directions (not just straight back), a red rear foglamp is a non-mandatory option so about any candlepower distribution would be a benefit.

Good luck!

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Larry Ayers

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