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Putting better fog light housings thru a CRD Limited grille?
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Author:  crasher [ Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Putting better fog light housings thru a CRD Limited grille?
Old member here from LOST, hasn't been here in a while, posted this pic a while ago:
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in this thread:
http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=30470

Does anyone know/remember what kind of fog lights he has poking through the grille?
They sure don't look like the stock units from 2005/2006 regarding size/fit/placement.

I'm asking because mine seem to site about an inch back from the grill, I can easily stick a forefinger into the gap.
There's no adjustment to bring the lights forward inside the radiator core support, and the grille doesn't look like it (and the front bumper) can be adjusted to fit further back.

I'd rather not strip out my front end and find out that it just wont go back together the way the elves put it together the first time, what with the crushibles and plastic plugs, and probably 30 lbs of styrofoam inside the cover.

Anyway, short of making a career out of looking at hundreds of Chinese knock-offs on ebay and J.C.Whitney - anyone done this or remember back then if it was a 'thing' that was popular in '05/'06?

What about the rectangular cut-outs in the bumper cover below the headlights?
I assume thats for ducting air, but I was hoping to find a hack to put lights into there, as well, but I can't find any projects yet.

Thanks for tips.
Author:  GordnadoCRD [ Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Putting better fog light housings thru a CRD Limited gri
Don't know about the grille lights, but the rectangular cutouts are for recovery hooks / shackles etc.
Author:  crasher [ Tue Mar 28, 2017 1:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Putting better fog light housings thru a CRD Limited gri
The blue one posted above is likely a Sport model, as it has the contoured front bumper, though it has fogs in the grille.
I'm unclear which combination of parts he's using, whether he swapped in a grille with fog cut-outs, or used a grille with no fogs and cut his own.

The vent cut-outs in the picture below, (not my picture), shows the vents in a 'Limited' front bumper:
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They're under the marker/blinkers lights, and in the lower corners below the horizontal mid-line belt.
Subtle difference, I know.
The 'Limited' had the chrome grille, as opposed to black or body-color matched.

Thanks for reading this.
Author:  flash7210 [ Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Putting better fog light housings thru a CRD Limited gri
I will soon be replacing my yellowed/opaque factory fog lamps with new/clear OE replacements. That should improve the performance of the fog lamps.
I also plan to experiment with using 65 watt 9005 bulbs as opposed to the factory 45 watt 9145 bulbs.
There is a chance that the 65 watt bulbs could melt the lenses, so I will have to figure out a way to mitigate that.
Author:  snoopydance [ Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Putting better fog light housings thru a CRD Limited gri
Before you replace the lenses with ones that you fear or going to melt, why don't you buff up the yellowed ones and test the higher wattage bulbs in those first?
Author:  Myke [ Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Putting better fog light housings thru a CRD Limited gri
flash7210 wrote:
I will soon be replacing my yellowed/opaque factory fog lamps with new/clear OE replacements. That should improve the performance of the fog lamps.
I also plan to experiment with using 65 watt 9005 bulbs as opposed to the factory 45 watt 9145 bulbs.
There is a chance that the 65 watt bulbs could melt the lenses, so I will have to figure out a way to mitigate that.

When I ran them in my 02 I had no lens melting issues with Sylvania ultrastars (silverstars?) 9005 65w

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Author:  WWDiesel [ Wed Mar 29, 2017 9:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Putting better fog light housings thru a CRD Limited gri
I installed much brighter 6000k LED bulbs in the OEM housings on my Jeep and both of my Dodge Trucks; not the cheap ones, much brighter now and give off much better light.
Good thing about LED's, the bulbs give off very little heat as opposed to Halogen bulbs which can scorch the clear plastic lens.
Ask me how I know this, cost me two housing on one of my Dodge trucks when I installed high wattage Halogen bulbs a couple years back...turned them both yellow on the inside! :shock:
Won't try that again!!!!! :roll:
Author:  wheeee32 [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 3:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Putting better fog light housings thru a CRD Limited gri
WWDiesel wrote:
I installed much brighter 6000k LED bulbs in the OEM housings on my Jeep and both of my Dodge Trucks; not the cheap ones, much brighter now and give off much better light.
Good thing about LED's, the bulbs give off very little heat as opposed to Halogen bulbs which can scorch the clear plastic lens.
Ask me how I know this, cost me two housing on one of my Dodge trucks when I installed high wattage Halogen bulbs a couple years back...turned them both yellow on the inside! :shock:
Won't try that again!!!!! :roll:


Got a link for where you purchased the LED bulbs for your fogs?
Author:  WWDiesel [ Fri Mar 31, 2017 11:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Putting better fog light housings thru a CRD Limited gri
wheeee32 wrote:
Got a link for where you purchased the LED bulbs for your fogs?

Google: 9145 LED Bulb :google:
Compare lumens vs price. :wink:
5000k to 6005k LED Color Temperature spectrum is best for whiter light.
Higher the k number the bluer it gets, and conversely the lower the k number the yellow to orange to red it gets.

This is one site:> http://www.highperformancebulbs.com/h109145bulbs.html
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