Gentlemen,
I am going to put yellow fog lights under my front bumper. Please Give me your opinion Round or Rectangular.
I am going to put yellow fog lights under my front bumper. Please Give me your opinion Round or Rectangular.
Fog Lights: Round or Rectangular?
- Thread starter Matt McCall
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Rectangular under bumper (round above).
Agree with @DWMBMW and IMHO I would find some nice period correct ones, these new Chinesey things will take away from your car's vintage mojo. Nice Hella, Cibie, Marchal et al are easy to find on ebay and other sources, I'd be happy to send you some ideas if you want to go this route.
DWMBMW AND Stevehose are both correct. $31. for one and $46 for the other screams Cheap, Corners cut, the old "You get what you pay for."
Actually, I am seriously considering driving lights for my '72 Bavaria to toss that beam much further than the existing lights. They are okay, but I live in deer country, it ain't called Bucks County for nothing, and I need all the warning I can get. Plus they are a cool period option. They will be my first venture into driving lights. Enoz on this board is always offering lights. High quality original, shipping from Europe can be pricey.
Steve, could you send your ideas along to me also?
Actually, I am seriously considering driving lights for my '72 Bavaria to toss that beam much further than the existing lights. They are okay, but I live in deer country, it ain't called Bucks County for nothing, and I need all the warning I can get. Plus they are a cool period option. They will be my first venture into driving lights. Enoz on this board is always offering lights. High quality original, shipping from Europe can be pricey.
Steve, could you send your ideas along to me also?
CSteve, a simple upgrade is this Hella setup which bypasses the dash switch other than to activate the relays. Power comes directly from the battery/alternator. Easy to install.
Classic fogs will not be cheap so consider Lamin-X or equivalent to protect the lenses from our wonderful infrastructure. You can even get amber film and clear lenses if amber are difficult to find.
Classic fogs will not be cheap so consider Lamin-X or equivalent to protect the lenses from our wonderful infrastructure. You can even get amber film and clear lenses if amber are difficult to find.
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I have these Cibie 35's yellow fog lights available
FS: Cibie 35 Yellow Fog Lights
FS: Set Cibie 35 yellow fog lights in new condition. These lights have never been mounted. 12 bulbs are included, lights are working. Price 150 euro + shipping.
e9coupe.com
not always…
there are a rectang hella set located avobe bumper
in a period correct magazine…
do you want to tell us where to obtain this Hella setup?
yes !
i do have a marchal set of rectangulars….in a box…
preparing cables:
new seal
bits, love how they are built
cables protected with fiber cover:
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those bad cats...
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Hella Universal H4 Headlight Wiring Harness.Seems only available on Ebay, got one at Walmart a while back. One male to the harness pulled from one light, two females to plug into each light. Wire directly to battery and ground. Dash switch now only opens both relays to join lights directly to the battery/alternator.
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I had rectangular Cibie driving lights on my 2002 for nearly all the 28 years I drove it. (Iode I95 if I recall correctly).
I also had Cibie BOBI headlights (with H4 bulbs) installed as well. I installed overwattage bulbs in all positions (with new power wiring for each - fused runs and relays - all that good stuff). I wired the driving lights so they would come on either by themselves or when I had main high beams on. AWESOME setup. 400W total when all 4 were going.
I must admit that the lights in the 'new' Coupe may be better though. I have only driven the E9 at night once since I brought it up from Alameda.
Will see how my eyes compare what they see to the memory of the 2002. I miss that car... Oh well...
Pic below of what that looked like (one of my 'for sale pics' from 2011)
That being said - I am partial to rectangular for aux lights (either below or above the bumper). I like the way the square shape contrasts with the round headlights (and kind of elongates the horizontal look of the front). But that's just my nickel...
Either can be good.
I did not have Don install any additional lighting on the Coupe as he assured me I did not 'need' anything extra. And - after only one brief drive - I can agree that I don't 'need' anything extra.
But... Um..... "want" is another thing. Ummm..... LOL
I also had Cibie BOBI headlights (with H4 bulbs) installed as well. I installed overwattage bulbs in all positions (with new power wiring for each - fused runs and relays - all that good stuff). I wired the driving lights so they would come on either by themselves or when I had main high beams on. AWESOME setup. 400W total when all 4 were going.
I must admit that the lights in the 'new' Coupe may be better though. I have only driven the E9 at night once since I brought it up from Alameda.
Will see how my eyes compare what they see to the memory of the 2002. I miss that car... Oh well...
Pic below of what that looked like (one of my 'for sale pics' from 2011)
That being said - I am partial to rectangular for aux lights (either below or above the bumper). I like the way the square shape contrasts with the round headlights (and kind of elongates the horizontal look of the front). But that's just my nickel...
Either can be good.
I did not have Don install any additional lighting on the Coupe as he assured me I did not 'need' anything extra. And - after only one brief drive - I can agree that I don't 'need' anything extra.
But... Um..... "want" is another thing. Ummm..... LOL
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just my opinion of course, but any E9/E3 that looks good with aftermarket driving or fog lights....looks better without them.
to me, the e9 looks the best with the vintage clear Marchal round lights with the yellow bulb ...
Agree on driving, and agree on which driving, they are a great addition to night drive
Also look at the diameter, if bigger maybe not so …
but fogs are a different think to me….
Too much
Just don't run the fog lights when there is no fog like every SUV in the US. Wasted electrons IMO.
the diameter is a really good point. the 4" marchals are so hard to find and have become soooooo expensive ... but they look the best. i have some that i think are 5"
Do we have any pics with the fog &/or driving lights on???? The blue/white coupe pics show the low and the high beams on, but the fog lights are not on in any of the pics.