fog lights in stillen fascia!

[Hussain]

saw a 2010 E550 coupe yesterday and noticed that they had a strip of LED lights for fog lights... since everyone wants to put fog lights in the stillen front fascia but cant fit them, this could be a good alternative. the fins where fog lights would go (where most people paint black) is where i'm talking about..... put a strip of LEDs along the edge of the fin. the factory wires for fog lights are already there so wouldnt it be a easy install? what do you guys think about this idea? as of right now its just an idea, just trying to solve a problem many people have.... oh and sorry if this has been done before and this is a repost.

[Coupeguy23]

hey hussain, i found these at lightwurkz these are pretty nice if i had the front fascia i get these

[Jose3.5]

The guy who prototyped the fascia put some fog lights there. I think they were some rectangular PIAA

[II Knucklez II]

ya i dont see y it wouldnt work. just got to figure out how to put it on the fin, which wouldnt be that hard.

good idea

[Jose3.5]

Hmmm, I remember them looking better...]

[Viperjunkie]

Hey dude here is what i did, i bought these at wal-mart until i got new ones.

[Hussain]

ya i'm not really feeling those. i just thought that with dangerious talking about the LED strip in that cardomain thread the other day and then seeing the E550 coupe yesterday i just thought it would look good. give it a nice clean look. originaly i was thinking about trying to custom fit the factory fog lights and then smoke them dark so you wouldnt be able to see them but i think that would be more work and not look as good

hey hussain, i found these at lightwurkz these are pretty nice if i had the front fascia i get these

i think that looks sweet! i want to make it look like that but more of a bluish white color to match some 5000k HIDs

[Hussain]

not bad. but i think it sort of draws some of the attention to the fog lights instead of the bumper... like it doesnt just flow and look flush... like you can tell it was done aftermarket. not that theres anything wrong with that, its just not really my paticlular style. also i noticed many members like the LED strips and many members want to put fog lights in there fascia so this might be the best of both worlds.

[srwong]

saw a 2010 E550 coupe yesterday and noticed that they had a strip of LED lights for fog lights... since everyone wants to put fog lights in the stillen front fascia but cant fit them, this could be a good alternative. the fins where fog lights would go (where most people paint black) is where i'm talking about..... put a strip of LEDs along the edge of the fin. the factory wires for fog lights are already there so wouldnt it be a easy install? what do you guys think about this idea? as of right now its just an idea, just trying to solve a problem many people have.... oh and sorry if this has been done before and this is a repost.

i think that'd look pretty bad a**! that's why i haven't gotten the fascia yet, because i still want/need to keep my fogs... but where could you put the LEDs so they wouldn't be visible during the day? or at least look good in a certain spot...

that's what i'm talkin about! sexy! and i agree with Hussain, i would want it to be a bluish white color too...

[Coupeguy23]

these are a little more blue i think

[Hussain]

LEDs are pretty bright so maybe just mount it at the edge of the fin and then smoke it... ppl smoke head lights and tail lights with either overlays or some spray stuff. i'd use the spray stuff and smoke them to look black and they would be basically invisible during the day and still have very good light output at night... haven't really thought it out all the way but thats what i'm thinking as of now. i think it would look OEM with the lines of the Stillen fascia. plus on top of that, hook it up to the OEM fog light wires and use the factory switch inside the car to turn them on and off as if it came like that from the factory.

[Hussain]

these are a little more blue i think

EXACTLY the look i'm going for!

[Coupeguy23]

maybe i should have save idea for myself lol... i can just picture this on fascia . i look at the stillen coupe and i said to myself that would look so clean

[srwong]

LEDs are pretty bright so maybe just mount it at the edge of the fin and then smoke it... ppl smoke head lights and tail lights with either overlays or some spray stuff. i'd use the spray stuff and smoke them to look black and they would be basically invisible during the day and still have very good light output at night... haven't really thought it out all the way but thats what i'm thinking as of now. i think it would look OEM with the lines of the Stillen fascia. plus on top of that, hook it up to the OEM fog light wires and use the factory switch inside the car to turn them on and off as if it came like that from the factory.

EXACTLY! someone should totally do this to see how it turns out...

[Hussain]

lol i think ill do it but i'm like 100% broke right now and am not working.... i might try and get a job next month or something.... if i do ill order the ED side skirts, some eye lids, get those painted and installed and smoke the head lights and install the LED strip for fog lights and smoke those.... so if things go good, ill have that done in a month or 2.

[srwong]

lol i think ill do it but i'm like 100% broke right now and am not working.... i might try and get a job next month or something.... if i do ill order the ED side skirts, some eye lids, get those painted and installed and smoke the head lights and install the LED strip for fog lights and smoke those.... so if things go good, ill have that done in a month or 2.

ah, i hate waiting! lol well good luck on the job search, and i'll be waiting for those results!

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

ah, i hate waiting! lol well good luck on the job search, and i'll be waiting for those results!

just get some legit fogs like square

[Hussain]

ya that would definitely work but i dont think it would look as good. the fascia wasnt made for fog lights but that fin looks almost like it was made for a strip of LEDs to go there.

[mikegtr06]

the only problem that i have with the led strips in the new benz' that replaces the fog lights is they dont produce any usable light.... ya it looks cool but thats about it...

[srwong]

the only problem that i have with the led strips in the new benz' that replaces the fog lights is they dont produce any usable light.... ya it looks cool but thats about it...

is that just the benz? or do you mean LEDs as fogs in general...

[mikegtr06]

Pretty much led Strip fogs in general...

[srwong]

Pretty much led Strip fogs in general...

well so much for that idea... =/

[DaCoupe]

saw that on a new benz aswell and was like wtf, new porsches now have it too, its becoming a theme that they stole from the aftermarket scene.

[Rob.Vegan]

I have a strip on my fascia but it's hooked up to my turn signals not as a fog light. They are not too noticeable in the daytime but at night it looks beautiful.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZooRr6kMqOk

[Hussain]

how bright are they in person? at night while driving is it a noticeable difference between having them on and having them off?

[adidas2go]

I did that exact setup about a year and a half ago. It looked tacky and cheesy. I look them off quickly after I stuck them in place.

[Rob.Vegan]

They are pretty bright at night, in the day time not so much, but I need them because my turn signals are covered up and I would rather not get pulled over for not having visible front turn signals

[Hussain]

can you post more pics? night time pics.

[Rob.Vegan]

Ya once I'm done eating i'll go back out and take some pics

[Hussain]

thank you!