Hatchy400

EDIT: Fog Light comparison is now posted!
Earlier this week I decided to repair some water damage in my fog lights from a bad seal. In the process I found a set of fog lights that had a better light pattern then the factory light, I modified them to fit in the stock housing. I have always liked the style of the Mercedes DRL/Fog Light LED strip so i decided to do something like it with mine. The factory fog lights have a grove threw the center to flow into the bumper, I used an LED strip in the grove to keep it subtle.


Water Damage


Custom Fog light


LED Strip


LED Lighting



On The Car


Night pictures are not that great I will post some better ones later.

Day Time Pictures


Sorry for the blurry was raining



Thanks for looking! If you have any questions on how did any of this pls PM me.

scENFORCER

I always hate it when people put these stupid LED strips all over the front of their car. Looks cheap and tacky.
This however isint all that bad. In for better pics.

RX469

iTrader: (1)

^^^ Agreed. In for more pics as well.

fmayi1101

daytime pic plz

Hatchy400

Thanks all for the comments!
I will be posting some more later I tried to do some daytime but with the 6in of snow we have, the glare is horrible and the light isn't very noticeable.

Dream36

I used flashlight housing and one if those 21 LED bulbs to do mine. I can show pics when I get home to my PC if u like. More ideas in one thread the better

Sc400NL

all European cars have those now and imo they look cheap unless its a Audi , sorry but thats how i feel about them

brerrabbit

I'm not a fan of the proliferation of the Audi look, as I've taken to calling it. It reminds me of the Altezza craze of ten years ago, where everyone had to have that look. It didn't mean anything after a short while, and then it just looked tacky.

This shows promise, though. I do like the flow with the lines of the bumper, but would want to see what it would look like on a 97+.

Hatchy400

That's Okay Everyone Has Their Own Preference. Thanks For Shearing Your Opinion.
I Agree It's A Fad But I'm In The Aftermarket/Fabrication Buisnes So I Like To Make Things For Cars That Don't Have Many Options. I Do What Makes Me Money Lol.
Send Me Some 97+ Fog Lights And I'l Do What Ever You Want Me To Do To them. They Would Look Better With Round Then Straight IMO.

Hatchy400

So here is the difference in the factory fog light and the aftermarket fog light. Both lights are 8ft from wall.
First is Factory.


Second is aftermarket.

sorka

Cheap and tacky, really??

Hatchy400

Ya It's Out Of Uniform And Just Looks Out Of Place. If The Chrome Strip Was LEDIt Would Look better, Other Then That It Looks Like A Poser.

sorka

I guess it all boils down to what you're willing to do. I'd never do to my sc400 what you did to your's. It just doesn't look stock, yet there's a whole thread of 7 pages that think these strip leds do look stock on the 430.

CalitriSC

iTrader: (13)

Doesn't look good on either SC. But people can do what they want.

megamax

iTrader: (9)

I like it. how long was your led strip op? and what did you use to adhere it to the fog light??