AU fog lights?

[Gonz]

did AU's ever come out standard with fog lights that fit into the standard AU falcons front bar?

cheers,

Gonz.

[2fishingdogs]

No they didn't, but I have seen people custom make their own.

[sikford]

while on this subject, does anyone have pics of fog lights for there au's while still having the standard au bar?

[JMO]

I wouldn't mind seeing some pics myself. I never understood why the EF/EL and BA/BF got fog lights that fit (rectangular) and are readily available aftermarket, but the AU didn't.

[Gonz]

hmm, i didnt think so, weired ay? its the shape that makes it difficult to make, i would like it to look factory, i think ill need to look around at other makes and see if i can spot one similar in shape and retro fit it.

if any one has a good example of fog lights on AU's please post it up, i would like to see what it would look like,

cheers,

Gonz.

[sikford]

i have a few saved on my desktop at home so i will try post them up tonight for ya, i have been looking around a alot of other cars to find something that will fit alright

[b2tf]

Easiest way to do it would be to buy a light thats around 80-100mm in diameter and mount it behind the front bar so it 'fills' the brake duct hole if that makes sense. youd want one that is a rectangular shape so something a long the lines of the Hella "Comet" series would work well.

[broken_suave]

That only works if its a Series 2/3 XR front bar. The normal AU front bar is a little more tricky, with the curvy wedge shape.

[superroo]

Kenz effort


Mechan1k


au3 chaser - Now kia chaser


DVL40L - Now BFwagon

[broken_suave]

I'm planning on doing something very similar to AU3Chaser.

I'm also working on another fun little project to do with the XR bar.

[superroo]

Originally Posted by broken_suave

I'm also working on another fun little project to do with the XR bar.

What is that out of curiousity? Is it modify the bar to fit the standard lights?

[broken_suave]

In a way, yes. I am making an XR style front bar that is a direct replacement for the standard bar.

[broken_suave]

I did a very quick crude shop of what I'm talking about.

The finnished product will obviously be without the XR style grille. It will just be the lower section, so you can swap it over with any non XR AU Bar.

I stole the image from Russel, sorry mate, but it was the cleanest image I could find at the time.



This one has fog lights in the brake duct holes. Just to show what could be done. I've also increased the size of the airdam/radiator area, but this was just to play around. It may help if an intercooler is used.

EDIT: Please be kind :P I only had MS Paint available to me.

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by broken_suave

I did a very quick crude shop of what I'm talking about.

The finnished product will obviously be without the XR style grille. It will just be the lower section, so you can swap it over with any non XR AU Bar.

I stole the image from Russel, sorry mate, but it was the cleanest image I could find at the time.



This one has fog lights in the brake duct holes. Just to show what could be done. I've also increased the size of the airdam/radiator area, but this was just to play around. It may help if an intercooler is used.

EDIT: Please be kind :P I only had MS Paint available to me.

: Gee I bet Russ wishes his car really looked like that!

[sikford]

lol at the above, but yeah i like the au3 chaser idea, similar to what i want to maybe do

[waggaclint]

you could probably modify a set of another type of car to go where au3 chaser had his you could remove the original plastic bezel and fit something in there check out ebay http://shop.ebay.com.au/?_from=R40&_...All-Categoriestheres heaps of different shapes and sizes....

[sikford]

just a few ideas to use... until ya actually have a good look and can measure up etc its only an idea.i will have to go into a mates work and check some cars out now,lol


ford focus 05-07


holden statesman


honda jazz


mitsubishi lancer 08


toyota camry 02-04


toyota prado

[Gonz]

ohhhh, i like the Prado ones!! ill let you know what i find, ill be looking around now too!!

Gonz.

[b2tf]

The Jazz ones look fairly close

[sikford]

yeah i might go check out the jazz and a focus, ill take one of the little black plastic bits with me, see wat i can work out. cant be too hard...

[broken_suave]

The Camry ones look good too, mount them upside down in the corners of the standard bar.

[rag top]

Anyone got a pic of the front bar on the car without the plastic inserts?

Would provide a better idea as to what has a better chance of fitting.