Fog Lights
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Has anyone replaced the factory fog lights with after market lights in their XJ8? I caught a rock on the highway yesterday my passenger side fog light is shattered. This happened on my old 98 Jag XJ8L twice I searched one on Ebay paid about 35 bucks shipped and it got shattered a couple months later from a rock I didn't replace it the second time just cleaned the glass out the light still worked. This is the third time it has happened getting sick of replacing them especially when they cost 35 bucks or more every time and that is from a junk yard new they are ridiculously priced. I would like to get something that is a little less likely to break maybe something with a good plastic lens.
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I did, but it was a bit of a job to mount aftermarket lamps as there needs to be some sort of adapter brackets made up, then I sealed the outer edges to the bumper with Sikoflex sealant. I think I got them from an online parts shop being the closest in diameter. The side lights I connected to the outer LED ring light so I have DRL, the inner I run HID for the fogs.
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johnro6659 (03-27-2018)
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Thanks that looks great! I like really the halo lights. That is what I think I'm going to do instead of hunting down an original. I can get a decent set of after market ones for the price of one used original plus shipping. I have access to a lift making brackets is not a problem for me. Now when you say you wired the ring lights to the DRL do you mean the parking lights, the little bulbs inside the head lights? Am I correct?
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Thanks that looks great! I like really the halo lights. That is what I think I'm going to do instead of hunting down an original. I can get a decent set of after market ones for the price of one used original plus shipping. I have access to a lift making brackets is not a problem for me.
Now when you say you wired the ring lights to the DRL do you mean the parking lights, the little bulbs inside the head lights? Am I correct?
Now when you say you wired the ring lights to the DRL do you mean the parking lights, the little bulbs inside the head lights? Am I correct?
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Here you go. https://www.carid.com/lumen/lumen-ha...688200724.html
As Sean said they are not a direct replacement you need to fashion a mount. I do not know how I am going to do it. I might use the mounts that are on the old ones and make them to fit the new lights. I won't know until I take the old ones out and see what I have to do. It might end up I make my own mounts from scratch.
As Sean said they are not a direct replacement you need to fashion a mount. I do not know how I am going to do it. I might use the mounts that are on the old ones and make them to fit the new lights. I won't know until I take the old ones out and see what I have to do. It might end up I make my own mounts from scratch.
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