FuzedFab and Diode Dynamics Fog light

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Hey T4R, just wanted to share my latest update on my 4th gen. I originally ordered over a year ago the Solidshifts concepts 3d printed mount for my fog light kit along with a set of Baja SAE yellow fog lights. I sanded them, primed, painted, and 2k clear coated them. After mounting them I was somewhat disappointed.

So after doing some more searching around on here I decided to order the FuzedFab light kit with Diode Dynamics S3 pro yellow SAE fogs. What a WORLD of difference. So after trying both here are my thoughts.

Solidshift Concepts mount

Positives:
- Love the look of them. Give the most factory feel with some LED pods
- Solid build quality.

Negatives
-Not much room to aim the lights based on how they mount to the bracket.
-Rear middle support (out of 3) is secure but can be tricky to line up right and lock into place.

Now for the FuzedFab setup

Positives:
- Much more room to aim since the lights bolt in from the sides instead of the rear
- Very solidly built
- Love the DD rock lights used as the turn signal and DRL

Negatives:
- Two bolts to support the bracket instead of the factory 3.
- More wiring work involved since we are replacing the factory turn signal and DRL
- the tiniest of gap around the edge of the mount and the body. Might have to put something behind it to fill it out more.

Here is with the Baja on the left and the DD lights on the Right

IMG_1212 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr

In the end im very happy with the new DD lights and FuzedFab mount. Will probably be looking to sell my Solidshift mount soon if there is interest. In the mean time, comparison shots and lot of output in the following post!

 

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Some output shots of the Baja SAE fog lights with the Solidshift concepts mount. Its a very focused beam pattern

IMG_0988 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr

IMG_0989 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr

Some up close photos

IMG_1207 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr

 

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Now the Fuzed Fab mounts and Diode Dynamics lights.

IMG_1208 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr

IMG_1211 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr

So when I wired these up I made a wiring harness for each of the DD rock lights so I could use them as the turn and DRL. With this harness I added resistors to prevent hyper flash. The wiring harness that came with the kit from TEQ Customs even had a lead for the amber backlight for the DD fog lights. I wired this into the side marker lights so when the fogs are off they still give a faint amber glow.

wiring harness
IMG_1205 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr

Tapped into the wires for the factory turn signal. Left the socket there behind the grill and taped over it in case for some odd reason I go back to factory.
IMG_1206 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr

Night output shot with no headlights. I LOVE how these look with the DRL and the side marker lights all paired with the amber backlight on the fogs.
IMG_1215 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr

 

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Alright, lastly the output shots on the new setup.

IMG_1218 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr

Fogs off

IMG_1221 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr

Fogs on. The wide spread of the light output but still low after aiming them so it doesn't blind oncoming traffic.

IMG_1222 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr

and the cutoff from about 7 feet away.

IMG_1224 by Taylor Gaudio, on Flickr