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Car Forum / Jeep / May 2006Aftermarket Fog Lamps - '93 JGC
I bought some Hella lamps to replace the factory fog lamps on my '93 JGC. The factory lamps attach to a bracket that extends above the bumper, and have two ears for a horizontal bolt through the lamp base. The Hella's have the horizontal hole in the mount, but they are meant to attach to a supplied bracket that has a bolt that is supposed to drop through the bumper. I thnk I can make them work with the factory brackets by finding a 7/16" spacer to take up the extra space. I know many of you must have replaced these factory lamps with aftermarkets. Do you have any clever ideas about mounting to the factory mount, or should I just go to the hardward store and try to find some aluminum spacers? Dick You want steel spacers/washers/nut to fill the hole. Aluminum will electrically react with the steel bracket and rot out really fast. One nut on either side might make up the space. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > I bought some Hella lamps to replace the factory fog lamps on my '93 > JGC. The factory lamps attach to a bracket that extends above the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Dick Good point. I should have known that. Maybe a nylon spacer? I like your idea of using a couple of nuts. I may just find a couple that add up to 7/16" Dick >You want steel spacers/washers/nut to fill the hole. Aluminum will >electrically react with the steel bracket and rot out really fast. One [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >> Dick KCs are rubber shock mounted: http://www.kchilites.com/store/Daylighter-C13.aspx?UserID=383203&SessionID=2gw2n MNZzjlGYFj4IvJj God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Good point. I should have known that. Maybe a nylon spacer? I like > your idea of using a couple of nuts. I may just find a couple that > add up to 7/16" > > Dick The Hella lights I have ground through the bracket. Mike > Good point. I should have known that. Maybe a nylon spacer? I like > your idea of using a couple of nuts. I may just find a couple that [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >> > >> Dick Don't use aluminum, it will likely react with the bolt, etc. to corrode. Similarly avoid brass, copper. Steel works, but you may also want to consider fibreglass or hard plastic washers/bushings, particularly if you have a Dremel to trim them to exactly the right size. Dick proclaimed: > I bought some Hella lamps to replace the factory fog lamps on my '93 > JGC. The factory lamps attach to a bracket that extends above the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Dick Dick, Heres Hella web page and click on customer support. It has FAQ and also an 800 numbeer. hellausa.com Steve in Michigan 97 TJ auto 6 stock Boy, I searched all over that site and couldn't find any faq or support pages. Dick >hellausa.com http://www.kchilites.com/store/faq.aspx God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Boy, I searched all over that site and couldn't find any faq or > support pages. > > Dick That works, but my lamps are Hella, not KC's. Dick >http://www.kchilites.com/store/faq.aspx > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> Dick From the KC site I would have figured out to use a couple shock absorber grommets, and been on my way. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > That works, but my lamps are Hella, not KC's. > > Dick Then you would have ground issues Bill.... My Hella Black Magic's ground through the bracket. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > From the KC site I would have figured out to use a couple shock > absorber grommets, and been on my way. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > > > Dick |
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