Fog Lights- Who is happy with theirs, looking for the best!

[WiboBusMan]

Hella Comet 550 driving and Hella fog lights. Nice and clear and a big boost to the stock lights.
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[Steve M.]

Nice Doka!
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Nice Doka!
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[WiboBusMan]

Thank you. I get a lot of enjoyment out of it.
I also get a lot of comments about it while driving around :

What is that?
Is that new?
Did you chop the van yourself?
Oh, a mini-truck!

It's no mini-truck! Not a 1/4 ton, not a 1/2 ton, not a 3/4 ton truck, but a full fledged 'ton truck', as long as you consider a carrying capacity of 980kg to be a ton - just 20kg shy of a metric tonne, but some 160lbs more than an SAE ton.
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[jAndrew]

Thought I would revive this thread since I need some advice. Looking for some high quality fogs for the doka. I would like to mount them pendant style on the grill guard but having trouble finding some to mount upside down. I know a lot of people say they mount the Hella 500 series upside down but then the guards don't work, the logo is upside down, etc. I like the PIAA line but again, what I can see is they all should be upright. Anyone have knowledge of a light design for either?

Or should I put the fogs on the bumper and some aux lights upright on the guard. I think upright fogs would be too high and work better lower down.

We get some good fog at times so I would like them for the city but some nice aux driving lights would help as well.

Also, mounting them on the guard means I have some wiring exposed a bit. Have been looking thru the offerings on the web for a quality loom for the outside wire run but it all appears a bit cheap looking.

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[tjet]

You need to decide if out want round ones, or rectangular / square. I decided on round ones because I thought rectangular ones would clash too much with my original rectangular headlights. The other thing you need to think about is LED or halogen. I mounted mine on the front bumper. Mine are vintage fog lights made by a company called Per-Lux. They are about the same size as Hella 500 "Black Magic" round lights, and I converted them to H3 halogen bulbs.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1995245.jpg

[jAndrew]

[jlrftype7]

Newly installed Hellas. But not yet wired up ala Abscate Bling method.....

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[Steve M.]

I've been looking at these from "Diode Dynamics", but at 3" deep they will not fit under my bumper so did not want to buy them as an experiment for $160.00
They have 3 different versions, Driving, Flood or Fog lights

https://www.diodedynamics.com/stage-series-6-sae-dot-amber-light-bar-pair.html
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[bajabones]

Go big
The covers can be used for dining plates

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[jAndrew]

PIAA LEDs. Finally all wired up with the original switch.

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[IdahoDoug]

Those Diode Dynamic fog patterns are terrible, and that explains why they called them "SAE..." The US standards for foglights are no better beam patterns for fog than a candle.

On lights - go big and be truly HAPPY with your lamps. Or go normal size and be somewhat content.
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[Steve M.]

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[icutler198]

Has anyone seen Hella 181 fog lights on a Vanagon before?

I came into a practically free pair and I was hoping someone would have a suggestion on whether or not to go for it before I made my decision.

[charleslabri]

[Red Ryder]

I may have previously posted this photo to this thread:

Hella Comet 450 fogs under the bumper. Perfect fit! The 55w halogens are not terribly bright, but they have a crisp horizontal cut-off and good illumination to each side. Not inclined to go to higher wattage as the case itself is made of ABS.
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