Silverado Dual Fog Light Mod

[Silverado915]

Hey I've seen some pictures of other members doing custom installs on silverados with 2 led fog lights. Can some of you guys who have done this post some pictures of how you achieved this and which lights you have used? Any information would be much appreciated.

[baggedlvintegra]

IF I can find some time when I'm working on the truck this weekend I'll try to write up a little how-to on this. For somebody familiar with mods it is a VERY easy task and intuitive once you start. I'll see what I can do...for those interested, because I was, you DO HAVE TO CUT the factory fog light bezel in order to get the (4) cubes setup correctly. Just something that may or may not make some of y'all's decision

[seasled]

IF I can find some time when I'm working on the truck this weekend I'll try to write up a little how-to on this. For somebody familiar with mods it is a VERY easy task and intuitive once you start. I'll see what I can do...for those interested, because I was, you DO HAVE TO CUT the factory fog light bezel in order to get the (4) cubes setup correctly. Just something that may or may not make some of y'all's decision

Very interested baggy

[FormerFordGuy]

I think Ridgid is coming out with a kit for 2014+ silverado very soon. They had it on their FB page.

[RickRod85]

I think Ridgid is coming out with a kit for 2014+ silverado very soon. They had it on their FB page.

Yup it's listed on their "COMING SOON" page. I'm going to hold off for that and their DOT/SAE D series lights to come out.

[baggedlvintegra]

My buddy has the Rigids and they are without question brighter than my knockoffs, but nowhere enough you justify the price for me. I have less than $100 in my entire setup. I tweaked on it last night and took some pics of the install. I'll put something together today or tomorrow on a "how-to"

[baggedlvintegra]

Ok here it goes…

 

Materials Used

$80 (4) CREE LED Flood (Spot not available from this seller) Cube Lights. You must use the 2x2 Led Row Version in order for them to fit. You WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE 3x2 LED ROW VERSIONS

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301051421972?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

$9 Factory Fog Light Female Plug to HID Male Adapter (Pair)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181559573988?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

$6 Canbus Error Canceller (Pair) Most likely not required but for $5 I did it just in case

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321486119460?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

$0 I already had some male HID plug leads so I didn’t need to buy any. But here is an auction

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Pair-Universal-9006-9005-HB4-Male-Pre-wired-Connector-Plug-Harness-HID-D2S-D2R-/261548528142?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3ce581d20e&vxp=mtr

 

$5 (2) M8-1.25 x 50MM Bolts from Home Depot + (2) generic mounting plates

 

$100 TOTAL spent on the project

 

Remove the upper radiator plastic cover (several plastic clips), remove the upper bumper cover (4) 7mm bolts, 2 per side, and several clips to release underneath, remove the grill (8) 10mm bolts.

 

Unclip the factory harness for the fog lights and parking sensors (if equipped, same plug regardless) underneath the bumper.

 

Remove the bumper with (4), 2 per side, 18mm bolts up top and (2), 1 per side, 15mm bolts underneath.

 

Remove the metal fog light / bumper mounts. (6) per side, 15mm bolts.

Remove the fog light mounts. (3) per side, 7mm bolts.

 

Remove the actual lights with (3) Phillips head screws within the yellow plastic clip things.

 

You will have to trim the fog light plastic bezel approximately ¼ in on each side. The lines below are for reference and not exact. Just measure 3 times, cut once.

 

I forgot to take a better pic of the bezel trim but at this point you just need to play around with it until you can get the lights mounting flush and pointing straight. The blue lines are parallel to the fog light housing back, which is pretty close to parallel with the headlights. The way it is designed you can't get the fog lights (yellow lines) to be perfectly parallel with the blue lines but you can get close. Plus for me I wanted them aimed slightly out anyways for better lighting off the road side on back roads etc. Try not to let the fog lights overhang the red line as it will not look as clean of an install. With them tucked behind the red line it looks much more professional.

 

For mounting the fogs the inside one can be bolted through the factory fog light mounting hole using the longer extended M8-1.25 x 50MM bolts. On the outside light you can use the bolt that was provided with the fog lights and just run it through the generic mounting plate and tighten. The fogs wedged in there are tight enough so the bolts are just reassurance so don’t over tighten them.

 

The rest is pretty self explanatory, all the wiring just plugs male to female except for you have to wire up the lights to a male HID fitting and the rest is plug and play.

 

 

MODS PLEASE STICKY SO THIS IS COVERED AND DOESN’T GET ASKED IN MULTIPLE THREADS

[baggedlvintegra]

Fogs Only

 

 

I got them aligned pretty good, the output lines on the ground are identical

 

 

Fogs With DDM Tuning 5000k HIDs in Stock Projectors - the on the ground pic doesn't look like they match very well but the looking into them pic is a better take on it. The color matches very well

 

 

 

HID Low w/ Halogen High - No Fogs

 

[Silverado915]

Sweet thank you for the post.

[Silverado915]

I think Ridgid is coming out with a kit for 2014+ silverado very soon. They had it on their FB page.

I wonder when they are coming out. Any release date? I checked the site, I'm thinking of giving them a call next week.

[jakewake23]

I wonder when they are coming out. Any release date? I checked the site, I'm thinking of giving them a call next week.

did you ever here from them? if so whats the release date on these brackets?

[jakewake23]

Ok here it goes…

 

Materials Used

$80 (4) CREE LED Flood (Spot not available from this seller) Cube Lights. You must use the 2x2 Led Row Version in order for them to fit. You WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE 3x2 LED ROW VERSIONS

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301051421972?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

$9 Factory Fog Light Female Plug to HID Male Adapter (Pair)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181559573988?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

$6 Canbus Error Canceller (Pair) Most likely not required but for $5 I did it just in case

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321486119460?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

$0 I already had some male HID plug leads so I didn’t need to buy any. But here is an auction

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Pair-Universal-9006-9005-HB4-Male-Pre-wired-Connector-Plug-Harness-HID-D2S-D2R-/261548528142?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3ce581d20e&vxp=mtr

 

$5 (2) M8-1.25 x 50MM Bolts from Home Depot + (2) generic mounting plates

 

$100 TOTAL spent on the project

 

Remove the upper radiator plastic cover (several plastic clips), remove the upper bumper cover (4) 7mm bolts, 2 per side, and several clips to release underneath, remove the grill (8) 10mm bolts.

 

Unclip the factory harness for the fog lights and parking sensors (if equipped, same plug regardless) underneath the bumper.

 

Remove the bumper with (4), 2 per side, 18mm bolts up top and (2), 1 per side, 15mm bolts underneath.

 

Remove the metal fog light / bumper mounts. (6) per side, 15mm bolts.

Remove the fog light mounts. (3) per side, 7mm bolts.

 

Remove the actual lights with (3) Phillips head screws within the yellow plastic clip things.

 

You will have to trim the fog light plastic bezel approximately ¼ in on each side. The lines below are for reference and not exact. Just measure 3 times, cut once.

 

I forgot to take a better pic of the bezel trim but at this point you just need to play around with it until you can get the lights mounting flush and pointing straight. The blue lines are parallel to the fog light housing back, which is pretty close to parallel with the headlights. The way it is designed you can't get the fog lights (yellow lines) to be perfectly parallel with the blue lines but you can get close. Plus for me I wanted them aimed slightly out anyways for better lighting off the road side on back roads etc. Try not to let the fog lights overhang the red line as it will not look as clean of an install. With them tucked behind the red line it looks much more professional.

 

For mounting the fogs the inside one can be bolted through the factory fog light mounting hole using the longer extended M8-1.25 x 50MM bolts. On the outside light you can use the bolt that was provided with the fog lights and just run it through the generic mounting plate and tighten. The fogs wedged in there are tight enough so the bolts are just reassurance so don’t over tighten them.

 

The rest is pretty self explanatory, all the wiring just plugs male to female except for you have to wire up the lights to a male HID fitting and the rest is plug and play.

 

 

MODS PLEASE STICKY SO THIS IS COVERED AND DOESN’T GET ASKED IN MULTIPLE THREADS

how long did this take you?

[Tungston1]

I'm sure someone has tried but I thiught maybe it's worth asking. Would the previous rigid fog light mount with the dual D2 work? The openings look to be about the same size to me. I haven't put a tape to it. Maybe I can measure my dads 08 tonight for reference. I want to do this and don't really want to mess with making a bracket or fabing something up especially if they are about $70... Yeah it's somewhat expensive but in the scheme of things it's not bad. Just a thought I had.

[thrasher2010]

I'm sure someone has tried but I thiught maybe it's worth asking. Would the previous rigid fog light mount with the dual D2 work? The openings look to be about the same size to me. I haven't put a tape to it. Maybe I can measure my dads 08 tonight for reference. I want to do this and don't really want to mess with making a bracket or fabing something up especially if they are about $70... Yeah it's somewhat expensive but in the scheme of things it's not bad. Just a thought I had.

i was thinking the same thing... Hope it does work!

 

 

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[2013 project black beauty]

IF I can find some time when I'm working on the truck this weekend I'll try to write up a little how-to on this. For somebody familiar with mods it is a VERY easy task and intuitive once you start. I'll see what I can do...for those interested, because I was, you DO HAVE TO CUT the factory fog light bezel in order to get the (4) cubes setup correctly. Just something that may or may not make some of y'all's decision