Re: Need opinions on my fascia/foglight problem

From: Chris Dicamillo (chris-dicamillo@home.com)
Date: Fri Aug 31 2001 - 18:15:12 EDT


How much would you want to sell the '01 foglights for?

I can't get my custom mounted ones to point toward the ground enough to
use them on the streets.

Thanks,
Chris

NITF@work.com wrote:

>I recently had the front end damage to my '01 SLT QC repaired but I
>wanted the smooth front fascia that comes on the sport instead of the
>textured gray on the SLT painted to match my driftwood 2-tone.
>
>A small ordering SNAFU caused me to get a '00 fascia which has a
>different foglight mounting system than the '01s. I didn't notice
>this until after it was painted so I have the following options:
>
>1. Order a set of new '00 foglights and try to sell off my '01s to
>cover some of the expense. Most factory correct solution but least
>cost effective, especially if I find no buyer for the '01s.
>
>2. Have a custom bracket fabricated so that I can mount the '01
>foglights behind the fascia. Most difficult because of alignment
>issues and I have no access to a metal shop.
>
>3. Purchase PIAA 510s and make them fit into the factory openings.
>Most expensive option as the lights cost $180 and I still will
>probably need to fab something up to make them fit in the factory
>openings.
>
>Any opinions and suggestions of things I haven't listed are most
>welcome.
>
>NITF
>



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 12:02:38 EDT