Re: Need opinions on my fascia/foglight problem

From: NITF@work.com
Date: Tue Sep 04 2001 - 14:35:22 EDT


I was thinking about $95 for the pair, that is about half the price
for new set. The only problem is that these will only fit an '01 or
'02 with the factory mounting holes in the front fascia.

If this applies to you I would be happy to sell them to you as they
are doing me no good.

NITF

On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 18:33:52 -0400, chris-dicamillo@home.com (Chris
Dicamillo) wrote:

>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
>>
>



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