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rMorimoto XB LED Projector Fog Lights
If you have already searched like myself and many others, you've probably found that there aren't many options for our foglights. You can:
1. Switch to a higher powered halogen or add HID and run the high probability of melting the plastic lenses/interior reflective material (even the lower 35w HID tend to melt the housings)
2. Switch to an LED bulb and lose all light ouput but get a nice color
3. Try to custom mount a universal, glass lens housing in place of the stock plastic one
4. Give up and stick with the stock bulbs
THERE IS FINALLY ANOTHER OPTION FOR US!!! Through "The Retrofit Source" you can get these Morimoto XB Foglights for all GT500 model years. If you have ever looked into retrofitted headlights you know that Morimoto is a company that makes some of the highest quality projectors. Now they have a direct fit (plug-n-play) replacement for our crappy fog lights.
The Morimoto XB mounts behind the bumper with all of the stock mounting points. They are powered by Nichia 5500k LED's that produce over 1200 raw lumens per side. The XB projectors concentrate a total of 2400 Lumens of pure white light into a beam that's super wide and perfectly distributed. The lens are made from durable polycarbonate and has a powder-coated cast aluminum housing preventing heat from damaging them inside. They also come with a 10 year Warranty!!
I was super excited to find out that these were delivered within only 2 days of ordering!!
As expected, the fog lights arrived packaged and protected by bubble-wrapped sleeves.
The black housings and inside create an amazing "smoked out" appearance.
The back of the housing feel super tough with the aluminum material. And as you can see, they have the stock mounting points as well as the standard 5202 plug harness making it 100% plug'n'play.
I couldn't wait to get started and get these installed. To install, I removed my front bumper so I would have full access to remove the stock fog lights. After going through the full install, you could probably remove the lower splash shield under the car and get plenty of access to remove them, saving a whole lot of time. I had removed my bumper so many times to install different grills and headlights that I felt comfortable taking it off.
If removing the bumper, you first need to remove the three bolts in the tire well of the front wheels. Cut the wheels all the way to the right to access and remove the driver side screws. Then turn the wheels to the left to access and remove the passenger side screws.
Use either ramps or jacks/jack stands to lift the front of the car.
Now remove the 5 screws from the underside of the lower splash shield. Sorry for the picture. I couldn't get the car up high enough to get it in one shot.
Remove the 8 retaining clips holding the radiator cover in place and remove the radiator cover.
Now remove the two bolts holding the top of the bumper cover on.
Before removing the bumper, go ahead and remove the bulbs from the sidemarker lights and the fog lights.
This is the scary part for first timers. Grab the bumper on one side where it meets the fender and pull out and forward. It will simply pop out of clips when enough pressure is applied. Repeat on the other side.
From the front, lift the bumper cover over the two plastic retainers and now the bumper is free. Slowly pull the bumper toward you and place to the side.
To remove the fog light assemblies, there are 3 plastic, circular retainers. Do not ruin these because they will be re-used. Each has 2 clips on each of them that have to be depressed to push through their holes. I found it best to use a flat head screw driver, unless you have a special tool for these. Push one tab in and put some forward pressure on it, then push the other tab in and it will push right through the hole.
You will remove the three retainers from the stock fog lights by just pulling them off by hand.
You will also have to remove and reuse the vertical leveling screw in the bottom.
Remove the retaining clip that you just removed the screw from. With the flat head screw driver, push one of the clips inward and it should just pop right out.
If you have already searched like myself and many others, you've probably found that there aren't many options for our foglights. You can:
1. Switch to a higher powered halogen or add HID and run the high probability of melting the plastic lenses/interior reflective material (even the lower 35w HID tend to melt the housings)
2. Switch to an LED bulb and lose all light ouput but get a nice color
3. Try to custom mount a universal, glass lens housing in place of the stock plastic one
4. Give up and stick with the stock bulbs
THERE IS FINALLY ANOTHER OPTION FOR US!!! Through "The Retrofit Source" you can get these Morimoto XB Foglights for all GT500 model years. If you have ever looked into retrofitted headlights you know that Morimoto is a company that makes some of the highest quality projectors. Now they have a direct fit (plug-n-play) replacement for our crappy fog lights.
The Morimoto XB mounts behind the bumper with all of the stock mounting points. They are powered by Nichia 5500k LED's that produce over 1200 raw lumens per side. The XB projectors concentrate a total of 2400 Lumens of pure white light into a beam that's super wide and perfectly distributed. The lens are made from durable polycarbonate and has a powder-coated cast aluminum housing preventing heat from damaging them inside. They also come with a 10 year Warranty!!
I was super excited to find out that these were delivered within only 2 days of ordering!!
As expected, the fog lights arrived packaged and protected by bubble-wrapped sleeves.
The black housings and inside create an amazing "smoked out" appearance.
The back of the housing feel super tough with the aluminum material. And as you can see, they have the stock mounting points as well as the standard 5202 plug harness making it 100% plug'n'play.
I couldn't wait to get started and get these installed. To install, I removed my front bumper so I would have full access to remove the stock fog lights. After going through the full install, you could probably remove the lower splash shield under the car and get plenty of access to remove them, saving a whole lot of time. I had removed my bumper so many times to install different grills and headlights that I felt comfortable taking it off.
If removing the bumper, you first need to remove the three bolts in the tire well of the front wheels. Cut the wheels all the way to the right to access and remove the driver side screws. Then turn the wheels to the left to access and remove the passenger side screws.
Use either ramps or jacks/jack stands to lift the front of the car.
Now remove the 5 screws from the underside of the lower splash shield. Sorry for the picture. I couldn't get the car up high enough to get it in one shot.
Remove the 8 retaining clips holding the radiator cover in place and remove the radiator cover.
Now remove the two bolts holding the top of the bumper cover on.
Before removing the bumper, go ahead and remove the bulbs from the sidemarker lights and the fog lights.
This is the scary part for first timers. Grab the bumper on one side where it meets the fender and pull out and forward. It will simply pop out of clips when enough pressure is applied. Repeat on the other side.
From the front, lift the bumper cover over the two plastic retainers and now the bumper is free. Slowly pull the bumper toward you and place to the side.
To remove the fog light assemblies, there are 3 plastic, circular retainers. Do not ruin these because they will be re-used. Each has 2 clips on each of them that have to be depressed to push through their holes. I found it best to use a flat head screw driver, unless you have a special tool for these. Push one tab in and put some forward pressure on it, then push the other tab in and it will push right through the hole.
You will remove the three retainers from the stock fog lights by just pulling them off by hand.
You will also have to remove and reuse the vertical leveling screw in the bottom.
Remove the retaining clip that you just removed the screw from. With the flat head screw driver, push one of the clips inward and it should just pop right out.