Fog light project?

[Daryl]

There are black “discs” (for lack of a better description) inside the holes where fog lights would go.

How much of a PITA is it to install a pair? And where in the interior would the switch typically go?

Recommendations from those who have done this would be much appreciated

Thanks,

 

[ttocs]

the switch goes in the center console under the coin holder. Wiring should all be there to just plug in.

 

[Daryl]

Oh, good news! Sweet. I’ll have to crawl under there tomorrow morning (when I once again attempt to reinstall the CAI) and have a look.

Thanjs again, ttocs

 

[ttocs]

take the storage part of the console out and its easy to find.

 

[Daryl]

Forehead slapped alert! So I go to try and remove the coin holder and lo and behold... look at that! Hiding in plain sight RIGHT NEXT TO it is a toggle switch that looks suspiciously like a fog light switch! Even has an imprint of a light shing downward on it. Huh, I wonder if that could be it!!
( insert self-inflicted forehead slap here!)

 

[Daryl]

Turns out there ARE fog lights on the car, They’re just hidden by those “black discs”. I turned them on. The good news is: they work. The bad news is: they light up green! Must be the black disc that’s distorting the color and/or the previous owner put a funky colored bulb. Either way, that will be today’s project!

 

[Daryl]

No, not it either. Some previous owner/genius actually painted over the lenses when they had the car painted! Staggering level of intelligence!!

Renders the fog lights all but useless.
I tried removing the paint with paint remover/stripper. Didn’t even dent the paint. So, replacement pair on order. On the upshot, they’re super easy to R&R

 

[ttocs]

No, not it either. Some previous owner/genius actually painted over the lenses when they had the car painted! Staggering level of intelligence!!

Renders the fog lights all but useless.
I tried removing the paint with paint remover/stripper. Didn’t even dent the paint. So, replacement pair on order. On the upshot, they’re super easy to R&R

it would take 5 mins of wet sanding and 1 min on a buffer to clean those lenses back to like they looked when they were new