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Firebird Fog Light Convert to Driving Lights
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Firebird Fog Light Convert to Driving Lights
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Submitted By:
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Mark42
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Date Created:
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12-09-2009
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Description:
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The fog lights on the 4th gen Firebirds are rather dim. They are a low power 35 watt bulb that is not effective in the fog. I decided to replace them with a set of driving lights. Found a nice set of driving lights by Sirius. Model NS-2102D (fog version is NS-2102F). They are 4" rounds with 55 watt H3 bulbs. The nice part is they have thick glass lenses, and chrome steel reflectors. The housing is plastic. They fit in the same opening as the fogs, (the hole is 4.5") and it won't be hard to make an adapter plate so they bolt in like OEM. I tested them after dark by connecting to a fully charged battery I just happened to have in the garage. They are bright, and have a very long reach. Being satisfied with their light output, I'm going to go ahead and start mounting the lights. The plan is to determine if the factory wire is heavy enough gauge to handle 55 watts (the OEM bulb is only 35 watts). If not, then the wire will be replaced from the relay to the lights. They will run off the factory fog light switch on the dash, and go off with the high beams (unless I decide to bypass that feature - requires only a small change to one wire in the under hood relay box).
One reason I wanted a glass lens light is to upgrade the bulb to 80 or 100 watts and not worry about melting the lens or reflector. This option will require that I install heaver gauge wire.
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Tools / Materials:
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Go to the Boating Store
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The Lights
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They are sold under the brand name Street Scene, but the box says Sirius with a sticker that reads "Driving light kit for Street Scene valance 4" round". The Street Scene part number is 950-30020. They sell for about $50 a pr. Includes wire harness, with cool looking tear drop switch for dash (that feels cheap). At least the wire is heavy gauge.
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Fist step is to remove the OEM fog lights and make a bracket to mate the Driving Lights to the Fog Light mounts.
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Remove OEM Foglights
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