I really want/need fog lights on my cars, including my 2014 Volt, for which there was no factory fog light option for some reason. So, I installed my own for lights on the Volt.
I bought GM foglights for the Chevy Camaro, and also 65mm LED "halo" rings to go around the lenses, to act as DRLs. I bought a replacement lower grill and modified it to accept the foglight assemblies. This grill is made of polypropylene, and is not spectacularly strong, but the small foglights are not heavy at all. I used an epoxy designed specifically for PP (most adhesives and epoxies will not stick to PP). I cut holes in either side of the grill to fit the fogs and epoxied them permanently into the grill at about a 5-10 degree down angle. There is enough real estate between the grill and the radiator that there is no issue with clearances of the fog lights or wiring. The fog lights are at the outside edge of the grill and don't really impede airflow to the radiator at all.
The Halos I RTVed onto the fog lights - they are tapped into the left and right DRLs. The fog lights were wired with a standard relay / switch harness from GM (so they already had the correct fittings for the lamps). Of course the front bumper/nose assembly has to come off the Volt for all of this. pulling the relay switch wire from the under bonnet area to the driver's side interior where the switch is located was a lot of fun. (ahem.)
I think they look good, they add DRL safety (the halos may be a tad brighter than the Volt std. DRLs, but I don't think they are offensive to other drivers, they are down so low.) The fog lamps are amber LEDs, which works much, much better at seeing through fog and driving snow than white light, and they don't eat much in the way of amps.
Also, I finally got my personalized license plates!
Best Regards,
e
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I bought GM foglights for the Chevy Camaro, and also 65mm LED "halo" rings to go around the lenses, to act as DRLs. I bought a replacement lower grill and modified it to accept the foglight assemblies. This grill is made of polypropylene, and is not spectacularly strong, but the small foglights are not heavy at all. I used an epoxy designed specifically for PP (most adhesives and epoxies will not stick to PP). I cut holes in either side of the grill to fit the fogs and epoxied them permanently into the grill at about a 5-10 degree down angle. There is enough real estate between the grill and the radiator that there is no issue with clearances of the fog lights or wiring. The fog lights are at the outside edge of the grill and don't really impede airflow to the radiator at all.
The Halos I RTVed onto the fog lights - they are tapped into the left and right DRLs. The fog lights were wired with a standard relay / switch harness from GM (so they already had the correct fittings for the lamps). Of course the front bumper/nose assembly has to come off the Volt for all of this. pulling the relay switch wire from the under bonnet area to the driver's side interior where the switch is located was a lot of fun. (ahem.)
I think they look good, they add DRL safety (the halos may be a tad brighter than the Volt std. DRLs, but I don't think they are offensive to other drivers, they are down so low.) The fog lamps are amber LEDs, which works much, much better at seeing through fog and driving snow than white light, and they don't eat much in the way of amps.
Also, I finally got my personalized license plates!
Best Regards,
e
