Fog lights for 2003.5's

[Equinox]

if anythign is wrong with fitment, we'll just have Kartboy build us a foglight bracket

 

[Newf]

I'm going to bump this as I don't think we really stuck to the topic


Lets's get some suggestions of fog lights and where to get them! Prices etc
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[AGR]

Re: I wonder...

I've seen the thread with the pics of the yellow paint on the Miata that has the "sparkles" in it and it has been suggested that this is the paint that will come on the 03.5 MSP. I was wonderin, why don't I see sparkles in that pic of the lip.

Maybe it's just the lighting, etc but it seems like you would see some if it was painted like the Miata.

Kinda off topic a little... sorry Grimace. Nice pics of the fronts of the 03 and 03.5 though.

MAN, I hope if I decide on an MSP I can just avoid the whole fog light issue by still being able to get a Black Mica 03.

Yes........... That is what you really want...... 2003 Black Mica MAZDASPEED
...........................now just do it, Man!!! (chair)

 

[Newf]

which piaa lights are the exact same size as the p5 and msp?

 

[dafababa]

newf it dose not look like the fogs from the p5 or msp will fit the 03.5's. the fog light holes are half round in the msp and totaly square in the 03.5

 

[Newf]

I never said I was trying to fit the same ones in there. Besides, I've got half of the people that have seen the car, saying it'll work, and the other half saying they won't. So, I'll guess I'll have to be the judge when it comes in.

But, in the meantime, I need to know if there are fog lights out there, just a little smaller then the p5 and msp ones. I think the piaa 540's are the same size, and they are around 5". So, if I could get a 4" one lined up, just in case I need it, then great.

But, I've seen some guys stick fogs in cars that didn't even have holes for them and it still looked great. so, I got my doubts there's no way to way to make them fit. Besides, there's always the "take them damn lip off idea"

 

[dafababa]

I think there are probably many that could fit I must have missundastud you my bad

 

[JasonH]

But, in the meantime, I need to know if there are fog lights out there, just a little smaller then the p5 and msp ones. I think the piaa 540's are the same size, and they are around 5". So, if I could get a 4" one lined up, just in case I need it, then great.

You can buy some very compact fog lights that put out as much or more light than the 5" Protege lights. Try looking at PIAA (or the Tenzo knock-offs), Hella, Cibie, even KC has some that will fit.

 

[Newf]

Ideally I'd love to get a set of hids the same shape as the stock lights, but maybe they'll need to be alittle tiny smaller. I don't want them to be a whole lot smaller. I always thought the lights on the mp3 were a little on the big side anyhow. I do want to be able to fill up that hole, and leave no space at all to make it look as stock as possible.


Trying to find hids that shape....next to impossible. I'd almost be better off getting a set of fogs, then getting the hid conversion kits.

Anyhow, all this is specualtion at this point. I won't be ordering anything until I have the car.

 

[Newf]

by the way, the two pictures up above are not good indications of the fog light holes

The orange one: It gives the impression that the hole is round. It is not. I have had my fogs out of the mp3. The hole is not round. It is kinda squarish. The black ring of the foglight casing around the outer foglight above is what makes it look like the bumper is round. It's an illusion.

The yellow one: Your looking down into it, not straight at it. Thus making it look smaller. The grill will HAVE to come out, but this is no different then installing fogs on a civic or accord either.

It's going to be interesting to see just how close the stock fogs will come to fitting. Obviously the hole is smaller. But by how much when the grill is taken out?

 

[MSP Pro]

Newf: Are you SURE you want to fill up the driver's side hole with a fog light? This is right where the Injen CAI will be, and if you left it open you might be able to make a ram air scoop to feed the cone filter???

Just a thought!