SmashedGlass Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I've got my bumper completely apart and will be cleaning up and "rust controlling" the various pieces, but while it's apart it got me thinking..... How is everyone mounting their fogs to the bumper? The actual metal bumper doesn't extend far enough out to offer a surface, all that is up front under the plastic cover is....... STYROFOAM. I see no way of rigidly mounting the fogs above or below the bumper line; perhaps I'm missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I once used really long bolts and drilled all the way through the entire bumper. You couldn't really see the nuts on the bottom, and the mounts for the lights were very rigid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czny Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Mounted mine below the bumper to the front valance/air entrance. Screwed the 'L' shaped brackets directly to top inside surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj421 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 My fog lights below my bumper (and my offroad lights on top) are just screwed into the bumper. They don't go all the way through, but yet they're quite securely mounted. They don't vibrate or anything. It's stronger than you'd think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmashedGlass Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Could you explain it a little more in-depth, maybe with pictures, JJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm88swrt Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 The factory fogs replaced one of the screws on that metal bar that is under the bumper to hold the skin on. It just gets replaced with a 10mm bolt. Its one screw to the inside of the turn signals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman1058 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I made brackets that clip onto the cut outs in the back of the bumper metal. And then they bend and go under the little metal strip under the grille, and my lights are mounted to that. That way you can take them off and you don't have holes in your bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I made some brackets and mounted mine where the turn signals went (now located in the cornermarkers) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj421 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 (edited) Could you explain it a little more in-depth, maybe with pictures, JJ? Wow, didn't see this until now. I can get you pictures in the morning if you'd like. Though really all it is are two 2" long self-tapping screws holding each light. Just drilled them in to get 'em tight, then that was that. They're just drilled straight into the bumper. The mounting brackets for the lights I have allow me to do this. My old light setup I had to get a bit creative. I bought a door hinge at ACE Hardware and used that as a bracket, but it drilled directly into the bumper in the same fashion. Just a screw straight into the styrofoam. I have some pictures of my old setup in the following thread (post #13): http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/134769-ea82-alternator-upgrade/?do=findComment&comment=1133181 I'll get some pictures of my new setup in the morning. Edited May 25, 2014 by jj421 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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