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Posted by: Rav914 Apr 11 2008, 09:33 PM

I thought I'd share my recent installation of a set of Hella 500's. I used a set of brackets from Rennenmetal (sp?). They were the GT (outboard) set. Since my car came without factory fogs, I installed them to the inboard. Great product, delivered within two days and they work great. I highly recommend them.

I followed the instructions that came with the Hella lights. Big mistake. I ended up frying a wire and wasting hours of time. Of course the car came with the wiring already installed including the relay. I was just being stubborn. I've since found a OEM switch and am awaiting it's delivery to complete the project.

Since I found only one other thread in my search, I thought I'd share these pics in case someone else was thinking of doing the same. Cheers,

Nate


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Posted by: Eric_Shea Apr 11 2008, 09:58 PM

Looks like a clean install... now you have to change the avatar!

Posted by: KaptKaos Apr 11 2008, 11:16 PM

Very nice.

Posted by: geniusanthony Apr 12 2008, 12:25 AM

do they look cooked to you....

Just kidding man, been thinking about the same giant fogs behind the bumper...maybe some chicken wire grills or....

Posted by: jim_hoyland Apr 12 2008, 05:05 PM

Very nice !

What does the voltmeter read when you turn those on ? With and without running lights ?

Posted by: Joe Mama Apr 12 2008, 08:06 PM

Got pics of the mounts?

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Apr 12 2008, 09:40 PM

What Z Said. Lets see some pics of the brackets.


Zach

Posted by: Rav914 Apr 13 2008, 09:32 AM

Not sure. Still waiting on the switch. And a reply from the guy I bought it from.



Sure.

Posted by: Rav914 Apr 13 2008, 09:44 AM

Great quality bracket. Goes between the car and the dogbone. The part you see here, obviously, fits between the valence and the bumper. It's a little hard to see with everything being black.

Here are their light brackets: http://www.rennenmetal.com/products.asp?cat=10

Like I said earlier these are intended to place your lights to the outside of the fog grills so you can have both. I just swapped sides since I don't have fogs.


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Posted by: rhodyguy Apr 13 2008, 09:45 AM

goovy. don't cook the covers. nate, let me know if your switch deal falls thru.

k

Posted by: Joe Mama Apr 13 2008, 09:47 AM

Did you make the bracket or is it "store bought"?

Posted by: Rav914 Apr 13 2008, 10:04 AM

Thanks Kevin, I will.

My motivation:



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Posted by: Alapone Dec 27 2015, 10:30 AM

Hello all, I just purchased some hella 500 driving lights and would like to mount them as described in this thread. Rennnenmetal seems to be out of business. Does anyone have a source for the gt mounts or dimensions on the mounts so I could try to fabricate some? Thanks

Andrew

Posted by: sixnotfour Dec 27 2015, 02:39 PM

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