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post Apr 1 2020, 01:06 PM
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I know this topic has come up before without a specific LED bulb being mentioned. Are there any plug and play LED bulbs for fog lights? I have searched the internet and not found any. Just making sure I didn't miss anything.

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post Apr 1 2020, 01:28 PM
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I think the issue is that the LED bulbs will be too long for the fog light casing. I could be wrong.

https://www.topgearautosport.com/part/A128R...lights_Kit.html

I love the LED bulbs in my headlamps.

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post Apr 1 2020, 01:56 PM
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The Hella fog lights on early cars use a unique bulb, no LED replacement. Later 75-76 fog lights and early Euro driving lights use H-1 bulbs. There are H-1 replacements LED for them.
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post Apr 1 2020, 10:34 PM
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This is the only LED solution I know of for the early round foglights. I'll be putting this on my website very soon.


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post Apr 1 2020, 11:54 PM
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I'd be interested in LED bulbs for the Pilot fog light replacements. I love them, but they draw a lot of power.
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post Apr 2 2020, 01:09 AM
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QUOTE(Spoke @ Apr 1 2020, 08:34 PM) *

This is the only LED solution I know of for the early round foglights. I'll be putting this on my website very soon.

Were you able to fix the throw on them already? Couldn't find that in the topic. Because over here regulation on lighting are very strict. So the throw must be correct.
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post Apr 2 2020, 06:00 AM
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Spoke - Sent an email to order fac fogs and other 914 LEDs
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post Apr 2 2020, 08:32 AM
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QUOTE(silverg @ Apr 2 2020, 05:00 AM) *

Spoke - Sent an email to order fac fogs and other 914 LEDs

Yep. Those are on my Christmas list. Jerry is truly an asset to this community. He makes a great product and always responds if there are questions during installation. And more importantly, great service after the sale.
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post Apr 2 2020, 09:12 AM
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Just put a SpokeworksLED set on my car last night, holy cow they're amazing. There is literally no other way you could possibly come close to the amount of light (and more importantly the beam pattern) that they kick out by retrofitting bulbs into the OE Fogs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Apr 2 2020, 09:13 AM
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@ThinAir - I actually put these in my Pilots and i'm happy with them - unfortunately, they show as "unavailable" but I'm betting that nearly any LED H3 lamp will work. It was a little fiddly getting in there and getting the switch made but it was worth it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MXJAI6...=UTF8&psc=1
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post Apr 2 2020, 09:52 AM
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The problem with most of the H3 LED retrofits are the housings project too far back and won't fit into the fog/driving light anymore.
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post Apr 2 2020, 10:33 AM
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QUOTE(Spoke @ Apr 2 2020, 12:34 AM) *

This is the only LED solution I know of for the early round foglights. I'll be putting this on my website very soon.

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these are awesome, I was blessed to have Spoke convert mine as one of the first sets during his R&D of the conversion.

very nice, great light, next up: the front and rear turn lights and markers!!!!
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post Apr 2 2020, 12:37 PM
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Thanks everyone for your imput. Stay safe everyone so that you can keep enjoying your 914.
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post Apr 2 2020, 12:41 PM
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QUOTE(DRPHIL914 @ Apr 2 2020, 12:33 PM) *

QUOTE(Spoke @ Apr 2 2020, 12:34 AM) *

This is the only LED solution I know of for the early round foglights. I'll be putting this on my website very soon.

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these are awesome, I was blessed to have Spoke convert mine as one of the first sets during his R&D of the conversion.

very nice, great light, next up: the front and rear turn lights and markers!!!!

All of Spoke's/Jerry's lights are well worth the money. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Apr 2 2020, 01:17 PM
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I bought the following from Amazon. Even though these are BA20D dual element bulbs I was able to install them into my stock fog lights without any problems. They are much brighter now and not as focused as the pilots.

GENSSI 2x White BA20D H6 Motorcycle ATV Headlight Light Bulbs 12V

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H2W13G...=UTF8&psc=1
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post Apr 2 2020, 04:06 PM
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QUOTE(911GT2 @ Apr 2 2020, 03:09 AM) *

QUOTE(Spoke @ Apr 1 2020, 08:34 PM) *

This is the only LED solution I know of for the early round foglights. I'll be putting this on my website very soon.

Were you able to fix the throw on them already? Couldn't find that in the topic. Because over here regulation on lighting are very strict. So the throw must be correct.


There wasn't much I could do given the design of the LEDs and lenses. To get them focused like a beam would take much more physical design of lenses and most likely a deeper cavity. The only solution is to aim the fogs down a few degrees from horizontal. For the 911 LED foglights I sell which are electrically and optically identical to the 914 fogs I aim the lights downward by 7.5 degrees using the mounting clips.
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post Apr 2 2020, 04:10 PM
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QUOTE(silverg @ Apr 2 2020, 08:00 AM) *

Spoke - Sent an email to order fac fogs and other 914 LEDs


Thanks. check your email. @silverg
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post Apr 2 2020, 04:13 PM
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QUOTE(ThinAir @ Apr 2 2020, 01:54 AM) *

I'd be interested in LED bulbs for the Pilot fog light replacements. I love them, but they draw a lot of power.




I would be interested in making LED foglights for the Pilots but I don't know anything about the fixtures. Can the fixtures be opened up? Are they about the same size as the 914 foglight fixtures?
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post Apr 3 2020, 11:18 AM
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I scoured the market for single contact bulb, and they do not exist. I dreamed up an inexpensive mod since I have a pair of OEM bulbs looking for some modifications so I desoldered them (OEM BA20S). I ordered a set of BA20D bulbs from eBay and will disassemble those to fit the OEM fog bulb socket. More to follow whenever I get the eBay bulbs. (https://www.ebay.com/itm/1x-H6-BA20D-DC-9V-85V-12W-White-COB-LED-Motorcycle-Hi-Lo-Beam-Headlight-Bulb-Hot/114109146891?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649)Attached Image Attached ImageAttached Image
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post Apr 3 2020, 12:06 PM
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Hate to say it, But sounds like a lot of work for minimal return. I have some circuit boards that use a base like you are trying to do. Commercially available, just not anywhere near bright enough.

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