baking my fog lights was not an option ,so this is what i did to remove the shield. I got a long needle nose plier and i jamned it to the housing .>>>
then I twisted it and this is what came out of it>>
sorry guys pics are big.

 

and this is what it looks like with out the shield...

 

and this is what it looks like with no shield.

 

ohh i forgot this is the cra* that was inside of our fog lights

 

it looks like it got brighter??

 

................

 

it did . It makes a big difference look.

 

can you get a before and after pic of it or no? also what bulbs are you running?

 

pilot hyper white 55w bulb. nothing fancy.

 

Isn't that shield there to prevent glare?

 

thats what i always thought as well

 

post some before and after pics

 

Yes, the shield is there to prevent glare and also to focus the beam where it's supposed to....the road. Without this shield, I'm sure you're going to get a lot of oncoming traffic flashing at you because of the glare and blinding light from your fogs. The shield is in there for a reason.

 

In this case they were there.

 

i dont have before pics but you can see the diference when driving

 

maybe so , i did this on my "z" and never had a problem of oncoming traffic flashing there lights on me

 

normally people don't flash you for having bright fog lights...if you have bright headlights or your high beams on people will problly flash you hah.

nice mod tho!

 

danger could you get pics of inside the car with just your fogs on?

 

I hope girls are the ones that flash me . hah

thanks

 

soon i will

 

IT DOES look pretty good

 

haha u stripped out the screw to get the bulb out to. i had to pop the other side out to. sry just noticed it and decided to call u out on it

 

yup i did this on my "z" when i had it and the results were awesome , so then i decided to do it on the max.

 

so i wouldnt have to re AIM my fogs would i?

and also, does it make the fogs brighter?

 

re aiming no, and yes there is a difference they get brighter

 

The more you get into hoosierville the more this happens, because GMs and Fords don't have HIDs lol. They always assume you have brights on.

 

hmmm.....IN THAT CASE.......ill be doing mine this weekend.. THANKS FOR THE THREAD!

OH WAIT, does this apply to 00 - 01 foglights as well?

 

I dont know? I dont think they are that different on the inside.

 

I am sure 00-01 have some kind of shield too...but its true that 00-01 and 02-03 fogs are different materials...and shaped a tad different...

 

yea, thats true. Cause i analyzed the hell outa my fogs, and my heatshild is a big bigger and looks like its gonna be a little tough trying to use some needle nose pliers to rip it out. and like danger300 said, BAKING IS NOT AN OPTION

 

I was debating getting different fog lights entirely but have since reconsidered.

 

i just opened up a set of 00-01 fogs to install some lexus capsules...

I am 99% certain this will not work on the 00-01 fogs...

the shield/shroud is made out of pretty thick metal and is screwed onto the reflector..

just a word of caution before trying this on the 00-01's

 

Have you had a chance to compare light output without the shield VS the shield installed? I have aftermarket bulbs but I'm kinda curious what your opinion is.

 

The shield on the '03 fogs is shaped like a quarter of a sphere and is connected to the reflector with a straight metal piece. It is made of fairly sturdy metal but can be removed. If you grab it with some needlenose pliers, curl the ends in so that it will fit through the bulb opening and then repeatedly pull/push it back and forth, the metal near where it attaches to the reflector will fatigue and eventually cause the entire shield to detach. It can then be pulled out through the bulb opening and removed in one piece.

I pulled the shields out of my fogs last week when I was changing from stock bulbs to PIAA Super Plasma GT-X bulbs (stock was too yellow for me). I compared the light output (shielded vs non-shielded) before changing bulbs and there is some additional light output without the shields but it is not a huge difference on the road. The fogs have a fairly flat beam pattern without the shield and they are focused pretty well on the road. The shield is there mainly to eliminate glare above the bumper-line right in front of the car. In a fog or rain situation, I think the visibility would likely be a little worse.

I have two new fog light housings so I'm not worried about reversing this mod. One of my fogs already has a crack in the glass lens where a rock hit it so I may be swapping it out soon...

 

I guess you all don't understand the point of fog lights?

The sheild is there to limit the light output from going up. The closer the light is to the ground, and limited, the better off you are. Now you all are going to blind the hell out of on coming traffic and lose all of your visability in the fog / hard rain.

If you want more light like that, you should invest in some driving lights. In any case, you're going to blind oncoming traffic. But, atleast you'll be able to keep your fog / rain visability.

 

i did this with my 00 01 foglights, didnt bake it i used my mom's hairdryer to warm the silicone and used even force all the way around with a flat screwdriver to pop the lens off and got it out that wat, put it back together the same way then i used some black silicone on the seam to make sure moisture doesnt get in when it rains......but maybe you guys can help me, why can't we bake the 02 03 fogs

 

baking fogs is alot of work compared to sticking pliers in there, and pulling it out. And if it's your first time you'll probably leave pry marks on the plastic cover.

the material of the shield sounds the same so I guess it's possible on 00-01 fogs as well, you just need massive forearms..lol

but i would still recommend baking.. the results would look better as if you just pull it out, you'll leave the screw that attaches the shield to the reflector... and you'll see the break on the shield.

I didn't remove the shield, i removed it and dremeled the metal sides so the yellow capsule would fit... and then screwed the cut up shield back.

I'll get some pics of my beam pattern.

 

Have you ever been "blinded" by FOG lights? I installed the yellow capsules on my fogs and in any case, there was no way that little shield was going to fit over them, so I tossed it. I have NEVER had anyone complain about my fogs blinding them, although I did receive a couple of complaints about my stock headlights (fogs were turned off both times) . Also I can attest that my visability is indeed quite IMPROVED in rain and fog, so I'm a bit curious where you are getting this notion?

Easy: You can. I did. Now my fog lights are yellow.


The covers on the 02-03 are glass. Kind of hard to leave pry marks on it. I assume you were referring to the 5.5 gen here because your next statement refers to the 00-01 as a seperate entity:

 

Yes, many time I have been blinded by people's idiotic fog light modifications. People putting HID fogs in, and then people removing their shields like this.

You only think beacuse you are lighting up more area that you are getting better visibility, wait for some real fog, like the kind where you can only see a few feet infront of your car, or a heavy snow storm. You're only going to blind yourself.

If you want yellow fogs, do an IS conversion with some projectors and a 3000K HID setup.

 

i have never had any problem with on coming traffic .