Exclusive's LED "fog light" mod

[exclusive]

Here is my LED "fog light" mod that sort of resembles the new benz's. I didn't want to mess with cutting into the covers so I ran them right below. I tapped into the headlight fuse so they turn on with the headlights. Took a while to do but I'm very happy with the way it came out



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[pRzNiMaN]

DIY this shit

it looks chill

i have an 11 SE so i have fogs

but i think it would look tight under the fogs, u think?

[LOV]

looks good.

[Kiwi-Corolla]

Nice job. Very subtle. Suits well too

[cuzz22]

Originally Posted by exclusive

Here is my LED "fog light" mod that sort of resembles the new benz's. I didn't want to mess with cutting into the covers so I ran them right below. I tapped into the headlight fuse so they turn on with the headlights. Took a while to do but I'm very happy with the way it came out



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that looks sweet..just might have to do that to my SE...

[SSBN]

Looks great. I have seen several new MBs driving around and I like the look. Nice job.

[AloRock]

Looks better than all those standards. Where did you buy them, do you have a link for us ?

[BlackCamSe]

That looks sweet. Make a diy. I'd like to do this mod.

[eyezack87]

Most likely he tapped into the +/- wires of the headlights and extended it to the LEDs, which should run on 12v of power. Its the same general idea in adding foglights to a car that didn't have them to begin with, minus the switch

Looks good OP. I was considering making some fresh with 5-chip LEDs to make sure they last but got sidetracked by the ES300 projector fogs I'm working on right now

[exclusive]

Thanks for the compliments everyone

Basically on ebay they have tons of these items in different lengths and colors...it's just two LED strips.
I wired each LED strip to one another, and then ran a wire from the + side of the LEDs to the 15A low beam fuse (only on the fused side; only 1 of the fuses).
I ran the - side of the LEDs to a bolt in the engine bay for ground.
The LEDs just stick on with the given 3M adhesive.
Just requires some soldering, shrinkwrap, & flex tubing. I made my own fuse tap taking apart an old maxi fuse. You can get a mini fuse tap from online, but I didn't want to wait.
You will need to unscrew/unclip the splash guards from underneath your bumper so you can have access to run the wires. The screws and clips are easily noticeable and easy to remove.
Note: In my case, the LED strip did not show which wire was +/-. I just tested the strip by touching the wires to the battery and figured it out that way.