Hot Rods Fog Lights on your rod

Thirty posts and no dissensions? I personally think it makes almost all of these cars just look too busy. A big old car-Duesy or Packard-with tons of front lights- is cool. A's and 30's Fords, especially with an asymetrically mounted light are just not for me. And just that-I wouldn't run them on my cars-but if you like them, please go right ahead.

 

Here's mine

 

TMan.......I don't know.....believe it may be a sealed beam......never had it apart......wired it up and it works like crazy! It is a King Bee......don't know what they used........I feel stupid....no, wait.....I am stupid....

CB

 

Unity, on my Custom Pickup. Wouldn't put them on my Hotrod.

 

Wow, I did not expect a large response. Thanks for all the pictures and information guys. I am not dead set on using them on my rod yet, but I do have a couple pairs of lights that I could use. My main headlights will be an old set of Auto Lamp Mfg. Co. Model 430's that I will be restoring (top, larger ones). My choices are as follows, 1) a pair of Auto Lamp Mfg. Co. Model 410's, smaller and not as deep as the 430's (center one) or 2) an original pair of GUIDE lights that state 4 5/8" on them (bottom one).



I see many of you have smaller lights and many of you have singles or sets of fog lights that are not much smaller than the main headlights.

I suppose it would help to see them on the car, but off the cuff, what pair would you run? I kinda like the idea of running matched Auto Lamp Mfg. Co. sets.

 

The foglights on my truck are B-L-C's and I ditched the original bulbs and sockets and adapted a new socket to except a modern double element halegon bulb,,,

The B-L-C foglights came with amber lens and are 5 3/4" . HRP

 

I wont to use some for turn signil lights

 

my B-L-C on Lil Beast....need to measure and get a new bulb..don't know if it works or is 6 or 12 volt ........i liked the shape..looks cool from the rear but i don't have a pic of the backside

older pics before we got hemi'd

ya can double click it to a new broser and the click that if ya want to really see the detail to it........res is like 1000 something X 1000 more something...frickin huge

 

I used to in the 70's. Sold them and have been kicking my ass ever since.

 

this thread will continue to bring out class & taste! thanks!

 

The ones on mine are original options that came already on the car. I will be leaving them on and using them as running lights.

48 Poncho

 

I had a set on my 36, one amber and one white as my pops said thats how they did it back in the fiftys. BUT as it became apparent that everyone was putting fog lamps on their cars, I took mine off. Dare to be different. MIke

 

Just have one fog light on the Dodge. I just haven't put the other one back on.

 

I found these at a swap meet, I have seen them on line somwhere..

 

I've picked up a couple off Ebay and plan to use one on the '32 2dr and probably one on either the roadster or 5w. Only plan on one for each car. Kinda like the asymetrical look.

Frank

 

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Frank,I guess it's like the dark painted mags,,the single foglight must be a locational or reagional thing,,,In my neck of the woods I never saw a single unless the other one was busted! HRP

 

Been running these for about five years. I run hi/low sealed beams in them . Have higher watt bayonett bulbs in the orig headlights. I leave them on Hi beam and dim the the old fog lights. Tried halogen bulbs in the orig headlights and the glass seemed to distort the beam like a flood light. Works pretty well and have never had anyone flashing his headlights like they were bothering them.

 

I thought about using one on my 5W for a while . I like the fog lamp to be the right size (scale wise) compared to the headlamps . I had some nice fogs with a cats eye lens . Looked too large with my B-L-C headlights . Ended up with a smaller B-L-C fog that matched my headlights.........Z

 

Mines, on the '34...

 

I like fog lights, always have. They add a finished look to any car, my 3 cents. I found these a few years back at Hershey, and it was love at first sight. and they were cheep, $35.00 with the original brackets. Course I was messing with them one day and droped one of the glass lenses, and wanted to cry. Found another one, its not the same shade but close enough. Iceman

 

I really dig the fog lights on rods and if it makes your car a little safer and versitile to boot then why not right !

 

Same car! Belongs to poppa Bleed, a great guy!

 

I found two nice old King Bees with amber lenses and put 'em on my '35 woodie!

 

my coupe was planned from day 1 with a fog light... I have this one and a clear fluted lense one that resembles a small version of the 28-29 model a pickup light (painted back) that I will use as an option for this light. I like either one...not sure why....

 

Here's mine, they are Cockshutt tractor headlights that i have tinted to look like fog lights, they are actually my signal/parking lights.

 

How did you tint the glass?

 

Those tractor lights are really cool , I like the texture on the glass.

 

Stained glass window paint, you have to be really careful with how many coats you spary to make the color match.

Thanks, they say guide tractor lens on them too.

 

Here's mine....Yankee....