I am looking for a way to install fogs on my 2006 Cobalt LT. It has the straight up plastic trim piece over the area where the fogs usually would be. I swear I see a cavity in there where fog lamps could be installed (I feel like all cobalt bumpers are standardized) but i wanted to see if anyone has tried this before I spend money.

This is how it looks (not actually mine... mine's better :P)


This is how I want it to look...


I guess I wonder about wiring harnesses and where I could get an OE fog lamp button. Mounting it would be a cinche I think, just wiring it might be trouble.

Ideas?

 

get the foglights, get the grilles, you can wire the fog lights really however you want you could just use a fog light wiring kit from autozone

 

Thanks.
I wonder though, if the wiring is already there as part of a standard harness... I guess I'll buy the parts and start opening things up. Can't hurt to look.

 

Look at the wiring first so you can plan your next move accordingly

 

I'll let you know, I just ordered up a bunch of parts to do this myself. I ordered a fog light kit that seems to come with pretty much everything I needed besides the HID kit and the bumper cover things.

I ordered the Kit for about $100, the HID kit for about $45 and the bumper covers for $40 so it's not a cheap project by any means.


I ordered this kit if you where wondering.

 

You'll need a bumper with the fog brackets, trust me.
Unless you make some kind of bracket.

 

Yeah, I got the inserts and fog lights for my car but the clips are not on the bumper. Making a bracket would be a serious pain in the ass, in fact it's probably not possible.

You should check for tabs before you buy anything. Just because you have the bumper with inserts doesn't mean you can install fogs.

 

I was talking to someone about doing it, they didn't have the tabs and they made it happen with some sort of adhesive compound. I might be able to find his name somewhere.

- If you have the stock wiring you wouldn't realy have to wire much. Just find a stock switch ( or your own ) relay and to the actual fogs.

 

Did someone seriously glue the fog lights to the flexible front bumper?

Jeez, things like that make me glad I bought my car new.

 

I didn't think about clips or brackets needed. I figured as long as the cavity was there you would be able to screw them in to place.
RockAuto.com has alot of stuff but I don't see anything about mounting brackets for the fogs. They sell the inserts and fog lamp assy and that appears to be it.
Wonder if i could find something at a junk yard or something...

 

never done this myself, but i doubt that using the stock wiring harness will work. as afar as i know, the factory installed fogs run through the bcm(because when you turn on your fogs, your all your other lights {minus the headlights} will turn on with them)...not just from the switch to the lights.

but running a few wires for little things like that are easy as $hit.

 

forget OE... go custom! like mine!


do whatever you like. wireing is pretty simple... i can write up a walk-though if you need one

 

That's pretty sweet. What did you do about the trim? did you cut holes for the lights to shine through, or are they hidden behind?

 

looks like behind the lower grille