Kogashiwa Kai
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Mounting AW11 fog lights
Hi Guys, I have a set of fog lights for an AW11 and have noticed that most people just use one of the bolts that goes through the metal piece underneath the bumper to mount them. However mounting them this way, the lights are more closer towards the centre of the bumper, and doesn't match the factory photos which are always directly underneath the blinkers and parkers. Does anyone know how do you get the fog lights to sit directly under the blinker/parkers as per the brochure photos? Are there special mounts or did Toyota just drill holes through the metal piece under the bumper? 
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/17 12:16:44
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Perhaps the jdm MKI's had bolts underneath the bumper that lined up differently than those shipped elsewhere. I just checked the bolts on my USDM MKIa and MKIb. The ones on the MKIa would line the fog lights up as shown in the Toyota photos/renderings. However, the MKIb bolts are farther towards center as you mentioned.
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/17 15:12:22
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Thanks for checking, my mr2 is a Mk1b Japanese import and the bolts are more towards the centre too. I'm starting to think that all Mk1b's have the off centre holes.
Can anyone shed some light as to how they managed to center the fog lights, i'm very curious as to how they did it from the factory/dealer.
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/17 15:47:13
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Honestly. it wouldn't surprise me if they photo-shopped the MKIb pics.
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/17 18:58:25
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Yea, you're probably right, the brochure images are all edited anyway.
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/17 19:53:02
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Wouldn't be hard to make simple brackets that position them under the indicators. I attached mine using the bolt hole on the inside of the indicators. Might modify it so they align as per the image above. 
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/17 20:10:24
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Nice car, they look pretty cool off-centre of the indicators too.
How would you mount the custom brackets if you were to make some?
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/17 20:16:07
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Kogashiwa Kai
Nice car, they look pretty cool off-centre of the indicators too.
How would you mount the custom brackets if you were to make some?
Maybe you could do as you suggested and drill a new hole through the metal piece (but don't drill through the plastic bumper) and just have a bolt sticking down through the new hole. Attach the foglight bracket with a nut to the bolts threaded section. Hope that made sense :) How I have it now is basically underneath the bolt that goes up through the metal piece and into the bumper.
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/17 20:47:02
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Yea, i might dry drilling a hole in the metal piece. I'll find a spare one first in case i mess it up lol.
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/18 11:08:39
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I have the oem retracting foglight mounting kit at home. From recollection there is a flat plate which mounts to the metal strip underneath the bumper, and then there is a 90 degree bracket which attaches the foglights to that plate. As for where they line up in relation to the indicators, I have no idea as I have not yet fitted mine.
Have you got some pictures to post up of your fogs?
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/18 19:54:31
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spike10000
I have the oem retracting foglight mounting kit at home. From recollection there is a flat plate which mounts to the metal strip underneath the bumper, and then there is a 90 degree bracket which attaches the foglights to that plate. As for where they line up in relation to the indicators, I have no idea as I have not yet fitted mine.
Have you got some pictures to post up of your fogs?
You mean these L-shape brackets? But there is no where to mount them and wouldn't using those make the arms point forward rather than down? (Ps: Hope you don't mind me borrowing your pic RdS)  
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/19 11:28:03
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Those are not the oem brackets, which might be part of your problem :) As I was attempting to explain (poorly), there are some flat brackets which first attach to the bracket underneath the bumper skin. There is then an L-shaped bracket between that and the foglight. I've dug out a picture which should be similar, if not the real McCoy. 
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/19 11:31:44
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p.s. love your fogs. I have the same 
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/05/19 21:04:54
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Ah ha! So it's those brackets that are centering the fog lights, mystery solved.
Thanks spike10000, it's probably near impossible to find actual OEM brackets so will most likely need to make some custom ones.
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Re: Mounting AW11 fog lights
2015/06/01 23:33:28
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Ok, so for those who are interested I ended up making some custom brackets. They seem to make the lights sit a little lower then they should but that might have more to do with the thickness of the metal i used. Overall very happy with the look, just waiting for the fog light button from the UK before I start wiring it all up. These lights are so out of place and look so much like an after thought by Toyota, but they have really grown on me lol.   
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