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Old 08-17-2011, 05:44 PM
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Default Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

Like in the title, I am doing my dual fog light switch mod. I decided to give it a go for myself, after looking at buggman's work. For the bezel and switch, its out of a 2003 ford explorer. Also, I am not doing the wiring mod for the switch, I bought it from buggman.

Anyway, here's some pictures of the bezel and my newly created closet workshop










I decided to use JB weld to fill in the gaps because it bonds to plastic and is sandable. I will add more pics as I continue, but as for now, my thumb is raw from rubbing that damn rubber coating off!!!
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Old 08-17-2011, 05:46 PM
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Default Re: Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

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Old 08-17-2011, 05:46 PM
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Default Re: Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

looks pretty good to me!
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Old 08-17-2011, 05:49 PM
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Default Re: Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

Lookin good man!
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Old 08-17-2011, 05:50 PM
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Default Re: Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

Looking good! I cant wait to see it painted!
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Old 08-17-2011, 05:59 PM
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Default Re: Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

haha you and me both, this rubber crap is horrible to get off, this one is giving me such a hard time. The stock bezel in my truck right now was easy to get the rubber coating off, this one is being a pain

Thanks for all the positive comments guys!!!
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Old 08-17-2011, 10:00 PM
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Default Re: Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

HA!
You could commit a crime & they'd never know who you are now.

I rubbed my fingerprints off modding the first few bezels I did too

Don't forget to remove the 2wd/4x4 insert before you start sanding & painting... it's a PITA to mask it off.
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Old 08-18-2011, 05:44 AM
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Default Re: Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

I managed to do my last one without removing it and it looks perfect. I just taped over the whole thing, cut it with a razor blade and pushed the tape into the crack, and it looks decent. I did manage to get the rest of the rubber coating off last night so tonight I will sand the hole i filled smooth, and hopefully with any luck, PAINT
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Old 08-18-2011, 07:34 AM
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Default Re: Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

one small, tiny flaw- the wording will be wrong on your 4x4 switch - Rangers don't have auto > 4x4 high > 4x4 Low
But, besides that tiny flaw, it looks great!
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Old 08-18-2011, 08:02 AM
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Default Re: Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

To be honest, I never noticed that I may go to the scrap yard and see if they have one and just use superglue to put it in lol

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Or, I shall leave it and tell people that it was a custom order to have that, but the auto doesn't work anymore, its just 2wd lol
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Old 08-18-2011, 11:18 AM
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Default Re: Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

The auto-2wd-4x4 insert is from explorer bezels... I've got a bunch of them
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Old 08-18-2011, 11:40 AM
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Default Re: Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

yeah well it is an explorer bezel, But I will just swap the plate out later (before or after I finish my fogs and stuff, who knows). I am going to the scrap yard after work today to pick up a couple things (another 12v plug cap, cigaret lighter incase i need it in place of my 12v, and going to look for that panel) so I will see what I find. Then I will go home and time to sand and hopefully paint I will be using krylon fusion gloss black, and then I am going to put a few coats of clear on it.
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Old 08-18-2011, 12:20 PM
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Be careful using the gloss black fusion, the last couple things I painted with the gloss didn't turn out that well. Lots of tiny pits & some spots didn't want to adhere properly.

I gave up after 2 or 3 tries & went with the satin fusion & the stuff looks perfect after the first coat... go figure
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Old 08-18-2011, 03:29 PM
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Default Re: Work in progress: Dual fog light switch for Hella 500ff's

Hmm, well I'll give it a go and see. I managed to get a 2wd, 4x4 high and 4x4 low panel for the bezel today from the wreckers, along with another 12v outlet and cigaret lighter outlet (extra inventory). Right now I am sanding but it looks like it will take another coat once im done so no paint for tonight I guess
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Old 08-20-2011, 02:14 PM
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Update: Bezel is now sanded and painted, it looks good. You can only notice where it was before if you really look. I will post up pics on sunday night when I have access to my computer.
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