Wow! It’s almost been a whole month since I bought those fog lamps for Peaberry, our new Prius. I found them on JuicyHybrid.com. They look exactly like the OEM lamps that come on the Prius V model, but they’re $300 cheaper! I finally had a break in my school homework schedule, where I could get these things installed, before the weather gets bad.
The kit was quite complete and the quality is excellent! Fortunately, I downloaded some .pdf instructions from one of the Prius forums, because the included instructions were absolutely useless. I didn’t have any ramps, so I had to do the installation flat on the ground, and let me tell you, that front end is mighty low! I think it’s only about eight inches high and it was a total bitch trying to get my head under there to see what was going on! Even worse, I couldn’t find my floodlight, so I had to use a headlamp, which didn’t work well, trying to sneak my head under that bumper.
The installation went fairly smoothly, but there were some questionable steps in the instructions and I really had to figure them out. I had issues trying to get through the firewall- on my first attempt, I tried to use an old spoke as my fishing tape, but it was way too short. My wife was able to produce a pretty decent clothes hanger for me, so I went with that. Everything about that car is tight, so I got a descent amount of scrapes. Working under the dashboard was no fun either. With all my little breaks and difficulties, the installation took me almost five hours. It should have taken me one hour :(
All in all, I am very satisfied with the product and the installation. We took it for a test drive tonight and the light intensity and pattern is fantastic. I feel much better knowing that my wife will have better visibility on those dreary, foggy days.
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