Best Replacement Bulbs & Best Practices for Bumper Fog Lights?

[NickyV]

My MJ has fog lights with orange glass and covers. They were installed aftermarket by a PO, and I don't think they did a great job. I've been working on cleaning up the work.

 

Anyway, I rarely find the need to use them, but every once in a while I check on them, and almost always one or two are burnt out. I'm suspecting that I just need to redo the wiring right, which I will do.

 

But what do you all recommend for replacement bulbs? The last time I replaced these, I went with Hella H3s. They are cheap, which is nice. I've seen some very expensive options out there. Wondering if the juice is worth the squeeze.

 

Also wondering about best practices when it comes to wiring these up. They are already running through a relay. But is there a recommendation on gauge of wire? Recommendations on wire routing?

What tips do you all have?

[Pete M]

bulbs should not burn out simply by existing. 

 

for any light that isn't the headlights, I go with LEDs (I'm still a firm believer in not blinding my fellow drivers).  all my fog/turns/driving/brake lights have been converted in my Libby and PT.  I use the fogs as my daytime driving lights in both. 

[NickyV]

Thanks, @Pete M. I agree that they shouldn't burn out simply by existing. And good on you for not installing ridiculously bright headlights. I hate it when I'm driving down the road at night and suddenly I feel like I'm about to be abducted by aliens.

 

I just ordered some LED H3s and I'm going to redo the wiring.

 

All the PO wiring was truly janky. One example is that someone had decided to use what I think were computer monitors for the tweeters. They had tucked these little speakers (about the size of a Rubik's cube) up under the dash and just twisted the ends of the wires together. I fixed that a while back when I redid my stereo. Haha.