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Mar 14, 2011 | 08:46 PM

Paul L

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DRLs, Small Round and Intense

Humour me, I am coming from the C3 area and have never owned a C5. In the back of my mind I seem to remember C5s with smallish (3"?) round but very intense driving lamps behind the grilles. I do not know if they are factory or aftermarket but they were very bright in daylight, a significant safety feature considering the low driving profile of both older and newer Corvette generations. Am I having a senior moment? Or does anyone know what I am talking about? If they exist I would like to adapt a pair on my 1974 convertible this spring. The vertical grille mount brackets near the front licence plate make for an easy installation.

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Mar 14, 2011 | 09:06 PM

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I believe you are thinking of the stock fog lights.

Beautiful car by the way

Mar 14, 2011 | 09:15 PM

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I believe you are thinking of the stock fog lights.

Beautiful car by the way

Yes!! And those must be different from the DRLs on the outside lamps I believe. Or perhaps you do not have DRLs in the USA? They have been mandated here since 1989.

Are there aftermarket versions of those? I would imagine GM would be $$$s.

Thanks for the comments on my 37-year-old car.

Mar 14, 2011 | 09:22 PM

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The DRLs are the corner lights, I changed my DRLs out for LEDs and I put HIDs in the Fogs, so they are brighter than stock.

As far as picking a set up you may have some luck in the parts section, I have seen some guys changing their fogs out for aftermarket ones so I imagine there may be some in there for a reasonable price.

John

Mar 14, 2011 | 09:31 PM

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Thanks for your help. I'll keep an eye open.

Mar 14, 2011 | 10:27 PM

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FYI the fogs on the corvette are the same as the fogs on a Camaro.. right down to the brackets... so If your thinking of buying some buy the Camaro's

Mar 15, 2011 | 12:01 AM

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Wow! Beatiful C3. Makes me want to get someone to kick my butt for selling my '78. However, love my C5 even more!

Mar 15, 2011 | 08:36 PM

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Well I did some homework. Those fog lights run about $200.00 each without relays and wiring. I can get a complete retro aftermarket kit for about $50.00 complete with all hardware and wiring (e.g. Pilot, Hella). So....