DIY Install Hella FF75 Driving Lights

5th April 2007

I have been looking for a good pair of fog lights or spotlights... but later i found out that fog lights are usually used in foggy conditions and most aftermarket fog lights are only for aesthetics. The light spread of fog lights are very near and makes no difference to the driving vision. The other thing is many of the aftermarket fog lights do not last and you might experience water getting into the light or the glass breaking due to cold rain water on a hot light.

Until recently, about few months ago, I noticed this pair of so called "Driving Lights" by Hella in a car accessories retail shop which looks good and checked out the light beam spread from the internet. This is the light i want and finally i found it!! Woohoo!!

The installation took me half a day as I always want a close-to-perfect installation workmanship. The results is very very satisfying, the light beam spread is quite broad and even, which i can drive even without the headlight ON.

Hella FF75 Driving Lights 800x600	As usual, place the car on jack stands as we need to remove the bumper. 800x600	Get the tools to remove the grill and bumper. Clear the floor area below the car. 800x600
Locate the plastic clips of the grill. Use a flat head screwdriver to push down the clips. 800x600	Pull the grill backwards. The plastic clips will be sticking on the car. Remove them fom the car and fix them back to the grill. 800x600	Clips fixed back in position. The grill now can be snapped back in place later after the DIY job. 800x600
Remove the side bumper light so that the bumper can slide out easily. 800x600	Remove the mounting bolts and screws of the bumper and slide out the bumper. 800x600	Measure the bumper hole for cutting. 800x600
Cut the bumper with a hacksaw blade. 800x600	This will be the position of the driving light. OK the lgiht fits the hole. Good. Now we can drill holes for mountings. 800x600	Relay wiring for drawing current directly from the battery. The trigger power will be drawn from the small light. 800x600
Ground connection for the left light. 800x600	HID ballasts in position. Can you spot them? Fix everything back in position. 800x600	Testing the lights. WOW!! Nice!! I'm smilling... ^_^ 800x600
The light captured outside during the night. My phone camera not that good for night photography, so 4 lights become 2 lights... LoL 800x600	The light beam spread of the Hella Driving lights. 800x600	The light beam spread with my headlights ON... notice the yellowish beam?? Now my headlights are like secondary lights already.. hahaha.. 800x600
Night time view from inside the car. Very satisfied with the results based on the money spent and effort put in. 800x600	This is how my car look now during the day... Look like Dracula huh?? 800x600