driving lights

Hi all--
Anyone know if the driving lights from the 83-86 and the 87-88 are interchangeable?I know the brackets are different,wondering about the lamps.
Will they bolt up?
Thank you.
Joe

No, and no.

83-86 use the Marchal foglamps which have a "top-or-bottom" mount (ie, you can flip them around, they're top mount on TC's and bottom mount on Jeep's IIRC).

87-88 use Hella foglamps that are rear mount (the bolt/stud is in the back of the housing).

I sell the correct OEM Hella's new. Hella bought out Marchal some years ago and the original mold has been destroyed beyond repair for the 83-86 lights.

Michael, thanks for the info.What I need is a set for my 85.
Joe

Joe,

Try the Jeep clubs, also the Escort GT, Ford EXP, and quite a few other models used the same lights.

I can get new ones from Hella without the "cat head" and with an updated lense, but they run about $150/set.

There are quite a few nice "generic" driving lights available at local parts stores, and most of them are a top/bottom mount. Find one in the size you like if you're not worried about originality.

OK Michael, much appreciated.Now that you mention that, I had a Lincoln Mark VII a couple of years ago that had those type of lamps.
Joe

Originally posted by AerobirdMotorsports:
There are quite a few nice "generic" driving lights available at local parts stores, and most of them are a top/bottom mount. Find one in the size you like if you're not worried about originality.

Michael's right. Until I found a set of factory lights at a JY I used an aftermarket set. I modified them for back mount using the small parts from my broken set, but that's beside the point. I found that the aftermarket set looked nice on my TC and IMO performed better. Like Michael said, I got the JY set for originality.

Stock foglights dont really do much for lighting IMO.

My Hella FF75 driving lights are the best thing I ever did to my car for lighting. Outshine the low and highbeams together.

You guys are absolutely right.As hard as I'm trying to keep the stock look,I'll probably go with a set of aftermarket lights.I was fortunate enough to find a set of brackets,thats half the battle.
Joe

There was a post a while back about some aftermarket lights that very closely resemble the factory Hellas. I think you can get them at WalMart and they're top/bottom mount.

wow, I could tell a HUGE difference with the fog lamps on on my 88TC, even more noticeable on the marchals on my 86 TC