[Ey31]

I was looking online for fogs lights to install on my wife's Ascent Premium and found theses,

MUD GUARDS for 19 20 21 22 Toyota RAV4 / Mudguards Splash Flaps | eBay

Set of 4 mudguards for fronts and rears. Toyota RAV4. Mud Guards. - Optional screws included. - Strong PU material made. - No drilling required, easy installation. Hood Deflector.

www.ebay.com

Does anyone have any experience with them? They are about half of what OEM would cost, that's a significant savings but at the same time I don't know how they would hold up long term.

I know some places sells OEM for about $300'ish..

Thanks.

 

[xydadx3]

If you end up installing them please update us. For the price I may get these if the quality is there. I’m also curious what bulbs it uses

 

[Bobby Kinstle]

It uses H11 halogen bulbs.

 

[xydadx3]

It uses H11 halogen bulbs.

Good to know. Those would be switched with LED right away! Just waiting for someone else to be the guinea pig now!

 

[Bobby Kinstle]

I thought about it, but for the cost of this kit plus the cost of retrofitting them to LED's you might as well just buy the OEM it from Subaru

 

[Ey31]

I have h11 led already, not an issue.. but is the lighting worth it?

 

[denissh]

OEM switch is $70..
and getting good beam pattern from non projector housing using LED is complicated ...
also i don't think OEM kit is LED

 

[Alptbird]

I just installed the oem on my wife’s premium. The factory fogs are LED. Now for the non factory kits. I installed a set on my neighbors a week ago took a lot longer because of the wiring difference. But the added differences were the shape of reflector in the light fixture. Believe it or not the body of the light is common. My wife’s previous van and my old explorer had the same fog lamp as the after market kit. Interchangeable bulbs nice fixture. The plastic covers seem to be good copies. The only thing to keep in mind is the fixture is a round assembly but the bumper covers are smaller and more rectangular. So the aftermarket light assembly is largely covered and broadcasts a messed up light beam and acts more like a cornering light than a fog. The factory kit reflector assembly is small and semi rectangular like the bumper covers and it broad cast a very nice 5000k white light, from what looks like 2 super bright chip LEDs properly positioned to maximize the light from the fixture.
Now the aftermarket wiring. It came with a full harness with generic 30amp relay that most fog light kits have with a generic round on of switch with the ability to light up when turned on. Blue in color and bright as hell at night. Annoying really. It took me about an hour to install the aftermarket kit on the neighbors car, I was motivated to do it cause I wanted to do it to the wife’s. But after that install, I grabbed a oem kit for twice the price and spent 15-20 minutes installing and got a much better result. Beer and pizza was involved.....

 

[xydadx3]

@Alptbird great answer to this thread’s question. Appreciate it!

 

[Alptbird]

Oem

 

[Alptbird]

Aftermarket

Bumper cover