The OP’s initial post only focused on the headlights of his 2006 Roush Mustang, but he didn’t perform the HID swap on the fog lights because his car doesn’t have any. However, he helped a friend install these same HIDs on his Mustang GT (shown above in red) a short time later, including the grille-mounted fog lights. When this second setup was installed, the OP took that opportunity to take some pictures and include the fog light portion of that second install in his DIY.
As a result, this HID installation how-to thread will walk the owner of a 2005 through 2009 Ford Mustang GT through the key steps with nice, clear pictures of the components in the vehicle for easy reference. The initial portion of the DIY was done on a Roush-tuned model, but the information applies to all of the cars from the early S197 generation.
Even if you opt for a different brand of HID kit than the one used in the DIY, many of the mounting points and directions will remain the same, but this how-to really highlights the ease-of-use with the HIDGuys kit.
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