Without getting into the trial-and-error of finding a better light bulb that fit, I finally found a replacement at J.C. Whitney.  The stock 9145 bulb is shielded like a regular low-beam bulb but uses a high-beam type plug and is rated at 42 watts.  The bulb I found at J.C. Whitney for $9.99 is a 9005 all-weather high-beam replacement bulb, their part number is 07UF6049U, and is rated at 65 watts.   (DCP_0008.jpg)   It also casts a somewhat yellow light like the conventional aftermarket foglights that we’re used to seeing, and is not shielded like the stock light.

The stock lights come out with a quarter-turn, and then you can easily remove the plug.  I did learn that the new bulbs don’t seal quite as well but a thin bead of clear silicone around the base will fix it. (DCP_0004.jpg)

The ears, or bayonets for you camera buffs, are pretty much the same for both, however in this photo you can see that the one at 7 o’clock is a little bit lower on the J.C. Whitney bulb on the right. This is nothing that can’t be overcome on installation with some wiggling into the housing.

Here is a photo with one of the all-weather bulbs installed on the driver’s side of my Ranger. My only other recommendation if you do this mod is to not drive around with the foglights on all the time like a lot of people seem to do, because these are much brighter and could bother other drivers.  I save them for actual fog and other bad weather. ~TRS