Hah just stumbled upon this thread! Funny that I've been thinking to remove a massive portion of the plastic in the fog light surround/grille for a while now. Mainly for better airflow.

It's nice to know somebody has already been tinkering in that region... gives me more confidence that it is possible, and has a functional use to it.

Well done mate. Looks pretty decent imo (and I'm not one to normally like aftermarket DRLs). Now... wheres my angle grinder and drill!