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Led Bulbs for Fog Lights |
PCH |
Apr 1 2020, 01:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 141 Joined: 3-January 19 From: Santa Barbara Member No.: 22,772 Region Association: Southern California |
I know this topic has come up before without a specific LED bulb being mentioned. Are there any plug and play LED bulbs for fog lights? I have searched the internet and not found any. Just making sure I didn't miss anything.
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FlacaProductions |
Apr 14 2020, 07:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,615 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California |
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Spoke |
Apr 18 2020, 08:59 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,991 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
Yup - they open right up with one screw holding a band around the lens. Here's another pic to show scale relative to the stock grilles. The lenses are marked TOP. You can see the clamp in this shot at the bottom of the fixture. @FlacaProductions @ThinAir I have Ernie's pilot fog light with me now. I guess I should have been a bit clearer about opening up the fixture. I can't seem to get the metal reflector apart from the glass lens. Do these 2 items come apart? I don't want to put too much pressure on the glass lens or use a screwdriver to pry them apart. I can't tell if they are bonded or the gasket is old, brittle, and stuck on. |
ThinAir |
Apr 18 2020, 10:03 PM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,543 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Yup - they open right up with one screw holding a band around the lens. Here's another pic to show scale relative to the stock grilles. The lenses are marked TOP. You can see the clamp in this shot at the bottom of the fixture. @FlacaProductions @ThinAir I have Ernie's pilot fog light with me now. I guess I should have been a bit clearer about opening up the fixture. I can't seem to get the metal reflector apart from the glass lens. Do these 2 items come apart? I don't want to put too much pressure on the glass lens or use a screwdriver to pry them apart. I can't tell if they are bonded or the gasket is old, brittle, and stuck on. That light has been on my car for about 10 years. I've never opened it up so I don't know about the internal construction. Is there glass between the outer "lens" and the bulb? If so then I would think it is just stuck in place from age since it would need to be removed to change the bulb. I'm thinking that a razor to cut through the seal would be what I would try. I would think it could be resealed. |
Spoke |
Apr 19 2020, 06:29 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,991 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
That light has been on my car for about 10 years. I've never opened it up so I don't know about the internal construction. Is there glass between the outer "lens" and the bulb? If so then I would think it is just stuck in place from age since it would need to be removed to change the bulb. I'm thinking that a razor to cut through the seal would be what I would try. I would think it could be resealed. There are 4 parts to the Pilot fog light: 1) The rear support enclosure. 2) The ring holding the glass lens and metal reflector to the support enclosure. 3) The glass lens 4) the metal reflector and bulb holder/socket. The glass lens and metal reflector are sealed with something that i can't get apart. The metal reflector has a lip that keeps the glass lens in place thus a razor knife cannot be inserted to cut whatever is holding the lens and reflector together. I don't feel comfortable using a screwdriver or other utensil to try to pry the 2 apart. I'd rather you try to take apart the one you have they tell me how to separate the 2. I don't want to break your fog light. I've encountered a foglight from a 911 where the glass lens and reflector seemed to be bonded together. I had to bail on trying to separate them. |
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