Disassemble Factory Fog Lights
10-15-2017, 09:06 AM
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Disassemble Factory Fog Lights
So maybe i'm dense but i Just realized that the factory fogs take a replaceable h3 bulb. I was under the impression they where like some kind of sealed beam that when blew Just needed replaced.
So after i took the bulb cover off the back of the fog i have that is blown, i see how rusted it is inside.
Im wondering, is there a way to, say, dissasemble the entire housing, like pull the lens off the front, so that i can clean everything out, clean the glass, and then seal it back together to try and get them to work? Im down for saving money!
On that same note, what are the stock H3s rated at? 35w? 55w? I hear they are crappy lights anyway, but if i replaced the bulbs with say 55w yellow Hellas, would they improve noticeably?
So after i took the bulb cover off the back of the fog i have that is blown, i see how rusted it is inside.
Im wondering, is there a way to, say, dissasemble the entire housing, like pull the lens off the front, so that i can clean everything out, clean the glass, and then seal it back together to try and get them to work? Im down for saving money!On that same note, what are the stock H3s rated at? 35w? 55w? I hear they are crappy lights anyway, but if i replaced the bulbs with say 55w yellow Hellas, would they improve noticeably?
10-15-2017, 09:30 AM
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I want to say I read somewhere that they are 55w. But I don't know if that is the ones in a '97 and up or '96 and down or both.
10-16-2017, 09:59 PM
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Thanks guys, i figured it was one or the other in terms of wattage.
What replacement bulb would give the best results in that housing, do you figure? a yellow 55w?
As for actual dissasembly, if this one is toast anyway im thinking i might see if i can tear it apart anyway, for science's sake. maybe heat up the sealing material around the lense and then see if i can pry it off. if i can, see if i can clean it out, polish the glass to be cleaer again and try to re-seal with a caulk of some kind. If that is all possible, at least ill know it can be donw and post the pics here.
What replacement bulb would give the best results in that housing, do you figure? a yellow 55w?
As for actual dissasembly, if this one is toast anyway im thinking i might see if i can tear it apart anyway, for science's sake. maybe heat up the sealing material around the lense and then see if i can pry it off. if i can, see if i can clean it out, polish the glass to be cleaer again and try to re-seal with a caulk of some kind. If that is all possible, at least ill know it can be donw and post the pics here.