To replace the foglight bulbs on the 2nd gens does the whole front fascia have to be removed or can you do it from underneath after removing the belly pan?
no, just take the protective cover off the car first (the one that needs to be removed in order to change the email) and then you have to remove the other cover thats right under the fog lights. its very easy shouldn't take long. no need to take the front end off
There is no extra cover that is right under the fog lights. Like Tony said, just remove the plastic belly pan and you should have enough room to switch them out. Easy as pie!
Last edited by blk300limited; 01-29-2013 at 10:36 AM.
I swapped mine with HID's and did the ballast install and everything from underneath. Granted, I had the benefit of a lift, but if you can get some space under the front, there is plenty of room to reach in and change the bulbs.
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JonW What HID kit did you end up going with on your fogs and do you experience any flickering when first ignited?
I have a XenonDepot kit. No flicker at all. Flicker is from one of two issues. Either the ballasts are crappy or the supply voltage circuit doesn't provide enough current. The solution to the first is to buy a quality kit and the solution to the second is to use a relay kit during installation. You wire the HID's straight to battery power and use the OEM light circuit to trigger the relay (not to power the HID's).
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DO yourself a favor...don't swap with HID. Swap with LED bulbs. They are very bright, low power, look great and are FAR less likely to die in the next 10 years.
DO yourself a favor...don't swap with HID. Swap with LED bulbs. They are very bright, low power, look great and are FAR less likely to die in the next 10 years.
LED's look good and are cheap but that's about it. If you actually need your fog lights functional I would suggest an HID kit for sure. Since I don't need functional fog lights, I'll look into some LED's to match the headlights.
I currently have a set of morimoto ballast from the Retrofit Source installed and they are great,but occasionaly they flicker for about 30 sec when i first turn them on other than that they are fine.
Ditto what drksyd says. LED's are great for others to see you and make your car look good, but for functional fog lamps, they don't put out the forward light like an HID does.
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