maxamer

Well let the modding begin . Put in Bluevisions, clear bumper corners, and rewired the side marker lights yesterday. I've got OEM fogs on the way.

I also want to put in Philips Bluevision H3s in the fogs, but the PIAA H3s in my friend's Max keep cracking his fog light lenses . Just wondering if anyone else has had that problem, especially with Bluevision H3s?

P.S. Chalk me up as another modding addict thanks to the .org

Jamsan

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now where does the REAL modding begin?

MAXIN

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You sure the cracking is not from road debris?

maxamer

waiting for the Canadian winter to end -- Y-pipe will be ordered 2nd half of March, when the snow starts to clear up

Jamsan

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maxamer

That was debated (searched the .org too). He and our mechanic are pretty sure its the PIAA H3s. Both lenses cracked in almost a straight horizontal line through the middle of the lense. Can't find any evidence of stone chips either.

Mishmosh

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Unless they are the overwatt H3's, standard 55W H3's should not produce enough heat to crack the lens.

MaxEffect414

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I have Piaa's and everyone i know that has them had there lenses cracked including myself.

I wouldn't buy them again even though i love the lighting.

Dasyce

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i've had piaa super plasmas h3s for six months.. no cracks yet.. i wasn't aware that they would have that effect.. more info please

spiff56747

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I put 100 watt H3 bulbs in there (yes I was stupid), and sure enough, there was a crack in one of the foglights. Never doing that again.

SupaMaxima

I have the piaa H3 85 watt in my oem fog light housing. It gets really hot but no cracking. I used to have cheap aftermarket foglights. The 85 watt piaa's cracked them. It was probably the great amount of heat generated. The 95-96 glass fog light housing can withstand the heat from the 85 watts. I live in souther cali though and it doesn't snow here. I'm not sure how they will perform in snowy weather.

sil SE

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ive had piaa superwhites in for a year. nothing

njmaxseltd

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This is the recepie for cracked OEM fog lenses:

Install high wattage H3's 85 or 100 Watts.

Drive around town and let those puppies get the lense really hot!

Now drive through a puddle and have some water splash on the ripping hot lense..... C-R-A-C-K

Pretty easy to do.

ZuMBLe

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If you're going to run your fog lights all the time (no fog) don't run high wattage bulbs. Like njmaxseltd said, they get hot then if you hit water/snow, the lense will crack. I've had my hella 85 watt yellow stars in there for 3 years now. No problems. I hardly use them. Only when I have to. If you're going to run them all the time, stick with 55 watts. Or you can gamble and buy a new housing every once in a while.

optimus310

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just buy the PIAA Super Plasma 55W. The lightig is great and so far no cracks on mine. Maybe cuz I am on Arizona and we don't Have as much rain or snow.

maxamer

Thanks guys, I guess I'll stick with 55W Bluevision H3s. Just ordered them today $32.00 bucks shipped.

JSClark

I have PIAA HyperWhite H3's (waiting to be installed).... I'm hoping that those don't crack my lenses