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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 03:01 PM
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Changing a fog light is easy right?!! ............WRONG!!!

@#$%^@#%&^@$%^!#%*&!@^%$&@%$



first i took out the wrong side, and i scratched up the body kit when i was reinstalling it..


then i go to take out the bolt, and it snaps in the bracket...
i have to remove the entire bracket to get to the broken bolt. THe bracket does not fit through the fog light hole i had to remove the bottom paneling to get it out.. gggrrrr


now i am trying to work the bolt out of the threads...


wd40 and a set of plyers will keep me company..








a 10 minute thing is turned into 2 hours.. grrrrrrrrr
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 03:06 PM
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Re: Changing a fog light is easy right?!! ............WRONG!!!

lol, i had the same problem, but it was warm out so i was patient. if it was 3 degrees like it is now then i would've definitely messed something up
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 03:16 PM
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Re: Changing a fog light is easy right?!! ............WRONG!!!

Originally posted by redmaxpa007
@#$%^@#%&^@$%^!#%*&!@^%$&@%$





a 10 minute thing is turned into 2 hours.. grrrrrrrrr
tell me about it....look at my post on the FSTB
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 03:41 PM
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One of my bolts siezed...I couldn't get it out with penetrating oil...tried to drill it....scratched (burned off is more like it) the paint on a spot my new front bumper with the drill....destroyed the bracket in the process....had to buy new bracket and bolts. Now I use anti-sieze...
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 03:44 PM
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Re: Changing a fog light is easy right?!! ............WRONG!!!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by redmaxpa007
[B]@#$%^@#%&^@$%^!#%*&!@^%$&@%$


Kiss your mother with that mouth?
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 03:45 PM
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Re: Changing a fog light is easy right?!! ............WRONG!!!

Originally posted by redmaxpa007
@#$%^@#%&^@$%^!#%*&!@^%$&@%$



first i took out the wrong side, and i scratched up the body kit when i was reinstalling it..


then i go to take out the bolt, and it snaps in the bracket...
i have to remove the entire bracket to get to the broken bolt. THe bracket does not fit through the fog light hole i had to remove the bottom paneling to get it out.. gggrrrr


now i am trying to work the bolt out of the threads...


wd40 and a set of plyers will keep me company..








a 10 minute thing is turned into 2 hours.. grrrrrrrrr


Here is the link step by step on how to install fog lights. may be this help you....
http://www.maximadriver.com/fogs.html
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 07:13 PM
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Re: Re: Changing a fog light is easy right?!! ............WRONG!!!

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Here is the link step by step on how to install fog lights. may be this help you....
http://www.maximadriver.com/fogs.html
thanks, but i know what i am doing.. i had to take the bracket out so i could get the brocken bolt out of the threaded part of the bracket



lots of WD40 and locking plyers and i got it out.. it was too dark to reinstall it so i will do it tomorrow.
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 07:48 PM
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u guys know of a good pair of foglights that arent that dull yellow???
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 07:52 PM
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Originally posted by MIDNightMAX84
u guys know of a good pair of foglights that arent that dull yellow???
what do you mean, you hae stock fog lights. or you talking about after market stuff.
there are some xenon bulbs you could get that make it brighter. you coul do a search on ebay.
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 08:08 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Changing a fog light is easy right?!! ............WRONG!!!

Originally posted by redmaxpa007


thanks, but i know what i am doing.. i had to take the bracket out so i could get the brocken bolt out of the threaded part of the bracket



lots of WD40 and locking plyers and i got it out.. it was too dark to reinstall it so i will do it tomorrow.

That sucks jeff.... and if you asked anyonme here how long it would take everyone would say" I did it in five minutes......"

This should be Pinochio.org soemtimes...Murphy's Law of cold weasther modding

Seriously... it took me five minutes to change mine
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 09:22 PM
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I had the same thing happened to me when I was trying to remove my front bumper. Good thing there was a good bit left that I could grab it with a vise grip.
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 09:24 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Changing a fog light is easy right?!! ............WRONG!!!

Originally posted by dlicari



That sucks jeff.... and if you asked anyonme here how long it would take everyone would say" I did it in five minutes......"

This should be Pinochio.org soemtimes...Murphy's Law of cold weasther modding

Seriously... it took me five minutes to change mine

Congrad man i think you are the man..... good for you
Old Mar 10, 2003 | 10:19 PM
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That happened to me too Jeff. So I just got rid of the whole fog light assembly.
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