Got the JDM Aster 3030 chip H16 fog light. After two days of install, no issues till now. No rain nor snow tested. But did a drive through car wash with undercarriage wash.

FIX:
Instead of one seal on the bulb I used the factory at the bottom and JDM supplied at the top; bulb(s) feels snugged tight. It took some patient and tinkering to get it locked.

I will keep updating the progress.

 

After installed my LED fog light last year the moisture appear but, I used a little of silicone around the gasket seal and the problem disappear.

 

It rained yesterday. Still holdings. With driving involved for 1 hour almost.

 

Today we had a downpour in Dallas, this morning. Still no condensation .

 

This is encouraging news. I may try your dual gasket approach. I really want to use those LEDs.

 

Thanks for the tip I plan on getting those foglights soon, I just installed their led 8th gen LED headlights and they are sweet, so much better than the factory halogen.

 

Just installed my JDM fogs today, I wasnt able to put both gaskets like you did. Instead of using their gasket I used the OEM one, it seemed like a snug fit, we will see what happens. It was very easy to do with the front end up, I just removed 4 philips screws and it pays to have smaller hands as well. LOL They match the JDM led headlights perfectly which is what I wanted.

 

Just an update, with just the OEM gasket only its been two weeks now and no moisture at all. Ive driven thru some rain/snow and temperatures from 25 to 50. I even gave it a power wash today cuz it was covered in some road salt, all good.

 

Got moisture after a road trip to South, where humidity was above 85% for 4 days. It looks pretty bad, now I am inclined to replace to factory bulb and call this "End Of Fog Mod".

 

Well, I was waiting until we had some more responses here to post back. It looks like xydehead had some issues. I'm not sure where you live, xydehead, but I live in around the Austin, TX area (Central/South TX) and we have a pretty predictable climate that assures high humidity. We also flux in and out of that humidity during the Fall and Winter seasons, so it's a perfect environment to create fog and condensation on things.

I have given up on removing the factory halogens and trying to replace them with LEDs. As I've mentioned before, I have tried four times to do this simple task only to continue to have condensation within the fog lights. It's not the bulbs fault, nor is it the manufacturer's fault, in my case Diode Dynamics, it's just an inherent issue with the 2016 Nissan Maxima fog lights and your personal geographical location. I have been to the Dealer and had the fog lights replaced with brand new ones twice, and on the second round, I decided to just install the new lights with factory bulbs and call it a day. It's not worth all the headaches over such a trivial project. It's not like I have some major mechanical or electrical malfunction happening here. It's a bulb replacement in a fog light for Pete's sake!

My conclusion? The Maxima is a fun car and meets my personal expectations. I had considered the Infinity G50 when making a decision on the car I wanted to get into, and although the G50 had 325 HP on the rear, the Maxima had more features, bells and whistles that drew me closer than the Infinity did. The G50 was extremely responsive and very quick, but the Maxima was much more comfortable and had more of a cockpit feel to it.

I still have the Diode Dynamics LED bulbs just in case I get a wild hair up my *** down the road. But for now, I am very content with stock and extremely pleased with the Maxima in general. I typically lease, so I'll probably go into a 2018 Maxima when those hit the ground. I will probably stick with the Maxima until Nissan decides to jack with the body style and muck it up.

 

Trip was in south padre island TX . Since you mentioned Diode Dynamics LED is this the $120 for pair setup? Because I was thinking to get them and try it out.
Called dealer they told me come in Jan as they are very busy and do not have the parts with them. Most likely they will replace both.

 

I have the XP80 - Cool White (6000k). I didn't want the lights to blind people. The XP80's were bright enough for me. They ran $90.00 for a set (2). $180.00 for two sets. Like I said, I still have them, but I'm not going to mess with them right now. Maybe I'll sell them.

The problem down here is that when you pull out the stock halogens from the housing, it allows the cavity of the fog lamp to bring in humidity. I pulled my car up on ramps in my garage four times and replaced the bulbs. The first time I did it, the next morning I had condensation in the housings. I park my car in my garage every night. The second time I pulled out the LED bulbs and used the stock seals that come from the factory. Still had condensation the next day. I then pulled them out again and put the aftermarket seals that came with the LEDs back on and marine siliconed them. Still had condensation. I took the car to the Nissan dealership and had them do it with brand new bulbs I had Diode Dynamics send me to replace the original LEDs I purchased. Still had condensation.

After all that, I got Nissan to order brand new fog lamps to replace the original ones. The lamps come with the halogens already in the housing. I had them take the halogens out and put in the LEDs with the aftermarket seals that came with bulbs. Had condensation the next morning. I then had Nissan order me one more brand new set of fog lamps from factory and told them to just leave the halogens in the housing. Have not had any issues with condensation after that.

I believe it's all relative to where you live and the humidity. Once you twist out the original halogen bulb form the housing, you are screwed. Obviously that's not the case everywhere in the US, but it seems to be the case in my neck of the woods. I really would like to use these LEDs, but not at the expense and heartburn of all the crap I may have to go through again.

If someone posts up a solid solution to this issue in my area, I may try it again.