H3 Fog light installation: A few thoughts
#1
H3 Fog light installation: A few thoughts
I would just like to say that I really dislike the person who invented the H3 Fog light.
I just spent about three hours replacing the fog light bulbs on my i30.
That has to have been the most miserable and stupid experience of my life. I am not exaggerating when I say that it was easier to replace all the little tiny bulbs in my HVAC and clock than this.
There HAS to be an easier way. Can that whole lamp assembly come out so I can replace the bulbs on my workbench, then screw the thing back in?
Getting the bulb flush in there and then fiddling with that spring clip is just frustrating.
UGH.
I just spent about three hours replacing the fog light bulbs on my i30.
That has to have been the most miserable and stupid experience of my life. I am not exaggerating when I say that it was easier to replace all the little tiny bulbs in my HVAC and clock than this.
There HAS to be an easier way. Can that whole lamp assembly come out so I can replace the bulbs on my workbench, then screw the thing back in?
Getting the bulb flush in there and then fiddling with that spring clip is just frustrating.
UGH.
#2
What was so hard about it?
Get under the car,
Remove the splash guard,
Remove the 10mm bolt holding on the light thats next to the foglight,
Unplug the harness going to the foglight,
Remove the two 10mm bolts securing eh foglight,
Pull foglight out,
Change bulb,
Reassemble.
Get under the car,
Remove the splash guard,
Remove the 10mm bolt holding on the light thats next to the foglight,
Unplug the harness going to the foglight,
Remove the two 10mm bolts securing eh foglight,
Pull foglight out,
Change bulb,
Reassemble.
#3
You've got to be kidding me.
You mean to tell me that I just replaced the bulb while the assembly was still mounted into the bumper and I didn't have to?
I thought it was weird that this is the one bulb replacement that wasn't described n the owner's manual.
You mean to tell me that I just replaced the bulb while the assembly was still mounted into the bumper and I didn't have to?
I thought it was weird that this is the one bulb replacement that wasn't described n the owner's manual.
#5
OK, another question.
I just did some more searching to see what ELSE I should have known before, and I'm seeing a lot of 35w vs 55w debates.
I just used the Standard Performance (light blue package) $6.99 Sylvania H3 55w Bulb because that's what the little bulb-puter at Auto Zone told me to use. The blown bulbs that I pulled out were 35w.
I just read something elsewhere on the site about having to enlarge some notches to put a 55w into a 35w socket -- something else that probably gave me problems.
Am I ok with 55's?
I just did some more searching to see what ELSE I should have known before, and I'm seeing a lot of 35w vs 55w debates.
I just used the Standard Performance (light blue package) $6.99 Sylvania H3 55w Bulb because that's what the little bulb-puter at Auto Zone told me to use. The blown bulbs that I pulled out were 35w.
I just read something elsewhere on the site about having to enlarge some notches to put a 55w into a 35w socket -- something else that probably gave me problems.
Am I ok with 55's?
#8
(repeated facepalms)
So I decided to get in there today and take a look. I'll be danged, it *is* easy when you do it the right way.
The main reason I went back in there was because the bulbs weren't sitting flush and I didn't want to risk melting the plastic lenses or something...
Turns out I had to take the dremil wheel to open the notches on the bulb bases and now they fit nicely.
Like many others I'm sure, I turned the adjuster **** before finding the correct one. Luckily I knew this was a possibility so I counted the turns I made and was able to put it back.
Now I just have to do the parking light mod and I'm good to go. Searching through the many, MANY sets of instructions to see which one I want to follow. The more kindergarden-based, the better.
So I decided to get in there today and take a look. I'll be danged, it *is* easy when you do it the right way.
The main reason I went back in there was because the bulbs weren't sitting flush and I didn't want to risk melting the plastic lenses or something...
Turns out I had to take the dremil wheel to open the notches on the bulb bases and now they fit nicely.
Like many others I'm sure, I turned the adjuster **** before finding the correct one. Luckily I knew this was a possibility so I counted the turns I made and was able to put it back.
Now I just have to do the parking light mod and I'm good to go. Searching through the many, MANY sets of instructions to see which one I want to follow. The more kindergarden-based, the better.
Last edited by Montego Murph; 03-05-2010 at 01:30 PM.
#9
No bolt needs to be removed.
Unless the 97 differs from the 99. I just installed some hid fogs. All I did was remove the splash guard underneath, twisted off the plastic cover and unhooked the metal clip holding the light with one finger.
Unless the 97 differs from the 99. I just installed some hid fogs. All I did was remove the splash guard underneath, twisted off the plastic cover and unhooked the metal clip holding the light with one finger.
Last edited by EsQueue; 03-07-2010 at 08:36 PM.
#10
*Just had a new mod thought - wiring the cornering lights to be on when the parking lights are on. Might look neat at night. But I'm bored, and its supposed to be 68 degrees tomorrow. Need something to do.
Last edited by ZGadson; 03-07-2010 at 09:36 PM.
#12
#15
Well the H3 fog lights i have are something similar to this but yellow:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...0HSKS9S4VWZ16S
I asking before i install and i can see it's already hard to take the headlights out because of the placement of the screws arghh!!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...0HSKS9S4VWZ16S
I asking before i install and i can see it's already hard to take the headlights out because of the placement of the screws arghh!!
#16
The easiest way to get to them is going to be from under the car. Drive it up on ramps, or jack it up (remember to use jackstands), and remove the splashguards. The splashguards in the wheel wells can stay just bend them out of the way. No need to remove the foglights themselves.
#23
I just did this earlier today gives me a little more light shooting to the sides. I thought it looked pretty stupid when they only came on with the turn signals.
#27
#28
The wife has 8000K HID fogs to match her headlights. May try the rewire the side slights instead of having them come on when turning. Any idea what bulb # that turning light next to the Fogs is for I35?? I want to replace it with a bright white bulb also.
Last edited by burgy; 01-09-2011 at 07:26 AM.
#29
#30
Yeah the yellow ones look awesome to me haha. im getting the hids from the ddm tuning website.
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