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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 04:02 PM
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Default Fog lamps, '99 SLE

Replaced the bulbs with SilverStars today.

What are the little twisty deals under the lamp sockets? Is that some sort of adjustment?
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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Yessir. The wingnut with the spring is an elevation adjustment.
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 04:17 PM
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Cool!

something else I didn't know about my car, whcih I bought new 6 years ago.
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by willwren
Yessir. The wingnut with the spring is an elevation adjustment.
I thought that was BillBoost digging through his parts bin????

You need to maintain those adjusters, too. When I got my 98, they were just rusty bits with plastic bits surrounding them. I would highly recommend a light coating of grease, and a few turns back and forth once or twice a year.
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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ya i tryed to adjust mine once.....didnt want to move...thankfully GM aimed them correctly from the factory
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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Mine move freely, but then I'm a Californian, where ice and snow (and salt on the roads) are all unknown.

I knew there was some reason houses here cost $750K.
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Replaced the bulbs with SilverStars today.


ah, the dreaded silverstars........ I hope they've improved them by now, or I hope U don't use them that often
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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mista_sse
Replaced the bulbs with SilverStars today.


ah, the dreaded silverstars........ I hope they've improved them by now, or I hope U don't use them that often

they just seem to hate being on all the time....I would imagine having them on whenever you are driving tends to wear them out.

I never have had an issue but cars that keep them on whenever whille driving have...
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They have a reputation for being tempermental. the headlights are great but,the foggys are a different story. I usally keep mine on all the time and generally lose one about every 3 to 4 months

Oh well,that'* the price we pay :?
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Originally Posted by dbeast420
They have a reputation for being tempermental. the headlights are great but,the foggys are a different story. I usally keep mine on all the time and generally lose one about every 3 to 4 months

Oh well,that'* the price we pay :?
I saw one of yours blow driving down the highway at SEBF
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