Fog lamp replacement
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Well, I bought 2 Silverstar 880'* at lunch today. Weather permitting, I'll install them this weekend. Hopefully not to difficult to remove the plastic cowling.
OEM wattage = 27.0
Silverstar = 27.0
cajun
OEM wattage = 27.0
Silverstar = 27.0
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Is it hard to change the foglight bulbs? I need to do this real soon.
And can the lens be removed? Cause like Jay said, high wattage
bulb will melt the lens.
And can the lens be removed? Cause like Jay said, high wattage
bulb will melt the lens.
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Changing the bulbs is not difficult. You may have to remove the front air deflector on the SE to gain access. The lens can't be removed as a seperate component. The fog lamp is one integral assembly (lens, housing, mounting brackets), that may be removed from the bumper fascia to facilitate installation of aftermarket fog lamps.
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Is it hard to change the foglight bulbs? I need to do this real soon.
And can the lens be removed? Cause like Jay said, high wattage
bulb will melt the lens.
And can the lens be removed? Cause like Jay said, high wattage
bulb will melt the lens.
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I agree! Go with the 880ST bulbs. Their very bright white. I put the 9006ST'* on and their great! Only problem it makes my fogs, and high'* look dingy. Sound like a Tide commercial.
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er- your right their not 55w they got to be less. Then again I got them in my '94 and the lens are glass. I know the PN is the same for the 2K. I did not realise the lenses are plastic in the 2K.
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Does anyone use #893 bulbs in place of the #880'*. They are only slightly higher wattage 37 watts I think. Is another 10 watts enough to melt the plastic housings of the stock lamps?
Thanks.
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I tried some 893 '* in the fogs and they were brighter but the plastic housing was WAY HOTTER than the stock 880 bulb. Tried one of each to compare.