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Old 03-20-07, 06:26 PM
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Default Changing fog light bulb

I could only change the passenger side fog light bulb, which still required a bit of maneuvering. There's something blocking the driver's side one, is it the headlamp washers? Is there anyway around this without needing to remove the bumper?

My RX330 has stock HIDs and the white fog lights, I'm swapping to some Nokya 2500K yellow bulbs, the passenger side one looks pretty good so far.
Old 03-21-07, 02:10 PM
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I can't help with the lamp removal instructions but would you post some pictures of the lights after the swap? I've been thinking about using yellows in mine as well. Thanks!!
Old 03-22-07, 01:46 PM
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Yes please post some picts of the yellow fogs! I have been thinking of doing that myself
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The problem is that my camera can't really seem to take good pictures of the fog light, maybe I have a setting wrong or something. It doesn't show up yellow on the camera, the lights are clearly yellow though, so maybe my digital camera isn't set correctly?
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put it in dark/night mode and hold the camera still as the shutter moves slower...
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With a little wiggling you can change both bulbs without removing anything, although the passengers side is tricky. First remove the plug from the bulb. Mine was a little pesky so while pressing the release tab I had to wiggle the plug back and forth until it finally pulled out.

Then just reach up and turn the bulb counter-clockwise (as viewed from inside the car) to relase and pull out. Getting the new bulb in is tricky since you dont want to get dirt or grease on it, but what I did is practice a few times with the old bulb getting it up into position without touching anything. What you can do is look through the lens and see the tip of the bulb as it enters the housing and lock it into place.

Good luck, Dan
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can you give us in a step by step instruction on how to replace these
fog lights bulb ? id like to repla ce mine too..

thx ,
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do what i did get film.
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what film are you talking about ? whre can i find ?you think it can stand the heat of the fod light ? how's the applications? sorry too much ? ....
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Default replacing fog lights

The easiest way to remove and replace the fog lights is to go in through the front wheel wells. I got this tip myself from the lighting forum and have done it several times without any problems. There is plastic shielding in the wheel well that is easy to pull back and out of the way, allowing you much easier access to the area behind the front bumper where the fog light is housed. You will need to remove two or three bolts holding the plastic shield using a wratchet. I'll see if I can post some pictures of the process later.
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Good idea to use the wheel well as access.
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Originally Posted by lexigirl06
what film are you talking about ? whre can i find ?you think it can stand the heat of the fod light ? how's the applications? sorry too much ? ....
ill take pics of my fogs eventually. aerotect sells the film. the film is a blue color and works just fine covering the fogs.
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AM1, are these high temp films?
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i have no idea, but the fog lights shouldnt get too hot unless you switch them to HIDS. even then the wind should keep things cool. the film is actually pretty thick
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Can you post a pic for us to look at?


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