Changing fog light bulb
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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.
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.
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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!!
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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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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
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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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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AM1, are these high temp films?
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Can you post a pic for us to look at?