Burnt out Fogs
12-13-2002, 11:11 PM
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Burnt out Fogs
Hello, i have a simple question for everyone. Why would my driver's side foglight repeatedly burn out? The stock one did after about a year or so, then i replaced it with another 55w bulb. Well, another 6 months, burnt out again. I replaced both sides with 100w hella bulbs, 4 months later, the driver's side burnt out again. Now, just yesterday, i have yet burnt out another. The passenger side is doing fine. So does anyone know what could be causing this? I asked this same question on nasioc and some assjack (Bimmer?) keeps ripping on me. Thank you.
12-14-2002, 09:56 PM
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same thing happened on my brothers car.... lot of things can be wrong
1. You may have an air leak in the housing its self.when the bulb gets really hot then cools down too quick it can really screw it up.
2. you may have gotten some crud on you hands when putting the bulb in. Wear latex gloves or wash you hands with rubbing alcohol
3. You might just be really unlucky.. Not all bulbs are made the exact same. They are mass produced units so some fail.
4. Hellas are not as established with single bulbs. They are used to making the full enclosure for a light. Try PIAA or CATZ. Stay away from anything else, trust me they are crap.
what it probally is, is that the wiring on your car is confused by the new wattage. The wiring is only designed for 55watts and when you put a larger load that that on the circut the best thing that the waire know how to do is blow the bulb. Check to see if on the box for the lights it says something like 115watts / 55watts. All this means is that you are getting the effect of a 115watt bulb but only using 55watts of energy, thus not confusing the system and blowing your blubs. Just check these angles and im sure that you problem will be solved. Hope that this helps
Ryan
1. You may have an air leak in the housing its self.when the bulb gets really hot then cools down too quick it can really screw it up.
2. you may have gotten some crud on you hands when putting the bulb in. Wear latex gloves or wash you hands with rubbing alcohol
3. You might just be really unlucky.. Not all bulbs are made the exact same. They are mass produced units so some fail.
4. Hellas are not as established with single bulbs. They are used to making the full enclosure for a light. Try PIAA or CATZ. Stay away from anything else, trust me they are crap.
what it probally is, is that the wiring on your car is confused by the new wattage. The wiring is only designed for 55watts and when you put a larger load that that on the circut the best thing that the waire know how to do is blow the bulb. Check to see if on the box for the lights it says something like 115watts / 55watts. All this means is that you are getting the effect of a 115watt bulb but only using 55watts of energy, thus not confusing the system and blowing your blubs. Just check these angles and im sure that you problem will be solved. Hope that this helps
Ryan
12-15-2002, 12:07 AM
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Thanks for the answers. First off, it blew the original stock bulb. I replaced it with a 55w. Blew it. Second, the passenger side bulb has never blown. Third, on the box, it does say 100w. Nothing more, nothing less. I did make sure to clean my hands thoroughly and made sure not to touch the bulb. I guess it must be the wiring somehow. Thanks.
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