fog light keeps breaking bulbs?
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fog light keeps breaking bulbs?
can anyone tell me a possibility of what is causing my front right fog light bulb to continuously break? the left is fine, the right one literally shatters the bulb but i cannot duplicate it. ive gone through 3 bulbs now and it just happens randomly a few days after i install.
help? very annoying having that notification on the dash all the time
help? very annoying having that notification on the dash all the time
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First make sure you wipe the glass portion of bulb clean with an alcohol soaked cloth to remove any traces of oil/grease on them. Next, DO NOT touch the glass portion while installing the bulb and make sure the glass doesn't touch anyhting that could contaminate it. Any grease/oil from your finger tips on the glass will cause the problem you describe. The H11 bulbs run extremely hot and oil/grease stresses the hot glass so that it will shatter. If that doesn't solve the problem, then you need to check for any signs of water leaking into the foglight housing. Water droplets again can stress the bulb glass.
Keep us posted on what you find.
Keep us posted on what you find.
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i feel like it could be either one of those, i could very well have touched it with my finger and not remembered, but i also recall seeing fog on the inside of the light itself so water might be getting in too...
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