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Okay, finally installed new foglight bulb .. Here are pics of OEM vs. Aftermarket...

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Old 01-14-2005, 09:27 PM
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Default Okay, finally installed new foglight bulb .. Here are pics of OEM vs. Aftermarket...

I'll install the next one tomorrow as it is late ... Pictured here is the Eurolite H7 55W Xenon Blue foglight bulb in the drivers side and the OEM bulb in the passenger side. Cost was $17.99. They match absolutely perfectly to the headlights. In the second picture I increased the yellow hue in the picture to pronounce the yellow light the OEM bulb puts off as compared to the aftermarket one. I am happy.

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Told ya they'd match well! :-)
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Yeah, no kidding .. excellent suggestion! Thanks!
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I've been buying them from aieonline for the last 3 years. Website does not work any more
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Default Does that mean the bulbs don't last long?

At 4 years and 58k miles, my factory fog bulbs still work ... and I use mine whenever the headlights are on.
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Default I've been using those since I first got my car. The first 2 sets burnt out in 6 months

But the third set has lasted over 2 years. I don't know if there was just a bad batch but the third set seems to be working well.
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Default Who knows, My OEM ones only lasted a year or so .. went out a couple weeks apart...

for as cheap as they are I don't know if I have to replace them again
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Default Yes.

That is my experience with the Eurolite's...Cheap but they lasted me on average 8 months. Odd thing is the passenger side seems to burn-out twice as fast as the driver side.

As far as aieonline.com, they also sold a large selection of other bulbs. Strange that they've disappeared or whatever...turnaround on an order was like 2 days delivered and installed.

FYI - The supremepowerparts H7 I bought at $30-$40 are identical from the looks and did not last long neither.
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Are foglights hard to replace?
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Default the bulbs are easy

unless you are markcore apparently. hehehe


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