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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 08:00 PM
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Problems w/ foglights??

Is anyone else having troubles w/ their foglights cracking???
I'm not sure if its b/c i replaced it w/ a glass lense foglight or the HID might be too hot?? not sure exactly y...but its always the passenger side that cracks...3rd time replacing it...plz help..thanx!
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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****, that sucks. where does it crack from? could it be stones or debris on the road?

how much do the lenses usually run?

good luck with that man!
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 11:07 PM
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maybe the HIDS ARE TOO HOTT!!! and the glass lens break, another thing...does ur car go thru extreme temperature change? I guess try finding the prefacelift ones and just leave them on for a while and see how things work out
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 01:48 AM
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I've had 100W fogs in for a while and now I have HIDs, no cracking yet.
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Old Dec 17, 2005 | 08:13 PM
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****, that sucks. where does it crack from? could it be stones or debris on the road?

how much do the lenses usually run?

good luck with that man!
their usually around $140 each...it cracks horizontally in the middle....i'm guessing its the stones...cuz i had really bad experience w/ rock on the freeway ....3 major accident: 2 windshield crack ($420/each) and hood is dented...(still need to get that fixed thou)
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their usually around $140 each...it cracks horizontally in the middle....i'm guessing its the stones...cuz i had really bad experience w/ rock on the freeway ....3 major accident: 2 windshield crack ($420/each) and hood is dented...(still need to get that fixed thou)
ouch, that sucks man. yeeeeah, I've had a lot of bad experiences with stones on the freeway. there's waaaay too many of them in So. Cal. freeways where the stupid construction never ends. That's why I HATE the 91 and 605...
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