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acuragal03 · 02-24-04, 01:07 PM

I had a pair of piaa foglights installed 2 years ago. A year ago one of them starting flickering, and eventually didn't work at all. Then the other one went. When you look at the first one that went out, it had burned up, melting the coating on the inside and cracking the lense. I have since then removed the foglights, keeping the wiring connected. My first question is why did they lights burn up? Might it be a wiring problem? Secondly, I am looking for new foglights. Will I be able to connect the new foglights(might not be piaa) to the existing wiring if the wiring wasn't the problem?

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acuragal03 · 02-25-04, 09:18 PM

anyone

john666 · 03-18-04, 08:19 AM

Im not a foglight expert, but from what i have seen, bright fog lights like piaa usally turn to toast after afew yrs, the blubs are so strong they melt things around them if they are used too much.. the wires you still have should be fine but i wouldn't wire up some bright hot lights, or the same problem mite happen again

acuragal03 · 03-19-04, 08:56 AM

thank you for your input

theguy387 · 03-29-04, 01:21 PM

yeah man fog lights or lights in general tend to give out after a while so you can just get yourself some other ones and connect them right on

acuragal03 · 03-30-04, 08:52 AM

thanks guys...i bought some new projector foglights and a mesh grill to put in front of them. the lights work great and it looks really nice. thanks again.

SumAccordGuy94 · 03-30-04, 03:00 PM

the lights fail because they are not designed properly, and are built with poor quality materials. Piaa lights are a total joke, they are overpriced Pilot lights. Why pay $200 for fog lights when they are total crap? I guess its all a marketing thing. Pilot fog/driving lights are made from the exact same materials, and most of the lights are identical... only they cost around $20-$60. The only fog lights I recomend are the OEM lights... they're the only ones I see last. They are built with better materials, the reflectors are computer designed and the wirring harness is perfect.

Hopefully the ones you got this time will last you a little longer.

BTW- what car do you have?

acuragal03 · 03-31-04, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SumAccordGuy94

the lights fail because they are not designed properly, and are built with poor quality materials. Piaa lights are a total joke, they are overpriced Pilot lights. Why pay $200 for fog lights when they are total crap? I guess its all a marketing thing. Pilot fog/driving lights are made from the exact same materials, and most of the lights are identical... only they cost around $20-$60. The only fog lights I recomend are the OEM lights... they're the only ones I see last. They are built with better materials, the reflectors are computer designed and the wirring harness is perfect.

Hopefully the ones you got this time will last you a little longer.

BTW- what car do you have?

i have a 98 integra ls

02-25-04, 09:18 PM	#2
acuragal03 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 387	anyone __________________ Driving my 4th Acura these days...2001 CL. Not overly impressed. I miss my Integras...

03-19-04, 08:56 AM	#4
acuragal03 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 387	thank you for your input __________________ Driving my 4th Acura these days...2001 CL. Not overly impressed. I miss my Integras...

03-30-04, 08:52 AM	#6
acuragal03 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 387	thanks guys...i bought some new projector foglights and a mesh grill to put in front of them. the lights work great and it looks really nice. thanks again. __________________ Driving my 4th Acura these days...2001 CL. Not overly impressed. I miss my Integras...

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03-18-04, 08:19 AM	#3
john666 Drive it like u stole it. Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 116	Im not a foglight expert, but from what i have seen, bright fog lights like piaa usally turn to toast after afew yrs, the blubs are so strong they melt things around them if they are used too much.. the wires you still have should be fine but i wouldn't wire up some bright hot lights, or the same problem mite happen again

03-29-04, 01:21 PM	#5
theguy387 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: east la Posts: 165	yeah man fog lights or lights in general tend to give out after a while so you can just get yourself some other ones and connect them right on

03-30-04, 03:00 PM	#7
SumAccordGuy94 Older Honda Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Adirondacks of NY Posts: 3,155	the lights fail because they are not designed properly, and are built with poor quality materials. Piaa lights are a total joke, they are overpriced Pilot lights. Why pay $200 for fog lights when they are total crap? I guess its all a marketing thing. Pilot fog/driving lights are made from the exact same materials, and most of the lights are identical... only they cost around $20-$60. The only fog lights I recomend are the OEM lights... they're the only ones I see last. They are built with better materials, the reflectors are computer designed and the wirring harness is perfect. Hopefully the ones you got this time will last you a little longer. BTW- what car do you have?