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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 09:13 AM
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ok, i got some obx foglights a few weeks ago. they were kinda cheap, so i didnt expect much of them, but i noticed the other night that they werent as bright as they used to be.
turns out, the bulbs got so hot, that they melted the crome coating off of the reflectors. so they suck now. they are the normal 55w bulb, so i know the bulb isnt the problem. just cheaply made.
is there something i can do to fix this? is there a high-temp chrome spray paint i can use to respray the reflectors? or should i just say screw it, and go buy some different ones. id rather just fix these if theres a way to, but i dont know what i can do.
what would be some good ones for under 100 bucks. i want black housing, either clear or blue lense, driving or fog lights, doesnt matter, but a white or blueish light output. round, and small, i think these are like 2.5-3 inches around, but the lense is about 1.5 inches.
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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You can probably find a set of OEM looking fogs for less than a hundered bucks. Or if you're lucky, somebody selling an actual set of OEM fogs. I wouldn't waste time trying to fix the ones you have. Try searching different classified forums or autodynamic.com or try ebay.
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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are these fogs decent. they are really cheap, like 20 bucks on ebay buy it now,(which i dont like) but they look like the oem fogs, and i think ive heard on here that depo are good lights.

heres the link, he says theyre oem, and everything in the picture is what comes with the oem fogs, it looks like.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33709

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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 10:00 AM
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I have a set of depo fog lights as well (OEM style) and they work fine. The only thing that I did was I changed the bulbs to a different set as opposed to using the bulbs that came with the fogs.
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 10:41 AM
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what kinda bulbs? do the ones that come with it suck or what?
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 03cbr600f4iguy
what kinda bulbs? do the ones that come with it suck or what?
No, it's just that I like the look of the crystal yellow light (like on the Lexus IS 300 fog lights) so I switched the bulbs to get the yellow light instead of the dull clear halogen.
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