9140 Fog conversion to 9005 or H10?
#17
if you use your fog lights everytime you use your headlights & sometimes just fogs and parking lights, they will mess up the housing - it's not a question or a theory - it's a fact.
the 5w isn't going to actually melt the plastic housing...that's not what i meant - but that difference will make cracks and discolor the factory ****ty fog housings.
the 5w isn't going to actually melt the plastic housing...that's not what i meant - but that difference will make cracks and discolor the factory ****ty fog housings.
#18
The bulb can't crack the housing, it can't get hot enough- that road debris. Discoloration is also known as oxidation- again, not related to the bulb.
#19
I've been through three sets of bulbs in my fog lights and I've got high-beam 65W 9005s in them. I have them tied to the ignition. If the engine is running, they are on. Day or night, rain or shine. They are perfectly fine. With a stock bulb, the housings are designed to last the life of the vehicle. I highly disagree with that post.
I think you will also find that the older vehicles lenses were glass or farther away from the bulb. The new models (06 up with the round fogs) will melt the lenses when using a 9005 or any 55w bulb. More than than one member here has had it happen to them. Far more than one.
#20
i think you will also find that the older vehicles lenses were glass or farther away from the bulb. The new models (06 up with the round fogs) will melt the lenses when using a 9005 or any 55w bulb. More than than one member here has had it happen to them.far more than one.
Last edited by sam1947; 01-07-2011 at 08:35 AM.
#21
it's not surface cracks from road debri..i should have used a better term. its like a swirl that is pretty clearly from heating, then cooling of the plastic.
the lights were not even 6 months old (new truck) so it wasnt oxidation
im just warning other people that this WILL happen. it's happened twice already to me
the lights were not even 6 months old (new truck) so it wasnt oxidation
im just warning other people that this WILL happen. it's happened twice already to me
#22
it's not surface cracks from road debri..i should have used a better term. its like a swirl that is pretty clearly from heating, then cooling of the plastic.
the lights were not even 6 months old (new truck) so it wasnt oxidation
im just warning other people that this WILL happen. it's happened twice already to me
the lights were not even 6 months old (new truck) so it wasnt oxidation
im just warning other people that this WILL happen. it's happened twice already to me
It's pretty well known anyone with 06+ should stick with 45W or less