Foglight HID Problem

[MPCC1283]

I Purchased a Set Of HID's For My 07 Tahoe From a Reliable Dealer On The Forum, Had them installed for maybe 3 months already and just Noticed That My Housing and inside of my fogs are Being Melted By The HIDs. Does anyone else on here have an issue like this, and if so What could i do to remedy this? i urchased Hids for the Headlights and they are still Perfect. . . This Sucks. . .I Deff. Gotta Get New Foglights Now. . .

Any feedback will Help.

Thanks, Chris

 

[stevek]

I don't have HIDs and haven't been interested in them since I learned there are issues with legalities, but from what I know, this is a common problem

And I'm curious... 35w?

 

[UofMZ71]

yes there are several people on here with that problem, and im sure they will chime in. some have purchased more housings and others have used LEDs instead of HIDs. It sucks for those who have the round housings because im in the Z71 with the squared housing and i have no problems at all.

 

[AV2TA]

People please chime in. I'm installing mine this weekend and am a little concerned.

 

[Conor]

Here's the deal. If you are going to run HIDs in the fogs, you can't leave them on for long periods of time. Also, is the housing melting or just turning yellow? I had an HID bulb that was off center when I installed it, and it melted one assembly so bad that the back of it collapsed and almost caused a fire. I actually had plastic drips coming down from behind my bumper.
I am in the process now of switching out my melted fog lights and replacing with new OEM housings and going with HID’s one more time. This time I am going to install the bulbs before I put the housings in to make sure they are centered in correctly. I am hoping this will work for me this time, because other people are not having any issues with Hide’s in the fogs.

Another option for you is to go with a 5202 LED bulb. They are expensive and they really don’t do anything as far as lighting goes, but they would be just as bright as OEM bulbs and would look just like an HID as far as color goes. You would need a 7000K head light bulb to match.

 

[Fast55]

A lot of posts about this. Plenty of people will tell you that a 35W HID kit will actually run cooler than the stock bulbs. The stock bulbs are 27 watts, so a 35W bulb is putting almost 30% more power in the same space. You can do as Conor suggests and use them sparingly, use a colored or LED bulb, or use a 25 watt HID kit. Otherwise, expect a short life from your stock housings.

 

[Conor]

A lot of posts about this. Plenty of people will tell you that a 35W HID kit will actually run cooler than the stock bulbs. The stock bulbs are 27 watts, so a 35W bulb is putting almost 30% more power in the same space. You can do as Conor suggests and use them sparingly, use a colored or LED bulb, or use a 25 watt HID kit. Otherwise, expect a short life from your stock housings.

True, however as Modded pointed out on an earlier post. The OEM bulbs are not halogen. I had some yellow 5202 Putco halogens in my fogs before the HID's and they also burned the housing a little. So, if you really dont want to worry about anything, I would go with an LED.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

[r6acer]

yup... should be getting my LED 5202 on tuesday,... ill try to get pictures up even though im sure people here have them already..

fast 55 got it down right,.. 25 watt or led is the way to go for round fogs.

 

[tx07tahoe]

I had the same problem and had to buy 3 different foglights. I melted one and broke the clips on the other 2 because I siliconed them. Now that I have the RIGHT size bulbs I have had no problems. I use them everyday and everynight and the work great.

 

[Fast55]

True, however as Modded pointed out on an earlier post. The OEM bulbs are not halogen. I had some yellow 5202 Putco halogens in my fogs before the HID's and they also burned the housing a little. So, if you really dont want to worry about anything, I would go with an LED.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

There's another source on E-bay now that has them for less plus free shipping. As far as the Putco's, I've had the "ion spark white" bulbs for a few months with no issues. I tried looking up a stock replacment bulb and what I find listed is termed "halogen", so I'm not sure the stock bulb's aren't halogen. The Putco bulbs should be the same wattage so I don't why you would have had damage from them. Here is a link to Spencer's for the 25 watt HID kit. It looks to be very high quality but expensive. I haven't tried it yet, but will be after I get my programmer and BlackBear tuning done. http://www.spencershids.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=1