Hid melted foglights

[LSULAW]

My HID kit in my foglights melted the plastic housing. Is there a aftermarket foglight capable of using HIDs without this problem? The stock ones are melted to the point of falling out.

 

[GM Driver2]

Did the bulbs bounce themselves out? The 5202 HID's never fit quite right sometimes. Seems one does, but the other wont.

 

[2 E L O]

As long as you have 5202 bulbs and they're installed correctly they shouldn't melt your housings. There are plenty of us on the site that have had them installed for a long time with no issues whatsoever.

But as the previous poster mentioned, sometimes it takes a little work to get them to seat properly in the housing.

What brand/model of HIDs did you go with?

 

[felixgun]

I've read several threads about HID's melting the fog light housing on 07+ models. the current workaround solution in place is getting a 25w ballast versus the norm 35w ballast. But even then, I even read a thread where someone had a melted housing using the 25w bulb... this is why I still haven't done HID's in my fogs...

 

[ezdaar]

Do a search for my user name. look at my posts on Projector fog lights.
Or just go to Autozone and buy some glass lense metal body round fogs.

 

[2 E L O]

I've read several threads about HID's melting the fog light housing on 07+ models. the current workaround solution in place is getting a 25w ballast versus the norm 35w ballast. But even then, I even read a thread where someone had a melted housing using the 25w bulb... this is why I still haven't done HID's in my fogs...

You're correct, and I really think it's because people aren't getting the new bulbs seated correctly. These bulbs and housings are a pain in the butt, that's for sure.

There are plenty of people that have 35W 5202 bulbs in their fog housings with no issues whatsoever. I run my fogs a lot....even in the middle of the hot, humid summer....they've been in for 1.5 years with no melting, burning, discoloration, damage, etc. whatsoever.

If you get a good quality 5202 and get it seated properly, there is no reason that it should cause any damage. Unless there are some 5202s out there that are different shape/size than others...........???

My DDM set has been perfect.

 

[felixgun]

You're correct, and I really think it's because people aren't getting the new bulbs seated correctly. These bulbs and housings are a pain in the butt, that's for sure.

There are plenty of people that have 35W 5202 bulbs in their fog housings with no issues whatsoever. I run my fogs a lot....even in the middle of the hot, humid summer....they've been in for 1.5 years with no melting, burning, discoloration, damage, etc. whatsoever.

If you get a good quality 5202 and get it seated properly, there is no reason that it should cause any damage. Unless there are some 5202s out there that are different shape/size than others...........???

My DDM set has been perfect.

so you got the 35w ballast with your DDM set and no melting in 1.5 years?? Now i'm interested...

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Do a search for my user name. look at my posts on Projector fog lights.
Or just go to Autozone and buy some glass lense metal body round fogs.

Is the metal body housing for the fog light the same exact housing of the OEM one?