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I was thinking about replacing my fog light bulbs with some yellow/amber ones. I was wondering how hard it is to replace these bulbs.
Thanks in advance.
-chase
Thanks in advance.
-chase
Fog Lights-Hard To Replace?
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Very easy!
The hardest part is making the connectors fit. The ones from PIAA are different than the ones in our car. I made a special connector, but Joekd said he used "Creative Crimping"
The hardest part is making the connectors fit. The ones from PIAA are different than the ones in our car. I made a special connector, but Joekd said he used "Creative Crimping"
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How are they different? Isn't the fog lights H3? I know PIAA makes several varieties of the H3 fog light. I would think that if they are claimed H3, than the connectors should be the same.
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The bulbs are H3, but the connectors are different....maybe Dodge went with a different connector hoping people would have to go to them for replacements?
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Yep, that's right. They are common connectors as well. I was able to build the special connector I used because we had the opposite connectors for both of them in our basement already. Just put both of those on a short piece of wire and connected it in the middle.
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So this "creative crimping"... Is that taking the flat PIAA and "rounding" them to fit the Dodge connection?Originally posted by Intrepid99:
I made a special connector, but Joekd said he used "Creative Crimping"
Thanks.
yes, that's exactly what I did, flattened the barrel connector around a stright screwdriver so that it matches up with the PIAA flat blade style of the bulbs, then I just slid on the new bulbs and to be safe I wrapped the ends with electrical tape
The whole thing takes about 5 minutes per bulb including removal and reinstall (the fog light is held into the bumper with 1 screw and the bulb itself locks in with a spring clip)
The whole thing takes about 5 minutes per bulb including removal and reinstall (the fog light is held into the bumper with 1 screw and the bulb itself locks in with a spring clip)
like I said before, PIAA bulbs are pricey but are worth every penny, if you wanted cheap bulbs check PEP Boys or JCWhitney, they have tons of replacement bulbs, just dont count on quality
as for the LED's, again they are pricey but mine have a lifetime warranty to justify the price, be sure you buy LED bulbs with 15 leds, not 12, this way the center of the bulb has leds instead of just the outside circle of the bulb
as for the LED's, again they are pricey but mine have a lifetime warranty to justify the price, be sure you buy LED bulbs with 15 leds, not 12, this way the center of the bulb has leds instead of just the outside circle of the bulb
I was looking at PIAA bulbs for my headlights but according to PIAA's website (PIAA - bulbs) they're N/A. Has anyone found the correct bulbs or arewe talking some more "creative" installs?
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Our fog lights are H3 bulbs.
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My bad, I didn't read your post closely, I just assumed fog because of the title of this thread
the bulbs to buy are 9006 + 9007, not 9006XS + 9007xs as your manual states. The difference between the two bulbs is the connector has a 90 degree angle, not a straight boot. The connectors still line up correctly (actually in my opinion slightly better) and the switch is very easy to do
I'm installing my new PIAA H3 Xtreme White's today. I'm going to try and make an "adaptor" using the round male connector from the original bulb and soldering it back-to-back with a female spade connector. Finish it off with some heat shrink tubing and it should be good to go. Should make any future changeouts a snap.
I'll post how it works.
I'll post how it works.
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