Little help with fogs and parking lights needed
03-26-2007, 08:54 PM
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Little help with fogs and parking lights needed One of my fogs burned out so I gotta get them both changed now. Haven't looked at where the bulbs are sitting, so not sure what I'm up to yet and just wanted to ask you guys before I get started. Will I have to take half the car apart or can it be easily reached? What about parking lights? I was thinking of changing them as well while I'm at it because they have this ugly yellow color to them.
What size are the fogs and parking lights on Formula?
Also one of my fogs definitely needs to be adjusted. Are there some kind of screws or do I just move the mounts around?
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What size are the fogs and parking lights on Formula?
Also one of my fogs definitely needs to be adjusted. Are there some kind of screws or do I just move the mounts around?
Thank
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03-27-2007, 10:41 PM
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Its pretty quick and easy to do. Get under the car and take out a few screws to open the acces panel in front of the wheels. Pretty self-explanatory from there. I missed the panel the first time I did this so i figured I'd mention it 
03-28-2007, 12:26 AM
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If you need to do the parking lamps only and have skinny wrists, Ive gotten them from the top. Just position yourself in a couple diff. ways until you get a good grasp on the bulb socket, push in the tab, and twist.
03-28-2007, 02:57 AM
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Thanks for the help 
What about adjusting fogs? And what are the bulb sizes for fogs and parking lights? Different sources give different sizes and I'm not sure which ones to purchase.
What about adjusting fogs? And what are the bulb sizes for fogs and parking lights? Different sources give different sizes and I'm not sure which ones to purchase.
03-28-2007, 11:23 AM
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If you cant gethem from the top there are access panels under the front end of the car. (2) 10mm bolts and the panel will come down.
The stock bulbs are 27 watts, there is a 37.5 watt bulb that uses the same connection, I think it is a 881 style bulb that will work and give you more light and will not melt the housing. I have been using them for about 5 years now and they work great.
If you go any higher than the 37.5 bulbs you will end up replacing housings as the heat distorts them and they end up cracking from the inside.
The adjuster for the fog lights is right above each lamp if my memory is right and allows you to adjust them up and down.
The stock bulbs are 27 watts, there is a 37.5 watt bulb that uses the same connection, I think it is a 881 style bulb that will work and give you more light and will not melt the housing. I have been using them for about 5 years now and they work great.
If you go any higher than the 37.5 bulbs you will end up replacing housings as the heat distorts them and they end up cracking from the inside.
The adjuster for the fog lights is right above each lamp if my memory is right and allows you to adjust them up and down.
03-29-2007, 09:32 AM
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The stock bulbs are 25watt #880.
The 37.5 watt bulbs are #893.
Although they fit and some people have luck, they melted the back of my housings where the bulbs twists in.
The 37.5 watt bulbs are #893.
Although they fit and some people have luck, they melted the back of my housings where the bulbs twists in.