foglight out
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foglight out ok i got home last night and noticed i was down 1 foglight, pop the hood and notice that the bulb is busted, what type of light can i buy and can i buy it from like autozone. and better specs on different bulbs? please help, i love my fog lights. 
I tried to get a replacement fog light bulb on my previous Camaro and they said they needed the part number off the bulb to get you a new one. So either try and get the remaining bulb out and take it in, or find the PN off the net.
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Originally Posted by Yahelou
bulb number is 894. thats the size that will fit in there.
I think sylvania # is 894/896...same bulbs though..any parts store has them. I have had 4-5 since I use them all the time also. Trending Topics
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The stock bulb in the 1998-2002 Firebird (base, Formula, and Trans Am) is 880.
893 will fit, but its higher wattage (37.5 watt vs. 25 watt) and will melt the housing.
I know from experience.
893 will fit, but its higher wattage (37.5 watt vs. 25 watt) and will melt the housing.
I know from experience.
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Originally Posted by VIP1
The stock bulb in the 1998-2002 Firebird (base, Formula, and Trans Am) is 880.
893 will fit, but its higher wattage (37.5 watt vs. 25 watt) and will melt the housing.
I know from experience.
893 will fit, but its higher wattage (37.5 watt vs. 25 watt) and will melt the housing.
I know from experience.
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Here are some threads on fog light housings:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/674333-halo-s-t-fog-lights.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wiring-stereo-electronics/672167-replace-ta-fog-lights-new-everything.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/642050-halo-fog-lights-t.html
If you search, you'll find more threads.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/674333-halo-s-t-fog-lights.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wiring-stereo-electronics/672167-replace-ta-fog-lights-new-everything.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/642050-halo-fog-lights-t.html
If you search, you'll find more threads.
Originally Posted by muddmanWS6
is there any other housing that could replace the factory that wont melt. cause i have some 6K HID's and they melted the houseing on both fog lights. any ideas
i thought that hid's actually run at a lower temperature but use a different kind of gas......
no i dont have them in mone yet, but ill run just my fogs until i get pulled over becuase itd be cool.
Originally Posted by muddmanWS6
do u really only use your fog lights. cause i have 6 K real hids and was wondering about that.
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i was using the silverstars (880) and they kept burning out. i went through 5 and stopped using them. im pretty sure its because the bulbs got touched. but im saving up and im gonna go HID.
I too thought HID bulbs burned at a lower temperature....wonder why housings are melting. i too have a 6K kit form a memeber here, but haven't wired them in yet, wondering now if i should if people are having issues with melting the housings.....
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Originally Posted by LT1_Hawk
i thought that hid's actually run at a lower temperature but use a different kind of gas......
yea thats what i thought. ive heard nothing but good things about them and never thought about that. but i have no idea why they get so hot nor does the person i got them from.
well i want some for my truck, and have a few friends that have them on their trucks, no complaints till i read this....i want to put them on my dakota but not if i have to go back out and buy new housings every once in a while. especially since i would have to buy the night runner housing which is extra
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I know fog lights are cool, i love them myself. But i had so many problems with them on the LT1 that i deleted them (mounting brackets in all etc.) Threw them in the pile with the back seats/spare tire etc. 100pds =1 tenth of a second, gotta start somewhere.
