chris95lt1ta

I got the HIDs in my fogs already 35w 6k and the driver side housing melted. damitt I'm pissed

2002_Z28_Six_Speed

iTrader: (19)

Why would you put hids in your fogs and needlessly blind other people?

chris95lt1ta

Why would you comment on my thread if you dont have an answer for me. I'm not trying to be a dick. But seriously I have a problem and needed help. I thought thats what this forum was for.

chaman

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Ive read a similar thing with the TA bumpers melting with powerful HIDs if am not mistaken.

chris95lt1ta

My buddy had a 98 trans am and his did melt. he had to buy some aftermarket housings and brackets.

Gordon0652

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If you are just looking for the color, get LEDs.

RevGTO

iTrader: (12)

Bummer, man. The 35w work great on Firebirds - I've been running mine for years and hardly ever use my pop-ups. The G8 lens must be made of a softer plastic for that to happen. 55w are known to melt FB lenses, but not 35.

chris95lt1ta

My trans am had 35w 6k in the fog lights and never had a problem. my buddy had 55w and it melted his like crazy I'm just going to buy some on ebay that are glass.

INST1G8

Chris have you found any glass replacements for your fogs on eBay? I had the same thing happen to mine... I've been looking on the forums and it seems like most go back to stock... It looks way too good and It illuminates the road Perfect so I'll be keepin them if I can:/

forcefed6

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what hid kits are people using and where are you getting them from? i just got my g8 2 days ago, couldnt be happier

chris95lt1ta

No I have not found any. I looked on ebay and I found some with halos that come with 10k hids... I wasnt to interested. let me know if you find anything. I got my kits from a local shop. The fog lights are a 5202, and he headlights are a H11 bulb. HIDNATION.COM is usually pretty good.

forcefed6

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is a 55w bulb to much for the headlight??

chris95lt1ta

Not sure. I just installed my 35w this morning in the headlights. Hopefully it holds up pretty good. I'm thinking about putting leds in my fog lights. and just replacing the fog light with an oem one.

SmokingWS6

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You can only run the 25w HID kit, which is very rare and will cost around $150 I believe. I keep the fogs off since I have HID's in the headlights. Google Spencers HID kit.

2002_Z28_Six_Speed

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It is common knowledge that this will happen on practically ever mass produced automobile. And it is dangerous to other drivers. An internet search before you installed would of saved you the trouble.

Deezl SS

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HID's will melt the stock foglight (even 25w HID's). Your best bet if you cannot live without HID's in the fogs is to measure the diameter of the factory foglight and find an aftermarket glass foglight in the same diameter. You'll probably have to make custom brackets to make it work.

chris95lt1ta

The factory lighting was horrible. i went from having HIDs in all my lights in my trans am. So I tried it out in my G8 unfortunately it melted. So I think I am just going to put leds in my fogs and see how that looks.

TriShield

The housings on this car aren't meant to support higher wattage bulbs or HIDs. They are there primarily for style as you found out the hard way.

Converting the low beams to HID is a good upgrade. I'd leave the driving lights alone.

chris95lt1ta

There has to be a way to upgrade those bulbs...

I12xlr8

There is a way! The melting issue has nothing to do with the wattage of the bulb and everything to do with the length of bulb.

Standard HID bulbs come too close to the fog light lens causing arcing from the electrode which then melts the plastic. Using a shorter bulb solves everything. I have had my fogs in for over a year with no melting at all.

Anyone who wants details let me know... I should have enough posts to receive pm's soon ;-)