Anyone have a problem with their ultra-clear cobra fogs melting???

Tom95gt

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Probably sounds kinda weird but I put the ultra-clear foglights a while back and upgraded to silverstar ultra bulbs right away and then i started noticing the chrome bubbling up. I just let it go and finally I guess it got so bad it let in water and shattered the bulb so I decided to replace the bulbs and they were fused together from the heat. I decided to order a new set, got them in yesterday and decided to keep the factory bulb in thinking the ultras were the problem... well after 5-10 minutes having them on adjusting them I seen them starting to bubble and I touched the lens and it was sooo hot. I don't know whats going on. Anyone have this problem? I'm not trying to buy a new set every 2 weeks

 

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black1995gt

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ive never heard of that problem before my friend runs the same setup and has had it for 3 months with no problems....what brand of ultra clear fogs are they are they off of ebay

 

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I didn't have silverstars, but they were a blue/white xenon bulb. One bulb burnt out after a couple month and I noticed the housing had melted a little. A couple months later they were pretty rough. I just haven't turned them on since then.

I just ordered some smoked headlights, and I plan to get the fogs to match. I'm going to use the stock bulbs and hope they don't melt.

 

toyman

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Out of curiosity what's the point of running with "FOG" lights on. Cool Not. Most are aimed incorrectly and are an annoyance to oncoming traffic. If fact a large number of jurisdictions prohibit their use when not required (I must admit that the revelent section of the MVA is not rigorously enforced) but be aware. Any active law enforcement personnel want to comment.

 

Tom95gt

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No I got them from 50resto.com and the brand is KSR... and I love the fog lights I aim them straight and helps me out a lot at night

 

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I've heard of the chrome bubbling up on multiple aftermarket fog lights. The melting is new news to me.

 

94GTLaserRC

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Mine are not Cobras, but I do have the Euro clear fogs with no problems for a few years now, and I usually have them on while the car is on.

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RIO5.0

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I have BOI Ultra clear Cobra's running the stock bulb... Not an issue with em...been in 4 yrs.

 

Tom95gt

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RIO5.0 said:

I have BOI Ultra clear Cobra's running the stock bulb... Not an issue with em...been in 4 yrs.

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Do you remember what brand they were? As products age, so does quality I guess

 

1slow95

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Tom95gt said:

Do you remember what brand they were? As products age, so does quality I guess

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BOI is BlueOvalIndustries. I'll probably be getting my smoked fog lights from them.

 

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Nor problems here for the last couple of years, and I do have Silverstars

 

Tom95gt

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What could be causing this? I guess I'll just barely use them