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      03-31-2014, 06:25 PM   #1
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Fog Bulb Swap on 2013

Just thought I'd let other members know it's possible to swap out in about 10 min with no tools.

Key is to carefully remove the bottom intake honeycomb grills. Then there is a little plastic trap door that closes off the back of the bulb area. Once you open the trap door you just rotate and remove. Piece of cake.

No need to remove the bumper or do anything crazy like that.

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      03-31-2014, 07:07 PM   #2
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What bulbs did you use? I'm pretty sure my passenger side is out, but there isn't a lot of consensus on what to replace it with. Some went yellow, some selective yellow, some chose an ebay special from mainland china built by 6yr olds and dipped in Mercury....
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      03-31-2014, 07:10 PM   #3
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ebay special

http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=161207608706

For 15 bucks they seem to match the OEM HIDs pretty well.

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7500, not too blue?
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      03-31-2014, 08:10 PM   #5
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I'll take some pics tomorrow and let you decide. Looks good to me.
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I'll take some pics tomorrow and let you decide. Looks good to me.
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I've got these installed as well, and they look great!
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Sorry to hijack but how about fog bulb swap on an E70?
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I took a pic and it turned out awful

It does match pretty darn well...worth the $15 for sure.

I do have an E70 and really all you need to do is what I described. No tools needed at all.

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I took a pic and it turned out awful

It does match pretty darn well...worth the $15 for sure.

I do have an E70 and really all you need to do is what I described. No tools needed at all.

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