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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 08:12 AM
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Default JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?!

A piece of yellow foglight glass broke off from JDM housing unit.
I'm so pissed, I had it for two months. Can anyone tell me how it break?
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 08:13 AM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (CrazyHondaBoy)

A vibration must have broken it, if the bulb did not explode and the rest of the housing is undamaged.
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 08:20 AM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (Reid)

Thanks Reid! The bulb is good. Is there a way to fix it? I think I got to replace the housing, the glass piece look stuck in there.
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 08:21 AM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (CrazyHondaBoy)

You'll have to replace the housing.
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 08:34 AM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (Reid)

Thanks again Reid, I hope I get a new housing as replacement. As well for some people in Northern Virginia, Doe anybody got a left non-hid housing for sale? Thanks.
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 09:57 AM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (CrazyHondaBoy)

what bulbs are you using for your fogs????

bet it's not the 15watt bulbs your supposed to use.... if you put a "normal" h3 or superwhite the heat ends up cracking the yellow sleeve...and for some reson it's always the left headlamp first....the same thing happened to me. live and learn i guess
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 10:05 AM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (dohcsideSi)

i dont know about 15w.. but the "normal" 55w h3 bulbs work fine. anything HIGHER will crack the yellow glass.
i cracked my left side once as well..had piaa 65w h3 bulbs
since then, i've been running 55w h3 bulbs for over a year now.. no problems!
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 10:11 AM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (98R-1144)

same here..55w h3..

about the left side? are you talking about driver or passenger side?
I have 1 chrome housing headlight for the driver's side..been waiting forever to get rid of it


[Modified by 98cwtypeR, 11:11 AM 11/20/2002]
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 10:23 AM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (98cwtypeR)

It on the left side! Damn, so many of us getting bad luck with jdm frontend.
I"m running on stock 55watt H3, how can I prevent that happening again?
Chrome housing is nice, it remind me of usdm but I prefer black housing.
Thank agains!!


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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 10:45 AM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (98R-1144)

i dont know about 15w.. but the "normal" 55w h3 bulbs work fine. anything HIGHER will crack the yellow glass.
i cracked my left side once as well..had piaa 65w h3 bulbs
since then, i've been running 55w h3 bulbs for over a year now.. no problems!
I have had 110W bulbs in mine for years with no issues
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 12:05 PM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (98R-1144)

Hey 98R-1144, how come you have many set of housing? Also the set with no foglights, is that related to foglight cracked? Thanks.

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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 01:05 PM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (CrazyHondaBoy)

It on the left side! Damn, so many of us getting bad luck with jdm frontend.
I"m running on stock 55watt H3, how can I prevent that happening again?
Chrome housing is nice, it remind me of usdm but I prefer black housing.
Thank agains!!


[Modified by CrazyHondaBoy, 7:24 PM 11/20/2002]
no problem, I like the black housing better as well. Thats why the chrome is off and black housing is on..
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 01:06 PM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (CrazyHondaBoy)

Hey 98R-1144, how come you have many set of housing? Also the set with no foglights, is that related to foglight cracked? Thanks.
I would also like to know
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Old Nov 24, 2002 | 09:17 AM
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Default Soften up the ride with jdm frontend (prevent vibration from stock suspension)

Is that possible maybe my stock suspension is too rough
causing vibration? Maybe if I put in aftermarket suspension,
it be more smoother and softer instead absorbing vibration
from stock suspension set up. What a good suspension
set up for my car? Name a shock, coilover, it be nice.

Thank everyone for your time to respond.
Appreciate it.

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Old Nov 24, 2002 | 09:21 AM
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Default Re: Soften up the ride with jdm frontend (CrazyHondaBoy)

LOL. What? You think your car is too stiff so you're gonna get aftermarket suspension to make it more stiff? ?!!?!?

LOL!
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Old Nov 24, 2002 | 01:21 PM
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Default Re: JDM frontend, yellow foglight glass broke off! How?! (sgT)

I have had 110W bulbs in mine for years with no issues
if j00 want to blind someone, how about h3 HID's
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