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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Jimmyrallye on 25 November 2012, 22:27

Title: Fog lights keep melting out :(
Post by: Jimmyrallye on 25 November 2012, 22:27

Both my fog lights have melted them selfs out the lights what could be causing this ? Recently fitted new bulbs as well have been fine for 2 months .. Lucky enough wos putting air in my tyres when i see it happeing at the garage other wise could have been mesyy :(

Title: Re: Fog lights keep melting out :(
Post by: Mr Blue on 25 November 2012, 23:17

Had this problem with runnning uprated bulbs + loom on my rallye front end. The tiny bulbs would just melt the housing.

The fog light bulbs should be 55w. Check those first.

Title: Re: Fog lights keep melting out :(
Post by: Thom89 on 26 November 2012, 00:16

Iirc wasn't here a problem with non OE lamps, rings a bell from some years ago!

Thom

Title: Re: Fog lights keep melting out :(
Post by: Jimmyrallye on 26 November 2012, 20:44

Thanks guys will have to buy new fog lights now so will make sure ive got 55w bulbs to go back in :)

Title: Re: Fog lights keep melting out :(
Post by: richie2480 on 28 November 2012, 22:32

Yeh, had the same problem. I thought I would buy some bright fog lights  and went for the highest wattage I could find. They ran ok a for a few days but then one fog light housing melted. I guess oer the few times I had been running them the bulbs had slowly heated up the plastic to the point they wouldn't hold any more and then just collapsed and melted.
Lesson learnt - Stick to correct wattage bulbs.

Title: Re: Fog lights keep melting out :(
Post by: dadrathers on 30 November 2012, 19:12

OE ones were dropped in Feb this year and were £113 anyway - need to look for OE quality at (considerably) less trhan OE price!