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Old Oct 19, 2001 | 01:53 PM
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Trans Am front fogs, bulb replacement?

Some bastard broke the drivers side glass on my foglight inside my GTA's ground FX.

Can i replace just the glass or what?
Also, how do i get to those bulbs inside anyways if i wanted to replace them with brighter ones, they have that metal protector thing in front. bulb replacement size?
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Old Oct 19, 2001 | 04:03 PM
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You can order a whole new lens from GM, but it's like $60. It comes with the glass glued to the metal reflector piece. The bulbs can be changed, you'd have to look at the book at the parts store to get the right ones. If you want to fix it the cheap way, you can to to Wal-Mart or your local parts store and they make after market fog lights that look identical to the ones on our cars, but the lights in these can't be changed. All you have to do is unscrew the two black tabs on the front side that hold the lens on, take the lens out, cut the wire to the light, and wire up your aftermarket light. Just be carefuly when tightening the tabs back down so as not to crack the plastic lens on the lights. There you have it -- brand new, cheap, and nobody will ever know.

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Old Oct 19, 2001 | 04:06 PM
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I picked up a new housing with lense from TACreations and a new bulb from Autozone.

The bulb is held in by a clip on the back side of the fog light housing. Just remove the clip and the bulb will pull out. Replacement bulb was like $1.99 and the whole light assembly was only like $20 or so if I remember right in usable condition.



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Old Oct 20, 2001 | 03:01 AM
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I second the Wal-Mart idea. They have aftermarket lights that use the exact same size as those fog lights. I think it says "Blazer" on the box. I used them when the left side shattered, I reused the holder in the back though. They're friggin bright!

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Old Oct 20, 2001 | 05:18 PM
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Where's the website for "TACreations" ?

Thanks for the help y'all.
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