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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 09:06 PM
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Angry Fog lights cracking

I usually turn on my foglights at night, and its about minus 20 degrees celcius where im at..Went to get my car washed at a touchless carwash, and went home later on, had my foglights still turned on, was looking at them , adnt hey appear to be dirty , so whatever no biggie, next time i went to get my car washed, I went home and same thing the foglights look dirty, so alright went to get some water and tissue to wipe it. The 3m rockguard on the lens, were burnt and melted in the middle, wtf so i took one side of the 3m off, and the lens are cracked, looked at the other side and they are both cracked... My foglights ran so hot, when i got it washed the cold water hit it and cracked it...

Anyone have this issue ??
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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What kind of bulbs were in them?
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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Stock bulbs were in them , and im going to the dealership tomrrow for them to get it looked at
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 09:31 PM
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Yea then that's weird . Hopefully they replace them for you !
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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Hope the dealer clears it up for you.

Never had that problem. But never been in -20 degrees celcius
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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gay they said its bc of rock chips....whatever, had the car for 3 weeks never heard anyone else having this issue, and having both crack at the same time...and had 3m on top of it....
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 01:48 PM
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Damn that blows.. Rock chips and you have 3M.. They couldn't think of anything else.

I assume they're not going to replace it?
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 02:55 PM
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Yeah no warranty, they said they saw rocks in the cracks, that was their excuse....

pretty stupid, i said its probaly rock that got in bc of the crack, but they said they cant warranty it...
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:20 PM
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Yeah no warranty, they said they saw rocks in the cracks, that was their excuse....

pretty stupid, i said its probaly rock that got in bc of the crack, but they said they cant warranty it...
Sorry to hear that who do you deal with in Edm?
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:37 PM
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I deal with Southside Mitsu, which location did you get yours from in Edmonton?
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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I deal with Southside Mitsu, which location did you get yours from in Edmonton?
Same, did you buy from Aaron?
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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yeah, great sales guy to deal with , what did you think of him
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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yeah, great sales guy to deal with , what did you think of him
He's a good guy no problems with him.

About the rest I'll PM you.
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:56 PM
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ok
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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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I guess it's a good idea to turn off the fog lights and let them cool before washing?
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