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Cracked Fog Lights!!

Old Aug 9, 2002 | 01:00 AM
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yes, now i hate them with a passion! or at least $500 dollars worth.
Old Aug 9, 2002 | 12:35 PM
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Fog troubles!

I had the same thing happen about 3 weeks ago.

I go outside to see half my f'n fog lens missing, but I think
"its only the lens, how much can it possibly be to replace?"
$215 cdn for one, and you have to buy the whole assembly!!!!!

I ended up claiming it through my insurance under the glass coverage,
payed the $90 deductable and put the POS in myself.

In your case for $500 your being bent over for sure.

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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 04:46 PM
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Check NOPI.com for direct replacement PIAA fog and driving lights. Search Mazda Protege 5. Those PIAA protective grills might just save the light in the future. They look good too.

I live in Florida, and smack a lot of big frogs at night. I'm just waiting for a light to break so I can get the PIAA driving beams.
Old Aug 10, 2002 | 02:47 PM
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How easy is the install?
Old Aug 10, 2002 | 10:11 PM
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fog light

one bolt at the back easy . . .
Old Aug 11, 2002 | 10:37 AM
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those mesh covers on the piaa's look like crap. Does anybody know if they come without them or of any other brands that look better and are a direct replacement?
Old Aug 11, 2002 | 03:22 PM
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I'm pretty sure that they come off. I, too, think they are hidious. =)
Old Aug 16, 2002 | 12:24 AM
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i ordered the piaa 520 and it should be here tomorrow! now... do i put on those ugly mesh guards to protect them, or do i leave them off and risk cracking them again?? decisions, decisions~
Old Aug 16, 2002 | 12:25 AM
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btw

i got them for $155US on ebay! hella good deal
Old Aug 16, 2002 | 07:21 AM
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After you got the 520's installed, post pics and instructions. When I looked at the 520's, they didn't seem like they'd fit in the fog light holes we've got, but I could easily be wrong.
Old Aug 16, 2002 | 02:59 PM
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Originally posted by dewey
After you got the 520's installed, post pics and instructions. When I looked at the 520's, they didn't seem like they'd fit in the fog light holes we've got, but I could easily be wrong.
Those will defintely fit. the PIAA 40 that I have are larger in
diameter and just barely fit in. And I only paid 99 bucks online.

Hope that helps.

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Old Sep 11, 2002 | 08:30 PM
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Where did you get it for $99 online at?
Old Sep 11, 2002 | 08:39 PM
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Originally posted by zmzmp5
Where did you get it for $99 online at?
www.offroadwarehouse.com

But here is the direct link.. and make sure you choose
Clear driving lights and not clear fog lights. Fog lighst are more
expensive.

http://www.offroadwarehouse.com/Merc...ode=LIGHT_PIAA
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Thanks a lot! Done! How long did it take you to receive them once placing the order?

- Brian
Old Sep 21, 2002 | 05:45 AM
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Re: Cracked Fog Lights!!

Originally posted by LiQUiD
I was driving on the freeway to work the other morning and i saw a truck hauling gravel about a 1/2 mile up the road. i was just driving along when i heard this "ping!" and then another "PING! PING!" Then i saw a piece of rock fly onto my windshield. I realized that the gravel truck was spilling some of his load and the rocks were flying all over the freeway! Unfortanately, the truck was up too far and I had to slow down to minimize the impact from the rocks. When i got home later that evening, i checked my car to see if it was ok. no paint chips (well, just one tiny one) but both my fogs cracked! pissed me off! i called mazda and asked them how much it'd cost to replace. they said $400 - $500 bucks. Is that right??

Aren't those lens covers lexan(sp?) Or are they only covering the headlights? If they are, then they shouldn't crack or break at all.
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