Fog Light Lens Replacement

[beybedba]

I know there must be a million DIY's on replacing the fog light lenses, but here is my take. And hey, the more resources the better!

...every E30 at one point or another has cracked or even broken the lenses off.


Enjoy!

what kind of bumper is that? is it compatible to a '90 325iC?

[Vedubin01]

make sure you purchase lamin-x or some other protective film for those covers. Being plastic and not glass, they will pit way faster and look milky. A 10 investment will keep the lights looking new!

[Mrpopaul]

Can you use H3 hid's on your fogs?

[Vedubin01]

you can install HIDs in where the fogs go yes!

[Mrpopaul]

Is there a writeup for an HID install on the fogs?I'm really interested in doing this!

[Vedubin01]

you can get plug and play kits for them.

[5KWattson]

great write up....i F*ed up and bought aftermarket replacement fog's still waiting for them to get here but if they dont look like yours im flippin them and getting these lens

[nando]

49 bux for a set for the fogs, thats alot haha

roffle

one new fog is like, $150? and you think $50 is a lot for basically two new ones?

[joonsup]

fyi i just picked up a pair of plastic fog light covers on ebay through dtmwerks or something like that for 10 bucks for one of my e30s.

[J0nnyr0ck3t]

Excellent write up. What type of clear silicone adhesive did you buy?

[td325ic]

Use a black silicone adhesive, trust me it looks much better than the clear. Something like Permatex Black Silicone Adhesive Sealant works decently, it's available at pretty much all pepboys/oreilly/autozone type stores.

[J0nnyr0ck3t]

Thanks for the reply ^^^

[///M42 sport]

ehh, whats this about plug/play HID fogs? So absolutely no drilling, modification required?

Also for those with the plastic lenses. notice any fogging, or yellowing yet?

[keefy6]

many thanks

[LoneWolf]

Yeah it's not cheap... but the alternative is even more pricey. Plus these are very durable. My guess is I won't need to replace them for a very long time to come, if ever.

I don't think you would ever have to replace them unless you managed to crack one.

If you get some road wear you could always polish it out.

And to prevent that just use some clear vinyl to protect them.

I will be doing this eventually, I have one cracked.

I appreciate the write up and saving me $100 over buying new or used pair.