I put my 2500k Nokya bulbs in my fogs yesterday, and like everything else plastic on these dang cars, the tabs were so brittle, one broke off the driver's side light. Now that there is only one tab holding it in, I doubt it can be adjusted very well.
If I want to replace both I could almost buy an M5 replica bumper shipped with new fogs! From Jared at EAC the OEM lights are about $120 each. On ebay they've got knock offs for about $35 and up. Does anyone have any experience with the replicas? Did they fit well and work ok? If so, any recommendations on who to buy them from?
FWIW, my car is a 2001 with the "facelift" small round lights, but not the Mtechnic ones.
I got a set of ebay fogs for $25... and they were so poorly molded that they didn't fit together at ALL. I used the new lenses on my old hardware. I couldn't believe it, but the ebay ones had no chance at life. They were just terrible.
I just got my replacement OEM fog in the mail from Jared.
I have a set of OEM fogs in great condition. First 115 takes them!
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Why don't you cement back the broken tab with super glue and reinforce it with Devcon Epoxy. I did both tabs on my fog light which broke when I pulld my bumper that got caught on a rebar sticking above a bumper stop. It gets covered up by the grill.
I used the EBAY replacements when I cracked one of my OEM M-technic lenses. They looked exactly the same, and are just simple fog light housings so I figured why not.
The subtle differences between the replicas, and OEM were not noticeable until I installed them.
The Ebay specials do not install from the front like the OEM's, I had to install them from behind the bumper. Also the beam adjustment had too much play in it, and took me forever to dial in properly.
The old addage that you get what you pay for definitely applies here, and if I break another, its only OEM for me from now on.
Not sure how good the replica 2001 lenses are, but the replica M/Mtechnic lenses are crapp.
Last edited by Mr Hyde; 03-21-2009 at 05:43 PM.
because I don't want it to break the second I bolt it back in. By the time I buy the Devcon Epoxy (I'll admit, I don't know what that is) and get some super glue, then take the time to try and fix the broken tab, as I swear and scream to no one in particular because it isn't working, I could just order a new one. I just wasn't sure whether or not the replicas were ok. It sounds like they aren't.
Yep oem lights are superb but they are 100 bucks a piece. I had crappy ebay ones from ddm and they fell apart before i even put them on. The quality is horrid.
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Definitely get the oem and invest around $20 for some laminix that will keep them in one piece.
Luckily, I haven't needed the laminix. My lenses are all intact, its the mounting tabs that broke when I went to re-install the driver's side after changing the bulbs out. While Gumbi's price is reasonable, I hate to spend money on 6 year old used lights that may break the tabs as soon as I mount them again. I only need one, so I may have to suck it up and spend the $117 with Jared and get a new one.
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