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Broken fog light
« on: April 26, 2011, 09:10:34 pm »
 Anyone know what my options are and likely costs to replace a broken fog light (chipped over the weekend) on a 58 plate Pirelli ?


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Re: Broken fog light
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2011, 09:13:48 pm »
£47 a few weeks ago when mine had a stone smash it on the motorway  :sad1:

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Re: Broken fog light
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2011, 10:07:32 pm »
Some do pop up on ebay as well.
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Re: Broken fog light
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2011, 10:08:15 pm »
£47 a few weeks ago when mine had a stone smash it on the motorway  :sad1:

Im gonna cover mine in lamin x on the weekend :P


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Re: Broken fog light
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2011, 01:07:59 am »
£47 a few weeks ago when mine had a stone smash it on the motorway  :sad1:

Im gonna cover mine in lamin x on the weekend :P

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Re: Broken fog light
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2011, 07:18:36 am »
No...just clear to stop them getting smashed or chipped any further


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Re: Broken fog light
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2011, 12:33:10 pm »
One of mine has smashed  :sad1: are they hard to replace?
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Re: Broken fog light
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2011, 01:04:45 pm »
Remove fog grille, unscrew foglight, disconnect plug, plug in new light, fit new foglight, refit grille


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Re: Broken fog light
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2011, 07:53:32 am »
Sounds simple, thanks Alex! :happy2:
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