Fog Lights

[dududuckling]

The bulbs in the bumper fog lights always fuse out every 3 - 4 months. Its the IPF fog lights in the arb bumper, which I thought was supposed to be good... but not really. I replaced them in April, August, and December. What happens is that the right side will burn out exactly two weeks after the left side dies out. The two weeks interval is almost certain.

 

I brought it to the shop today to get the wires checked and bulbs replaced. The guy told me that he found dry mud on the H3 bulbs (both on the glass and metal part). He said there is also some moisture inside the housing that contributes to the constant bulbs failure. The bulbs are completely dry with only traces of mud. Is this true? The last time I went wheeling was in October and the bulbs were fine until the beginning of January. When I wheel, I don't switch them on and sometime, there might be muddy water in it, but only at a very tiny amount. On the other hand, I'm thinking that there may be an exposed wire that touches the metal part of the pathy or the housing, which explains the regular interval of bulbs failure.

 

While the guy in the shop asked me to replace the lamp housing altogether, I'm thinking of simply rechecking the wiring system and putting a layer of silicone around the lens to prevent future water entry. I'm also intending to put more layers of electrical tape surrounding the connectors. When I wheel in the water, I'm not gonna be there for more than a minute and these alternatives should be able to keep water out of the housing in the future. Do you think this is a good idea? Or is it better to replace the lamps altogether?

 

Thank you for the input, I really appreciate it.

Edited February 13, 2010 by dududuckling

[01silvapathy]

Just gets some aircraft landing lights and mount them up. Thats what alexrex did, and those things are bright as hell. And they are cheap too, under 100 bucks for the lights and all the wiring. Although it doesnt look as clean as the kit that comes with the ARB I'd still put function over form.

[dududuckling]

Just gets some aircraft landing lights and mount them up. Thats what alexrex did, and those things are bright as hell. And they are cheap too, under 100 bucks for the lights and all the wiring. Although it doesnt look as clean as the kit that comes with the ARB I'd still put function over form.

 

Any link? I figure out the mounting will be the hardest part, right? I don't really care about the looks coz they end up being behind the bumper anyway...

Edited February 13, 2010 by dududuckling

[01silvapathy]

Hah, you read the part about alexrex doing it....which means its custom and he didnt make a write up.