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      04-17-2015, 10:52 AM   #1
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Done my fog light bulbs today, very easy thanks to the folks on here
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      04-17-2015, 10:53 AM   #2
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That's how they should have been from factory!!

They look the part mate

Any issues with flicker? Did you need to code?
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That's how they should have been from factory!!

They look the part mate

Any issues with flicker? Did you need to code?
No flicker, just 12 volt, 35w,cosmos blue white bulbs. Not LED.
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      04-17-2015, 11:35 AM   #5
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You don't have them on all the time do you?
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You don't have them on all the time do you?
Ha ha maybe 20 years ago on my saxo VTR lol, not these days!
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No flicker, just 12 volt, 35w,cosmos blue white bulbs. Not LED.
Thanks.

I've been thinking of doing the same on mine but wasn't sure what the best way of doing it was - didn't really want to go the full LED fog lamp swap out.....and coding route.

The bulbs you used, are they MTEC H8 12v 35w Cosmos Blue?
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Thanks.

I've been thinking of doing the same on mine but wasn't sure what the best way of doing it was - didn't really want to go the full LED fog lamp swap out.....and coding route.

The bulbs you used, are they MTEC H8 12v 35w Cosmos Blue?
Yeah off fleabay, about 13 quid I think
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LED bulbs are much better, if you can do coding.
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LED bulbs are much better, if you can do coding.
Full retro-fit of F32 LED lamps is even better
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Full retro-fit of F32 LED lamps is even better
Not if cost is a factor!
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Not if cost is a factor!
I suppose that depends on what LEDs you get. Most of mine are weisslicht I got from bimmian.com, they're not cheap!
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What is the cost of the LED fogs + coding if anyone is in the know?
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What is the cost of the LED fogs + coding if anyone is in the know?
LED fog bulbs are about £15, genuine LED units are about £120 each.

Coding is free, you do it yourself.
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LED fog bulbs are about £15, genuine LED units are about £120 each.

Coding is free, you do it yourself.
How hard is it to do the coding? Is it something that can be learnt or is it best to leave it too the pros?
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Thanks for this post was looking for a solution myself, just ordered the same bulbs should take most of the shoddy yellowness away

Also can I ask if anyone know, when I turn my steering wheel my fog light turns on, whichever way I turn represents the light that comes on, this is a cool feature for lighting up Apex's etc, but I feel really daft driving around and it does it around town etc.

Any ideas? I am familiar with coding if there's a coding solution. Btw this happens when fogs are switched OFF as I never have them on
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I got F32 LED fogs from Germany for EUR120+ shipping for the pair. They were as new.

Coding was pretty easy to be honest.

Fitting is awkward but not difficult. Be easier with the front wheels off
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