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Old 12-10-2014, 09:17 PM   #1
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Old 12-11-2014, 04:58 AM   #2
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I have those but haven't installed them yet. I got them based on a recommendation from a thread here but I don't remember which one.
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So you have lost your fogs completely? No fog there?
No, no fog is Los Angeles. Traffic, crime and more..... but no fog.

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I have those but haven't installed them yet. I got them based on a recommendation from a thread here but I don't remember which one.
Yeah, I have to accept responsibility for the post and recommendation on those. One of them went bad so I had replace it. After it failed after such a short period of time I looked for something different. The ones I replaced them with are brighter and whiter.
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I'm not ready to make a final judgment on these, but I've had them installed for a couple of weeks and their reliability seems suspect. Yesterday I pulled into the garage partway in order to take a look at them after a 45 minute drive, and some of the LED's were flickering on and off.

I just went out to shoot a quick video of this, and of course they're operating just fine this morning.

I've ordered the other ones just in case...
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their reliability seems suspect. Yesterday I pulled into the garage partway in order to take a look at them after a 45 minute drive, and some of the LED's were flickering on and off.
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That is what happened to mine too. The blue hue was also an issue. On the plus side, they are bright. The new ones have two forward facing LEDs and lack the blue hue. However, their reliability has yet to be established. I have my fog lights hooked up to always come on so they will get a work out. If they go bad I'll post it.
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