fastter

The fog light bulb pieces are still in the fog light housing. Does the fog light come apart or do I have to replace it? I'm assuming the whole fog light assembly will have to be removed no matter what. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

mcc978

The bulb can be replaced without replacing the whole housing but I don't know if you will be able to get all the bulb pieces removed. The easiest way to replace the bulb is to remove the wheel and then pop the tabs out of the fender liner and pull back the liner then you will be able to replace the bulb.

CGZO6

But, it's a PITA. Remove Wheel, remove fender liner (behind fog light), the fog light housing has 3 screws that attach to the nose. The screw are all on the bottom of the fog light housing (7mm I think).

WMark

Sorry for your problem. It would be helpful for the rest of us if you would indicate what year you have, etc. New car, used car? Filling in your profile would help.

I'm no help in finding a solution, but might help the rest of us if we have more info! Older year problem vs. newer year problem, etc...

Good luck! I'll be

C6NRED

It sure seems like if you could take the housing out, and remove the wire at the back --- that you could then shake out the pieces of glass etc that would be left inside. I don't think that you would then have to replace the whole housing....just a thought.....I wonder how in the heck this happened in the first place though....

Shortimer

I'm curious as well.

SB60

Try sticking a vacuum hose up to the hole you put the bulb in. That might suck up all the loose pieces? Good luck.

fastter

Done! Sorry for not being more descriptive. It's a 2005 A4 coupe.

Marc V.

Bulbs will crack when they come in contact with water, either from the road or from condensation.

Hot bulbs and cold water don't mix.

fastter

I removed the fog light housing and it looks like it's time for a new one. There are pieces everywhere in there and you can even see the burn spot when the bulb exploded on the upper part of the housing. I really don't see anyway to get the pieces out. The reflector even has a smoked look to it. There is condensation on the inside of the lens and there was even water in the connector when I removed the bulb.

It must have happened when I hit a huge puddle at a pretty good clip. I didn't see it coming, it was dark and there was no way to know how deep it was.

I guess that whole don't drive it in the rain thing is true. I guess I'll just have to put it away until the rain stops. NOT!!! It's worth the time and money to replace the fog lights. I would rather drive it and deal with the occasional repairs than see it sit in the garage.

Zymurgy

FYI, I found the following part numbers:

Right side - 25942592
Left side - 25942593

MSRP is $121 - $126 (depending on left or right). You should be able to get one for less than $100 incl shipping from one of the forum's supporting parts suppliers.

VetteramI

I would bet you have a cracked housing. I would pull it and check it out, if not it will happen again

calemasters

I show $120.67 (list price) for the driving lamp housing, but before you replace, make sure that the weather pack seal on the connector to the bulb socket is good and also that the bulb socket to lamp housing seal is good. You do not want the moisture problem to reoccur, under "normal" driving conditions.

I coat the seals with a dielectric lubricant.