Fog light question! Possible to assemble them wrong or align them? - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

5ABI VT · 01-24-2015

I'm curious about wether my lenses or fog lamp housings could have been assembled wrong if the bumper was off for painting etc ? My hid dogs put out a good bit of light. When Im parked 30 feet or so in front of a wall there is minimal light on the road ahead of me and a strong beam say 10 feet high and up. Just makes me wonder if there could be something off with the lenses or if they just don't help direct light on the road from the housings. Considering the car is really low as well I would have expected some light on the road.

secondchance · 01-25-2015

There are two screws (I think torn heads), one for horizontal, another for vertical adjustment of the housing. If I remember correct, vertical adjustment is between the lamp housing and the bumper edge. Get a flash light and check around the housing.
Also, if you are running non-OEM type bulb, light source can be such that light pattern may not be focused as intended.

efnfast · 01-25-2015

10' off the ground and up sounds almost useless. I would think out of adjustment. Could the bulb be in upside down? Maybe the HID has an up and down side. Just a thought.

Mystic ZR-1 · 01-25-2015

Even aligned correctly, the fog lights
are useless.

5ABI VT · 01-25-2015

They are the hid conversion bulbs. I'm already having ideas to put projectors in there so I can get good light from them. The bulbs themselves look the same as the oems im just really surprised by the light pattern from the housings. When people are crossing the intersection in front of me while I'm at a red light.. These light up the interior of the cars like its daylight .

01-24-2015	#1
5ABI VT Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Toronto Posts: 783	Fog light question! Possible to assemble them wrong or align them? I'm curious about wether my lenses or fog lamp housings could have been assembled wrong if the bumper was off for painting etc ? My hid dogs put out a good bit of light. When Im parked 30 feet or so in front of a wall there is minimal light on the road ahead of me and a strong beam say 10 feet high and up. Just makes me wonder if there could be something off with the lenses or if they just don't help direct light on the road from the housings. Considering the car is really low as well I would have expected some light on the road.

01-25-2015	#2
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,721	Re: Fog light question! Possible to assemble them wrong or align them? There are two screws (I think torn heads), one for horizontal, another for vertical adjustment of the housing. If I remember correct, vertical adjustment is between the lamp housing and the bumper edge. Get a flash light and check around the housing. Also, if you are running non-OEM type bulb, light source can be such that light pattern may not be focused as intended.

01-25-2015	#3
efnfast Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Dunbarton NH Posts: 7,431	Re: Fog light question! Possible to assemble them wrong or align them? 10' off the ground and up sounds almost useless. I would think out of adjustment. Could the bulb be in upside down? Maybe the HID has an up and down side. Just a thought.

01-25-2015	#4
Mystic ZR-1 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mystic CT Posts: 2,630	Re: Fog light question! Possible to assemble them wrong or align them? Even aligned correctly, the fog lights are useless.

01-25-2015	#5
5ABI VT Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Toronto Posts: 783	Re: Fog light question! Possible to assemble them wrong or align them? They are the hid conversion bulbs. I'm already having ideas to put projectors in there so I can get good light from them. The bulbs themselves look the same as the oems im just really surprised by the light pattern from the housings. When people are crossing the intersection in front of me while I'm at a red light.. These light up the interior of the cars like its daylight .