Cracked Fog light lens replacement DIY

[catchy]

i use OEM bulbs, but I heard that the Lexan bubles up? is that true? I cracked mine in september, dealer replaced it for me and then I bough the Lamin- X to protect it, but it fog lights look brown as in, the lamin - X is burning.. so wouldn't mine do this DIY if it is a perment fix.

Let me know!

[joon joon]

mine bubbled and this diy isnt a permanent fix... some people had them bubble like me.. some havent but used the lexan and they turn yellow over time..

[k__dam]

Originally Posted by catchy

I bough the Lamin- X to protect it, but it fog lights look brown as in, the lamin - X is burning.. so wouldn't mine do this DIY if it is a perment fix.

Let me know!

i used yellow overlays from graffix expressions and it never turned brown. though mine was ebay fog lights, not oem

[Ineed6speed]

Originally Posted by joon joon

mine bubbled and this diy isnt a permanent fix... some people had them bubble like me.. some havent but used the lexan and they turn yellow over time..

Don't spread erroneous information!

If done correctly, the lexan won't bubble or turn yellow. If it bubbled, you most likely forgot to remove the film from both sides of the lexan.

[joon joon]

mine bubble and i did take the film off... and im not spreading wrong info... and yes people have had lexan on for awhile and it does turn yellow...

[esrcombia]

Originally Posted by joon joon

mine bubble and i did take the film off... and im not spreading wrong info... and yes people have had lexan on for awhile and it does turn yellow...

any others ideas , i mean something better than lexan . i try to call honda and see if they sell just the lenses ,but not luck the sell the whole fog light $94 plus shipping
how about if after u used the lexan also use the protective film ,just a thought
let me know if someone find something better

[joon joon]

just go to a glass place and see wat they could do.. maybe a thicker piece of glass.. cuz thats wat imma do... i even thought of using some headlight lenses...

[esrcombia]

Originally Posted by joon joon

just go to a glass place and see wat they could do.. maybe a thicker piece of glass.. cuz thats wat imma do... i even thought of using some headlight lenses...

i was thinking about that but im not sure what size (.093 1/16 any thicker than this )could fit there ,just want to make sure what is going to work better before i start it
thanks

[Demisedgabe]

Originally Posted by Ineed6speed

Don't spread erroneous information!

If done correctly, the lexan won't bubble or turn yellow. If it bubbled, you most likely forgot to remove the film from both sides of the lexan.

ive had mine on since Nov. w/ no bubbling warping, or yellowing.

[esrcombia]

here is a video that show u how to cut lexan . is not really that good but if u keep looking at the related videos they show u a lot of things like how good lexan is hope it help guys

[esrcombia]

forgot the link
sorry
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEQU-D4lnSY&feature=related

[midnitesi]

nice diy....hope those dont crack

[esrcombia]

i just came out with an idea ,
since everyone is complaining about that the lexan gets bubbled what about if we go to a junk yard and get a broke headlight from any car ,which shoul be really cheap cuz the have no use for it ,and try to get one that is kinda flat ,then just cut the piece we need
i just got my fog light and even before i got em on ,cuz a had the wrong switch and harness , one of the got broken . it really pissed me off
but hopefully this works and we dont have to take off the metal piece around the bulb im gonna try to do it some time this month if some one do it before please report back to us to see how it went

[joon joon]

i said that a few posts up but i havent gone around to doing it..

[esrcombia]

ohh i didnt see it . i hope it works i might try some day
let us know how it goes if u or anyone do it

[tmrC1V1C]

is there a way to just cut the Lexan with a really strong pair of scissors, or is that too hard to do??

[bueno4x4]

great thread, sub'd for future use

I just got mine and hope I get some time out of them before they crack!

[ErMasta]

My lexan bubbled up after 8 months. I have to cut a new set soon. The best way to cut them is using a dremmel with a cutting bit not the round wheel cutting tools.

Did anyone replace their bulbs with any type of LEDs? That might help with the heat. I also removed the center steel ring to spread the heat but as i said it didnt work.

[k__dam]

Originally Posted by tmrC1V1C

is there a way to just cut the Lexan with a really strong pair of scissors, or is that too hard to do??

I think someone here said it worked for them, but I wouldn't recommend that method, what I would try instead is using a solder iron and 'trace' it out. I read someone did it that way

[esrcombia]

yeah the right way to cut the lexan is using a cutting bit here is a video that i made myself is not really that good but i hope it help u guys
just make sure that the first two ,cut em a bit bigger is most likely that u are gonna miss so this way u can adjust em to the size the should be i go 5 pieces out of a 10x8 lexan sheet also make sure u dont take the plastic of till u are gonna put em in the fog
YouTube - honda civic coupe fog lights repair -how to cut lexan