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525i winter driver
06-13-2008, 08:40 PM
man... the front end of my car has been through some rough days...

i bought i foglight to replace the one i have with the busted lens (as opposed to the one with the cracked lens) shown here on the right ...

so did i have ellipsoid projector fogs? is that what that is?

the one on the left i bought at a yard before i pulled my bumper off silly me.

pgrindstaff
06-13-2008, 08:57 PM
The light on the right is a projector type fog light. The fog on the left is the free form light that uses a 9005 bulb whereas the projector uses an H1 bulb.

525i winter driver
06-14-2008, 07:43 AM
The light on the right is a projector type fog light. The fog on the left is the free form light that uses a 9005 bulb whereas the projector uses an H1 bulb.thanks - so that's good news and bad news, i have cool lights but they're broken :) :(

pgrindstaff
06-14-2008, 09:29 AM
If the projector is still good you can buy new lenses from BavAuto for $50. Part numbers 63 17 1 384 233(left) and 63 17 1 384 234(right).

glen-sj
06-14-2008, 09:30 AM
If you want. You can replace the broken lens with acrylic lens. I replaced the fog lights $$$ once already and 6 months later it cracked again to rocks. So, I found this website www.bmwlight.com that offered acrylic replacements lens. It has been over 5 years now. No yellowing of the lens and it seem to be stronger than the oem glass. It has held up great.

525i winter driver
06-14-2008, 03:22 PM
thanks guys, haven't decided what i'll do yet but that's very helpful.