The other day I noticed that my passenger side headlight has some small bubbles forming on the inside of the lens. It is located on the fog portion, right where the little circle is(I'm guessing the circle represents the center of the lens area). They are close together, and the group is maybe the size of a quarter. Last august I replaced the fogs with Nokyo yellow's but didnt think that it would affect like it did. I've attached some pictures, but they aren't great quality...what does everyone think. Thanks in advance for your time!

 

Holy S@#T

 

I might take mine out, I don't want to chance it.

 

warranty?

 

Hmm, I noticed the same kinda thing on my dads 98 Supra headlights. I figured maybe somebody put higher wattage bulbs in and they created more heat and blistered the coating. The bulbs you put in could be causing heat to buildup in one spot and well, melt the surface. Just a thought, anything is possible.

 

Wow, I never would have thought that a light bulb could do that but it definitely looks like that's the cause. I have the same fog lights and haven't noticed anything like that. That's a good one

 

Yeah, if you are running high wattage bulbs, that'll do it. Puts out a lot more heat than the stockers.

 

Im going to check the package just to insure they are the same wattage, I orignally thought they were.

The odd thing is that the driver side is fine, no imperfections whatsoever.

The only thing I can think of is when I was installing the bulbs; there is a steel shroud that sits around the actual glass part of the bulb, you can see it in the first picture. I don't remember if it was the passenger or driver side, but it wasn't straight, it was kind of crooked. So i reached in there with a tool and aligned it straight. Again, I don't remember which side I had fixed, so its impossible to tell if thats the cause. But there could be a possibility that shroud protects the housing by either directing or absorbing heat.

Here is a picture of the driver side, and how it is crooked:


The passenger side, how the shroud is more centered, and with imperfections:


If someone with could look and see how their shroud came positioned from the factory, it would be much appreciated.

 

Well the shroud is mainly for glare, I'm not sure how much it'd have to do with heat. If you don't have the original bulb package, the bulb itself should show the wattage on it.

I just wonder if it's the bulbs, especially because the crooked one is the one that hasn't "melted" part of the housing.

Goodluck!

The shroud is perfectly straight, and the outter edge of it just barely surpases the top of the bulb. I can take a picture if needed.

 

Def from the heat ive seen this alot before. Still crazy though

 

you need stock watt bulbs

 

What is the wattage on stock fogs. I just went to a yellow bulb @ 55watts and am not trying to melt my housing.

 

here is the problem, Nokya Yellows are in fact stock wattage, they should not produce anymore heat then regular stock bulbs. There are alot and i mean alot of counterfeit Nokyas out there of all colors if they are at a higher wattage anything is possible. I wouldnt worry about your lense so much, I would worry about the wiring. If you did buy it from a legit vendor or your not sure, call SPW industries they are pretty responsive to customers.


I have been running on Nokya Yellows for years and have come a cross the fake ones a plenty. Its easy to tell fakes from real in the H4 standard, but the 9005 9006's are difficult.

Hope that helps,

 

I have the package for the nokyo yellow's, and i put the stock bulbs in that package so I'll look. I just have to dig them from my attic.

 

yeah change you fog lights to stock wattage before its too late.