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From: Week-Philly, Weekend-Dirty Souf Jerz
You guys HAD to say something, didn't you's
This is just my kind of luck 
There was a post a few days back about a few guys foglights leaking water and getting condensation to them. I open my big mouth and say i wasn't having problems with mine, and what do i notice this morning while i was washing my truck???....BOTH! of my fogs had condensation in them! and not just a little bit, but ALOT!
If i never said anything in that thread, they would have probably of been fine still. LoL! They don't do it just from the cold at night, its only when i washed teh truck that it got foggy inside the lense. I guess i'll have to go out to the dealer on monday and put an order in to get both of them replaced under warranty. i just hate having them work on my truck though, but what can i do. when i get the new ones, i'll probably take the fogs back off, and put a bead of clear silicone around the lense where it seals against the housing and put them back in, cuz only 7 1/2 months left to my warranty
i have pics of both sides and of the whole truck that i'm gonna print out so they can see its mine, so i don't have to leave the truck there so they can see if it does it in the morning or whatever they'll say.
sorry about all that...just needed to vent
anyway, does anybody remember that post a few months back about foglight lenses? somebody found just a clear lense that fit inbetween the bumper and the fog that just fit inbetween to protect the fog against rocks and chips. i figure as long as i'll be getting new fogs, might as well try to protect them best i can
There was a post a few days back about a few guys foglights leaking water and getting condensation to them. I open my big mouth and say i wasn't having problems with mine, and what do i notice this morning while i was washing my truck???....BOTH! of my fogs had condensation in them! and not just a little bit, but ALOT!If i never said anything in that thread, they would have probably of been fine still. LoL! They don't do it just from the cold at night, its only when i washed teh truck that it got foggy inside the lense. I guess i'll have to go out to the dealer on monday and put an order in to get both of them replaced under warranty. i just hate having them work on my truck though, but what can i do. when i get the new ones, i'll probably take the fogs back off, and put a bead of clear silicone around the lense where it seals against the housing and put them back in, cuz only 7 1/2 months left to my warranty
i have pics of both sides and of the whole truck that i'm gonna print out so they can see its mine, so i don't have to leave the truck there so they can see if it does it in the morning or whatever they'll say.
sorry about all that...just needed to vent
anyway, does anybody remember that post a few months back about foglight lenses? somebody found just a clear lense that fit inbetween the bumper and the fog that just fit inbetween to protect the fog against rocks and chips. i figure as long as i'll be getting new fogs, might as well try to protect them best i can
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From: Week-Philly, Weekend-Dirty Souf Jerz
nevermind, i found the thread
its the 4th post down by LeeRandall
https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...ighlight=lense
i'll have to email him to see how that solution is holding up
its the 4th post down by LeeRandall
https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...ighlight=lense
jjmiller,
Harley #356 is right! One of my driving light lenses fractured about 2 weeks ago. Found that the Ford replacement only comes as an assembly for about $200. I did what Harley #356 said and snapped it off at the plastic mounting bracket and took it in to the dealer. They replaced it under warranty because they know this to be a sub-par design.
Also found from the dealer that the driving lights break more often from rain than rocks! That's right! ... RAIN! They said that these lights run so hot that when cold rain hits the lights after they have been on for awhile that it cracks the glass. Since you live in Seattle (I live in Woodinville) this can be a REAL problem!
I found a solution though! "Stick-em stuff" like StonGard (or any equivalent) will NOT work because it gets brown from the heat and looks really bad. I have also heard of them cracking even after such installation. The solution I found is to go to Home Depot and by a pair of Malibu Lighting low-voltage halogen house/landscaping plastic flood lights (part # ML25HP2) for $14.95 a pair. They have the same 4.5" diameter lens as the driving light. Take a "blade" and carefully slice/seperate the lens from the "sealed beam" and carefully pry the lens off the rest of the flood. It will snap on right over the glass lens of the driving light. Since the flood lens is convex, it provides about 3/8" of "dead air" insulation from the glass so it will not melt or discolor. Since it is a "flood", it diffuses the light a little but not noticeable (unless you are an HID purest) during driving.
Harley #356 is right! One of my driving light lenses fractured about 2 weeks ago. Found that the Ford replacement only comes as an assembly for about $200. I did what Harley #356 said and snapped it off at the plastic mounting bracket and took it in to the dealer. They replaced it under warranty because they know this to be a sub-par design.
Also found from the dealer that the driving lights break more often from rain than rocks! That's right! ... RAIN! They said that these lights run so hot that when cold rain hits the lights after they have been on for awhile that it cracks the glass. Since you live in Seattle (I live in Woodinville) this can be a REAL problem!
I found a solution though! "Stick-em stuff" like StonGard (or any equivalent) will NOT work because it gets brown from the heat and looks really bad. I have also heard of them cracking even after such installation. The solution I found is to go to Home Depot and by a pair of Malibu Lighting low-voltage halogen house/landscaping plastic flood lights (part # ML25HP2) for $14.95 a pair. They have the same 4.5" diameter lens as the driving light. Take a "blade" and carefully slice/seperate the lens from the "sealed beam" and carefully pry the lens off the rest of the flood. It will snap on right over the glass lens of the driving light. Since the flood lens is convex, it provides about 3/8" of "dead air" insulation from the glass so it will not melt or discolor. Since it is a "flood", it diffuses the light a little but not noticeable (unless you are an HID purest) during driving.
i'll have to email him to see how that solution is holding up
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Yep, Josh, I notice mine has some condesation as well
We have had so much rain here and unfortunately I don't have a little beater for work so I have had to drive it. We even had some flooded streets so I'm sure those conditions contributed to my problem.
Well at least you are still under warranty and can get them replaced, otherwise that's pretty expensive to replace.
We have had so much rain here and unfortunately I don't have a little beater for work so I have had to drive it. We even had some flooded streets so I'm sure those conditions contributed to my problem.
Well at least you are still under warranty and can get them replaced, otherwise that's pretty expensive to replace.
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well....
I feel a little better since I thought it was just me. Since Bill and I live in the same area, it has been very humid, with some hail and a lot of icing during the morning that is probably to blame.
I called my ever faithful service advisor and told me that I had to bring it in to find out it is warranty work. I should have gotten pics when they were fogged up.
The weather we are having right now is really humid, and possibly be an exception, I hope. I'll wait and see for the next rain if it fogs up again.
I feel a little better since I thought it was just me. Since Bill and I live in the same area, it has been very humid, with some hail and a lot of icing during the morning that is probably to blame.
I called my ever faithful service advisor and told me that I had to bring it in to find out it is warranty work. I should have gotten pics when they were fogged up.
The weather we are having right now is really humid, and possibly be an exception, I hope. I'll wait and see for the next rain if it fogs up again.
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From: Week-Philly, Weekend-Dirty Souf Jerz
i'll be heading out to the dealers on monday. gotta stop out at a tranny shop 1st, then i'll head over to the dealers and see whats up. i doubt they'll give me any trouble though cuz my friend is the head salesman out there. Don't know if i'll have them replace them right away or not though, its no big rush, i'll just make sure to get it all done before the warranty is up though
i'll let you guys know what they say
i'll let you guys know what they say