Did the headlight switch mod today and my girlfriend was looking at te fog lights and said "how did you bust your fog lights?". I thought that Ford had fixed this on the 01's but I guess I was wrong. The lenses look like a bunch of little "bulls eye" dings out of the glass on both lenses. Is that the same thing that happened to the 99 and 00's?

Later,
Roger

------------------
The early bird gets the worm, but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese.

2001 Black Lightning
Stock, but not for long...

1996 White Mustang Cobra
Offroad H-Pipe, MAC Mufflers, and a K&N

,
This PIC provided so that Chevy
and Dodge owners can see what
the front of a Lightning looks like.

My First Attempt At A Web Page
Roger's Lightning Page

 

No that is not how the '99's or '00's looked as they were glass lenses that cracked or shattered.

I was washing mine yesterday and noticed the same thing as you. The polycarbonate lense has essentially melted. Pi$$es me off. You'd think after three tries, they could come up with a lense that works.

On the bright side, there is no way they can deny this as a warranty claim. The glass fogs were always disputable as a rock hit. And also, when my '00 fogs cracked, the glass fell out. That looked really neat!

------------------
2001 Red Lightning Delivered 3-15-2001, 2" Aim Lowering Shackles, Hitch Removed, Group Purchase Floor Mats, Modified Light Switch for Fogs, JDM Filter Kit, Single-Bladed T/B, Keyless Entry, Magnaflow 14568, 22% Tint, Chrome '00 Rims, Bed Rug, M Pulse Lo-Pro Tonneau, Other Goodies. Best Time: 13.41 @ 104.37 mph

2000 Red Lightning - #835 of 4966 Sold 3-8-2001

2001 Yukon Denali White, All Stock

My Zing.com Album Click Here

 

I noticed a crack in my foglight this weekend. Its about 1 cm long and it is a crack not a pit. Well at least I got 1500 miles on this truck before something broke!

------------------
90 LX Mustang 5.0
-ATI Dominator D1B S/C 14 psi
-TFS Twisted Wedge Heads
-GT40 Intake
-BBK Shorties
-E303 cam
-70 mm TB
-75 mm MAS
-MSD 6 BTM
-Tremec
-Aeromotive fuel system
-3.55 gears
(505 rwhp , 495 ft-lbs)

2001 White Lightning
-magnaflow 12468

 

Both fog lights on my 01 are craked. It only has 3000 miles on it

------------------
Jason Hogan #29
www.JasonHogan.com

My Zing Album New Pics Added 4-25-01 (Lightning pics added)
-2001 Silver L (Recived 3-13-01)
Best ET: 13.57 @ 101.13mph
mods,
Dual Borla Mufflers,
Beltech 2inch drop Shackles
Pro-Sport bed cover
Ram air hood
BedRug
window tinting
SuperChip
Airid (ordered)
Phazer II Radar Jammer (ordered)
Clarion Head, TV Unit, and DVD Unit
Custom Box with 2 Kicker 12inch Comp VR Subs
*********************************
-1997 Roush Mustang- too many mods to list
-1999 Chevy Extreme
-2001 Chevy 4 door duly.
-1970 350 SS NOVA

 

Have you converted the fog lights to DDL's? Maybe having those lights on continuosly cracks the lens.


------------------
Neal W.
'01 Red Lightning
'57 White Thunderbird

 

I don't recall reading anywhere any sort of caution about continuous use. They can be turned on all the time with the normal light switch if you wish.

Just another poor design in my opinion.

 

It's a beautiful look, isn't it?!?

 

Hey its a Beauty Mark.. lol.. that sucks. I heard on the 99/00 if you put that clear rock guard it helps have it on my buddies with 23000 miles and still good fog lights. He has had his windshield replaced 2 times.

 

Well, that certainly torpedoes my idea of installing the '01s in place of my cracked '00s. Hasn't anyone found a good aftermarket set-up for the '00s? Sure don't intend to replace the oems, they will surely crack the first time I drive them in the rain.

------------------
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

'84 Alan Record Carbonio, Aerospoke wheels, Campy brakes.

'00 SVT Lightning, silver, built 2/9/00, #133 of 4966, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, 4.10 gears, Swanson chip, Pro-M, NGK plugs, carbon drive shaft, Roadmaster suspension kit, TransGo shift kit, cam bolts, Jackson washers, Wet Okoles, Kenyon transmission
13.39 @ 102.5

2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.



gmvye@pacbell.net

 

Hahahahah, HEY FORD, after three sets of fog lights that are worthless (93-95, 99-00, 01) why don't you fire the clown in charge. Surely by now anyone with an IQ over 100 should have figured out how to build a fog lamp that would last.
noelvm

I repeat, currently there are only two cures.
1. Put covers over lamps and never, never, never turn them on.
2. Remove them and use holes to duct air to your intake.




------------------

"ANYTHING OTHER THAN 1ST, SUCKS" (D.Earnhardt)
99.5 Red Ligntning, Mobil 1, PRO-M 80 MM MAF/filter, Custom Superchip, Eldebrock 5512 muffler, CAL TRACS, MT ET Streets, best time (1/8) 8.19, Bugflector II, G&H Lens covers head & fog, 200 WT Pioneer 4 CH AMP, BOSE 301 SERIES IV SPEAKERS (IN BACK)LONESTAR RACEWAY 2000 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (AT 56)
70 Vette LS-6 454 (gathering dust in the garage)

 

Has anybody tried to get the dealership to fix the fogs on their 01 under warranty. I'm about to bring mine in, and I'll bet they try to blame it on me.

------------------
2001 Black Lightning
picked up 3/20/01
14% tint sides and rear
Line-X Bedliner
K&N, 26 X 10.5 M/T ET Streets and more to come
Best E.T.: 13.462 @102.30 (actual time slip)
Best 60': 1.93

 

You guys realize you are bitching about a 40 dollar fog light assembly right? I mean, the entire assembly is 40 bucks. Surely you can get the lens much cheaper then that. I use my fogs occasionally and I have 11k miles on mine with no problems. Besides it should be a simple warranty issue. Maybe after they have warrantied 8000 fog lamp assemblies they'll get the clue!

------------------
2000 Black Lightning
#1326 of 4966
Born on 03/20/2000
PSP Chip
PSP Filter
Best time: 13.248 @ 104.4 mph

 

Cover them with vinyl. It's available from Susquehanna Motorsports (rally lights). I had the same problems with my 00. After replacing both of them, I used the aircraft clear vinyl that they sell for this purpose. I put two layers on each light, and have had no further problems. Its about $5 for this vinyl.

------------------
Red 00"
Pro-M mass air
Swanson Chip
Aluminum Driveshaft
Jay Lincoln Homemade Traction Bars
*******'s bed cover
Wet Okoles

http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4292716723

 

I have had my 01 for 2 weeks now and after reading this topic i went out to look at mine and there is a small crack in my fog lights!

Matt

Silver 01
E.T 13.14
MPH 106.67
Throttle body
PSP lower pulley

 

For the 99 00 folks, if these are the same as the Mustang go to this link and click on lights and look at the lens only line. Not a bad price! I only lost 1 and got it warrantied.
Tom
http://www.stangparts.com/home.cfm?s...products/index