Optra 5 Fog lights
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Optra 5 Fog lights
Ok the g/fs '04 Optra 5 burnt both fog light bulbs within a week of each other. Now other than being a small Asian child how the hell do you change the bulbs. I assume from the bottom of the car, but do you have to remove the plastic underneath? Also w/ type of bulb are they?
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Now I'm no expert on the Optra, but chances are you cant get to the foglights from under the hood. Jack it up if need be, should be accessable from under the front bumper, may need to pull the foglight housing, no big deal there either though.
As for the type of light, it *should* read out a 4-digit number somewhere on the back of the plastic part of the bulb (dont touch the glass part, the oils on your finger will cause it to explode at high temps!)
Its not uncommon for them to go in succession like that, and may even be convenient, as you'll want to replace them in pairs anywho.
Good luck.
-Geoffrey
As for the type of light, it *should* read out a 4-digit number somewhere on the back of the plastic part of the bulb (dont touch the glass part, the oils on your finger will cause it to explode at high temps!)
Its not uncommon for them to go in succession like that, and may even be convenient, as you'll want to replace them in pairs anywho.
Good luck.
-Geoffrey
You can get to them from under the car, behind the front bumper. It's tight, but not impossible. What bulb is it? I can't remember, but my stock fog bulbs have been going for a year now, no problem. Might want to try and sqeeze a set out of the dealership under the "good will" waranty GM offers without telling anyone.
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Try jacking it up?Neon Driver wrote:Well I tried reaching up from under the car but my hand gets stuck about an inch from the bulb. I get caught on the black flashing under the car.
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When you find out exactly what size bulbs they are be sure to let us know
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-Undergoing 2.0 swap w/ lots of performance bits
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Wel man you'll need to remove the headlights to acces down to the fog lights trust me I changed mine too but not cuz they were burnt out just cuz i wanted brighter bulbs.kinkyllama wrote:Try jacking it up?Neon Driver wrote:Well I tried reaching up from under the car but my hand gets stuck about an inch from the bulb. I get caught on the black flashing under the car.
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When you find out exactly what size bulbs they are be sure to let us know
Headlight bulbs:
High beam:H1
Low beam: H7
fog lights: 880
There's your answer.
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Shit.. you sure? I just ordered h1 for my highs... i also got from somewhere that the highs are h1ChiPPy wrote:Actually, the bulbs in the Optra 5 are both H7, and the fog is 880. I never took out my head lights to get at mine. If it's warm enough tomorrow, I'll see if I can figure out how I got mine out, maybe take a couple of pictures, but it's -4 right now, so I'm not too keen at the moment.
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-Turbo in the works
01' Lanos Sport
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04' Dropped Foreno
-Coil-overs, sway bars, 13" brakes, LSD, 235mm tires, the works
-Turbo in the works
01' Lanos Sport
-Undergoing 2.0 swap w/ lots of performance bits
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Oh yes i forgot the reno/optra 5 has projectors.ChiPPy wrote:Yeah, my Optra 5 uses H7 for both the high and low beams. I have Eurolite XBs for the highs, and Eurolite Super Plasma for my projectors / lows. I think maybe the regular Optra uses the H1 / H7 set up.
Can anyone confirm that the forenzas highs are h1?
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04' Dropped Foreno
-Coil-overs, sway bars, 13" brakes, LSD, 235mm tires, the works
-Turbo in the works
01' Lanos Sport
-Undergoing 2.0 swap w/ lots of performance bits
http://www.cardomain.com/id/kinkyllama
04' Dropped Foreno
-Coil-overs, sway bars, 13" brakes, LSD, 235mm tires, the works
-Turbo in the works
01' Lanos Sport
-Undergoing 2.0 swap w/ lots of performance bits
http://www.cardomain.com/id/kinkyllama
Ok, I had a look under the car, and I remember how I got the fogs out. There is a plastic panel bolted to the front bumper with two bolts, and it goes all the way around to the wheel well. If you unbolt the few bolts under the bumper, you should have enough room to remove and install the fog lights, if not, you might have to take out a couple of the wheel well bolts as well. Hope this helps.