Why's it so freakin hard to change a fog light?!

[Loochy88]

I tried forever to get those 3 clips off... they didnt come off, and i ended up ripping one up pretty good. I ended up changing the fog light from the front of the car with out taking the clips off. It was a PITA! Anyone who's changed on on a 93-97 will know what im talking about.

P.S. My hands look like they went through a paper shredder

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[97chevycamaro]

I tried to change mine once, gave up after 3 hours.

[GregWS6'01]

the clips pull down. I usually put a flathead screwdrive under them to start prying down. Then needle nose pliers usually get em out. It's easy changing the bulbs. I can have the old ones out and new ones in in under 15 minutes.....U just have to know where you're reaching.
I wear surgical gloves so i don't have to worry about touching the bulb. I hold the bulb in one hand and use a free finger on the same hand that's not holding the bulb to guide the bulb into the hole. Once it's in you just turn it.

[94CaliCamaro]

Thank God I'm not the only one. It took me two damn F*ing hours to figure out a way to get to the stupid thing, once I figured it out(Being that I had just bought the car 1 day before) it only took about 10 minutes. But for those two hours I hated myself. Just one of those, "WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY THINKING" things to me, but that is just me.

Davy Dave

[95blkcam]

I've changed mine so many times that I can change them in about 5-10 min.... I just pop off the side pins, use an alan key to take off the assembly and change the bulb...

[GregWS6'01]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by 95blkcam:
I've changed mine so many times that I can change them in about 5-10 min.... I just pop off the side pins, use an alan key to take off the assembly and change the bulb...<hr></blockquote>

That's from the front. I do it from underneath. That way i don't have to worry about messing the light up or it being out of alignment when I put it back on.

[95blkcam]

All you have to do to keep them aligned is to do one at a time. After you change the one side then get close to a wall or garage door and even them up.... Then do the other side. I hope this helps

[GregWS6'01]

I've tried that lining them up by pulling up to a garage door. What I find best for me is letting my girlfreind drive my car and i drive hers and we pass to see how it's shining. When i do ti from underneath the car, I don't have to re-adjust my lights :D

[97chevycamaro]

Okay, I think my car is different the everyone elses, I dont have anywhere to stick my hand to change the fog lamp, I put it on a lift today and there is a inch hole where the wires go into by the airbox and about 1/2 a inch by the washer tank I took all the screws and bolts off underneath but It didnt lead anywhere except underneath the airbox, I took all the screws off the front of the lamp and all it did was move it up and down. I dont undersatnd where you are sticking a flathead, I have no holes or clips for the screwdriver or anyway to get underneath, was the 97's different then the rest?

[GregWS6'01]

the front bumper cover attaches under the car with three plastic retainers. They push in and snap to hold. once you undo that there is a plastic piece of backing that you pull back and you reach towards the front of the bumper and feel for the wires. All camaros have it. just look a little harder.

(There are 3 round push up clips. They may resemble black plastic washers with a the push up piece being about the size of a pencil eraser tip. use needle nose pliers to pull it down and pull it out. The 3 push up clips are about 8"-1ft away from each other. If you look you will see them.)

[97chevycamaro]

Well, smack my azz and call me shirly. Gregg, you just solved my 1 year problem with a few short sentences, Thats all anyone had to say!

[black97cam]

i cant believe you guys had that hard of a time...u can also adjust them, the tighter the little hex screw is the higher the lights aim.

I didnt know that until I bought my 2nd camaro and saw that one of the lights was aiming at tops of trees (LOL) so I just adjusted it =)