my drivers side fog light has taken on moisture and i want to take the whole thing out to check it out. i don't see any cracks in the lens and the bulb seems ok. i crawled under the truck to look it over and i really don't see any obvious way to remove it, so before i break something i thought i would ask for some help. thanks in advance.

 

Fog lights are held on by 2 carriage bolts that go through the bumper.....you can't see the heads of them because they are covered by the black plastic cover on the top of the bumper......You have to remove the nuts from the inside just above the lights......feel around just above the fog lights where they attach to the bumper and you will locate the nuts.......the drivers side isn't too bad on a stick truck because there is no tranny cooler in the way but the passenger side is a major PITA because the intercooler is in the way.....If you can remove the black plastic bumper cap on the top of the bumper it will give you a little more clearance to get your hand in there....

Not to hijack the thread ....but I have been having a problem with my drivers side foglight......it has been going through bulbs at an alarming rate!....the bulbs appear to have exploded every time! ....the passenger side is fine.....I was wondering if excessive condensation is what is causing them to explode??.....I have removed the light and removed all the bulb bitd twice but they keep blowing up!.....Any suggestions??.....I don't have a clue other than the condensation?!?!?......Thanks

 

i crawled back under the truck and just pulled the bulb, hope it allows the moisture to escape. as far as you bulbs exploding, you don't touch the bulb with your fingers before you install it do you? because if you do the bulb will overheat due to the body oil and break. i've been there. thanks for the info on the bracket, i found the nuts you described. man, what a deal that is. later

 

CTD Nut- Moisture inside a lamp is something I have seen explode a bulb on several occasions.

 

Yeah, I was thinking the condensation may be a potential problem, too........I am careful to never touch the bulbs........for some reason the drivers side fails over and over......a bulb usually lasts 2-3 weeks........has anyone attempted to seal the light?........I think I may have an excessive amount of moisture entering through the drain hole........makes me wonder why some aftermarfet fog lights are completely sealed and others have drains?!!?

 

drain hole? there's a drain hole?
i just went out and checked the light, all moisture is gone and the lens still looks good. i see a black hole looking thing at the top of the reflector. what is that? thanks

 

I had a car once with bad moisture in the headlights, exploding bulbs weekly. (there were actually puddles in the bottom of each lamp.) I accessed the bottom of each lamp, and drilled a small hole in the lowest point of each. If I remember right, I ran a bead of sealer around the seam of each lamp too. I never had a problem after that. Unfortunately, the moisture had taken its toll on the reflective surface inside the back of the lamps, and they weren't too bright. If you catch it early, it should be ok.