HID fog light Blew and SHattered my fog light housing

[dankwun]

So my passenger HID fog light blew about a year ago so i just pulled the fog light fuse. Tonight i decided to buy new bulbs off of ebay so i decided to plug the fuse in and see if i could get the bulb to work before ordering. Well while i was under the passenger fog light trying to get it to work i heard a loud pop.. So i got up and the drivers side fog light was out now as well. So i thought that maybe a wire was touching somewhere and i blew the fuse. But after checking the fuse and it being fine i went to look a little closer at the driver side fog light and noticed that the glass actually shattered. I have no idea what might have cause this. But anyways, i was wondering if any of you have any suggestions on where to get a new fog light housing for a decent price? I really miss the look of my car with the HID fog lights and HID headlights lit up.

[ctrlraven]

Oils from your hand on the bulb glass can do this. If you are 100% you never touched the bulb then either the bulb got way too hot for the housing (55 watt is too much), a connection is crossed somewhere or something is going on with the ballast.

[Limited360]

I've not had issues with the 55w yet in my car. I also have run a bulb that's had silicone stuck to it for 2+ years in a different vehicle... Sucks it took out the housing.

I picked up a set of foglights from eBay new for $105. We share housings with the Mercury Montego. Had these on my NA car and had no issues with HID's in those housings.

[dankwun]

^Thanks for the input and recommendation.