As a first post for this blog, I'll be just doing a little intro on what this blog is all about. I love to DIY, but it's difficult in Malaysia in many ways, including the difficulty of getting desired parts and tools that are not cheap here. Secondly, Malaysian products rarely have DIY guides. Thus, I am documenting this, from my experience as it may differ to anyone else, to probably help that very small population of people who do self maintenance towards their products.
I own a 2006 Perodua Myvi, it's the very first generation of the car if im not mistaken. Over time, the headlamps and fog lamps tend to turn yellow due to the sunlight's UV rays but it cleans off well over a polish. However, my fog lamps were cracked and smoked so I decided to get them replaced.
Changing the fog lamps for this car is quite easy. You just need a flathead screw driver to pry the lamp off the bumper. Insert the screwdriver from the edge of the lamp that is closer to the center of the car.
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Once the lamp clips off the bumper, you can just pull the lamp off.
Unclip the wire from the bulb. The socket has a lock so just press it to unclip.
A brief introduction to the lamp, the red circles are the bumper clips that keeps it in place. The blue joint is the alignment adjuster. This helps angle the fog lamps up and down. The bulb is L-shaped, tightly placed in the center with rubber washers built onto the bulb. This prevents water from going in. If you want to remove or replace the bulb, twist it anti-clockwise and pull it out.
To put the bulb back into the lamp, you can push it in and twist it clockwise. Make sure all the three pins are properly place and twisted into place so that it will be tight and aligned. You may place back the fog lamp if you are just replacing the bulb. If you are replacing the whole lamp, the following steps are the same but with the new lamp.
Just like removing the wire socket from the bulb, clip it back on. Rest the lamp on the bumper and test whether the light works.
To place the lamp back into the bumper, simply lay the lamp into place gently, then push the outer edge of the lamp first (the edge closer to the sides of the car) with some force until it clips in. That is the adjustment joint clipping into the bumper. Only after you clipped in the adjustment joint, the rest of the lamp can be clipped in by gently forcing the lamp into the bumper. It should fit in place.
If you have more time, you can align the lights according to your liking. You just have to repeatedly remove the lamps and adjust the length of the adjustment joint until both the lamps are angled the same.
Issues:
The lamp was Malaysian made and bought at about RM55 per piece. Usually the Taiwan versions are better but cost almost twice as more. There are also other Malaysian made lamps but the price ranges between RM55 to RM75 per piece. Being the cheapest, one of the lamps could not clip in properly. This is due to the lamp not being made properly, or that my bumper couldn't clip it properly. However, the old lamp clips in properly. I had to use some rubber gum to tighten the clip in place. Nevertheless. the lamp shouldn't fall off as long as the adjustment joint is clipped into place. It has been 2 weeks of driving, clocked about 600+ km through sunny days and heavy rains and its still in place.
Besides that, sometimes the adjustment joints clips in too tight. You can just pull the lamp off even harder but make sure that your bumper is held sturdy. The clip will be stuck on the bumper after, but can be removed with a screwdriver as it unclips when pinched.
Do comment if you have any questions or if you'd like to correct me or share your experience.
Cheers.
Unclip the wire from the bulb. The socket has a lock so just press it to unclip.
A brief introduction to the lamp, the red circles are the bumper clips that keeps it in place. The blue joint is the alignment adjuster. This helps angle the fog lamps up and down. The bulb is L-shaped, tightly placed in the center with rubber washers built onto the bulb. This prevents water from going in. If you want to remove or replace the bulb, twist it anti-clockwise and pull it out.
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To put the bulb back into the lamp, you can push it in and twist it clockwise. Make sure all the three pins are properly place and twisted into place so that it will be tight and aligned. You may place back the fog lamp if you are just replacing the bulb. If you are replacing the whole lamp, the following steps are the same but with the new lamp.
Just like removing the wire socket from the bulb, clip it back on. Rest the lamp on the bumper and test whether the light works.
To place the lamp back into the bumper, simply lay the lamp into place gently, then push the outer edge of the lamp first (the edge closer to the sides of the car) with some force until it clips in. That is the adjustment joint clipping into the bumper. Only after you clipped in the adjustment joint, the rest of the lamp can be clipped in by gently forcing the lamp into the bumper. It should fit in place.
If you have more time, you can align the lights according to your liking. You just have to repeatedly remove the lamps and adjust the length of the adjustment joint until both the lamps are angled the same.
Issues:
The lamp was Malaysian made and bought at about RM55 per piece. Usually the Taiwan versions are better but cost almost twice as more. There are also other Malaysian made lamps but the price ranges between RM55 to RM75 per piece. Being the cheapest, one of the lamps could not clip in properly. This is due to the lamp not being made properly, or that my bumper couldn't clip it properly. However, the old lamp clips in properly. I had to use some rubber gum to tighten the clip in place. Nevertheless. the lamp shouldn't fall off as long as the adjustment joint is clipped into place. It has been 2 weeks of driving, clocked about 600+ km through sunny days and heavy rains and its still in place.
Besides that, sometimes the adjustment joints clips in too tight. You can just pull the lamp off even harder but make sure that your bumper is held sturdy. The clip will be stuck on the bumper after, but can be removed with a screwdriver as it unclips when pinched.
Do comment if you have any questions or if you'd like to correct me or share your experience.
Cheers.
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