hey guys so i have a cracked fog light and i was planning on replacing it this week. but knowing this car its bound to have some little trick to it so can anyone tell me if there's anything special about it or is it just a simple take out the old one and put in the new one? thanks in advance

p.s. its a 2003 stype 3.0

 

Back in June when our 2005 S-Type was still under factory warranty, the drivers side fog light plastic brackets snapped off and the entire assembly slid out of its normal position and hid behind the front bumper. I was able to get to it fairly easily by driving the front end up onto my Rhino Ramps and going in underneath and behind the bumper. There are three small screws that hold the fog light assembly in place. Remove them and the assembly will slide out. You then unplug the power harness and you're ready to swap assemblies.

If these brackets were metal instead of plastic, I never would have had a problem. The bulb was fine. Our incident was covered under the factory warranty. If I remember correctly, the entire assembly sold for about $140 at our dealership. Way too much for what is essentially a plastic housing with a bulb covered by a plastic lens. I don't believe that the lens is sold separately, but you should check on that....

 

yeah when i bought the car the previous owner told me that it was cracked and have me a check for $200 to fix it...i went on eBay and bought a brand new assembly with the bulb for like $70(shipped) so thanks for the information