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muscle96ss · 01-13-2014, 07:12 PM

I was just driving home from the gym with the kids(had the the lights and foglights on) and heard a loud pop and it felt like something hit my drivers side front tire. I looked in my rear view mirror and it looked like yellow dust in the air. I thought to myself, "thats wierd I didn't see anything in the road!". I was about 1/2 mile from my house so when I got home I looked at the tires in the garage to see if there was any damage or anything out of the ordinary. I didn't see anything so went in the house. Not satisfied, I went back in the garage and noticed that there was a big hole where my drivers side foglight used to be. It is completely gone, empty space and no sign of anything hitting the vehicle itself. Either it somehow fell out or it burst; I am not sure which; maybe it overheated somehow. Has anybody had a similar experience?

Bigtime53 · 01-13-2014, 07:31 PM

Have not heard anyone have this happen to them. First time for everything but I am guessing a car either threw a rock that passed you going the other direction or you had to hit something? I am only guessing though!

muscle96ss · 01-13-2014, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigtime53

Have not heard anyone have this happen to them. First time for everything but I am guessing a car either threw a rock that passed you going the other direction or you had to hit something? I am only guessing though!

There was a vehicle behind me, but no cars in front of me and none on the other side; it is one of the more desolate streets. I am pretty sure I would have seen something in the road, the sun was setting but definitely not dark yet. Also, based on the heigth of the light, it would have to have been pretty tall and most likely would have scratched or done some other damage on the plastic around the light. There is no sign of anything whatsoever; just a big hole where the light used to be.

mmarx82 · 01-13-2014, 07:46 PM

I'm gonna take a stab here and say the light is there but the glass lens is gone. Is that correct? It shouldn't be a big issue to get the dealership to replace and to answer the question no, pretty sure your the first.

muscle96ss · 01-13-2014, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mmarx82

I'm gonna take a stab here and say the light is there but the glass lens is gone. Is that correct? It shouldn't be a big issue to get the dealership to replace and to answer the question no, pretty sure your the first.

Actually, now that the wife is home and she can hold the flashlight I went outside to take a better look in the hole to see what is actually in there. The light is actually in there and works. I guess it somehow fell inward and that is the thud I felt. I am guessing that the fixture just screws in somehow. Don't have enough room to unscrew and pop off the bottom panel; will mess with it tomorrow when I can get at it from a better angle.

RiCorvette · 01-13-2014, 08:58 PM

Not me, but a Business Park Neighbor's ZL1 is missing the Pass. side Fog Light -
I did not notice any exterior damage, one might expect, that would have taken it out....
very strange.

Angrybird 12 · 01-13-2014, 09:08 PM

I had a piece of truck tire take out the fog light on my HHR, it punched it out like that but caused no other damage. It was in the daytime and I saw it hit. I still have no clue where it came from.

01-13-2014, 07:12 PM	#1
muscle96ss Drives: 02 SS 35th LE Vert, 2013 ZL-1 Vert Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 133	Anyone Have a Foglight Explode? I was just driving home from the gym with the kids(had the the lights and foglights on) and heard a loud pop and it felt like something hit my drivers side front tire. I looked in my rear view mirror and it looked like yellow dust in the air. I thought to myself, "thats wierd I didn't see anything in the road!". I was about 1/2 mile from my house so when I got home I looked at the tires in the garage to see if there was any damage or anything out of the ordinary. I didn't see anything so went in the house. Not satisfied, I went back in the garage and noticed that there was a big hole where my drivers side foglight used to be. It is completely gone, empty space and no sign of anything hitting the vehicle itself. Either it somehow fell out or it burst; I am not sure which; maybe it overheated somehow. Has anybody had a similar experience?

01-13-2014, 07:46 PM	#4
mmarx82 Drives: '12 ZL1 #1609 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,762	I'm gonna take a stab here and say the light is there but the glass lens is gone. Is that correct? It shouldn't be a big issue to get the dealership to replace and to answer the question no, pretty sure your the first. __________________ Life is too short to drive cars that suck. My build Thread

01-13-2014, 09:08 PM	#7
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,547	I had a piece of truck tire take out the fog light on my HHR, it punched it out like that but caused no other damage. It was in the daytime and I saw it hit. I still have no clue where it came from. __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

01-13-2014, 07:31 PM	#2
Bigtime53 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,298	Have not heard anyone have this happen to them. First time for everything but I am guessing a car either threw a rock that passed you going the other direction or you had to hit something? I am only guessing though!

01-13-2014, 08:58 PM	#6
RiCorvette Drives: 2017 Corvette Grand Sport 3LT Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Center of the known Universe Posts: 863	Not me, but a Business Park Neighbor's ZL1 is missing the Pass. side Fog Light - I did not notice any exterior damage, one might expect, that would have taken it out.... very strange.