I've run without dust covers for 4 years now - I don't really see the issue.
And yes I DD my car. rain, snow, sleet, dirt road.
I do run HID's though - but still no issues for me.
I've run without dust covers for 4 years now - I don't really see the issue.
And yes I DD my car. rain, snow, sleet, dirt road.
I do run HID's though - but still no issues for me.
If Guns Kill people, then Spoons Cause Diabetes
I was gonna ask, how necessary are they?
09 G8 GT SRM Premium Sport Sunroof
HSV GTS Triple Gauge Pod, GXP Rear Sway Bar and Diffuser, HSV SuperSport Steering wheel, SOLO axle-backs, Magnaflow cats, Red Hot Shift Knob, Auto-dim Mirror, Hood Vent Mod, Removed Intake Cover, Rotofab CAI, Cortex, Infinity door speakers, MTX Re-Q5, Pioneer Amp & RF Sub, LED lows & fogs, Spyder tails, Power Slot rotors, Wagner Thermoquiet pads, Chrome lug covers, Glovebox light,
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For me this falls under... Worst case scenario the Impala SS has H11 fog light bulbs and they don't have dust covers. LEDs don't work well in G8, shouldn't go without or can't modify dust covers... the Impala gets a nice set of fog lightsAgain for the "small" investment. Why not?
--Brian--
2009 Pontiac G8 GT
2008 Chevy Impala SS--Traded 4/1/2021
2016 Dodge Challenger R/T Plus
2001 GMC Sierra
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I'm having trouble following what you wrote there.
09 G8 GT SRM Premium Sport Sunroof
HSV GTS Triple Gauge Pod, GXP Rear Sway Bar and Diffuser, HSV SuperSport Steering wheel, SOLO axle-backs, Magnaflow cats, Red Hot Shift Knob, Auto-dim Mirror, Hood Vent Mod, Removed Intake Cover, Rotofab CAI, Cortex, Infinity door speakers, MTX Re-Q5, Pioneer Amp & RF Sub, LED lows & fogs, Spyder tails, Power Slot rotors, Wagner Thermoquiet pads, Chrome lug covers, Glovebox light,
Winter-wear:
Bremmerkraft BR09 winter wheels, Weathertech floor liners, oil pan heater
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Originally Posted by Napalm
Good to know. That was what I was worried about ..dust or moisture.
2009 White Hot G8 GT w/ Onyx/Red Int. Sport/Premium, No Sunroof, Garage Queen
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If ever you get moisture inside the lamp housing, just rig a vacuum attatchment to the bulb hole and let it vacuum the housing, in under 30 minutes it gets rid of any moisture inside, exact same method why vacuuming A/C systems as moisture boils off quick in a vacuum environment, works great for wet cell phones in a baggie too, if not wet for long
2009.5 G8 GT Maverick Silver;Sport/Prem,Sunroof, Nav kit,
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2001 G/P GT= beater
I did get a bug in there once - how I don't know but it wasn't bad.
basically car sat on the ramp for 4 days while I was off - I came back and noticed a shadow in my light pattern - was a dragonfly in the housing - sitting against the high reflector.
How - smurf if I know.
anyway 2 weeks in there it crisped up - crumbled to dust - fell out or something. Once it fell down it was out of the light pattern (next big bump in the road home) and after that it was just a matter of do I mind it being there. If It bothered me alot I was prepared to reach in there with a pic and then vac out.
since then honestly my biggest issue is hazing I need to take care of.
If Guns Kill people, then Spoons Cause Diabetes
I put in led bulbs today. Haven't driven in the dark getting so I can't comment on how they perform. But I can see why we have dust caps now. Without them, the headlight housing is pretty open back there. I think the dim bulbs are in a sealed projector housing, but the brights are left outside of any sealed housing. And I can see how a dragonfly got in there, there are large gaps around the projector housing. Why it would go in there is a mystery though. I think I'll try dust cap extensions.
09 G8 GT SRM Premium Sport Sunroof
HSV GTS Triple Gauge Pod, GXP Rear Sway Bar and Diffuser, HSV SuperSport Steering wheel, SOLO axle-backs, Magnaflow cats, Red Hot Shift Knob, Auto-dim Mirror, Hood Vent Mod, Removed Intake Cover, Rotofab CAI, Cortex, Infinity door speakers, MTX Re-Q5, Pioneer Amp & RF Sub, LED lows & fogs, Spyder tails, Power Slot rotors, Wagner Thermoquiet pads, Chrome lug covers, Glovebox light,
Winter-wear:
Bremmerkraft BR09 winter wheels, Weathertech floor liners, oil pan heater
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These are the bulbs I put in. They work pretty well, crisp and bright.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
09 G8 GT SRM Premium Sport Sunroof
HSV GTS Triple Gauge Pod, GXP Rear Sway Bar and Diffuser, HSV SuperSport Steering wheel, SOLO axle-backs, Magnaflow cats, Red Hot Shift Knob, Auto-dim Mirror, Hood Vent Mod, Removed Intake Cover, Rotofab CAI, Cortex, Infinity door speakers, MTX Re-Q5, Pioneer Amp & RF Sub, LED lows & fogs, Spyder tails, Power Slot rotors, Wagner Thermoquiet pads, Chrome lug covers, Glovebox light,
Winter-wear:
Bremmerkraft BR09 winter wheels, Weathertech floor liners, oil pan heater
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What did you do about dust covers?
things are not what they appear to be.....
2009.5 Liquid Red,Onyx Red, Premium Package, e85 Surprise Package
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