Standard fog lights on VRS are shocking & I want to replace them. Whether I use Osram app, Halfords or Eurocar parts they all say a different bulb type! I pick my (newish) car tomorrow & don't want to take the light apart before having the bulbs I need to replace.

 

Thanks

VRS foglights are H16 bulbs, whereas the standard Octavia is H8 (probably where the confusion lies)

 

 

When I upgraded my bulbs, I struggled to find any H16 led bulbs which were cheap.

 

Basically, I got a set of H8 bulbs and cannibalised the mounts. The electric connection is the same, so trimming the mounts with a pair of snips is all you need to do 

Edited 6 December, 20187 yr by tunedude

H16's ok thanks will have a look around. Am I right in thinking there is 2 bulbs to replace per front fog light?

Yeah 2 bulbs on either side.

 

If you do upgrade to LED bulbs, you will need to change the bulb settings with either obdeleven or vcds. Better halogen bulbs shouldn't need any coding changes.

AliExpress will cater for your bulb needs  I paid £1.37 each for these  

 

After A LOT of scrolling I found & read your fog light post. Like you ideally I would really like them to match the DRL's. Have you got a link for the same pair of H8's you bought? If it's a quick snip of the bulb fitting then fine.

 

Cheers

1 minute ago, SashaGrace said:

AliExpress will cater for your bulb needs  I paid £1.37 each for these  

 

How so cheap? Did you get H8's or H16's?

The specific ebay ad has changed, but the below link are the same bulbs.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H11-H8-Cree-80w-Led-Smd-Canbus-Error-Free-Cree-Cob-Audi-Bmw-Vw-White-8500k/382196704106?hash=item58fcb2e36a:g:c8EAAOSwz8NbenvA:rk:1:pf:0

 

£25 for 2 pairs isn't too expensive.

 

When you put the original h16 bulb and a h8 bulb next to one another, you can see the mounts are a few mil wider.

 

I've bought loads of bulbs from argocity in the past. Always quick postage and support (they're in Wolverhampton)

Edited 6 December, 20187 yr by tunedude

14 minutes ago, daykes1 said:

How so cheap? Did you get H8's or H16's?

That’s just how much they were on AliExpress. I did leave a link in my build thread but that particular outlet has them listed as unavailable. I got both, H16 is not the fitting you need! Go for H11 which is allegedly the correct fitting. You could also modify the H8 to fit. Whichever ones I have, and tbh I don’t really remember now because it’s been a while, fit and work lovely now but it’s a bit of a bulb minefield with these fog light bulbs

3 minutes ago, SashaGrace said:

That’s just how much they were on AliExpress. I did leave a link in my build thread but that particular outlet has them listed as unavailable. I got both, H16 is not the fitting you need! Go for H11 which is allegedly the correct fitting. You could also modify the H8 to fit. Whichever ones I have, and tbh I don’t really remember now because it’s been a while, fit and work lovely now but it’s a bit of a bulb minefield with these fog light bulbs

 

h16 5202 or h16 psx24w or h16 pgj19  

 

that was the brick wall I was headbutting when trying to find replacement h16's.

 

Thank god h8's were the simple choice to choose.

So, hang on - H11's also fit as well? So how does the fitment dimensions compare to H16? Any cutting required?

Just read what I wrote at the start of October and I was correct, I bought H11 bulbs and they fitted fine. The multiple types of H16 bulb were an issue I faced so went H11 and they fit great

4 minutes ago, daykes1 said:

So, hang on - H11's also fit as well? So how does the fitment dimensions compare to H16? Any cutting required?

 

h8, h11 and h16 differ from the mounting posts.

 

So in theory, trim those posts down to the right size and you're laughing.

Well so much for getting a straight answer lol I'll Google the dimensions later. But some have tried H8 & others H11..... interesting

11/16 fit with no mods, h8s need a small amount of filing down 2 min job

^^^^ what he said. I bought H11's and didn't have to modify.

15 minutes ago, pist0nbr0ke said:

^^^^ what he said. I bought H11's and didn't have to modify.

 

I know the ones which I got were labelled as H8/H11. Must have been more H8 as they needed a snip to fit

Cna you post which ones did you get ? also ..is it hard to put them in ?

ok I think these will do. H11 mounting
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/H11-Cob-Led-Smd-Super-Bright-White-Headlight-Headlamp-Main-Dipped-Beam-Fog-Bulbs/132769884249?hash=item1ee9b3a859:m:mpyN6bqKs2XavnUHVtkGFdQ:rk:1:pf:0