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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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hey one of the clips broke off my passenger side VRD fog light and is laying on the road somewhere. Its a good thing i decided to wash my car or else I might not have noticed the lamp hanging half way out . Anyone know how I can fix this? I contacted VRD about buying a new clip but they have not been communicating well....

Old Jan 25, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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this almost happened to me last month
Old Jan 25, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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Yea...Same here...I have the APT version.

The Passenger Fog Pops out...Luckily I was cleaning and saw it hanging out...The Clip is NOT made well or something!....it Happen Twice already...
Old Jan 26, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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damn, yeah mine are APTs too actually, but apparently they are the exact same thing... except for maybe the clip hah
Old Jan 26, 2009 | 12:58 AM
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your prob either gonna be stuck buying a whole new set. orrr, somebodys elses misfortune might be your lucky day, when i had my accident i sold just one VRD cuz the other one was destroyed.

id say thats your best bet, keep your eyes open in the classified, and as much as i hate to see vultures calling dibs on parts when someone posts a thread saying they got in an accident, you might just have to become one.
Old Jan 26, 2009 | 01:02 AM
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id say....
scotch tape it from the back!


too bad its not like those white interior clips that you can buy from Lowes..
Old Jan 26, 2009 | 01:03 AM
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how the hell would you scotch tape it?
its a metal clip.
Old Jan 26, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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you could always go buy some aluminum sheet metal and if you have a bench vice try making your own...
Old Jan 26, 2009 | 02:22 AM
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bat man u wanna help me install mine?
when it gets warmer.
then we can do a shoot its about time!
Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:16 AM
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yeah sure, just shoot me a pm whenever your ready :-)
Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:18 AM
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oh and yellow, mayber I will have to try and do that, I'll get some sheet metal next weekend if no other solution arises.
Old Jan 26, 2009 | 04:34 AM
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ive had to make several brackets to relocate things because of my wire tuck, even if you cant make a proper clip, you should at least be able to make something that will fit into the fog light, then drill a small hole somewhere you wont see it and stick a nut&bolt or a ziptie through there.
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yo the same thing happened to mine, it would pop everytime i hit a big bump or something..i just kept pushing it in and for 1 week it hasnt fallen..hopefully it would stay a little longer
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Ha....Just today the Passenger side Fog Popped out again!!!

I had to re-bend the metal clip so now Hopefully the little bastard will stay in!!!!!...
Old Jan 28, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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alright I actually ended up being able to order a new clip from VRD. So yeah anyone else with this problem, give them a call...

tell you what though, when the clip comes in, I'm gonna reinforce all the clips with superglue so this doesn't happen again! haha
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how much was the clip
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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$10 + $5 shipping
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 01:36 AM
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not bad haha
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