[iash28]

Hi all.  I'm just wondering if anyone has an easy way of completely removing the front fog light assembly on my Hyundai i30 GD premium?

[Dazzler]

Hi and Welcome .. The Premium is a Lovely car (congratulations) ..

I can't help (we don't have that model) but please be patient, hopefully someone can help.

What were you going to do with them? LED Mod perhaps? 

[iash28]

Yes thank you... problem is, there is some sort of cover over the LED bulbs i have put in.. and it's somewhat reducing the brightness.. i wanted to remove it.  Its fixed inside the housing and kind of is like a cap over the bulb..  don't know why it is there..

[Dazzler]

Good idea to clarify.. there are some smart people on our site 

[iash28]

Yeah i hope so..  i'll wait to see if anyone who knows replies to my post cheers...

[alexeiw123]

Yes thank you... problem is, there is some sort of cover over the LED bulbs i have put in.. and it's somewhat reducing the brightness.. i wanted to remove it.  Its fixed inside the housing and kind of is like a cap over the bulb..  don't know why it is there..

Hi,

you may find post #38 in this thread of use https://www.i30ownersclub.com/forum/index.php?topic=15643.msg184346#msg184346

It is instructions on how to replace the fog light and the cover.

Step 5:
Remove the front bumper of your car, not just loosen it. In addition to the steps outlined in the user manual which tell you how to loosen the bumper, in order to remove it you should remove 2 x two plastic screws on the bottom of the bumper, both on the left and the right side (so, four in total). Make sure you've but something soft laying on the floor under the bumper (I used a picnic blanket) to avoid damage. You don't need to use much force to remove the bumper. It's almost like LEGO, really. Carefully keep the screw (use a sandwich bag or something). You should leave the screws on the bottom of the bumper on the front. By doing so, the bumper doesn't come of entirely, but it opens like a door. This approach makes it a lot easier to re-attach it later on. Put a piece of polystyrene foam or something like that under the bumper to support it and avoid fore-mentioned screws from breaking. 

Step 6:
Now that you've removed the front bumper, you've got easy access to the existing fog light units. Remove them using a screw driver. Then, remove the existing fog light covers (one screw each, followed by a few clicks). It's really easy (LEGO again).

I'm not sure which cover you are referring to about blocking the light from the bulb, but most lights have a kind of mirror that is intended to reflect the light back into the entire light unit and scatter the light, you might find that you'll get poor lighting without it.

[Doggie 1]

Welcome to the forum.

[Phil №❶]

If it's just a clear plastic cover, it's to enable simple cleaning of the bulb. From the factory, they don't know how or where the light is to be fitted. If it was a number plate lamp, it could be subjected to road grime.