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Fog light question...
Mine, just put on OEM ones this last weekend, they have a "bulb" cover (for lack of a better term). My fogs are yellow but the bulb is clear. So the cover is what is coloring them yellow.
Question, did you take the fog light cover out or just swap the bulbs?
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Brian
Mine, just put on OEM ones this last weekend, they have a "bulb" cover (for lack of a better term). My fogs are yellow but the bulb is clear. So the cover is what is coloring them yellow.
Question, did you take the fog light cover out or just swap the bulbs?
Thanks,
Brian
I removed mine by simply sticking my finger inside the housing and moving the cap up and down on the thin metal stalk that connects to it. eventually it will break off and you just pull the cap out (note that the cap is slightly larger than the hole, so you'll need to give it a squeez with a needle-nose first).
As for your yellow fogs, the caps have nothing to do with that... If you have both the clear foglight housing and a clear bulb, the light output from a halogen bulb will look yellowish, especially if you are comparing to HID headlights. If the foglight housing has the multicolor/ion tint on the lens (looks blue) that will cause the foglights to have even a more yellow appearance.
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Just to clarify, you only get the ABS light if you put LED's in the center brake light. I replaced my 2 brake lights with LED's and haven't had a problem...
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just installed my parking lights... took maybe 30 minutes... like normal working on this car, nothing is designed to be changed easily... ughh
i do like them enough that i'm already thinking about using them as daytime running lights for a little audi type effect
i do like them enough that i'm already thinking about using them as daytime running lights for a little audi type effect
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Looks good r0tor, are those the same ones that I have? Nice to see them next to a standard bulb to see how much brighter they are (I had different LEDs in mine before).
Sorry about not posting night shots with my 6000K HIDs, been busy at work and lazy at night I'll try to get some tonight.
Sorry about not posting night shots with my 6000K HIDs, been busy at work and lazy at night I'll try to get some tonight.
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Sure. Any D2S bulb will work. Just remember that the higher the K, the lower the light output will be. I wouldn't go higher than 6000K for that reason. Also, none of the OEM brands (Philips, Osram, etc) make a bulb higher than 6000K so you'll have to go with a cheaper brand.
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So by what ur saying is that the 8000k will be dimmer than the 6000k??
Like i nvr really understood what the numbers met, so would it be that the lower the k the brighter? sorry if i sound really stupid
Like i nvr really understood what the numbers met, so would it be that the lower the k the brighter? sorry if i sound really stupid
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I just bought the 6000K for my self and it looks really good.
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Oh, and still no pics. I took my car to the dealership at 59900 miles and had a compression test because I've experience a slight loss of power on some longer trips and I wanted to have it checked before I hit 60K. Sure enough, it seems I may need a new engine. They are going to do a decarb on Tues and if that doesn't help it's new engine time for me... so it will be a while before I can take pics.
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The LEDs are very bright in the housing. In other words, when you look at the car they look almost as bright as a halogen bulb. But they don't put as much down on the road as the halogens. So basically, they are bright enough to make a good DRL, but not useful as a real fog light (same could be said for the stock halogens).
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Does any one know how long these will last? I bought an aftermarket set of fog lights to match my HID's and they lasted about a month. I'm not sure if these will be more of the same. I need new ones though. I've been fog-less for too long.
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Wow I'm going to buy some tonight... there are cheaper side marker LED's though... such as these:
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...43234247252253
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...43234247252253
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Wow I'm going to buy some tonight... there are cheaper side marker LED's though... such as these:
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...43234247252253
http://www.v-leds.com/Shop/Control/P...43234247252253