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HID fog lights
3,000 or 4,000??
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Re: HID fog lights
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I see DDM Tuning dropped their prices on their kits to $35. Maybe I will do the fogs after all...
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5000K Beam pattern: 5000K HID Low Beam and 5000K HID Fog Lights .
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+ 1 on 5000K Has the whitest color and the most light output.
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5000k fog lights are very white and look great, but true fog lights are yellow.
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By Faith Mayonazzzz! _________________________ 1992 Subaru SVX Pearl White LS-L 128k #7234 1992 Subaru SVX Pearl White LS 145k #2896 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca Blue Pearl Limited 36k |
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Your right - I was actually referring to headlights.
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My 5000k's seem a little bluer than those posted above, I wonder if they may have shipped me the wrong ones? I was actually a little disappointed in how blue they were, and was hoping for more of a pure white... is there any way to tell what ones I have?
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Just looked at 2 extra bulbs I have and they had no color marking on them, but on the plastic protective covers they were marked with the color temp. -
but that could be put on any bulb. |
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Re: HID fog lights
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Most fog lamps including ours tend to scatter the available light low and wide. The object of this is to illuminate the road close to the car and to illuminate the verge, to help you keep your vehicle in the correct position in your own lane while you make your progress through the poor visibility. If your fogs had actual so called "driving" lenses then the main light beam from these would be higher and forward. A very intense bright white lamp firing directly forward could in certain circumstances [such as heavy snow] create a lot of reflected glare which will in turn adversely affect the vision of the driver trying to peer through this glare. For that glare reduction reason it was traditional in fog lamps to use yellow beams as the lower frequency yellow light is known to be better at penetrating and to be less prone to glare. However it's my opinion that if your fog beams are correctly focused low and wide [as the fog beams from the SVX are usually correctly focused] then you should avail of the highest light output you can get simply because there will not be a lot of the reflected glare the old yellow beams were meant to defeat. So my vote would be #1 for the 4300K HIDs or #2 for the 5000Ks that John uses. I would not bother with the 3000s. Joe
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I did the 5000 fogs originally on my hi mileage SVX and they light up the world great!
Thanks for the input everyone! Keith Secondly, the supposed 5000 that is too blue sounds like they sent 6000 instead of what was ordered. |
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In very bad /heavy snow, I disconnect my headlights and drive with only the foglights. Easy to light the roadway in front of me (as my speeds are slower) without having reflected glare from headlights reflecting snow back into the windshield abd reducing my visability. The foglights are easily visible to oncoming traffic without unwanted glare into the eyes of opposing traffic. Will be running a dedicated circuit to the foglights for this purpose, as disconnecting my headlights also leaves me without high-beam capabilities. .
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. Subaru Ambassador 1996 Polo Green LSi #216..138,100 miles...SOLD JFICX8659TH100216.....Date of Manufacture: November 16, 1995..... Fuji Heavy Industries..Ōta North Plant....Ōta City,. Gunma Prefecture, Japan In-Service Date: January 2, 1997 "The Pristine Green Polo Machine” First Polo Green on the Network First Clear front turn signals, JDM Alcyone hood emblem, rear panel, and BOXER engine cover on the Network (US) (2000) First 5000K HID factory fog lights (2007) First SVX JDM BBS wheels on a USDM SVX (2013) HID lighting (5000K) for headlight and H3 fog lights, PIAA SuperExtreme 120W high beams, rebuilt EG33 longblock, Cometic head gaskets, Phase II flexplate, AMR aluminum radiator with custom silicone hoses, 160A high-output alternator in aluminum-ceramic coated case, new design alternator wiring upgrade v.4, rare factory headlight protectors, refinished JDM BBS mesh aluminum wheels and custom, polished billet aluminum new hex center caps, LED grille mod, R1 Concepts high-carbon cryo slotted rotors, Akebono ceramic pads, Goodridge S/S braided brake lines, Smallcar Stage 1 shift kit, ThermalTech aluminum/ceramic-coated valve covers, Energy Suspension urethane front & rear swaybar bushings, Bontrager22 rear swaybar with QS Components Chromoly Teflon/Kevlar endlinks, "$15.00/5 minute" suspension mod. Hella Supertone horns, Custom stainless steel exhaust system with 2" headpipes, Magnaflow cats, AeroTurbine AR25 resonator /AWD "Bullet" muffler. R.I.P. 2010 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 CVT...338,000 miles. Totaled by a 1,300 lb. COW March 4, 2016 2014 Hyundai Avante Limited ...178,000 miles. Actually quieter and smoother than the Outback 2007 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT...102,000 miles. Plenty of parts, service and windshields. 4th Registered Network member —2/21/2001 My NEW locker..I...My Email..I..Wikipedia/SVX . . |
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Re: HID fog lights
I don't want to hijack but I don't think its necessary to make an entirely new thread for my question..
On the DDM Tuning website, which kit should be ordered? I was looking at the "DDM HID KIT SLIM BALLAST (35W)" but I don't know what bulb type I'd need (H1, H3, H4, etc) or if 55W would be fine for fog lights? I was thinking 35W cause they are less intense. I want them to look just like my headlights at 6000k.. or I think they are. (Installing other fog lights at the bottom of the bumper later) These are mine.. Look like 6000k or 8000k? EDIT: Also looking at "APEXCONE RAPTOR HID KIT (35W)" cause they're only $25.00. I'm guessing bulb type is 9006 for headlights but is it different for fogs?
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Last edited by Freeman; 03-31-2010 at 11:40 PM. |
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Re: HID fog lights
Guess you were too tired to Google: Headlight application guide
1995 SUBARU SVX Low beam headlamp 9006 High beam headlamp 9005 Parking light 1157A Front turn signal 1157A Rear turn signal 1156 Tail light 1157 Stop light 1157 High mount stop light Assembly Fog/Driving light H3-55W License plate 168 Back up light 1156 Front sidemarker 1157A Rear sidemarker 168 Glove box 194 Map light DE3175 Dome light 158 74 DE3175 Step/Courtesy light 74 Trunk/Cargo area 168 Instrument-general 158 74 ___________________ |
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