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Old 05-15-12 | 10:18 AM
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i just installed these in my fogs. nice white color. its probably as bright as stock halogen bulbs in there. not as bright as the HIDs in there before, but nice nontheless










someone should try buying these and letting us know
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-9006-HB4-...539006&vxp=mtr
Old 05-15-12 | 10:36 AM
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that forward projecting LED on the tip wont do much since itll just get blocked by the cap.

LED's are nice and all but they dont equate to the 3000 lumens in HID bulbs.

its cool though.
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Comparing or saying that LEDs are just as bright as your Halogens inside your Fogs is wrong in every way.

The only thing you gain from this is Cool Points
Old 05-15-12 | 02:14 PM
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I picked some leds up as well yellow but they sucked so just bought some nokya yellow so much better
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For this application, this is the worst possible LED design. Don't forget, LEDs are directional, and most of the light output from the side is gonna get lost in the reflector.
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Remove the reflector for better lighting!
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Originally Posted by ****-adkt
Comparing or saying that LEDs are just as bright as your Halogens inside your Fogs is wrong in every way.

The only thing you gain from this is Cool Points
agree. Even the LS600 LED triple projectors arnt too bright.
Old 05-15-12 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by vwynn
that forward projecting LED on the tip wont do much since itll just get blocked by the cap.

LED's are nice and all but they dont equate to the 3000 lumens in HID bulbs.

its cool though.
+1

I ran the same exact LED bulbs in my old setup. Look good but the projectory wasn't up to par with halogens. They looked great though, I still have them for when I want switch it up.
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$20 more and you could've gotten an eBay hid kit
Old 05-15-12 | 08:39 PM
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i cant imagine these being brighter than the oem Philip bulbs.
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Ya the only thing nice about those lights is the color. I tried them a long time ago for my hi beams and I could look right at it at eye level from one foot away. The lumiens level is extremely low and not recommended for driving purposes.
Old 05-15-12 | 09:55 PM
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I had led's in my fogs for over a year they basically just light up the housing and arent even for functionality, just put 3000k HID in WOW, what a difference, ive been missing out..
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i think its more brighter if u have the hid in fogs lol
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of course hid is brighter. i took it out in and install these cuz it matches my q45 hid color. its brighter than the stock halogen bulbs too
Old 03-20-14 | 07:23 PM
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i bought the same exact 9006 LED just like that and it didn't fit. The LED is about the width of my thumb and couldn't get in. How did you manage to get yours in? BTW, mine is factory yellow fogs


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