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Yellow fogs or HID 6000K???

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Old 12-08-08, 11:33 AM
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Default Yellow fogs or HID 6000K???

Hey guys, I have been torn between this and wanted some input or ideas. I was thinking of doing the yellow fogs in my 08GS350 that made the 2nd gen GS's look so hot. Is this just a simple as buying a yellow bulb? Or I was thinking about buying a plug and play kit for the fogs and getting a 6000K bulb, to match my 6000K HIds on top. What do u think. Then someone told me you can buy a yellow slip that goes over the HID fog to make them yellow and I can switch off between yellow and the blue look. What do you think? Do you think the yellow look would look as good on a 3rd gen as it did on the second gen and if so, would you go with just yellow lights or the Yellow HID lights in the fogs? Thanks in advance.
Old 12-08-08, 11:38 AM
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I think you should go with 6000k -8000k HID low beams and 3000k HID fogs would look sick... I just installed my 8000k HID low beams like 10 minutes ago... I can't wait till the sun goes down !
Old 12-08-08, 11:41 AM
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I was torn too but I had two different visions for the car before. What kind of rims are you on and what color is your car?
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My GS is Blck/Blck with 5% black tint and 20 inch Chrome 5 spoke Katana Rims. I tried to load a pic of it a few months ago, but it kept saying the pic was to big.
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I am just never into the yellow fog light look, too many colors in the front just makes it look like a moving xmas tree

I prefer same color low and fog
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I was going to do HID 3000k for the fogs but I wanted to see how the yellow fogs would look first so I bought some yellow bulbs. I am pretty satisfied with it. I love the 2nd gen look.

Eventually I'll get around in getting the 3000k HID kit.

You can't go wrong with either option as long as you replace those ugly amber fogs.
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What kind of yellow lights did you get? I want to look around online and maybe by local rim shop. Maybe I'll try that first and then go for the HID fogs depending on my reaction.
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Originally Posted by mikedozz
What kind of yellow lights did you get? I want to look around online and maybe by local rim shop. Maybe I'll try that first and then go for the HID fogs depending on my reaction.
Sent you a PM about them. For $20 bucks to buy the yellow bulbs and test them out is worth it for me... if you don't like it than you can just get the HIDs to match your low beams.
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Yellow is no better than amber color foglights.
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Thanks Viet
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What I will be doing for my car is to replace the 9006 fogs to 9012 HIRs (because I already have them that I took out from another car) then put on yellow lamin-x on the fog lenses. If I decide I don't like it, I can always peel off the yellow lamin-x. The 9012 HIRs that I have already have the tabs trimmed off to fit 9006 bases. It puts out 1,870 lumens which is close to double the standard 9006's 1,000 lumens. Without the yellow lamin-x, the HIRs put out light that is a bit more white than standard halogens but still ain't as white as even a 4500k-5000k HID. In other words, still a bit amberish.
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I just got 5k HID'S for the fogs. I hope to install them Thursday night if I can find the time.
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All Lexus vehicles should have yellow fogs.

That is 1SICKLAW
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
All Lexus vehicles should have yellow fogs.

That is 1SICKLAW
Tru dat!
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i'm debating myself on this one too.. yellow 3000k HID, or color matched 6000k, perhaps 7 or 8000k for cool blue or purple color? anyone got a pic to help out?


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