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Old 02-15-07, 08:54 AM
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I love the color of the HID fogs, either yellow or white, but does it give you a good useable field of vision? Does it blind other drivers? I live in foggy SF and I find that most OEM halogen fog lights to be crap. I want to get fog lights from XD thru the GB. Fairly easy install? I just want to make sure before i spend money on modding my leased car.
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ahhh leased.. are you sure that lexus is ok with you adding aftermarket stuff to a leased car?
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Originally Posted by iexpress
ahhh leased.. are you sure that lexus is ok with you adding aftermarket stuff to a leased car?
Lol..* Ive Already Have!
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i have white/bluish hid fogs (6000K) from XD and im too used to them now that i can't use anything else. not sure if HIDs are the best choice for its functionality in fog though...
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I installed my hid fogs last month, I took the whole front bumber off, the only
kind of hard thing is taking the front bumper off, after that its a very very easy job. I installed the 6000k kit form mtec and I love it after you put the hid you will see how much better your field of vision increases. also I dont know if I blind another drivers until today nobody has told me anything
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would i be able to adjust the angle after installation?
or do i need to adust them before i put the bumper up?
Thanks
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as long as it's pointed correctly you'll be fine. mine isn't high at all but i've been high-beamed a few times...
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Originally Posted by jsquared
i have white/bluish hid fogs (6000K) from XD and im too used to them now that i can't use anything else. not sure if HIDs are the best choice for its functionality in fog though...
In your pics you cant see the day/running lights, did you change the bulb? I like the way your lights look, i want to get something similar
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Originally Posted by business1s
In your pics you cant see the day/running lights, did you change the bulb? I like the way your lights look, i want to get something similar
what do u mean? i have 6000K hids for the low beams/fogs and i put an led in the high beam/drl so i basically have no drl (its really faint) and the high beam is just an led. i use my low beams all the time and the fogs are bright so i have no use for drls/high beams. i used to have 7000k bulbs in the drl/high beam but its a blue bulb and it was still yellow during the day.
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Originally Posted by jsquared
what do u mean? i have 6000K hids for the low beams/fogs and i put an led in the high beam/drl so i basically have no drl (its really faint) and the high beam is just an led. i use my low beams all the time and the fogs are bright so i have no use for drls/high beams. i used to have 7000k bulbs in the drl/high beam but its a blue bulb and it was still yellow during the day.
I just think it would look weird to have HIDs an then have yellow drl on at night, far away you couldnt tell, but up close i bet you can see it. In your pics I couldnt see any yellow from the drl.I didnt even know the drl, and high beams are the same. So you dont have high beams at all? arent the leds, dimmer than the low beam HIDs?
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Originally Posted by eddo1
I love the color of the HID fogs, either yellow or white, but does it give you a good useable field of vision? Does it blind other drivers? I live in foggy SF and I find that most OEM halogen fog lights to be crap. I want to get fog lights from XD thru the GB. Fairly easy install? I just want to make sure before i spend money on modding my leased car.
HID fogs surely looks better and is brighter, but yellow lights penetrate fogs better since fog is white. Really depends if you want to look good or see good in teh fog.
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Originally Posted by jsquared
as long as it's pointed correctly you'll be fine. mine isn't high at all but i've been high-beamed a few times...
Same here. I have 8k fog and low and high beamed twice (they probably just wanted to compliment how nice it is )
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Originally Posted by Hartawan
Same here. I have 8k fog and low and high beamed twice (they probably just wanted to compliment how nice it is )
haha maybe

and the drls turn off when the low beams turn on... that's why u don't see it on in the pic.
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Does anyone has 8000k low and 3000k fog

when inside the car looking in front, do the yellow fog overshadows your low beam? I mean do you see yellow only or a mixture of two?

I believe 3000k produced more output so I amwondering how it will affect my driving
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by twkid84
Does anyone has 8000k low and 3000k fog

when inside the car looking in front, do the yellow fog overshadows your low beam? I mean do you see yellow only or a mixture of two?

I believe 3000k produced more output so I amwondering how it will affect my driving
Thanks.
everyone says the 3000K produces more output, but damn, if my 6000k is this bright, how much more brightness do u need?


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