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Old 06-17-08 | 01:22 PM
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just smoked my fogs. i was going to smoke my headlights too but its too hard and i messed up. so...just for now, its my fogs.

one pic of my old fog overlays



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what do you guys/girls think??
Old 06-17-08 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by KrapWerdna

what do you guys/girls think??
Isn't that a bit counter-intuitive, especially when you really need to use it?
Old 06-17-08 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Isn't that a bit counter-intuitive, especially when you really need to use it?
i guess...but its not that much darker than stock lighting. im changing out the lights soon to a either 2500k Nokya or 7500k Nokya. so that might help.
Old 06-17-08 | 01:42 PM
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personally i like mine looking white/clear during the day and yellow (not stock off white halogen) at night

but it looks good if that is what you are going for
Old 06-17-08 | 01:54 PM
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I think it would make the car look stealth in the day time but also would be bad for night driving especially when you need the fog lights.
Old 06-17-08 | 01:59 PM
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Looks Smoked out...

The light out put will suffer, regardless of the bulb you use..
Even with HID's..

The Optic Blue & Yellow overlays are more translucent and will allow more light output.

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Old 06-17-08 | 02:18 PM
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I am all about the yellow protective film from Rvinyl. I guess it is creative in your position, but I love the added light out-put.
Old 06-17-08 | 03:24 PM
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Looks good but I agree that you will loose light output with them on.

reminds me of the GTS light covers that Brian posted a few months back that was the cool thing to have on your car in the 80's Everyone wanted to blk out the front lights but couldnt see for nothing! haha...
Old 06-17-08 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian231
I am all about the yellow protective film from Rvinyl. I guess it is creative in your position, but I love the added light out-put.
putting on yellow overlays increase the light output?
Old 06-17-08 | 05:02 PM
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I noticed that you are really trying hard to make the lights look good. What i'm planning to do is just change the fog light bulbs to 2500k and just make it look yellow at night and stock during the day.
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Originally Posted by KrapWerdna
i guess...but its not that much darker than stock lighting. im changing out the lights soon to a either 2500k Nokya or 7500k Nokya. so that might help.
Cool. That should help significantly...
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