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Old 03-06-2012, 10:05 AM
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Fogs on 09 to match HID's

what are my options?
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One option is Phillips Diamond Vision H7 or H11 depending on your car. Mine has H7.
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AZN has an HID kit for the fogs, but they are caught in customs.
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I have the Crystal Visions now.....One seems brighter ???
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The Diamond Vision are definitely whiter looking light than the Crystal Vision which has a yellow tinge to it. I have tried both.

Here is a pic of mine with Diamond Vision and Azn eyebrow 5000K LEDs .


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I just ordered another set of the Diamond Visions....Don't know why one side seems brighter...maybe a F'd up bulb.

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Originally Posted by amg4john
I just ordered another set of the Diamond Visions....Don't know why one side seems brighter...maybe a F'd up bulb.

Where did you order the Diamond Vision H7 ? I can't find those in Europe
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if I'm going to mod the fog light into HID, I'll do a 3000K yellow one.
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Originally Posted by amg4john
I just ordered another set of the Diamond Visions....Don't know why one side seems brighter...maybe a F'd up bulb.
That is just the angle of the camera lens to the lights. It is taking in a little more light on one side than the other.
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Got mine off of ebay....
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NO, I meant the fogs on my car are brighter on one side....Yours look great
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Where did you order the Diamond Vision H7 ? I can't find those in Europe
I got mine from China. I just did a quick Ebay USA search and this is the guy I got mine from.

http://stores.ebay.com/prolight/_i.h..._sid=306906571
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NO, I meant the fogs on my car are brighter on one side....Yours look great
Haha... It might be the bulb or it might be a bad ground or poor connection to the bulb. I would check the connection first by removing the connector and check it and the prongs on the bulb for corrosion. Clean them with electric contact cleaner or fine abrasive (if dirty with corrosion, oil, etc) and reinstall. If that does not work check the power side of the connector with a voltmeter to be sure you are getting 12V. If that seems fine trace the ground wire back to is chassis ground, remove, clean and reinstall. Has to be one of those things. I suppose the first thing to try is to swap the bulbs side to side and see what happens. That will tell you if it is a bad bulb or connection problem.
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What are the HIDs stock, 5000K?
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AZN has an HID kit for the fogs
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What are the HIDs stock, 5000K?
I believe the OEM HIDs are 4300K. I was told they will get a little whiter (closer to 5000K) with a couple of hundred hours of use.
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Hmm. So if I were to get bulbs to match, I would have to go with 5000K then? Not 4300K?
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Hmm. So if I were to get bulbs to match, I would have to go with 5000K then? Not 4300K?
The 5000K bulbs match better than the 4300K. The 4300K have a little bit of yellow tint in them. The 5000K might have a tinge of blue but they match the stock HIDs better.
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I switched out my main HIDs to 6,000K and went from there. I matched the eyebrows with 6,000K LEDs and the fogs and high beams with Philips Diamond Vision. I have tried many other combinations. This is the best match I can find.

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