Anyone has HID fogs?
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What?! What the heck is a halogen HID? How did you convert your foglights to bixenon? Are you talking about fogs or headlights?
If you're talking about headlights, yes, the BiXenons are a huge upgrade in light output vs the halogens.
If you're talking about fogs, no. They don't really do anything other than look cool. I can see that I light up a couple inches of road that are close to my car with the fogs on, but that doesn't help me at all. Maybe they are more noticeable with poor headlights.
If you're talking about headlights, yes, the BiXenons are a huge upgrade in light output vs the halogens.
If you're talking about fogs, no. They don't really do anything other than look cool. I can see that I light up a couple inches of road that are close to my car with the fogs on, but that doesn't help me at all. Maybe they are more noticeable with poor headlights.
The bi-xenon light output is significantly weaker than my HID headlight, and this is already known, cuz projector is meant to shoot further, but dimmer than the HID with halogen housing.
HID foglight DOES make a huge difference on the road visual. You can adjust the height of the foglight, there is a hole at the inner side of the foglight lens when u look towards ur car from the front. inside the whole, using a "+" shape screw driver and twist to make it aim higher or lower. Beware to do lots of adjustment since if foglight being set too high it will blind the incoming traffic
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Here is the story, my headlight was Halogen, and i've done HID conversion, and then i purchased my Bixenon. I installed the Bi-xenon which makes me have a HID conversion kit left over, so i purchase a 9006 HID bulb and put the whole HID kit to my fog light.
The bi-xenon light output is significantly weaker than my HID headlight, and this is already known, cuz projector is meant to shoot further, but dimmer than the HID with halogen housing.
HID foglight DOES make a huge difference on the road visual. You can adjust the height of the foglight, there is a hole at the inner side of the foglight lens when u look towards ur car from the front. inside the whole, using a "+" shape screw driver and twist to make it aim higher or lower. Beware to do lots of adjustment since if foglight being set too high it will blind the incoming traffic
The bi-xenon light output is significantly weaker than my HID headlight, and this is already known, cuz projector is meant to shoot further, but dimmer than the HID with halogen housing.
HID foglight DOES make a huge difference on the road visual. You can adjust the height of the foglight, there is a hole at the inner side of the foglight lens when u look towards ur car from the front. inside the whole, using a "+" shape screw driver and twist to make it aim higher or lower. Beware to do lots of adjustment since if foglight being set too high it will blind the incoming traffic
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nope, still have the 4300k HID bulbs installed. one stopped working already lol im just gona get em replaced with 6000k and the bi's to 6000k aswell. all together it cost me i think $240.
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projector will make the headlight seem brighter.
don't aim your foglight too high other wise it'll point at on coming traffic's eye instead of the road directly in front of the car and the side like it suppose to.
don't aim your foglight too high other wise it'll point at on coming traffic's eye instead of the road directly in front of the car and the side like it suppose to.
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The Piaa ion yellows took about less than a week for them to arrive to my door step.
I just put on the Luminics JDM Yellow. and oh man, they are not as good as the piaa ones, but I have to admit, they do seem to have a wider beam.
I'm still waiting for the Titanium white Lumnics to arrive. Gonna slap those on, and if they're bad. then hid fogs it is.
I just put on the Luminics JDM Yellow. and oh man, they are not as good as the piaa ones, but I have to admit, they do seem to have a wider beam.
I'm still waiting for the Titanium white Lumnics to arrive. Gonna slap those on, and if they're bad. then hid fogs it is.
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thinking about it, I remmber there was condensation inside my drivers side fog.
also, while were on the topic of water getting in.
I have HIDS installed (headlights) and I removed the dust caps, you guys think water/dirt will go in? I mean, i'm thinking of drilling a 25mm hole for the wires to go thru
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Guys, it is all about the almighty 6000K Ultinon.. Those who have them know what I am talking about 
6000K ___________________________________________ 4300K
6000K ___________________________________________ 4300K
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even the philips website itself doesnt sell them. ebay doesnt have d2s or 9006 bulbs, there just fake japanese ones well they have 9006 kits but i only need the freakin bulb cause i have a hid kit installed already, not wasting my money again to get another ballast and all. im assuming you bought yours off ebay?
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I can vouch for SUVLIGHTS.COM because I bought my bulbs from them and have met the owner. These guys know hid.
http://www.suvlights.com/index.php?c...6ca2804a96757c
Also there are authentic ultinons on ebay. you need to know what to look for. These below look right.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PHILI...spagenameZWDVW
Real ultinon pic.
http://www.suvlights.com/index.php?c...6ca2804a96757c
Also there are authentic ultinons on ebay. you need to know what to look for. These below look right.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PHILI...spagenameZWDVW
Real ultinon pic.
Last edited by Vader55; Jan 17, 2007 at 05:42 PM.
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I can vouch for SUVLIGHTS.COM because I bought my bulbs from them and have met the owner. These guys know hid.
http://www.suvlights.com/index.php?c...6ca2804a96757c
Also there are authentic ultinons on ebay. you need to know what to look for. These below look right.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PHILI...spagenameZWDVW
http://www.suvlights.com/index.php?c...6ca2804a96757c
Also there are authentic ultinons on ebay. you need to know what to look for. These below look right.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PHILI...spagenameZWDVW
i might aswell buy them from the first link. is the second have the same results? or do they look different? cant seem to find just 9006 philips bulb.
