da_guitarist

So i just bought a set of H3 3000k 55W's for my front fogs. Who has installed aftermarket HID's in their AMG fogs?

Anything weird about the install? I was thinking the connector for the H3 bulb might have to be soldered, but cant remember.

Also, bulb warnings or errors?

deyainrdy4ds

jdmmmm? lol

da_guitarist

very funny hersh. :-p

Now tell me, do u get error msgs w/ your HID fogs?? and are you using 55w?

da_guitarist

Actually...i think the look will be mediocre, maybe good. Mostly, I want the improved vision from the 3000k, esp for the rain and fog. In north GA, we get some of that weather. Also, I think w/ 6000k headlights and 3000k fogs, visibility should be pretty awesome.

deyainrdy4ds

i dont have em wired to the stock fogs...i have em with their complete separate switch so i can have em on without the headlights on sometimes...and obv not in the amg fog housings....so i get the error msg since theres none connected...but that doesnt really help u lol

Ghostrider

I have 6000K fogs and they were just plug and play with an HID kit from ebay. I really like them! Although I had to change my headlights to 8000K so the colors would match, and that's probably because I don't have projectors. Make sure to mount the ballast as high up in the bumper as you can, I've had two fail on me from not doing this.

Ghostrider

Oh and the kits I ordered were all H1.

da_guitarist

thanks Ghost! Any issues with mounting the bulb in the housing? And no special wiring?

da_guitarist

bump for the ghostrider man...

Ghostrider

Sorry for the delay... No issues at all with mounting the bulbs. They were a direct fit for the housings.

da_guitarist

Thanks Ghost! Now go do some research about getting blown ;-)

Ghostrider

How did you like that kill...

da_guitarist

U might get some serious kills w/ a nice supercharger setup. sounds like that hps isn't so bad for a 430....esp for the $$

u have any ideas for tuning?

sfclk

I've heard HID fogs are pointless for fog and rain. They reflect like high beams.

da_guitarist

well darn.

Ghostrider

I think that is when you are using them without the low beams.

Ghostrider

I would probably go with an off-the-shelf Kleemann tune.

SoCalw11w123

whatever you do , buy a kit with digital ballasts, otherwise you will get a ERROR message about your bulbs.

Digital ballasts, cancel out this error message.