Anyone replaced the yellow lights with standard h3's?
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Anyone replaced the yellow lights with standard h3's?
I am wanting to make the yellow lights closest to the grill the same as my headlights (or close to it). What brand bulb should I use?
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88-300CE TWIN TURBO, 99-C43, 05-G55K, 71-280SL, 94-E320 CAB, 08 CLK63 BLACK SERIES
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I had gotten some H3 fog light bulbs (Sylvania Silver Star) for my other car project and put one in my 260E to see if it made a difference. It made the color look more yellowish and seemed to be a bit brighter...
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Tonight one of my yellows burt out, so i decided to replace it with the supposed 100W buld that they sell at autozone. On the road i don;t see much of a difference, but when starring at it outside it does seem to be a bit brighter.
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I appreciate you not cutting your reply into chapters...or even volumes. I am probably just going to hold out until I get the Euro headlights. I forgot about the yellow housings
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two questions:
1. why are the factory fogs yellow? never seen that in a non euro car.
2. if you have aftermarket euro lights can i just switch the bulb to change the color or is there a colored relfector in there?
1. why are the factory fogs yellow? never seen that in a non euro car.
2. if you have aftermarket euro lights can i just switch the bulb to change the color or is there a colored relfector in there?
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Yellow lighting is much easier on the eyes as opposed to "regular" lighting. So you see in rain, white light reflects of the rain particles versus yellow light that is also reflected but to a much lesser "kelvin" degree if you will...so it's easier on the eyes.
and it attracts more attention, of course.
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I have a GREAT idea Zed....turn the fogs on (full turn to the right, one pull out on headlight switch), get out of the car, walk around to the front (that's where the headlights are located on most automobiles, including yours) and look directly to the left of the drivers side headlight and directly right of the passenger side headlight. The headlights are the large glass apparatuses next to the grille...the grille is...i think you get the picture) That is the "fog light" and once the light has reached your retinas, had a chance to mingle with the rods and cones of the eye to determine the color, sent a message via synapses to your brain, you will more than likely be able to distinguish the color.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
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