Need help to change the bulbs for fog lights
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No..they are not PIAA...they are actually HALO...I can't find them in a search either ! I went out and looked to make sure. I got them at Car Boutique in Schaumburg Illinois...they said these were a new mfg. Made in Japan. They just started carrying them...pretty sure they have a website but I would guess any H7 in 7500k would be the same. What temperature are the BiX ? anyone know ????
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but the catch is: the higher the color temperature (closer to the blue spectrum of light), the lower the light output (in Lumens), so the stock 4300K is actually brighter than the Ultinon 6000K.
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Here is the CL65 with PIAA 8000k HB fogs- there are more blue than the pics ...
Here are the PIAA 7500K HB fogs on my E55 they too are more blue ...
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Vic do the bluish tint match the xenons or are they closer to the color of BMW headlamps?
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Oh they match the color of the BMW's more than ours.
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Way too many options on bulbs here.I didnt even know you can change the high beam bulbs as well?I thought they were Xeon like the low beams,no?maybe Im getting confused on what bulbs to change.
Fogs
running lights(2 lights just to the inside of regular headlights)
high beams?
Obviously I need some direction here.
Fogs
running lights(2 lights just to the inside of regular headlights)
high beams?
Obviously I need some direction here.
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HEY...leave Chicago alone...we barely made it by the skin of our teeth. Rocket...you can swap out the City, Fog, AND Hi-beams which are not Xenon...all very easy to do.
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Way too many options on bulbs here.I didnt even know you can change the high beam bulbs as well?I thought they were Xeon like the low beams,no?maybe Im getting confused on what bulbs to change.
Fogs
running lights(2 lights just to the inside of regular headlights)
high beams?
Obviously I need some direction here.
Fogs
running lights(2 lights just to the inside of regular headlights)
high beams?
Obviously I need some direction here.
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Way too many options on bulbs here.I didnt even know you can change the high beam bulbs as well?I thought they were Xeon like the low beams,no?maybe Im getting confused on what bulbs to change.
Fogs
running lights(2 lights just to the inside of regular headlights)
high beams?
Obviously I need some direction here.
Fogs
running lights(2 lights just to the inside of regular headlights)
high beams?
Obviously I need some direction here.
side markers to match color of car
inner city lights to better offset your xenons(what you called running lights) bulb 168/194
Fogs to a more blue color (HB3/9006)
High beams are an option because how often do you really use them? I didnt change mine.
This is what I did but of course your tastes may differ. The Bixenon bulbs (your regular headlights) work in unison with the high beams which as Jangy said are housed with the yellowish city lights. If you need a website I posted one above but I have other local places that I have ordered from that are reputable and have quick shipping, let me know.
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Yeah the fogs have never been about true lighting in my opinion even though some have put in the HID fogs with ballasts and all the extra stuff needed.