Fog light Bulb super white LED converion
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Cool White LED Replacement Bulb for Foglight
Hi guys,
Our car use 9006 bulb for the fog light.
I am in the process of converting this bulb into super white LED bulb. What I have done is take this blub and removed the class tube and take the bulb's plastic connector to be used on my LED circuit. I know there are 9006 LED bulb out there on the market but mine is VERY BRIGHT super white light. As a matter fact the light output is 5x whiter than our HID low beam! The secret is that I was able to get high power 8mm super cool white LED from a Korean manufacturer. I used 5 LEDs for each bulb and each LED is rated at 80mA (compare to standard white 5mm LED which is rated at 20mA). I don't have any pictures to show you yet but as soon as I put everything together I will post them for you. I can't wait to see the final installation!
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Our car use 9006 bulb for the fog light.
I am in the process of converting this bulb into super white LED bulb. What I have done is take this blub and removed the class tube and take the bulb's plastic connector to be used on my LED circuit. I know there are 9006 LED bulb out there on the market but mine is VERY BRIGHT super white light. As a matter fact the light output is 5x whiter than our HID low beam! The secret is that I was able to get high power 8mm super cool white LED from a Korean manufacturer. I used 5 LEDs for each bulb and each LED is rated at 80mA (compare to standard white 5mm LED which is rated at 20mA). I don't have any pictures to show you yet but as soon as I put everything together I will post them for you. I can't wait to see the final installation!
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OK guys,
Here is the first version of fog light with super cool white LED bulbs.
I only used three super white LEDs on this one and final version will have 5 super cool white LEDS. http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...d=768&uuid=112
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Here is the first version of fog light with super cool white LED bulbs.
I only used three super white LEDs on this one and final version will have 5 super cool white LEDS. http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...d=768&uuid=112
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wow hamony, that is REALLY cool! are you going to be producing them and selling them? that would be great! be sure to get some pictures of the beam pattern and how much they actually light up the road.
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sweet!
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Originally posted by HOOPS03TLS
Man that is awesome, looking forward to seeing some pics of the final install.
Man that is awesome, looking forward to seeing some pics of the final install.
you don't to do any modification to the foglight housing at all! Just remove the 9006 bulb and replace white this one becuase I am using the same connector.
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Originally posted by chtr
This is just a quick proto type. The final version will be a lot brighter because I will use five high power 8mm super cool white LEDs for each foglight. And the best part is
you don't to do any modification to the foglight housing at all! Just remove the 9006 bulb and replace white this one becuase I am using the same connector.
This is just a quick proto type. The final version will be a lot brighter because I will use five high power 8mm super cool white LEDs for each foglight. And the best part is
you don't to do any modification to the foglight housing at all! Just remove the 9006 bulb and replace white this one becuase I am using the same connector.
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Originally posted by AcuraTLS03
thats awesome! are u gonna be doing this for any of the other bulbs? possibly the turn signals etc?
thats awesome! are u gonna be doing this for any of the other bulbs? possibly the turn signals etc?
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Originally posted by Tatewaki
I wonder what the beam pattern will be like?
I wonder what the beam pattern will be like?
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Re: Fog light Bulb super white LED converion
Originally posted by chtr
Hi guys,
Our car use 9006 bulb for the fog light.
I am in the process of converting this bulb into super white LED bulb. What I have done is take this blub and removed the class tube and take the bulb's plastic connector to be used on my LED circuit. I know there are 9006 LED bulb out there on the market but mine is VERY BRIGHT super white light. As a matter fact the light output is 5x whiter than our HID low beam! The secret is that I was able to get high power 8mm super cool white LED from a Korean manufacturer. I used 5 LEDs for each bulb and each LED is rated at 80mA (compare to standard white 5mm LED which is rated at 20mA). I don't have any pictures to show you yet but as soon as I put everything together I will post them for you. I can't wait to see the final installation!
hchhon
Hi guys,
Our car use 9006 bulb for the fog light.
I am in the process of converting this bulb into super white LED bulb. What I have done is take this blub and removed the class tube and take the bulb's plastic connector to be used on my LED circuit. I know there are 9006 LED bulb out there on the market but mine is VERY BRIGHT super white light. As a matter fact the light output is 5x whiter than our HID low beam! The secret is that I was able to get high power 8mm super cool white LED from a Korean manufacturer. I used 5 LEDs for each bulb and each LED is rated at 80mA (compare to standard white 5mm LED which is rated at 20mA). I don't have any pictures to show you yet but as soon as I put everything together I will post them for you. I can't wait to see the final installation!
hchhon
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Originally posted by natismati
hey where can i get a set?!
hey where can i get a set?!
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How about yellow LED's?
How about yellow LED's?
Why would you want to have yellow foglight when you can have
cool white that is much whiter in color temperature than our low beam HID headlight for a fraction of the cost of a new HID kit. If you are interested I will make them available for $25 for each bulb. This is a direct replacement of the existing foglight bulb 9006 on the TL.
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Originally posted by paultl
will it match stock low beam hid?
it would look kinda odd if my fogs
"appear" brighter then my lows
will it match stock low beam hid?
it would look kinda odd if my fogs
"appear" brighter then my lows
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Originally posted by paultl
what about heat?
will they be as hot or hotter?
one of the draw back from the 80w bulbs
what about heat?
will they be as hot or hotter?
one of the draw back from the 80w bulbs
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Are you going to put a resistor to prevent hyperblinking...
The problem with LEDs are that they emit such a low wattage that it makes our cars think that the light has gone out and it blinks 10x faster than normal.
The problem with LEDs are that they emit such a low wattage that it makes our cars think that the light has gone out and it blinks 10x faster than normal.
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Originally posted by Mr
Are you going to put a resistor to prevent hyperblinking...
The problem with LEDs are that they emit such a low wattage that it makes our cars think that the light has gone out and it blinks 10x faster than normal.
Are you going to put a resistor to prevent hyperblinking...
The problem with LEDs are that they emit such a low wattage that it makes our cars think that the light has gone out and it blinks 10x faster than normal.
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Re: Re: Fog light Bulb super white LED converion
Originally posted by nguyendminh
They maybe bright , but I doubt that it will illuminate the road.
They maybe bright , but I doubt that it will illuminate the road.
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Re: Re: Fog light Bulb super white LED converion
Originally posted by nguyendminh
They maybe bright , but I doubt that it will illuminate the road.
They maybe bright , but I doubt that it will illuminate the road.
However, as you pointed it out it does not illuminate the raod well. I think the reason
for that is white light does not reflect well on dark sureface. Lets see after I put everything together and test it out.
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Heck, maybe you could throw in a military discount???!!!???!!!
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Re: Re: Re: Fog light Bulb super white LED converion
Originally posted by vicman17
Illumination depends on the way the reflector (mirror) part of the lamp is designed. It will illuminate the road alright, but the fogs are designed to give a wide "flood" beam so you would see the lower part of your path brighter than usual.
Illumination depends on the way the reflector (mirror) part of the lamp is designed. It will illuminate the road alright, but the fogs are designed to give a wide "flood" beam so you would see the lower part of your path brighter than usual.
Yes the illumination will depend on the reflector, but in the case of LEDS, it WILL not illuminate the road well.
As in the case of this mod, the reflector has not changed, so the only difference is that he replaced the regular bulb with LEDS. The LEDS's will look cool, but it WILL NOT illuminate the road well.
try it yourself. Get a led flashlight and a regular flashlight see which light beam travels farther ?
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Originally posted by oxidizer2k
what kind of price range are we looking at?
what kind of price range are we looking at?
There are a lot of white LED bulbs based on standard 5mm LED but they are not even come close comparing to high power 8mm LED. Each high power 8mm LED is four to five times brighter than
a standard 5mm LED.
Five 8mm LED per bulb = twenty 5mm LEDs per bulb.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Fog light Bulb super white LED converion
Originally posted by nguyendminh
Yes the illumination will depend on the reflector, but in the case of LEDS, it WILL not illuminate the road well.
As in the case of this mod, the reflector has not changed, so the only difference is that he replaced the regular bulb with LEDS. The LEDS's will look cool, but it WILL NOT illuminate the road well.
try it yourself. Get a led flashlight and a regular flashlight see which light beam travels farther ?
Yes the illumination will depend on the reflector, but in the case of LEDS, it WILL not illuminate the road well.
As in the case of this mod, the reflector has not changed, so the only difference is that he replaced the regular bulb with LEDS. The LEDS's will look cool, but it WILL NOT illuminate the road well.
try it yourself. Get a led flashlight and a regular flashlight see which light beam travels farther ?
Can't you somehow angle the LED bulbs sideways so the reflector lens throws the brighter light back out?
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Originally posted by vicman17
So it's now the case of either looking cool and just give off a lot of glare or getting useful lighting. As the dillemma of many a ricers out there. They want to look like an HID-equipped car but they really can't see the road.
Can't you somehow angle the LED bulbs sideways so the reflector lens throws the brighter light back out?
So it's now the case of either looking cool and just give off a lot of glare or getting useful lighting. As the dillemma of many a ricers out there. They want to look like an HID-equipped car but they really can't see the road.
Can't you somehow angle the LED bulbs sideways so the reflector lens throws the brighter light back out?
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Originally posted by vicman17
So it's now the case of either looking cool and just give off a lot of glare or getting useful lighting. As the dillemma of many a ricers out there. They want to look like an HID-equipped car but they really can't see the road.
Can't you somehow angle the LED bulbs sideways so the reflector lens throws the brighter light back out?
So it's now the case of either looking cool and just give off a lot of glare or getting useful lighting. As the dillemma of many a ricers out there. They want to look like an HID-equipped car but they really can't see the road.
Can't you somehow angle the LED bulbs sideways so the reflector lens throws the brighter light back out?
hchhon
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Originally posted by nguyendminh
Yep you said it better then I did.
Yep you said it better then I did.
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how about a reflector around the end of the led's? ive seen some headlights that have those around the bulb to help them use the housing to reflect the light better, if i remember right my dads caddy has them
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Isn't a LED supposed to be a concentrated light pattern so it doesn't spread out well and that's why you don't get alot of the road lit up. This has to do with the rounded tip of the LED. So if you flatten out the tip with a sander or a dremel the light pattern will be dissapated and might reflect better. Have you tried this?
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Isn't a LED supposed to be a concentrated light pattern so it doesn't spread out well and that's why you don't get alot of the road lit up. This has to do with the rounded tip of the LED. So if you flatten out the tip with a sander or a dremel the light pattern will be dissapated and might reflect better. Have you tried this?
Isn't a LED supposed to be a concentrated light pattern so it doesn't spread out well and that's why you don't get alot of the road lit up. This has to do with the rounded tip of the LED. So if you flatten out the tip with a sander or a dremel the light pattern will be dissapated and might reflect better. Have you tried this?
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Here are the reasons why I want to make my own 9006 white LED bulb for the foglight:
1. The 9006 hologen bulb has short life. I bought the SilverStar 9006 bulbs and after three months one of them blow out and a month and half later the other blown out also. I don't want to keep spending $50 to replace my foglight every 6 months.
2. There isn't any 9006 blub anywhere that will match the OEM HID low beam.
3. I was able to find high power 8mm cool white (8000K) LED that that have 50 degrees of viewing angle.
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1. The 9006 hologen bulb has short life. I bought the SilverStar 9006 bulbs and after three months one of them blow out and a month and half later the other blown out also. I don't want to keep spending $50 to replace my foglight every 6 months.
2. There isn't any 9006 blub anywhere that will match the OEM HID low beam.
3. I was able to find high power 8mm cool white (8000K) LED that that have 50 degrees of viewing angle.
hchhon