04 Fog Light Bulb Replacement

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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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I didn't find anything terribly useful using search, so we'll see what everyone has to say...

I'm replacing my HID beams and I figured I might as well replace the fog bulbs as well (that way I only freeze my fingers off only once, replacing the HIDs instead of doing it again later for the fogs).

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  • I'm not interested in replacing the stock fogs with HIDs. I have neither the money or the time to mess with that.
  • Contrary to popular belief, yellow does not have ANY scientific reason for being more effective in fog than regular white light. That said, I want to replace the bulbs with something that matches (or gets closer) to the white output from my driving beam lights. And if they end up being brighter than the fogs, even better.
Pretty simple. I know the fogs won't be anywhere near as bright as the HIDs, but that's not the purpose.

The stock fogs are tremendously helpful because of the light output and side-to-side sweep, so definitely something with that kind of light. I'm essentially looking for a color change, that's all.

Many thanks in advance!

P.S.- The Xenon bulbs I am putting in are Philips D2S 85122+ bulbs. That should clarify what kind of color would be matched.

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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 08:49 PM
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Led is your best bet.. Pricey though.. 60 bucs ballpark..
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 09:01 PM
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ebay 4300K HID kit...45ish ballpark
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Djvas514
Led is your best bet.. Pricey though.. 60 bucs ballpark..
That's fine by me, especially since LEDs last longer than the traditional bulbs that come stock in the fogs.

Any specific brands/models I should be looking at?
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 06:11 AM
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hid 3000k on my 06. i think they are the best combo with the oem head light
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DuoDSG
  • I'm not interested in replacing the stock fogs with HIDs. I have neither the money or the time to mess with that.
I'm looking for something plug-and-play. Thanks.
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