TerpNation

anyone able to color match the foglights in the headlamps to the headlights HID color?

BeezleTL85

I think our headlights are 4300k or 4, but there are some YouTube videos of people with 6k in the fogs and it looked good.

UA6

I was running 5k and it matched pretty good. I'll try to track down a pic for you.

UA6

Found it...

CLtotheTL32

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Anyone able to use Google to find answers to questions asked years ago?

McCollins23

TerpNation

the 04 tl fogs in headlaps aren't hid. so we have to install a hid conversion kit? or you just put 5k straight in?

also you have an 07? i dono if its different?

Mrtastygoody

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I'd just buy some silverstar ultras and call it a day, but idk if that's good enough for everyone else.

TerpNation

you put them in your 04?

AndrewA

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I have them in my 04. just expect to replace them every so often. they don't have the longest life

TerpNation

can you post which exact product you purchase?

https://www.sylvania.com/en-us/produ...tar-ultra.aspx

these are non-HID lights?

i dono the bulb type or wattage needed for the fogs.

AndrewA

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Any of the silverstar halogen 9006 bulbs will do. And no, these aren't HID bulbs so they won't be a perfect match, but look better than traditional yellowish halogen bulbs.

https://www.sylvania.com/en-us/appli...el=2001&make=2

350

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IMHO Silverstars are bogus, I've used them before, just a hair whiter than cheap halogens and my eyes couldn't see any real improvement in vision. I have a 4300K HID kit in my fogs, I know it's not designed for HIDs like the projector but they are aimed really low and do not go above the cutoff on my headlights, it really fills out the ground white and matches the headlights. It's never gonna match exactly because it doesn't go through a projector lens, but it looks worlds better than halogens. Part of me wants to go with 3000K's to make them yellow, but I'd be afraid it would wash out the headlights completely. My last vehicle I had projectors for the fogs low in the bumper and they rocked in any inclimate weather with 3000k's.

UA6

If they are not HID already, then you would need to install the HID kit. Once you have the kit, you can buy just the bulbs in the future.

350

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If you don't wanna go HID, look into Hoen Xenonmatch bulbs, they match 6000K HID's perfect but don't necessarily put out any extra light like HIDs would. They're the only "xenon look" bulbs I've ever seen that actually look like xenons.

AndrewA

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ok so I lied when I said we have silverstars. apparently i installed nokya arctic whites. see image below. the arctic white is on the right (driver side) and I put in a GE Nighthawk Sport bulb on the left (passenger) for comparison. You can see the Nokya is a closer match, though probably too blue and light output seems much lower.

CLtotheTL32

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Wow, that barely produces any light. Not worth the purchase or effort installing

AndrewA

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Well it's not as bad as the picture above represents. I had to crank down the exposure time so the HIDs wouldn't get blown out and I could accurately represent the colors. Here is a more properly exposed image and you can see the Nokya lamp is still bright enough for its purpose as a fog light.

CLtotheTL32

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Ah gotcha