The search feature isnt working yet and i know i rem reading threads on it..i am looking to change the factory bulb for the fog lights to maybe the yellow ones..what did we at the forum come up with the best fog light replacement to be...and what was purchasing price and place to purchase?

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i believe it wa the PIAA...i think it was the 9600 but double check with the website by emailing them. what you can also do is search for the thread manually. i'm pretty sure that it will be in the first 5-7 pages

 

9006 is the size

 

I replaced my factory fog bulbs with Piaa Xtreme White Plus Bulbs. I am very happy with the way they look. Much brighter and whiter than the factory bulbs!

 

we have fog lights? how dou turn them on and where are they?

 

on your turn signal stick where you turn in your headlights there is a inner dial that has grip on it. turn it to the on position and the next time you turn on the headlights the foglights will come on as well. the dash should show an extra green foglight symbol which looks like a half circle with slanted lines coming out of it.

 

in between the hids and the center grill...you turn them on by twisting this ringlike thing on the switch where you turn on your lights....sorry if my description is kinda vague..i did the best that i can...hopefully my best was good enough.........

 

and is this fog light a HID xenon as well? What does it mean when they say "BI"-xenon headlights?

 

Agreed, 9006 is the size, 51Watts.

I used a Max Gold 55W 9006 bulb as I found the 9006 Yellow Ion bulbs to look only "off - white" when on with a irredescent effect on the edges of the bulb pattern. This caused more distraction to other drivers and did not give the yellow look I was looking for.

Try searching for posts by me, it is in the old stuff somewhere

 

the foglights are not HID. Bi-Xenon means that one xenon bulb is used to power both the low and high beams. there is a shutter that reflects the light into the highbeam housing. This is obviously to reduce cost becaues it would not make sense to have 2 xenon bulbs for headlight when the high beams are rarely used.

 

No, the fogs are Halogen, not HID.

Bi-Xenon means both the high and low beams are HID. In the TL, they use the same bulb with a shutter to control how much light they give off.

Stand outside your car some day and pull back on the high beam lever, you will hear a loud clunk, that is the solinoid moving the shutter on the headlight.

 

so you can turn on the foglights inside the headlight itself? is it constantly on or is there a switch inside the car to turn them on and off...never knew it had foglights lol

 

yes the foglight is in the high beam housing. it only comes on when the headlights are on unfortunately.

 

I found 9006 Polarg brand pure yellow lamps at a few sites. They are made in Japan, package labeling is only in Japanese.

One is http://store.racinglab.com/po90puyesube.html

They appear a strong yellow so others don't think your high beams are on. Yellow is thought by some to be better in fog. I live in a coastal area with fog quite often so thought I give them a try. Happy so far.

One of the pictures on my link shows them on, but they don't photograph well in the daylight. I'll add some night time photos soon.

 

Piaa's are expensive!! I don't know if I'm willing to shell out $150 on bulbs... but, I do hate that yellow cast the fogs throw on the cool xenon blue light

 

I am also using the Polarg. I tried turning it on/off in night time to see how effective it is, and it is quite good. It has even wider viewable area than the HID headlight. If you turn on both the fog and the HID, it is very bright on the road, when compare to just the HID only. With HIDs only, there is an sharp edge on the road, everything above that line is dark and not reachable by the HID, the fog can compensate that.

 

Good post on those polarg's I've been looking for an ion type bulbe!

 

Just curious how much brighter and whiter it is compare to factory. Is their any blue tint or just pure white??? Any pics??? Might be interested in buying the same ones as yours but don't know if the $$ is well spent if it is not a drastic change.

 

anyone find any bulbs around 20 that are more in the bluish family..the TL has allot of blue inside so why not make colors outside more in that area

 

I agree, anything bluish in tint for $20-$30? And this a pain in the a** to install on the drivers side>?

 

I would love to get a better match to the Xenon HIDs. Group buy? :think:

 

i want this effect

 

yea that is sweet!

 

anyone.....

 

are the h3 the same as the 9006 lights for the fog lights for the 2004 TL

 

i think i found my answer..they are H4= 9006

 

SOME BULBS:

http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bi...y=H4&x=26&y=13

 

HB4=9006

H4 and 9006 are completely different type of bulb

 

so which ones are for the fog lights for the TL 2004...when u shop for bulbs it mostley says...9006/h4...i thought they were the same...>>>?

 

pics of Mark's acura with the Polargs...can't tell how different they are with stock

 

HB4 is the same as 9006, never heard of H3.

 

I believe 04 TL fog light is 9006/HB4.

 

ok so we have the lights....9006/hb4..anyone have any suggestions for fog lights ?

http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bi...eel&query=9006

http://www.midnightmoose.com/9006colored.htm

http://www.midnightmoose.com/9006.htm

and would u suggest 55w or 80w?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=36476