krazykay5487

Anyone instal this bulb on their TL? Any pics? Is it a plug and play bulb? I'm looking for a good yellow LED bulb.


http://www.hoen-usa.com/fog.htm

guitarplayer16

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Yup it's a plug and play bulb.

Just make sure you buy the right size.

Mem04TL

Great bulb, very yellow. Have had them over 2 years now. Not the best pic, but u get the idea.

Thorin78

I'm assuming that's the 9006 55W fog light?

swoosh

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LEDS is the way to go brother

Halogen be old school...

krazykay5487

Any recommendation as to where I should purchase?

swoosh

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what color are you looking for ?

yellow (3000K), white (5000K), white with bluish hue (6000K), blue (8000K) ?

will post some links up for you

krazykay5487

im looking for yellow. thanks

swoosh

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http://autolumination.com/headlights.htm
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED-B...orLanding/true
http://store.ijdmtoy.com/9006-9012-HB4-Bulbs-s/138.htm

White and Blue are very common....There are some Amber ones too....i dont know if you can replace the amber for yellow thow....but well worth a look....

sockr1

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so you can just put the LED one in? since it's 13 W you don't need some kind of kit to put them in right? hmm i may have to change out my hoen xenonmatch for some LEDs..

swoosh

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^^^ yup plug and play

only for 07+ models that have DRL, then need to add some kit which will take the error code out....

since the LED's have lower resistance the ECU thinks "fuck blown LED " and gives an error message....the kit adds resistance to the circuitry and hence eliminating the error code....

sockr1

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ok confused now...are you saying LEDs for the fog lights or the DRLs? I thought this thread was for fog lights but maybe i was mistaken...I already have LED DRLs with a decoder kit haha

swoosh

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^^^ my bd bro....just read you have an 2008 model....

i was telling the OP about the 9006 as he has a sub 06 model....

04-06:
HID's low/hi
9006 upper fogs....can be replaced by LED's as they as plug and play....

07+
HID's low/hi
9005 DRL...these can be replaced with LED's + DRL module
H8 lower fogs....i recommend HID's here but if you want to go with LED's you can....you will not need an error eliminator for these....

sockr1

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^ no worries, thanks swoosh

swoosh

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^^^

guitarplayer16

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Canadians have DRLs in your American fogs

swoosh

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^^^ in all models ?

guitarplayer16

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Yeap

blkaspec

the pics will never do them justice, but I love them! I know you should only use them as needed, but they make things so much better when on. You will not regret!

swoosh

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^^^ I am more of a blue hue kinda guy....





^^^ 6000K HID headlights, White LED upper fogs, Switchback indicators, 8000K HID lower fogs

krazykay5487

Sorry I am new to this forum and Tl's what are switchbacks?

swoosh

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as the name suggests....

they switchback....

so they run white and when you indicate, they turn amber.....

check this out:

its Tylers car....CLtotheTL....

KJ TL-S

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Hey Swoosh, couple questions. I have a 2007 Type-S to start with...

The DRLs in the 07 - Is there a reliable DRL module? I feel like I keep seeing people saying theyre getting the code anyway. Any thoughts on this?

Also, any reason you recommend HIDs for the fogs? I haven't seen anyone who is using the LEDs for fogs yet, but I'm interested if anyone else has. From what I can tell, the kit is plug and play and doesn't even use ballasts, is this correct?


Finally, one more question, just slightly off-topic. I just put in my HID fogs over the weekend, and now I have some fog/condensation in one of them. Does anyone know how to get rid of this?

sockr1

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i run the JLC lightings DRL kit with 68 SMD LEDs and I have no error code and the DRLs put out a bright light. I have this on my 2008 Type S. Every other company usually has a code come up eventually or doesn't produce a strong output. Or you can build your own kit

KJ TL-S

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Interesting, do you have a link to the kit you have?

sockr1

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here is the link (recommend the 68 LEDs if you go this route, little brighter):
http://www.jlclightings.com/9005-LED...-p/sku_066.htm

i posted day pics and a comparison pic in post 156 of this thread:
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/new-cree-dtrl-bulbs-available-821566/

my fiancee (who is not the biggest fan when I spend so much time with my car) said today she saw me driving down the road and said my lights look great coming down the road!

KJ TL-S

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Second link isn't working, but it sounds interesting. So is this similar to installing hid fogs witha ballast then? And from you saying that it looks bright, I'm assuming that the decoder box also takes care of the problem with the drls only getting half power?

sockr1

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i edited the link...or search for a thread called "New CREE DTRL bulbs available", post 156.

the decoder box and the kit setup allow full power and make the lights as bright as OEM or brighter, and they have a great look to them.

i haven't done HID fogs but from what I've read on here they are very similar. I plan on posting a thread in the near future on my experience with the install (had some issues that I worked out) but it's not too bad, just find a good ground, some decoder mounting locations, and you're good to go.

KJ TL-S

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Hmmm... sounds like there are some potential bugs that still haven't been worked out, and with it being winter now, i think I'll wait till spring to see what I want to do. I just know I don't want to spend a bunch of time messing with them out in the cold if I have trouble with them. They look damn good on your car though! Thanks for the good info!

Anthracite2005

Which color will best match the OEM HID lights? 6000k?

sockr1

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OEM main headlights are 4300k if I remember correctly

problems involved not picking a good ground location and getting a slightly mis-wired kit. Jlc worked with me and sent me out a new wired decoder and have had no problems since.

Thanks for the compliment! I agree I wouldn't want to mess with them in the cold either, but if you ever get around to it and have questions feel free to PM me I've helped out a few members with some info on the setup

KJ TL-S

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Thanks. I look forward to the write up if you find the time to make one. Subscribing to this thread soi don't forget about it ina few months.

swoosh

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about the DRL's sockr1 answered all your queries while i was at the :gym: hahaha

why HID's for fog, they are bright, solve the purpose and looks great....besides give you an option of color from 3000K (piss yellow) to 16000K+ (ricer blue)

LED's in the fogs will be plus and play....no ballast, no error eliminator etc

I think you didnt put the bulb in properly....so there is moisture going in....take a hairdryer to it or just let it air dry....then put the bulb in properly making sure it seals (kinda) the enclosure....

This might also happen if your using a different bulb then specified, example is using an H8 bulb in a H3 socket

krazykay5487

Can these H8 bulbs be used for my lower fogs? I cant find Yellow LED's...

swoosh

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^^^ yes they can be....

krazykay5487

Thanks swoosh, I was getting confused because of the pics of the headlight inners

Skunkworks

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So the Hoen H8 Endurance bulb (35w) will fit in our fogs with no codes?

sockr1

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yea that will work with no codes. i run the hoen xenonmatch which is exactly the same but white

anx1300c

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I've got the Hoen xenon match and the yellow endurance fogs. I switch back and forth between the two every few months.

GoldenShoes

so for the people running the Hoen "endurance" lights, can you post a link of where you got them?