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Old 10-21-2010, 02:21 AM
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How do you mod your fog lights?

Just installed some hids in my fog lights and for some reason they are not as bright as they should say some of you guys said to take out some thing in the fogs but no one showed or said how to do it....Can anyone help me out...
Old 10-21-2010, 03:01 AM
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how bright did u expect them to be? did it come with a ballast? or is it just bulbs that says HID on it?
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^lol

yeah i think the question here is what exactly did you install?
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Originally Posted by jwr0ng626
how bright did u expect them to be? did it come with a ballast? or is it just bulbs that says HID on it?
I been rocking hids for a while now peeps. Just had a question on how to take out the round piece thats inside the foglights that is limiting the lights output so if ya dont know what im talking about dont reply....

I installed 3k 35watt hid kit with ballasts.....................................
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lol! juss makin sure dude. well without projectors ur hids are gna glare anyways.. but theres like a plastic ring around where the bulb goes in... u can dremel that off so it goes in further. i did it before but dnt remember how effective it was
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3K - yellow, what do you expect out of them?

If you want to see most 'output' in terms of lumens go with min 4100K. Remember the foggies are also faced more sideways than straight. What kit are you using?

Welcome to the Azine. "so if ya dont know what im talking about dont reply" and be nicer =]
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you should have got 55w ones like i did....my 3k's are pretty bright
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Get some flebay foglight for about $40. They don't have that ring inside the foglight.
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Originally Posted by KB1Spec
Get some flebay foglight for about $40. They don't have that ring inside the foglight.
They are also made of plastic and will melt when fitted with HIDs
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Not all of them are plastic. I pay $65 shipped for my fogs but they are glass. You have to make sure before you buy but there are glass ones out there.
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Removing the 'nipple' is a bad idea... You could seriously blind people---especially when using HIDs.

I previously had Yellow "xenon"-halogen bulbs in my DRLs that were rerouted to aux-fogs [that turn on only when lowbeams were on] and it blinded the crap out of everyone. I had A LOT of trucks flick on their tailgater switch because of this. That nipple will help reduce glare and at the same time give you a cut-off for your light.
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Originally Posted by 07tl-s6spd
you should have got 55w ones like i did....my 3k's are pretty bright
Be careful w/55w. I've heard they will burn the wire harness.
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Originally Posted by jwr0ng626
lol! juss makin sure dude. well without projectors ur hids are gna glare anyways.. but theres like a plastic ring around where the bulb goes in... u can dremel that off so it goes in further. i did it before but dnt remember how effective it was


Sorry about that attitude I wasnt having a good night the other day... BUt i ordered some 35watt xentec hids which are usually good in my opinion but this is first time i ordered 3k all my friends 3k looks yellow but mines look white when yo look at it even though the floor is yellow & that nipple thing looks like its blocking full output. So im a have to try to get that out somehow. Thought someone would know..
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Originally Posted by 07tl-s6spd
you should have got 55w ones like i did....my 3k's are pretty bright
Do you got a pic of your 3ks in your fog light?? Im curious how it looks with that ring in there....
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buy yellow film and slap it on! thats wat i did with mine and it looks much better haha
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