New fog light bulbs
12-01-2005, 04:25 PM
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I'm assuming here, but I assume the fog lights are what would be used if our car had DRL's. Maybe you want to see how to enable DRL's?
Or are you just looking for the "Cool Guy IROC/Z" mod (driving with parking lights and fogs on).
Or are you just looking for the "Cool Guy IROC/Z" mod (driving with parking lights and fogs on).
12-01-2005, 04:40 PM
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Damn! Is that why all the guys with Grand Ams, Grand Prix, Camaros, & IROC's always get all the girls?
I guess when I was in my teens I thought that was cool, but now I shake my head when I see people with the parking light only fog light deal. Since I once too thought it was cool, I should probably keep my trap shut.
I guess when I was in my teens I thought that was cool, but now I shake my head when I see people with the parking light only fog light deal. Since I once too thought it was cool, I should probably keep my trap shut.
12-01-2005, 08:16 PM
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Well No one got back to me about where I could get the bulbs then i found out midnightmoose is a website and people were paying $15-$20 for these bulbs.
Their eBay auction had them at .99 plus $5 shipping for what seem like the same bulb: 9006 MAx Gold Xenon 65 W/45 ....http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8018172974
Maybe I got a really good price or I just bought the wrong bulbs....which would suck
Their eBay auction had them at .99 plus $5 shipping for what seem like the same bulb: 9006 MAx Gold Xenon 65 W/45 ....http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8018172974
Maybe I got a really good price or I just bought the wrong bulbs....which would suck
12-01-2005, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverStoneTTL
Well No one got back to me about where I could get the bulbs then i found out midnightmoose is a website and people were paying $15-$20 for these bulbs.
Their eBay auction had them at .99 plus $5 shipping for what seem like the same bulb: 9006 MAx Gold Xenon 65 W/45 ....http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8018172974
Maybe I got a really good price or I just bought the wrong bulbs....which would suck
Their eBay auction had them at .99 plus $5 shipping for what seem like the same bulb: 9006 MAx Gold Xenon 65 W/45 ....http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8018172974
Maybe I got a really good price or I just bought the wrong bulbs....which would suck
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i cant believe this thread was revived.
12-02-2005, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by HiTEC
Damn! Is that why all the guys with Grand Ams, Grand Prix, Camaros, & IROC's always get all the girls?
I guess when I was in my teens I thought that was cool, but now I shake my head when I see people with the parking light only fog light deal. Since I once too thought it was cool, I should probably keep my trap shut.
I guess when I was in my teens I thought that was cool, but now I shake my head when I see people with the parking light only fog light deal. Since I once too thought it was cool, I should probably keep my trap shut.
12-03-2005, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Usalinh
Just messing with you HiTEC. I kind of want that extra feature where I have the option of turning on the foglight when it's not really too dark but still need some kind of light and won't have to turn on my headlights. But, hey if I start to notice that I'm picking up more chicks with the foglights on without the headlights on I'll be sure to let you know and you can thank me later lOlzzz...
01-17-2006, 06:38 AM
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LOOKS NICE, I''VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO MIGHT CARRY THEM BUT HAD NO LUCK, MIDNIGHT MOOSE YOU SAY? WHAT ODD SOMETHING WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I DIDN'T NOTICE OR MAYBE DIDN;T CATCH ON.
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01-18-2006, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by cliff
i bought the PIAA fog lights for like 60 dollars and there is no comparison. hands down to piaa for making such an awsome set of fogs. it makes a HUGE difference on the road at night. especially if you want to see more towards the left and right on dark roads to see deers or something.
http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-14383.cfm
http://www.eautoworks.com/html/ORD-1-1-1-14383.cfm
01-19-2006, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ayethetiense
those are the right bulbs, and no, they are not hard to put in. takes a bit getting use to. awkward positions to take out the bulb but its not complicated. i did it at night with a flashlight. i beleive there was a thread about installing it not too long ago. he had pictures that were very informative.
yup, i got em during the halloween sale and you can find codes for like 10 percent off. not much, but hey.... its even cheaper.
yup, i got em during the halloween sale and you can find codes for like 10 percent off. not much, but hey.... its even cheaper.
02-01-2006, 02:12 PM
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I dont think the pictures you have to it justice . . . I did the same thing on my car like 5 months ago. I used PIAA PLASMA ION CRYSTAL bulbs I had to import them from HongKong I think they were like $75 on Ebay. They dont look as yellow as yours do only from certain angles. I really think the way to go is HID conversion which i will prob end up doing when I have some extra money to blow. But deff like the look.
02-01-2006, 11:53 PM
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ummm i dont see the 9006 on the midnight mosse site...... help anyone?
http://www.midnightmoose.com/colored.htm
http://www.midnightmoose.com/colored.htm
02-02-2006, 01:05 AM
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try going to http://www.eautoworks.com/ they might have what you're looking for, when I went to moose they didn't show 9006 as well, I got the luminics JDM Golden yellowa 3750k, I'm not real happy, I wanted more of the greenish yellow you see on most low mounted fogs or like the old lex es300 or old GS300 use to have, oh well I think the higher the Kelvin # example 3750k means it might be whiter in this case lighter yellow rather than the deeper yellow you see some guys running around w/ as headlights, looks nice but bot happy w/ mine, but only $18 so whatever,
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02-03-2006, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ayethetiense
hopefully i can now drive around with the fogs without people thinking i have the high beams on
here is a pic of the old
thats the most yellow i can get it without spending an arm and a leg on yellow HIDs.
btw, those bulbs are from midnight moose. took awhile to get, but its a lot cheaper then anywhere else
tell me what ya think of em
o ya, does anyone notice anything odd about the lights? hehehe
here is a pic of the old
thats the most yellow i can get it without spending an arm and a leg on yellow HIDs.
btw, those bulbs are from midnight moose. took awhile to get, but its a lot cheaper then anywhere else
tell me what ya think of em
o ya, does anyone notice anything odd about the lights? hehehe
did u change carbon hood?
02-17-2006, 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by KenUA6
only work for 4-5months i had it b4 is look so nice now i have my stock back saving $$ for the Yellow HID WDP and Yellow Fog light = did u change carbon hood?
did u change carbon hood?
02-19-2006, 06:33 AM
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I bought the same yellow bulbs from LUMINICS and the owner is on AOL which made it easy to chat with him during the delivery tracking.....note that the stock FOGs are hard to twist off and for leverage you may have to remove the battery , like I did... 
02-19-2006, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by HEK
I bought the same yellow bulbs from LUMINICS and the owner is on AOL which made it easy to chat with him during the delivery tracking.....note that the stock FOGs are hard to twist off and for leverage you may have to remove the battery , like I did...
One thing I noticed was that you have to unplug the harness first before twisting off the bulb. Passenger side wasn't that bad, but the driver's side, you have to take the intake tube. I bought a pair of Polarg yellow HB4 (9006) while I was in HK and they look pretty nice. I will post pics as soon as I have time to wash the car.
02-20-2006, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by HEK
I bought the same yellow bulbs from LUMINICS and the owner is on AOL which made it easy to chat with him during the delivery tracking.....note that the stock FOGs are hard to twist off and for leverage you may have to remove the battery , like I did...
10-17-2006, 04:31 PM
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Well kids I revived this thread to see if anyone else had mabe any more comments, but today after almost one year (bought them Dec '05) one bulb is out. I will order me another set becuase I'm happy with the length of time it took them to burn, I have had the fogs on 100% of the time when driving during the day and night so IMHO if you use them "less" than I, these will last you a hell of a lot more time than me, but now I'll replace them and use them only at night ....
10-17-2006, 07:10 PM
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I also bought a set of Luminics to change out my factory fogs on my current car (not a TL). I went the other route though, wanted to get an intense white to match my HID's. Interesting to hear they burned out that quickly, even though I only use mine at night (all the time at night, mind you, fog or not) that still means I may only get less than two years out of them. Seem like very nice, high quality bulbs though.
On an only somewhat related note, the new fog lights on the '07 TL is one of the design changes that literally brought me back to the forum and planning to get a TL. I'm a bit picky with my cars, and the quad lighting is something I look for. If I had bought a previous year model, I would've had to cut into the air dams to install separate fogs. I remember someone on the forum undertook the project a couple of years ago but I never stuck around to see how it played out.
On an only somewhat related note, the new fog lights on the '07 TL is one of the design changes that literally brought me back to the forum and planning to get a TL. I'm a bit picky with my cars, and the quad lighting is something I look for. If I had bought a previous year model, I would've had to cut into the air dams to install separate fogs. I remember someone on the forum undertook the project a couple of years ago but I never stuck around to see how it played out.
10-17-2006, 08:07 PM
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If midnightmoose is still around, they always have a halloween sale, but I think they closed this past year. correct me if I'm wrong. Thats where I got my bulbs from the start. They still work but I don't use them that much.
10-17-2006, 08:15 PM
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Alright helpt me understand something. I am the owner of an 00 TL and I really think the new TLs are Badass but I have always wanted to know where the bulb is for the high beams? I can clearly see where the low beam and the foglight is but where is the high beam? Is it just the low beam reflects up into the high beam or what?
10-17-2006, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Trackruner228
Alright helpt me understand something. I am the owner of an 00 TL and I really think the new TLs are Badass but I have always wanted to know where the bulb is for the high beams? I can clearly see where the low beam and the foglight is but where is the high beam? Is it just the low beam reflects up into the high beam or what?
10-17-2006, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ayethetiense
If midnightmoose is still around, they always have a halloween sale, but I think they closed this past year. correct me if I'm wrong. Thats where I got my bulbs from the start. They still work but I don't use them that much.
10-17-2006, 09:36 PM
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Quick question for anyone out there that knows something about how the foglights and the headlight is setup on the TL. I notice the only time you can turn on the foglight is when the headlight is on. Has anyone out there figured out how to by-pass that and wire it up to where you can just have the foglight on by itself without the headlight being on also? I guess I'll do alittle more searching on my own but, if anyone out there knows how would you please clue me in on how to make it work without the headlight on also. Thanks a bunch guys...
10-18-2006, 08:09 AM
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Those crappy Luminics bulbs are so poorly made that the seal failed and the inside of my headlight fogged over. It took weeks to get it dried out.
One of the best mods I have done was to replace those Luminics bulbs with a 3000K HID retrofit.
6000K hi/lo and 3000K fogs is awesome looking, and as bright as the sun.
One of the best mods I have done was to replace those Luminics bulbs with a 3000K HID retrofit.
6000K hi/lo and 3000K fogs is awesome looking, and as bright as the sun.
10-18-2006, 08:38 AM
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People i also have a WDP and i swapped out the fog lights for yellow bulbs as well. I have had 3 different bulb types and finally happy with my final choice. Go to Eurodezigns.com 6000k yellow bulbs life time warrenty. I guarentee it.
10-18-2006, 04:18 PM
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Today in searching the local auto parts store I was only able to locate "BLUE" lights which is not what I wanted but I managed to call Manchester Honda and they carry the Japanese brand LUX which I bought and already installed...since is day light I can not comapre to the Luminics but for $23 if these last me another year I can live with that....
11-05-2006, 04:00 AM
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i bought a pair of luminics yellow fog lights (2500k) off ebay and didn't like them at all. i put them in and they are only slightly more yellow than the stock fog lights. totally not the yellow that the original poster has. his looks nice. what a waste of my 20 bucks. so instead i shopped for some white bulbs instead. got a pair of nokya arctic white 7000k bulbs with standard 55w and so far i'm satisfied with them. at 7000k you're "supposed" to start seeing some purple tint but these lights are a close match to our HIDS after they're warmed up, which i believe is 4300k? i'll take pictures if anyone wants to see it. now i just gotta figure out how to get my fogs to turn on independent from my headlights.
on a related note:
has anyone tried putting in the higher wattage bulbs rated at 80-100w? i saw some sellers on ebay selling those heavy duty plug and play wire harnesses and am wondering if they're for real. i've melted a few 9006 sockets in my old car with just regular 55w xenons. none of the sellers on ebay responsed to my multiple questions asking what wattage rating the heavy duty wiring will handle. anyone know about those?
on a related note:
has anyone tried putting in the higher wattage bulbs rated at 80-100w? i saw some sellers on ebay selling those heavy duty plug and play wire harnesses and am wondering if they're for real. i've melted a few 9006 sockets in my old car with just regular 55w xenons. none of the sellers on ebay responsed to my multiple questions asking what wattage rating the heavy duty wiring will handle. anyone know about those?
11-05-2006, 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Slammed_JDM
People i also have a WDP and i swapped out the fog lights for yellow bulbs as well. I have had 3 different bulb types and finally happy with my final choice. Go to Eurodezigns.com 6000k yellow bulbs life time warrenty. I guarentee it.
Are you sure those 6000k bulbs are yellow from eurodezigns.com?
oh yea i forgot to mention that the luminics bulbs had terrible fit. they still wiggle after they're tightened. i would not recommend them.
11-05-2006, 11:46 AM
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i bought a pair of luminics yellow fog lights (2500k) off ebay and didn't like them at all. i put them in and they are only slightly more yellow than the stock fog lights. totally not the yellow that the original poster has. his looks nice. what a waste of my 20 bucks. so instead i shopped for some white bulbs instead. got a pair of nokya arctic white 7000k bulbs with standard 55w and so far i'm satisfied with them. at 7000k you're "supposed" to start seeing some purple tint but these lights are a close match to our HIDS after they're warmed up, which i believe is 4300k? i'll take pictures if anyone wants to see it. now i just gotta figure out how to get my fogs to turn on independent from my headlights.
11-06-2006, 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by avs007
I bought Nokya Hyper Yellows bulbs for out TL. I got it from a local speed shop for $20. They are awesome. Just as yellow as the original poster, and pretty bright too. No problems with seals or anythign, as my headlights are still bone-dry, despite some recent monsoon like rains...
11-06-2006, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by count by 5s
Are you sure those 6000k bulbs are yellow from eurodezigns.com?
oh yea i forgot to mention that the luminics bulbs had terrible fit. they still wiggle after they're tightened. i would not recommend them.
oh yea i forgot to mention that the luminics bulbs had terrible fit. they still wiggle after they're tightened. i would not recommend them.
yes i am sure these are the bulbs i purchased them personally at a car show booth they had.. lol
* the pik in my aviator was with another pair. These are way way brighter and nicer....
11-06-2006, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by HQTL6SPD
are there any bulbs that color match perfectly with the light mod setup?
11-06-2006, 04:40 PM
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Thanks for letting me know. Did the Nokya have a color rating on them? Like 2500k? And are they the stock 55w? I'll have to check them out.