DBLOCK1226

i have an 01 CL-S how do i get them brighter cause they really suck.

TCM 01 CL-S

change the bulbs, there are several to choose from, the ones i used are PIAA 19224 (about $15 for the pair) and they decently match the HID low beams in the headlights.

phipark

PIAA 19224 or Polarg M6.

MarbleGT

These 2 options will change the color, but as far as brightness...........I dont think so. The arent really meant to be foglights, they are just there for effect. I would personally save yourself the time and pain of trying to get the right bulb. As soon as you get a color you like, itll burn out (as I experienced). If it were my decision, I would buy the '03 spacer (which will be cheaper than PIAA bulbs at the dealership.)

Here are some before and after of my '01-'03 conversion as well as one with my old Polarg M6 fog set up. They look bright in the over-exposed pic, but I can assure you, they are nothing compared to the HID's. If you have and sort of, or plan on buying a HID upgrade (like my Ultinons) there is no bulb that will match the color.

louisn

That Black CL_S looks much more substantial than the TL in those pictures. Someday the Cl design and features will be appreciated more by the public at large.

609CLTYPES

'03 spacer?? whats that?

gingerbread

Polarg M6

gingerbread

This is with the flash on, a better representation of what they really look like.

MarbleGT

its a spacer that screws in where the foglight would normally go.....

CleanCL

iTrader: (4)

get HIDs...

Excelerate

iTrader: (1)

HID's are the only real way to make them brighter. Different bulbs will change the color and make it slightly brighter but nothing that noticeable.

If you need a HID kit let me know. If you just want to match the color go with some of the PIAA bulbs.

Lord Helmet

If you really feel the need for brighter "foglights" and not just accent lighting, do what fuzzy did with the '03 insert and an aftermarket set of lights. His look pretty good IMHO.

609CLTYPES

what kind do you have helmet? i think i saw them before and i did like them....
im not sure if it was your car i saw, or stealth's

Lord Helmet

I've had the PIAA 19224's (white) & the PIAA 19173's (yellow). I decided I like the white better. It looks cleaner and it matches the HID's pretty well.

If you search thru "roadlamp" threads, you will see my comparison pics.

609CLTYPES

cool shyt helmet...

SleekCLS

i want my fogs to look like who it looks in the second pic.. now is that a spacer? so where do i get a spacer, what do i do with it? and what bulb do i stick in there?
sorry forbeing stupid.

dave_88

The spacer would be in the third picture posted, it just a piece of plastic that fills in the hole when you take out the roadlamps.

BigLizard

The '03 spacers look a lot better IMO.

RYANGP

i'll still divided.
i like the way the roadlamps look in sayyyy... this picture, but at night with the lights on, even with upgraded bulbs like the piaa's and polargs it can't stand up to the hid's.

I like what fuzzy and cleanCl have done with theirs.

MyAcuraCLS

Here are mine with the PIAA 19224's....

ayethetiense

you guys are funny, did you forget what fog lights are supposed to be? first of all they cant be too bright or it defeats the purpose of them, it will just make the fog more apparent and harder to see through. second, if you match them up with the HIDs then it will be really really white, you want the fog to have a bit or a lot of yellow in them because the yellow will show through the fog better. The whiter it is, the more it will bounce off the fog back at you.

the CL does look good and it's looked good from day one. The CL_S looks more substantial in that picture because its closer and is in front of the TL. so of course its going to look more substantial.

I know this is an old thread, but someone revived it.

SleekCLS

what bulbs is o2CLS running, or was running? thats what i want. cuz mine are NOT bright, no where near, il take a pic soon.

MarbleGT

i think they were Polarg M6's

RaviNJCLs

iTrader: (4)

I think you need to read the above posts. I agree with a bunch of you guys. The M6, PIAA 19224 or the 19173 will not necessarily make them brighter. The M6 and 19224 look whiter and closer match the head lights in color only. I had both the 19224 and the 19173. I liked the 19173 a lot more than the 19224.

Personally, I never saw the need for them. I had fogs on my Maxima and liked having them on, but only really needed them a couple times. I have them on my current cars, and again, I don't know if I will ever really need them.

I think if you really need true fog lamps and not the road lamps that the CL have, then get HID fogs. Anything else is a waste of time and money.

Brandi

Where did you find these??