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^same, also really helps in rain. But I would only use them when you actually need them or they may not last as long. But they do a great job in my experience. Only downside is that for some inexplicable reason they have become more expensive...I used to buy them on Amazon or Ebay for around $40/pair, now they are almost twice that.
I buy 13556 H3's though, so the price may differ for you. Unfortunately I don't have a photo handy either.
EDIT: Found a couple really old photos, but they're not at night so you can't get an idea of the output. Shows the color though I guess if that helps you, 6k HID low beams with the PIAA plasma ion yellow foglights.
im torn apart i want to do the yellow fogs and i want to the bright white fogs. is there anyone running these i would like to see some pics
3,000k HIDs for fog lights. I chose these for visibility (usable light) and with the independent fog light mod, I often use these solely in areas where light is reflected back into my eyes.
It's all about usable light, the "brighter" lights aren't helping you out with more visible (usable) light, and you usually wind up causing yourself to squint from the light reflecting back onto yourself. Anything over 4,200k-4,500k is overkill for all eyes on the road.
Was looking for a specific graph that combines all these below, these will have to do. Hint understand kelvins AND lumens correlation to visible/usable light.
Last edited by MonkeyTrucker; 11-09-2015 at 05:00 PM.
I realized it recently (from a lighting expert) that color has nothing to do with fog lights. The beam and direction defines a fog light. You can choose whatever color you like. Fog lights are to be used only in poor visibility conditions and the main purpose is to see the edge of road while moving very slowly. Good luck.
I realized it recently (from a lighting expert) that color has nothing to do with fog lights. The beam and direction defines a fog light. You can choose whatever color you like. Fog lights are to be used only in poor visibility conditions and the main purpose is to see the edge of road while moving very slowly. Good luck.
You need to understand the relationship of kelvins (color) to lumens (brightness), did your expert explain that to you, if not here you go:
Basically, you get into ridiculous colors (blue --> purple), your usable light (lumens) is decreased.
It's simple really and visualized in the graphs I've already provided.
Again, the peak HID Kelvin (color) for light output is around 4300K.
You run anything above that, your decreasing your usable light. Period.
Again, I choose yellow, because there's less lumens bouncing/glaring back into my eyes. Go with white, you'll have a brighter light reflecting back into your eyes when you actually use them in the fog or in areas where there are high reflections.
For those that still don't get Kelvins, in the simplest terms, you'd have more usable/visible light with 1000k bulbs than 5000k+ bulbs. Kelvins = Color
If you want your fog lights to actually serve a purpose, stay within that Kelvin (color) range.
Last edited by MonkeyTrucker; 11-11-2015 at 11:44 AM.
The graph above makes more "sense" when you visualize these lines:
Color DOES matter if you want them to function as fog lights when you need them, if you want to be obnoxious and blind yourself and others, go with bulbs 5000k+.
Last edited by MonkeyTrucker; 11-11-2015 at 12:01 PM.
i didn't have time to post any pictures yet, for sure i will tonight i just fix the passenger side motor mount was getting this clunk noise since i was doing that i decide to put them in. like i said im going to take some pictures, im take a drive to downtown Dallas and take a few pictures
11-09-2015, 01:40 AM
