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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 10:29 PM
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H4 Fog Light Bulbs!

So, I ordered some crappy foglights from ebay for like $25 and They don't look bad at all from far but don't look good at all up close. I got them to match my 12k hid bulbs but they are 8k's and still don't really look that blue. Do any of you guys have matching blue HID bulbs and Fogs?
 
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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wowwwwww 12k hid bulbs?? how can you see?? When I had my 8k's I struggled to see at night......
 
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 11:51 PM
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haha what do u mean?
 

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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 11:55 PM
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the higher in temp the less light output, so its impossible for them to be brighter. i went from 4300k to 5800k and the difference in light output was incredible, cant even imagine what 1200k would be like
 
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 12:41 AM
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6000k is the highest you can go before you start loosing light output. Just because you have 8k,10k,12k. Check out sentence number 2.
http://www.xenonexpert.com/faq.html
 
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Daddygonz
6000k is the highest you can go before you start loosing light output. Just because you have 8k,10k,12k. Check out sentence number 2.
http://www.xenonexpert.com/faq.html
you've already lose some output when you are at 6000k. i've seen it. and sentence 2 says, drastically after 6000k.

i would still get 6000k tho. i have my heart set on the philips .
 
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 02:51 AM
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i have philips 6000k. i can definitely notice the difference in light output. but i still have zero regrets with them.

i dont think youre going to fina any halogen bulb that will match your 12000k
 
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 05:41 AM
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I've got a 6000K on mine. Looks good, and I can see well with them. As far as a matching fog light, mine does not match by a long shot, since it's yellow.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 06:09 AM
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haha what do u mean? They are alot brighter so I see alot more
can you see UV light too?
 
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by KulSecHskY
can you see UV light too?
UH lol actually UV light is visible
 
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 03:59 PM
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can you guys post pics of your headlights I may change to the phillips 6k! Thanks for all the feedback I had no idea about this stuff
 
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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You can always do a plug and play H4 Hid conversion on your fogs with a casper shield. The only drawback with the conversion is loosing your high beams. You can find H4 HID conversion with HIDs for lows and Halogen for high. But the dual bulb conversions cost more.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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heres my philips 6000k
 
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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You will loose output lumens after you go above 4300k bulbs. Some of us go to 6000K Philips or 6600K Piaa and don't loose much but anything over that is a major loss. I have done dozens of comparisons with other G's and it's dramatic, especially in rain or fog. That's why I got the Philips bulbs and added Piaa 2500K fog bulbs.
 
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Old Nov 18, 2006 | 01:53 AM
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so does anyone know which fog light bulbs will match up with the phillips 6000K?
 
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