Anyone running HIDs in their fogs?
damnnn look at that glare lol
I ran a signle filment h4 bulb in my headlights when I had 8000k in headlights and fogs. I lost my high beams. It was ok for a while, but I later wished I had bixenon bulbs. Some roads I was on, I could barely see ahead of me.
If you get a single filament bulb, you won't have highbeams. When you flip the high beam switch, your fogs will turn off.
But a good thing to consider and one of the huge reasons why I got rid of the 8000k's in my fogs, besides the glare, was inspection. In NJ you HAVE to have high beams. Not sure what it is in other states, but that is something to consider.
for those who ran HID for fogs are they bi-xenon or just single filaments.
i've been thinking about going 3k fogs, i barely use my highbeams at all. so single filaments would make sense for me plus if i hit the highbeam that would mean my fogs turn off and people get the signal i'm trying to flash them in a sense.
i've been thinking about going 3k fogs, i barely use my highbeams at all. so single filaments would make sense for me plus if i hit the highbeam that would mean my fogs turn off and people get the signal i'm trying to flash them in a sense.
If you get a single filament bulb, you won't have highbeams. When you flip the high beam switch, your fogs will turn off.
But a good thing to consider and one of the huge reasons why I got rid of the 8000k's in my fogs, besides the glare, was inspection. In NJ you HAVE to have high beams. Not sure what it is in other states, but that is something to consider.
No HID retrofits are legal except for OEM HID headlight interchanges. Even if you get through inspection with an aftermarket kit..it's pretty much because the inspector didn't catch it or care about it. Most of these laws are not because Johhny Law doesn't want you to make your car look cool. A lot are insurance related. You put 12K low beam bulbs in cuz you think it looks cool, but not your ability to see at night is reduced. You put 3% tint on your car and think it looks cool but now you can't see crap when you back up or take a turn and run a little kid over or back into a post and ruin your bumper. You tint your taillights because it looks nice, but now grandma behind you can't see your taillights well and rear-ends you. Etc, Etc etc. There are underlying reasons for all these laws we hate.
I'll end my law-abiding rant. I'm not trying to preach to anyone because I've even broken some of the laws I just mentioned above. I'm not innocent, and not trying to tell anyone what to do with their cars. I have stuff on my car that's technically not legal either
My personal opinion of HID kits is to not use them in reflector housings. There is a difference in design between HID reflector housings and halogen reflector housings. They glare and blind other drivers and everyone always says "My kit doesn't glare" and then snaps photos of their car lighting up treetops 100 feet away. With fog lights, i'm on the fence. Fog lights for the most part point down by design. Most kits i've seen installed in fog lights don't glare as much as headlights since most of the light is directed downward. Not saying it's right or wrong to do so, but HID fogs doesn't bother me as much as slapping a $100 HID kit into a reflector low beam housing. Would I put them in my fogs? Prob not
Last edited by Mustang5L5; Jan 5, 2009 at 01:44 PM.
Well that's any state. You need a high beam in all 50 states. BUT, putting HID's in a reflector halogen housing is not legal anyway...fog light or not.
No HID retrofits are legal except for OEM HID headlight interchanges. Even if you get through inspection with an aftermarket kit..it's pretty much because the inspector didn't catch it or care about it. Most of these laws are not because Johhny Law doesn't want you to make your car look cool. A lot are insurance related. You put 12K low beam bulbs in cuz you think it looks cool, but not your ability to see at night is reduced. You put 3% tint on your car and think it looks cool but now you can't see crap when you back up or take a turn and run a little kid over or back into a post and ruin your bumper. You tint your taillights because it looks nice, but now grandma behind you can't see your taillights well and rear-ends you. Etc, Etc etc. There are underlying reasons for all these laws we hate.
I'll end my law-abiding rant. I'm not trying to preach to anyone because I've even broken some of the laws I just mentioned above. I'm not innocent, and not trying to tell anyone what to do with their cars. I have stuff on my car that's technically not legal either
My personal opinion of HID kits is to not use them in reflector housings. There is a difference in design between HID reflector housings and halogen reflector housings. They glare and blind other drivers and everyone always says "My kit doesn't glare" and then snaps photos of their car lighting up treetops 100 feet away. With fog lights, i'm on the fence. Fog lights for the most part point down by design. Most kits i've seen installed in fog lights don't glare as much as headlights since most of the light is directed downward. Not saying it's right or wrong to do so, but HID fogs doesn't bother me as much as slapping a $100 HID kit into a reflector low beam housing. Would I put them in my fogs? Prob not
No HID retrofits are legal except for OEM HID headlight interchanges. Even if you get through inspection with an aftermarket kit..it's pretty much because the inspector didn't catch it or care about it. Most of these laws are not because Johhny Law doesn't want you to make your car look cool. A lot are insurance related. You put 12K low beam bulbs in cuz you think it looks cool, but not your ability to see at night is reduced. You put 3% tint on your car and think it looks cool but now you can't see crap when you back up or take a turn and run a little kid over or back into a post and ruin your bumper. You tint your taillights because it looks nice, but now grandma behind you can't see your taillights well and rear-ends you. Etc, Etc etc. There are underlying reasons for all these laws we hate.
I'll end my law-abiding rant. I'm not trying to preach to anyone because I've even broken some of the laws I just mentioned above. I'm not innocent, and not trying to tell anyone what to do with their cars. I have stuff on my car that's technically not legal either
My personal opinion of HID kits is to not use them in reflector housings. There is a difference in design between HID reflector housings and halogen reflector housings. They glare and blind other drivers and everyone always says "My kit doesn't glare" and then snaps photos of their car lighting up treetops 100 feet away. With fog lights, i'm on the fence. Fog lights for the most part point down by design. Most kits i've seen installed in fog lights don't glare as much as headlights since most of the light is directed downward. Not saying it's right or wrong to do so, but HID fogs doesn't bother me as much as slapping a $100 HID kit into a reflector low beam housing. Would I put them in my fogs? Prob not
a fog's housing/ beam pattern is the scatter wide...
http://www.sportscar-parts.com/scaim...hics/beam1.gif
this is why FOG lights with HID have minimal glare. Our cars are a different story paired with highbeams. I'm partially with prelude on the highbeams being on all the time. But filament placement for the HID bulb is still in the same place on how the housing is designed, therefore its not going as intense as if highbeams were on but the bulb will scatter and some will hit the high beam reflectors.
http://www.sportscar-parts.com/scaim...hics/beam1.gif
this is why FOG lights with HID have minimal glare. Our cars are a different story paired with highbeams. I'm partially with prelude on the highbeams being on all the time. But filament placement for the HID bulb is still in the same place on how the housing is designed, therefore its not going as intense as if highbeams were on but the bulb will scatter and some will hit the high beam reflectors.
plug and play. hardest parts is where to mount the harness.
if you can change the fog bulb then your good to go.
it CAN void the fog light harness and the bulb, but factory warrnty doesn't cover bulb only extended infiniti covers bulbs. either way its like $5 a bulb so no major damage.
if you can change the fog bulb then your good to go.
it CAN void the fog light harness and the bulb, but factory warrnty doesn't cover bulb only extended infiniti covers bulbs. either way its like $5 a bulb so no major damage.
a fog's housing/ beam pattern is the scatter wide...
http://www.sportscar-parts.com/scaim...hics/beam1.gif
this is why FOG lights with HID have minimal glare. Our cars are a different story paired with highbeams. I'm partially with prelude on the highbeams being on all the time. But filament placement for the HID bulb is still in the same place on how the housing is designed, therefore its not going as intense as if highbeams were on but the bulb will scatter and some will hit the high beam reflectors.
http://www.sportscar-parts.com/scaim...hics/beam1.gif
this is why FOG lights with HID have minimal glare. Our cars are a different story paired with highbeams. I'm partially with prelude on the highbeams being on all the time. But filament placement for the HID bulb is still in the same place on how the housing is designed, therefore its not going as intense as if highbeams were on but the bulb will scatter and some will hit the high beam reflectors.
Our stock fogs are so damn ugly though, that i never used them because well, they look ugly.
Upgraded to bulbs, but not sure if i like them or not. Its too, serious of a yellow. I like the whit-ish yellow that are in HIDs.
What do 5k bulbs look like without the HID?
Im not doing projector because i want to sell the car eventually and dont feel like wasting $800 and ruining the stock headlights.
Upgraded to bulbs, but not sure if i like them or not. Its too, serious of a yellow. I like the whit-ish yellow that are in HIDs.
What do 5k bulbs look like without the HID?
Im not doing projector because i want to sell the car eventually and dont feel like wasting $800 and ruining the stock headlights.
I agree. Even with 3K bulbs in them, i just leave them off period.
I only turn them on if i'm driving in the snow or rain and really do need them
Thats what i might just add the HIDs for.
Sure, they will be bright. But they will help damn well when its raining or im out in the middle of BFE.
I generally leave them off when im just driving around town.
Sure, they will be bright. But they will help damn well when its raining or im out in the middle of BFE.
I generally leave them off when im just driving around town.