So I keep my fogs off because they make the HID's look really nasty with the yellow light. Is there a recommended replacement anyone likes? Also I noticed some stuff about 6k bulbs, is there a matching HID bulb also? I'd like to maximize light output but keep it looking nice.

 

Hey there Erikill. I happen to have MTEC Super White bulbs for my foglights and I love it. The lights themself are very very bright and a close match to our standard HID headlights. The kelvin temperature rating (which determines the color) is 4500K where as the headlights are 4350k. Here's a pic of the fogs below and if you'd like to get a pair yourself, just go on Ebay.

 

those mtec look nice

 

Looks great, that is very tempting. How difficult are they to change? The 6k bulbs look nice, but I'd rather not dump money into something that looks good for now ;-)

 

I got the PIAA Extreme whites... I think they're 4k. They match with the HID's perfect!!

I hated the yellowish glow of the fogs and never turned them on either. Match the PIAA Extreme Whites (H4), and the PIAA Extreme White LED's... and it'll all go great. I'll try to take some pix and post when I get a chance.

 

Where did you put the LEDs at? Right PIAA or mtec seems like a decent choice, but I noticed there are different voltage H4 bulbs, what is the correct one? Btw what are the clearance lights?

 

I'm running the Nokya 7000K Fogs. Huge difference over stock yellow. Very bright white and inexpensive at just $20/pair.

 

Don't confuse color temp. with light output/brightness. The 6k HID bulbs are NOT brighter than our stock HID bulbs, they are only a different hue. My advice would be to stick with the stock HID's and replace the fogs with an H4 bulb with a color temp between 4500 and 5000 k.

 

I've been thinking of doing the exact same thing. After searching this forum it seems like I'll be going with the mtec super whites, but I had a question on the install. It seems like everyone changes their bulbs by going through the front wheel wells. Is there anyway to change it just by opening up the hood or is the wheel well method the only way?

Thanks in advance

 

Yup, the wheel well is the way to go. It sounds harder than it really is.

 

I just checked on ebay and there are listings for 2x and 4x for the mtec superwhites. I know I should be looking for H4 bulbs, but what the heck is this 2x and 4x deal?

 

I don't understand why people consider "upgrading" their headlights to 6000K+ color temps. You are downgrading your lighting performance for the sake of looking cool. The headlights are medicore at best with the stock bulbs I can't even imagine what it must be at higher color temps.

If you are going to stick with standard halogen lighting in your fogs I would go for Sylvania Silverstars. If possible go for the OSRAM version which has no blue coating on the bulb. They are by far the best performing halogen bulb that uses stock wattage.

http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...ce/Silverstar/

 

Link the listing.

 

Yea, but the 6000k, 8000k, 10,000k guys swear they're brighter.

 

Sorry I wasn't clearer, when I meant brighter I actually meant the lumen output, not the color temperature. I care more about usable light than I do the color. I also have found the mtec super white H4 and the PIAA extreme white which both seem to be 4500K or so. What is the correct wattage for our cars, 55/65? I also saw the 4x which I don't know if that means it is 4x as many lumens equivalent to a 110W bulb or actually uses 110W.

I like the 6K look, but I agree losing visible light can suck, how people use 10,000K + bulbs I don't know.