DIY on breaking yellow lense on gs fog lights?
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DIY on breaking yellow lense on gs fog lights?
anybody has DIY that I can follow to turn my yellow fog light to clear? I did a search but could not find good directions. The posts might be too old. thanks for any help.
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I've always had a question about this. Doesn't it defeat the purpose of HID's?
The yellow fog lamps are only available, stock, with the HID models. However, doesn't that rather defeat the purpose of the ultra-white light being cast by the xenon bulbs?? It seems to me that the blending of the yellow fogs with the xenon's would give you a down-graded "yellowish" view of the road ahead.
I thought the whole purpose of HID's was to give you that crisp, super clean view ahead. The yellow fogs look kind of cool when aproaching you from ahead, but from a drivers perspective, I'm not so sure that it doesn't reverse...or at least contradict the original thought on paper.
My GS400 doesn't have the HID's, so I'm not speaking from experience. I replaced the original fog lamps with PIAA Xtreme Whites, which match the low and high beam replacments that I made. I've toyed with the idea of swapping with the yellow fogs, but the reasons outlined above prevented me from doing it.
Any thoughts on this...or is it just me??
All the best,
Drew
I thought the whole purpose of HID's was to give you that crisp, super clean view ahead. The yellow fogs look kind of cool when aproaching you from ahead, but from a drivers perspective, I'm not so sure that it doesn't reverse...or at least contradict the original thought on paper.
My GS400 doesn't have the HID's, so I'm not speaking from experience. I replaced the original fog lamps with PIAA Xtreme Whites, which match the low and high beam replacments that I made. I've toyed with the idea of swapping with the yellow fogs, but the reasons outlined above prevented me from doing it.
Any thoughts on this...or is it just me??
All the best,
Drew
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Re: I've always had a question about this. Doesn't it defeat the purpose of HID's?
Originally posted by lasermd
The yellow fog lamps are only available, stock, with the HID models. However, doesn't that rather defeat the purpose of the ultra-white light being cast by the xenon bulbs?? It seems to me that the blending of the yellow fogs with the xenon's would give you a down-graded "yellowish" view of the road ahead.
I thought the whole purpose of HID's was to give you that crisp, super clean view ahead. The yellow fogs look kind of cool when aproaching you from ahead, but from a drivers perspective, I'm not so sure that it doesn't reverse...or at least contradict the original thought on paper.
My GS400 doesn't have the HID's, so I'm not speaking from experience. I replaced the original fog lamps with PIAA Xtreme Whites, which match the low and high beam replacments that I made. I've toyed with the idea of swapping with the yellow fogs, but the reasons outlined above prevented me from doing it.
Any thoughts on this...or is it just me??
All the best,
Drew
The yellow fog lamps are only available, stock, with the HID models. However, doesn't that rather defeat the purpose of the ultra-white light being cast by the xenon bulbs?? It seems to me that the blending of the yellow fogs with the xenon's would give you a down-graded "yellowish" view of the road ahead.
I thought the whole purpose of HID's was to give you that crisp, super clean view ahead. The yellow fogs look kind of cool when aproaching you from ahead, but from a drivers perspective, I'm not so sure that it doesn't reverse...or at least contradict the original thought on paper.
My GS400 doesn't have the HID's, so I'm not speaking from experience. I replaced the original fog lamps with PIAA Xtreme Whites, which match the low and high beam replacments that I made. I've toyed with the idea of swapping with the yellow fogs, but the reasons outlined above prevented me from doing it.
Any thoughts on this...or is it just me??
All the best,
Drew
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I just want clear looks not yellow. Its cool in a way since it is different but its also not my cup of tea you know. So what should I do? should I clear by breaking the yellow lense or trade or sell mine and buy clear from someone? help.
mine is new so I want new clear if I can get one or near new ones.
mine is new so I want new clear if I can get one or near new ones.
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Originally posted by kapdori
I just want clear looks not yellow. Its cool in a way since it is different but its also not my cup of tea you know. So what should I do? should I clear by breaking the yellow lense or trade or sell mine and buy clear from someone? help.
mine is new so I want new clear if I can get one or near new ones.
I just want clear looks not yellow. Its cool in a way since it is different but its also not my cup of tea you know. So what should I do? should I clear by breaking the yellow lense or trade or sell mine and buy clear from someone? help.
mine is new so I want new clear if I can get one or near new ones.
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just buy a set of clears from ebay.
and sell your yellows on ebay or here in the classified. you will have no problem selling them. but i must say, the yellow foglights are a lexus trade mark, i think they look real clean, Clear lenses are cool for the corner bumper lights i think, but the yellow fogs? there not orange, you cant see em in the daytime, and you dont even need to turn them on at all. the are more exclusive. i see what your saying about your taste and the thought did cross my mind to get the clear fogs, but i decised against it!
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I did mine, and it was very easy to do also. Just remove the fog lights from the car then get a screwdriver and crack the yellow lens inside the housing. Make sure that you get all of the glass out, I even used a vaccum to suck it out. I used a super white 9006 bulb.
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Originally posted by zmatrix
I actually like my yellow fogs since they stand out more. Is there a way get the fogs a bit brighter?
I actually like my yellow fogs since they stand out more. Is there a way get the fogs a bit brighter?
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