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Old 08-29-13, 11:39 PM
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Default White Fog Lights and High Beams

Hey guys, after changing my bulb that went out for my HID low beams I started looking into options to have all my lights match. I was wondering if anyone has white HALOGEN fog lights (I know I could go HID but it's kind of a hassle and I'm just trying to have my lights match up) and white Halogen high beams.

Was on Xenon Depot and found these:

http://www.kbcarstuff.com/9006-HB4-O...9006nbphcb.htm

http://www.kbcarstuff.com/9006-HB4-N...-p/nok9006.htm

I would probably go Artic White for the light color. Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance
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you can't match halogen with HID.
Old 08-30-13, 07:34 AM
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Yup ^^

Go with HIDs for the fogs
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will the halogens look really off? cause I'd have to get HIDs for both my fogs and high beams then?
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Yes, go HID Fogs, its gonna be a pain either way, the install on the Fogs were actually easier that on the low beams
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Aight, for sure. Thanks for the input. How about the high beams? I just hate the warm yellow color when I turn off my car at night before I lock it
Old 08-31-13, 01:53 PM
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use the auto setting for your lights, and when you get out your low beams/fogs will remain on then you will love it haha.....other than that you need LEDs....but they are sketchy some people have had luck with iJDMToy and VLED....but non are full proof.
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You see warn yellow light when you get out of your car cause you still have your DRL.
Visit your dealer and have them turn it off. 100% warranty no more ugly warn yellow light
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If you're in SoCal, just have Tommy do them - he puts his personal warranty on the kits he sells. He got my fogs and low beams pretty much perfect. I have my DRLs off but I think he has something for that too.
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closest you will get is probably nokya/putco 7000K blue halogen bulbs but they're still off
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Sorry for the late reply, but yeah I'm def opting for HID Fogs now. I heard the low beams are 4300K so I was planning on buying the Philips HID Fog Kit (9006) in 4300K too.

http://www.kbcarstuff.com/Xtreme-Dig...-p/xtp-hid.htm

Thinking they'd match pretty well, hopefully.. :/

As for my DRLs, I don't want them off lol I want them on but I want them to be either white with a hint of blue or I was gonna get a straight blue bulb in for both of them just to have a pretty aggressive look in my headlight. Just for show, nothing more. Don't know how they'd look though, thoughts?
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This has been addressed a few times. Since the DRL is running at 30% brightness, whatever halogen bulb you put in there will still be yellow. If you want pure white or blue, you will have to go for the LED route and install 9005 LED bulbs with a decoder, losing your high beam function.
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Oh icic, def didn't know that about my high beams. Thanks for clarifying. Damn, if that's the case I might just turn off my DRLs then. I'll probably put more thought into it later.

I'm from LA, does anyone have Tommy's info? I've seen him on a couple of posts before. I'll def look into his work before I decide to go and purchase my HID kit.
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I just bought and installed some Hoen H11 Xenonmatch fogs, because I didn't want the hassle of getting water into a HID ballast since all my fender liners are pretty much done. They match my stock HID bulbs pretty nicely. It's 96% match.

I didn't get any aftermarket HID bulbs because I have the LED headlights and it's pretty hard to match with aftermarket bulbs, so I just stuck with the OEM. A little tiny bit of yellow, but still very very white, just like the Hoen fogs.
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Looked up those Hoen Xenonmatch fogs and they actually look pretty good. Do you have pictures of them on your car?
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