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Jul 15, 2005 | 04:51 PM

redsharky

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need help with fog light upgrades

anyone know what the kelvin is on the stock 06 hid.. i want to upgrade my fogs but want the color to match.. i think its 6000k but not sure.. thanks

Jul 15, 2005 | 11:04 PM

foofighter

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most of the OE headlight are 4300k but because of the optics that are used gives it more of a bluish/purple hue...very similar to the S2k and the BMW's

Jul 15, 2005 | 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by foofighter

most of the OE headlight are 4300k but because of the optics that are used gives it more of a bluish/purple hue...very similar to the S2k and the BMW's

this is true.

you want hid's on your fogs or are you just trying to get a similar color output? if your doing it for looks, i guess its up to you, but if your doing it for functionality, dont. HID fog lights will make visibility worse in a foggy situation.

Jul 16, 2005 | 12:30 AM

dandd2

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looks>foggy situations..
my opinion tho

Jul 16, 2005 | 01:01 PM

redsharky

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thanks for all the info guys.. ill just change the bulbs and save some money for other things when available...

Jul 27, 2005 | 10:08 AM

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i would like to make my fog lights bright yellow 2500K. But my question is what is the 9006 and 9005 listed with the HB4 bulbs? i was wondering which ones that the 300gs use?

Jul 28, 2005 | 04:47 AM

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Last week I changed mine out to a PIAA Super Plasma GT-X... The '06 GS uses a 9006/HB bulb.. PIAA's Ion Crystal HB bulb is a pretty good "yellow" bulb to use if you want a yellow fog. Or even Raybrig.

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Jul 28, 2005 | 08:39 AM

rdwatson

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in a related issue, what bulbs are people using to change the daylight running lights to a brighter white?

Jul 28, 2005 | 06:54 PM

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i just ordered the PIAA 2500K ion-yellow hb4 9006 for my fog lights. has anyone used these before? i wanted bright yellow fog lights...hopefully these are what i was looking for.

Jul 29, 2005 | 06:07 AM

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I have used the PIAA Ion Yellow's in our X5 for the foglights for 3 years now and they work great. No problem with them at all and they are pretty bright on the road.

Will post pics of our GS next week... (including the foglights)

--Nate