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Old May 5, 2011 | 10:58 AM
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Anyone can explain to me what is low beam and hid and parking light.i still dont understand which light is it and where it located on my car.if someone would point me out on picture.i really apprecial.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:00 AM
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Ummm... huh???
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:12 AM
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Sorry for my english but im looking for replace the light buld .i see another thread theres vled plug and play.i can find in website the sale module and 5000k.my car 09 is.is there any diff size of light bulb for diff year is?
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by vi3t80y
Anyone can explain to me what is low beam and hid and parking light.i still dont understand which light is it and where it located on my car.if someone would point me out on picture.i really apprecial.
Seriously??

If I'm not mistaken (and I could be totaly wrong), I believe they are all located on the front of the car. When I turn the thingy called a stalk on the left side of my round thingy called a steering wheel, all sorts of illumination appears in the front of the vehicle. Hence.....I think I've figured out where they are located.....
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:31 AM
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Ok Ill make it easy for you...

1. Go to your car right now and turn the car on, keep your lights off! See those dim yellow lights? Those are your DRLs... (Daytime Run Lights)

2. Now turn your lights on! Those are your LOW BEAMS...

3. When the car is on with the lights on, you also have whats called a PARKING LIGHT which is right next to the DRL and Low Beam light

5. HID is a type of bulb...
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Old May 5, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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The lights in this picture are DRL (Daytime Run Lights)

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Old May 5, 2011 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by vi3t80y
Anyone can explain to me what is low beam and hid and parking light.i still dont understand which light is it and where it located on my car.if someone would point me out on picture.i really apprecial.
Sorry we'd definitely like to help you but your question is a bit confusing, can you clarify?

To help, here are the front lights on the car.

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1. Low-beam headlights (HID bulbs, 4100-4300K)
2. Parking light (small halogen bulb above and to the side of the DRL/high-beam in the reflector housing)
3. Daytime Running Light (DRL) / high-beam headlights (the light that is on in the picture is the DRL, it is the same bulb as your high-beam but at low-power)
4. Fog lights

Which one are you talking about wanting to replace?

I assume you're talking about replacing the DRL. Many people on here do in fact replace their DRLs (which are halogen bulbs, non-HID) with LEDs from companies like VLEDs. This can give you a brighter DRL light with a different non-yellow color (white, blue, purple, etc) but you lose your high-beam functionality.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 03:24 PM
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Calvin, thanks for actually answering the man's question. I didn't know all that, either.
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Old May 10, 2011 | 07:54 AM
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Thanks really much for your help Calvin.
Correct me if im wrong.i want running 6000k all around.this is what i have on my mind.tell me ur opionion
1.http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-HID-H...25416-1-2.html
i chose 6000k diamond blue


2. And 3.
http://www.v-leds.com/Vehicle-Specif...-p9371399.html
they r out of stock for now

4.http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-HID-H...27897-1-2.html
i chose 6000k quart purple

why most people want 3000k for fog?

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Old May 10, 2011 | 09:01 AM
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why most people want 3000k for fog?
Probably because it's a nice contrast to the rest of the lights and looks "rally".
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Old May 10, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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3000k is best for visibility and JDM YO!
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Old May 10, 2011 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by vi3t80y
Thanks really much for your help Calvin.
Correct me if im wrong.i want running 6000k all around.this is what i have on my mind.tell me ur opionion
1.http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-HID-H...25416-1-2.html
i chose 6000k diamond blue


2. And 3.
http://www.v-leds.com/Vehicle-Specif...-p9371399.html
they r out of stock for now

4.http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-HID-H...27897-1-2.html
i chose 6000k quart purple

why most people want 3000k for fog?
Those look like the correct ones for the car. The reason people want 3000K for fogs is two-fold:

1) Cosmetics. Many people, including me, believe that pairing 4000-6000K low beams and 3000K fogs is attractive and offers a nice contrast in lighting on the front of the car. It's purely a matter of taste/opinion.

2) Performance. The lower the color temperature, the brighter the output in lumens, so 3000K will be brighter than 6000K - this is why fogs are typically in the 3000K/yellowish color range, because the brightness is greater and therefore more useful in actual fog applications. If you're driving in heavy fog, 3000K will give you better light penetration and brightness (and therefore visibility) than 6000K. However, the vast majority of people (particularly those with 2ISs) rarely if ever experience the need for good foglights and treat them more as an accent/cosmetic light.
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Old May 10, 2011 | 12:51 PM
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If i want the fob more brighter then i need upgrade to led and get the module right?
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Old May 10, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by vi3t80y
If i want the fob more brighter then i need upgrade to led and get the module right?
Can you elaborate on what you mean by "fob"?
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Old May 10, 2011 | 07:41 PM
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sorry i mean fog light
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