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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 11:22 AM
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So I have a GS430, with OEM HID headlights and yellow halogen fogs. I want my fogs more intense and more yellow, I found a pic in this forum, which I'm posting below - I want my fogs like that.

I understand there are a few options, which are:

1) Remove the yellow lense and add 3000K HID kit, but from what I read it doesn't look too yellow.
2) Add a 3000K kit and keep the yellow lense.
3) Keep the yellow lense and add 4100K HID kit, which has the most light output.

I wonder 2 vs 3, which one will be more entense and yellow?


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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 11:25 AM
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3000k HID with yellow lens for sure. Trust me on this. There is a difference. It's YELLOW.
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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3000k HID with yellow lens for sure. Trust me on this. There is a difference. It's YELLOW.
well thats true, but on the other hand the foglight already has a yellow lens, so the output will already be yellow, and a 4300K has more light output. Afterall, the regular halogen bulb inside the foglight is clear.
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Old Jun 14, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by chrispy
3000k HID with yellow lens for sure. Trust me on this. There is a difference. It's YELLOW.
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Plus, I'm pretty sure most 3000k kits have the same intensity as 4100k/4300k kits. Yellow on yellow = best light output and best overall look.
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Originally Posted by Och
well thats true, but on the other hand the foglight already has a yellow lens, so the output will already be yellow, and a 4300K has more light output. Afterall, the regular halogen bulb inside the foglight is clear.
That's something I haven't tried yet, but I've had a highbeam 9005 converted to 9006 in the yellow fogs and the yellow gets kind of washed out. I figure the same would happen with a 4300k HID kit. If you want deep yellow, 3000k with yellow lens is the way to go.
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Originally Posted by chrispy
That's something I haven't tried yet, but I've had a highbeam 9005 converted to 9006 in the yellow fogs and the yellow gets kind of washed out. I figure the same would happen with a 4300k HID kit. If you want deep yellow, 3000k with yellow lens is the way to go.
Thats good to know, thats for the info! I guess I'm going to order a 3K kit then.
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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They are 3000K yellow, and I kept the yellow lense inside the fogs.




Output on the road, fog lights off




Output on the road, fog lights on

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I just noticed how nicely my polarg M4 wedge bulbs match my HID's, lol!
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