Ok seems pretty straight forward I looked at some threads on here and it seems you just pull the wheel well away and there they are , What you recommend on a good 9006 led bulb ? 6000K or higher and what kind ?

 

Quite a few on the 4Runner forum are using these:

I've got some ordered for the 4runner now, but they've not come in yet.

 

Thank you Legender I will try those and not too expensive and I checked they fit and are recommend for the LS

 

 

Functionally, the yellow lights work best to cut through fog to improve visibility. The hotter temperature lights (white, blue, or purple) may look cool, but will not perform as well in the fog. Just my cautionary comment on safety.

 

I have no experience with the fog stuff... here in TX it only happens once every few years, kinda like snow. Cannot speak for how well they will function.

Just found this read on a quick search:
A well-designed lens makes the difference between a fog light that actually does the job and an ornamental fog light that just looks cool.Lens color adds to that performance difference.

White (clear) is the more common lens, although amber and yellow lenses work better in rain, snow, dust and fog.

Stay away from blue spectrum lights (color temps above 6,500 degrees Kelvin), found in many HID lamp offerings, as the eye doesn’t respond as well, especially at a distance.

As for power, a higher Lumens output produces a brighter, more penetrating beam. Lights developing less than 1,000 Lumens probably aren’t the best bet if inclement driving conditions are a regular occurence where you live.

(Lumens is the measurement of how well a light illuminates an object at a set distance. Watts is just a measure of energy consumed and has nothing to do with the way the light beam is projected.)

If you are still buying using watts as your guide, bargain fog lights are typically rated 35 watts, while the better, higher-performance models can come with 100-watt output.

When you drive your pickup for business or spend a lot of time on the road in bad weather conditions, upgrading to quality fog lights is an excellent safety move. — Bruce W. Smith

 

LED will throw no error codes or warning lights. You can replace these by going through the wheel well liner side very straight forward install. Most guys go with something around 5k or 6k depends the color you are looking for but imo the light output is not as good as you would expect prob because of the diffuser inside the housing. I have seen halogen brighter but the LED do look much better. I run 5k cree LED from OPT7. When you get in behind the fog-light just twist and pull out then swap the bulb re-insert and enjoy. Mine give a funky highlighter yellow color due to my oem Celsior encapsulated fog lights but I like the look its not for everyone lol

 

Lots of good advice in this thread - if you want them to actually cut through Fog/other adverse weather conditions, you want to find yourself some Yellow LED bulbs, or you could get brighter bulbs and apply a yellow covering to the lens (although this will dilute your increased output).

If you just want to use your Fogs as auxiliary driving lights for some more visibility, you could look at our Xtreme PRO 9006 LED Kit. These are 5500K (crisp white, no yellow/blue tone to the lighting), and offer about a 30-50% increase in output over the stock halogens. Installation is still plug and play, though this is a conversion kit so there is some additional wiring/components involved, but our heat sinks are flexible aluminum fins so you can bend/fold/mold them to work in all but the most cramped spaces.

~Robert

 

anyone know what are the difference between the LED bulbs that i have seen that have heat sinks for heat dissipation? and the ones that just look like regular bulbs with LED's on them? is the heat dissipation that important? if so, why doesn't every LED bulb have them?

 

The main difference would be the brightness. The brighter the LED is the more heat it produces towards the back of the bulb which is why some type of heat sink is required whether it be a solid one, mesh, aluminum (Like our Xtreme LED Pro kit has) or fan.

Danny

 

XenonDepot doesn't sell any high-output yellow LED bulbs. Anyone have recommendations on the brightest AND longest-lasting yellow 9006 non-HID bulbs that would be best for cutting through fog?

 

We are working on one

Danny

 

There is some truth to we become our parents. In HS, I put Hella fogs on my mom's car. These were probably in reality functional. The proper degree of lighting, the proper color, etc., for the time. When my mom drove, I told her to turn them on, and she did. When my dad drove, he refused to use them, stating there is no fog, and they are unnecessary, and I may as well put the covers back on (they had plastic covers that said Hella). I have his mentality today, even on my BMW. They are mainly ornamental, and I have tried driving at night on a bridge in each car--yes, there is a minimal amount of light thrown off to the side, but it's not really useful. Don't get me wrong, LEDs look great. I just feel that for me, it's important to know it's looks, not function. I consequently do not turn them on. People on the BMW forum have gone as far as installing the euro switch, which is able to turn on the rear fog--North American cars have it, but no switch to activate. Nothing could be more annoying in my mind, than turning on rear fogs!!