HID kit in Fog lights too bright?

[turbocad6]

those shots are all with just the leds on, not he HID. in the bumper they work awesome, I just adjust them to straight ahead, nice cut off just like the headlights just at below knee level, don't blind anyone... unless I want to when the bi level is tripped there crazy bright though... looks cool to be able to flash your fogs to high beam

I've done a lot of HID conversions, some work out very well & some work like crap... I do remember one car though that had a really crappy & blinding beam & then we changed out the bulbs from d2s to d2r & was a huge difference in light dispersion which is why I mentioned that... we winded up using a regular d2r bulb & modifying it to fit the housing, think it was a gmc truck or something...

 

[myl168]

Chedman, did the wattage change? I installed the ddm 35W 3000k kit in my fogs. and the are not too bright. and minimal glare/scattering. maybe you had a 35W kit, and switch to 55w?

btw, I have a feeling my fog light housings are going to get water in them. There was not a "locked" feeling, or clicking when i installed my bulbs. It was loose, then i used the provided o ring. it's more secure, but i wouldn't consider it tight. anybody else experience this? sorry if i'm thread jacking. i think it's all related.

 

[Chedman13]

Chedman, did the wattage change? I installed the ddm 35W 3000k kit in my fogs. and the are not too bright. and minimal glare/scattering.

btw, I have a feeling my housings are going to get water in them. There was not a "locked" feeling, or clicking when i installed my bulbs. It was loose, then i used the provided o ring. it's more secure, but i wouldn't consider it tight. anybody else experience this? sorry if i'm thread jacking. i think it's all related.

Hi, no, same 35W. I also have the DDM digital slim kit, and I just ordered 3000k bulbs instead of 6000k.

Funny that you mention that -- when I installed them, I had to stick my head in the bumper to confirm it was "locked" in, because I got no "locked" feeling as you mentioned.

I don't think I had an extra O ring? But the 9006 bulb connector was the same as my other 9006 bulb.

The good thing is that you can submerse the entire hid kit in water and it'll fine, but clearly not recommended!!!

No thread jacking -- all on topic... Post pictures of your 3000K's if you have them.

Let me clarify -- on city streets, it's okay in terms of glare and haven't gotten flashed. There is abundant light and close proximity of cars.

Out in the country highways/roads, on coming traffic with no street lights, my car looks like a huge ball of light so I don't turn on my fogs. 1) I walked out of my car and ran down the road, yes very bright and glare. 2) I turn on my fogs, I can actually tell because everything in front of me is lit up.

I'm taking my FX into to the dealership to have the "officially" level my fog lights to spec -- then I'll start playing around from there. I think my fogs were not pointed down at all -- but straight level.

 

[theMerchant]

I have mine installed for almost 2 years now and its still going, no moisture in the housing (we just had some rain).

I would think yellow bulbs will be better for you since you get plenty of snow fall. I know yellow is better for fog.

BTW, did remove the bumper to install the HID ballast ?

 

[Chedman13]

I have mine installed for almost 2 years now and its still going, no moisture in the housing (we just had some rain).

I would think yellow bulbs will be better for you since you get plenty of snow fall. I know yellow is better for fog.

BTW, did remove the bumper to install the HID ballast ?

SUV jacks (very tall) on both sides and just removed the plastic under panel. I ziptied to whatever frame I could find, which works out just fine. The new ballast is so small and thin, it works out well.

I just typically have to do the bulb install by touch, but ended up poking my head in there this time b/c for the life of me couldn't feel the locked feeling I typically get.

Removing bumper is great, but makes the hid install from 1 hour to 15 minutes (at least for me).

I used to use rhino ramps which were just fine too, but stopped because it scared me for some reason that the plastic would give out. I'm paranoid -- I actually had 2 jacks on each side, One that actually held the car up and one next to it for backup. And one one side, I had the jack in place too=)

When I'm on my back and staring at the bottom of a tire -- I want to be sure... Even a neighbor said, "worried about it coming down on you?" I said "YES".

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actually on one side, I zip-tied to the wire harness or something, then zip tied to the frame so there wasnt' any weight on the harness.

 

[myl168]

I took off my wheels and peeled back the fender splash guards to install mine. I'll take pics of my 5000k & 3000k combo. I still think 5000k is to blue. I want Acura TL, pure white . i'll probably go back to 4300K OEM in my h/l's. i've tried 6000k, and now 5000k maybe i'll try 4500k next. still not liking the low lumens output. but looks cool

 

[Black Mumba]

I thought the 6000K were the whitiest in the color spectrum?

 

[Chedman13]

I thought the 6000K were the whitiest in the color spectrum?

5,000K bulbs. 6,000K has a tint of blue.

 

[theMerchant]

technically 4700k would be the brightest ... the higher the number the more blue it gets.

ya I changed my HL to 5000k and my fogs are still 6000k

 

[Chedman13]

technically 4700k would be the brightest ... the higher the number the more blue it gets.

ya I changed my HL to 5000k and my fogs are still 6000k

Isn't 4,300K (OEM) the most lumens at 3,200?

Can you notice a difference with the 5000K headlights and 6000K fogs? That was a combo I wanted to try but never got around to.

 

[myl168]

5000k heads, and 3000k fogs. 3000k fogs are pretty nice, the 5000k still has a blue hue, but i'm hoping it will lighten and get whiter. bulbs are warmed up like 5 mins.

Shot on iphone, hid parking lamp in front of car bout 20 feet.

 

[Chedman13]

thanks for the pictures. Those fogs are really bright!

I'm glad I got the lamin-x though, since I want them more of a 2,500K color but i can't find anyone that carries that temperature HID bulb except for halogen bulbs.

Your 5,000k's are pretty blue. Those look like 6,000K. They do get bluer with age, could be what it is.

My 4,300k are more closer to 5000k now after a few years of use.

 

[Chedman13]

Chedman, did the wattage change? I installed the ddm 35W 3000k kit in my fogs. and the are not too bright. and minimal glare/scattering. maybe you had a 35W kit, and switch to 55w?

btw, I have a feeling my fog light housings are going to get water in them. There was not a "locked" feeling, or clicking when i installed my bulbs. It was loose, then i used the provided o ring. it's more secure, but i wouldn't consider it tight. anybody else experience this? sorry if i'm thread jacking. i think it's all related.

I just removed the blue O ring that came installed with the DDM kit and installed the Orange O ring. It is larger than the blue O ring. It provided a better fit.

Is this what you did?

 

[myl168]

haha, That's what i was going to do, switch out the o-rings, but I figure taking the blue ones off would be a pita, and just slipped the orange ones over. I actually i left the blue o-rings on, and slipped the orange ones all the way to the base of the bulb. i double bagged the bulbs, giggity. seriously, i'm an idiot and have no idea what to do with the orange ones. I slipped it to the base and it provided a tighter fit on my first side, so i forgot about switching the o-rings. It doesn't feel locked in place, but it is tight. I wish there were instructions. my bulbs said 9005/6 which i'm guess 9005 and 9006 bulbs are similar in size, and the o-ring is supposed to fill the gap. I did drive thru rain this week and there is no water in my fogs. i'll have to try your technique which is probably the right way. Did your technique feel locked?

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to explain what i did, read post #10 from this forum.

double o-rings.. not sure if it's the correct way to get them to seal nicely. but no water in fogs yet. keeping my fingers crossed. let me know how your technique goes..

http://www.blazerforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7591

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this is interesting also. same pic, original posting

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t71341.html

 

[Chedman13]

haha, That's what i was going to do, switch out the o-rings, but I figure taking the blue ones off would be a pita, and just slipped the orange ones over. I actually i left the blue o-rings on, and slipped the orange ones all the way to the base of the bulb. i double bagged the bulbs, giggity. seriously, i'm an idiot and have no idea what to do with the orange ones. I slipped it to the base and it provided a tighter fit on my first side, so i forgot about switching the o-rings. It doesn't feel locked in place, but it is tight. I wish there were instructions. my bulbs said 9005/6 which i'm guess 9005 and 9006 bulbs are similar in size, and the o-ring is supposed to fill the gap. I did drive thru rain this week and there is no water in my fogs. i'll have to try your technique which is probably the right way. Did your technique feel locked?

---------- Post added at 12:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:20 PM ----------

to explain what i did, read post #10 from this forum.

double o-rings.. not sure if it's the correct way to get them to seal nicely. but no water in fogs yet. keeping my fingers crossed. let me know how your technique goes..

http://www.blazerforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7591

---------- Post added at 01:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:58 PM ----------

this is interesting also. same pic, original posting

http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t71341.html

Haha, don't worry -- I did the same thing. I put the orange O ring on the base and kept staring at it and it didn't look right -- oh take off the blue one!!

I used a sewing needle, removed the blue one, then put the orange one on. It's a little hard to get it to sit just right, but take your time. Then take a q-tip and wipe down the bulb with rubbing alcohol 70% or so to clean it off in case you touched the bulb.

I put the bulb back in and it does "lock" A LOT better. Take a flash light and point into the fog light -- you will be able to see the orange o-ring.

I'm happy with it for now.

Oh, I just switched to 3,000K, MUCH better. No glare so far as I can tell in my garage. Time will tell when I can test it out better when it's dark outside.

I believe the blue ring is for 9005 bulbs and the orange ring is for 9006 bulbs. I had an extra 9006 bulb laying around and it has an orange o ring, similar in size to the extra o rings the DDM kit came with.

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Okay, drove around at night with the new setup:

OEM 7443 bulb instead of 6,000K LEDs
OEM Philips 4,300K instead of 6,000K Aftermarket D2S bulb
DDM 3,000K HID Fogs instead of 6,000K HID Fogs

Maybe I am getting old, but forget how cool 6,000K look from the outside, I'm sold on how bright and easy on the eyes 4,300K and 3,000K are!

That being said, after winter I'll probably changed back to 6,000K headlight/fogs

 

[Chedman13]

Here is a picture with 6,000K D2S, 6,000K LED 7443 and 3,000K 9006 HID Fog Kit.

Both pictures are from my camera phone, so nothing great. The night picture is even worse and doesn't show how it "really" looks.

They are really yellow at night, this is just a shot during the day -- no Lamin-X (hasn't arrived yet):


This is a night shot of 4,300K D2S, OEM 7443 Bulb, and 3,000K 9006 Fog HID Kit:

 

[jbaker1121]

I think JDM yellow is a little darker yellow than that...

 

[Chedman13]

I think JDM yellow is a little darker yellow than that...

Yes, hence the ordered Lamin-X.

"JDM Yellow" is 2,500K color temperature, which I could only find in painted halogen bulbs.

 

[jbaker1121]

Yes, hence the ordered Lamin-X.

"JDM Yellow" is 2,500K color temperature, which I could only find in painted halogen bulbs.

okay, gotcha.