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Old 07-23-2006, 01:09 PM
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Bright foglight bulbs ??

okay, my stock foglight bulbs just burned out. I'm going to go get a new one right now. Should i stay stock, or are there brighter foglight bulb out there ? thanks
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Old 07-23-2006, 01:50 PM
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get silverstars......its like 20 bucks for both...they are brite as shiit.......i post a pic later of mine
 
Old 07-23-2006, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 96SEsleepa
get silverstars......its like 20 bucks for both...they are brite as shiit.......i post a pic later of mine
awesome. looking forward to the picsss
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Old 07-23-2006, 07:09 PM
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yeah id say silverstars are one of the best halogen bulbs out there, nothing to ricer blue, but it does have a tint of blue in it. looks a hell of a lot better then normal gay yellow halogens. HID's FTW
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Old 07-23-2006, 07:13 PM
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If you truly want brightness, you're going to have to go HID. It's not safe to run overwattage bulbs in our housings, regardless of an upgraded wiring harness.
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Old 07-23-2006, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Tatanko
If you truly want brightness, you're going to have to go HID. It's not safe to run overwattage bulbs in our housings, regardless of an upgraded wiring harness.
well i already have 6000k helios hid kit for my headlights, but i want something that can match the color of it for my foglights. i went to pep boys today, and they were selling the Silverstar white bulbs for like $20 EACH.
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I'm running 9007 bulbs in my headlights with an upgraded harness. Nothings happening there. But I didnt know you could do new harnesses for fogs too.
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Originally Posted by jaep0913
well i already have 6000k helios hid kit for my headlights, but i want something that can match the color of it for my foglights.
You asked about brighter bulbs, not ones that were a different color.
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I'm running 9007 bulbs in my headlights with an upgraded harness. Nothings happening there. But I didnt know you could do new harnesses for fogs too.
You can do new a new harness for practically any light on the car. I have an upgraded harness for my fogs.
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Old 07-23-2006, 07:45 PM
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Gotcha. Same setup as headlights basically?
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Old 07-24-2006, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Tatanko
You asked about brighter bulbs, not ones that were a different color.

You can do new a new harness for practically any light on the car. I have an upgraded harness for my fogs.
do you have a pic of the harness? cause it is just a male females connector.....i would like to see what it looks like
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i've seen the harness at the auto store when i picked up my 9007 sockets. They are just a male and female connector wire like you said. but i dont think they are upgraded just same as stock.
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Old 07-24-2006, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ManualMaxima
do you have a pic of the harness? cause it is just a male females connector.....i would like to see what it looks like
Uhhh...I dunno if I'd want to take it all off the car again haha. I used 12 guage wiring and a relay. If you have the factory fog housings, it's extremely easy, because as stated above it's just simple male and female connectors. The hardest part is getting the wiring long enough to reach each fog light. I did the whole harness in like 20 minutes. Mine has different grounds, though, since I have projectors retrofitted.

Either way, don't expect the results to be stunning. They are brighter, but nothing to brag about.
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all i can say is don't buy PIAA. i've bought 2 pair and spent $120 for both including shipping to my house and the yellow fogs i bought lasted about a year and one went out and the headlights didn't even make it 4 months. they are garbage but don't get me wrong the color is great and the visibility, but def not worth it. silverstars are the favorite here, but i think you might as well go stock for the price cuz they look so similar. best bet is the cheap-os on ebay. a pair for $20 shipped. that's what i've had the best luck with
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