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Old 08-11-2003, 12:44 PM
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Making fogs match HIDs?
What type of fog bulbs should I use if I want my fogs to be whiter than they are? I want them to match the HIDs as much as possible. Thanks.
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Old 08-11-2003, 02:47 PM
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Old 08-11-2003, 06:02 PM
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Lots of members say that the PIAA Xtreme white's are close to HID. I have them on mine. Check out page 2 of my home page
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Old 08-11-2003, 06:40 PM
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nice hid kit. where did you get them from?
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Some people mistake my fogs for hids
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Old 08-11-2003, 08:58 PM
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Originally posted by KiLLeR2002se
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Some people mistake my fogs for hids
Where did you get those fog bulbs. They look awesome.
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Old 08-11-2003, 10:05 PM
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Get some yellow bulbs instead, that way they'll actually be functional. Visibility is a good thing IMO.
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Old 08-11-2003, 11:01 PM
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Where did you get those fog bulbs. They look awesome.
I actually got them from ebay. They are piaa super plasma H3.
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Old 08-12-2003, 01:27 AM
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Even better, you can get HID's in your fogs to match your headlights. I got the 6500Ks but still waiting for my damn bulbs, so for now my fogs are purple and my headlights are white To make matters even worse damn digi-cams dont capture the light temp of HIDs too well especailly on the 6000K range, so in this pic the gos actaully appear greenish on the groung, but its bright as hell purple and looks sweet in person.

It only caught the beam pattern of the fogs on the ground, apprx 15ft away. Btw, the fogs are only 21watts
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Old 08-12-2003, 06:22 AM
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Originally posted by ch13f
Get some yellow bulbs instead, that way they'll actually be functional. Visibility is a good thing IMO.
Agreed, but which bulbs would release a nice bright yellow color?
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Old 08-12-2003, 07:09 AM
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piaa crystal ion are a nice yellow
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Old 08-12-2003, 07:52 AM
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Thanks a lot Killer2002se. Im gonna get those right away. I found them on ebay for $52.99. Is that a good price?
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Old 08-12-2003, 02:38 PM
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I dont know which ones i should get now...super plasmas or the ion's. Anyone have a picture of what the piaa ion's look like?
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Old 08-12-2003, 03:53 PM
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Try www.optauto.com for cheap prices on bulbs. They have the Ions for 18.50 each.

Check out this thread http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=239877 , it has a good post about making your fogs look like the IS300 using colored transparent films.
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Old 08-12-2003, 04:13 PM
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Originally posted by RocketMAX
Try www.optauto.com for cheap prices on bulbs. They have the Ions for 18.50 each.

Check out this thread http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=239877 , it has a good post about making your fogs look like the IS300 using colored transparent films.
Hey, thanks for the info. Now its between xtreme whites and super plasmas. decisions decisions.
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Old 08-12-2003, 05:55 PM
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Super plasma are the best...and right now piaa has the super plasma spark blue that has a color temp of 7500k there for they would match the headlights perfect....they are about 70-80 dollars...
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Old 08-12-2003, 06:32 PM
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I just installed the PIAA Extreme White H3's and they seem to match the headlights the best especially if you get down to the level of the headlights and look. Anyway I recommend buying the PIAA. Just my 2 cents.
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Old 08-12-2003, 06:40 PM
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the extreme whites dont look like an exact match. The super plasma couldnt be anymore close to the color.
Even the glare is the same color with the super plasma.


Super Plasma:


Extreme White:
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man wut to buy.... 50% say extreme white... the other half say super plasma.... and each have different pics that make theirs look better than the other....
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Old 08-12-2003, 07:00 PM
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Originally posted by skandalouz
man wut to buy.... 50% say extreme white... the other half say super plasma.... and each have different pics that make theirs look better than the other....
Either one would be good and they defiently would be better then stock.
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Get the super plasma, or just get HIDs in there. If not HID, get the superplasma hands down, jusy my .02
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Old 08-12-2003, 08:26 PM
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get the superplasma u will regret it if u dont... go to optauto.com and they have the pair for 48 or 52 dollars....i think thats the best price i found them....
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Originally posted by greekmax2k1
get the superplasma u will regret it if u dont... go to optauto.com and they have the pair for 48 or 52 dollars....i think thats the best price i found them....
Thats not bad at all considering the usual price for PIAAs are well over $70.
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Old 08-13-2003, 08:33 PM
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Thanks guys, you have been very helpful. 1 last question, out of the 2 (super plasma's, xtreme whites), which one lights the road better?
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Go buy KOPS HID foglights.....Nothing will look exactly the same .
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Originally posted by kloogy
Go buy KOPS HID foglights.....Nothing will look exactly the same .
Blah, Phillips or Catz HID either that or just stick to your normal H3. I chose catz, but I dont know how long im gonna stick with it. I might just get a phillips 35watt kit but these things look soooo
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