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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 09:00 PM
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What to do with fogs? Help me out..

I need some advice on what to do with my fog lights. I was going to get the yellow tint for them, keep the stock bulbs, and go for the IS300 look. Then I got my clear side markers with hyper white bulbs, and the stock, somewhat yellow fogs don't match them at all, so I don't know about that look any more. Should I get some hyper whites for the fogs, too, so they match HID's and clears? If so, which companies would you recommend and which wattage do I need? Or should I get another type of bulb that matches the HID's better than hyper white? Or stick with the original idea of getting yellow tint or Crystal Ion bulbs? I say or, because I heard that if you get yellow tint AND aftermarket bulbs, the tint will become burnt over time.

So, any ideas?
Old Oct 6, 2003 | 09:35 PM
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Any ideas/pics of your setups?
Old Oct 6, 2003 | 10:45 PM
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Old Oct 6, 2003 | 11:38 PM
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Lamin-x & Piaa Ion Crystals...
yellowyellowyellow haven't had the chance to try it out in rainy weather.




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Old Oct 7, 2003 | 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by pinakbet
Lamin-x & Piaa Ion Crystals...
yellowyellowyellow haven't had the chance to try it out in rainy weather.




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Bagoong power!
Old Oct 7, 2003 | 04:38 PM
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Topped... those Ions and the Lamin-x look dope, but I have heard that the higher temp of the Ions will cause the film/tint to burn.
Old Oct 7, 2003 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by soundmike
Bagoong power!
Hahaha, and guess who i got the PIAA Ion Crystals from?

Thanks Soundmike! lol

Lithium, I'll let you know when it burns. hehehe... so far so good. been 3 days going on 4, and I use them daily.

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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 12:35 PM
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Go with the H.I.D system, my friend has H.I.D. in his 2003 altima and it looks hot
Old Oct 14, 2003 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by LithiuMax
Topped... those Ions and the Lamin-x look dope, but I have heard that the higher temp of the Ions will cause the film/tint to burn.
My laminix film burned cause I was using Xtreme whites (`85watt output) but if the Ion crystals put out 55W- I dunno if it'll still burn?
Old Oct 14, 2003 | 04:54 PM
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1 week later, I think it's safe to say the ion crystals won't burn the film.

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Originally Posted by MannyNJ2k2max
My laminix film burned cause I was using Xtreme whites (`85watt output) but if the Ion crystals put out 55W- I dunno if it'll still burn?
Old Oct 14, 2003 | 06:25 PM
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I put in some MTEC H3 HID's and they look great. I put in the driver-side first and turned them on just to see the difference - absolutely amazing how much better they look. I also have Polargs in the parking lights, so it has a nice blue/white across the whole front now.
Old Oct 14, 2003 | 06:26 PM
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What film?

Ok, I'm a Maxima Enthusiast but a car idiot. What film are you guys talking about burning? I have (soon had) the same problem, hate the fogs so I ordered the PIAA Super White Bulbs (55 watts with 85 watts output).

My assumption is just replace the bulb and that is it. Do I need to do more to protect some film or melting or something?
Old Oct 14, 2003 | 06:27 PM
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Polargs

Originally Posted by brian76
I put in some MTEC H3 HID's and they look great. I put in the driver-side first and turned them on just to see the difference - absolutely amazing how much better they look. I also have Polargs in the parking lights, so it has a nice blue/white across the whole front now.

Where did you get your Polargs and what was the price? That is my next mod, parking lights).
Old Oct 14, 2003 | 06:36 PM
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I got the Polargs on e-bay. I think the MTEC fog lights are actually closer to the Xenon tint than the Polarg parking lights, but they still look a ton better than the stock bulbs. You may consider getting the chrome bulbs that light up in hyperwhite for the parkings lights so you don't see any blue tint when the lights aren't on. I recently bought a pair of blue-tints for the reverse lights - they looked great when on, but you could see a definite blue tint to the whole lens when off. Took 'em back the same day.
Old Oct 15, 2003 | 01:53 AM
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Here's how the PIAA Crystal Ion's look on my 2K2:
Old Oct 15, 2003 | 08:14 AM
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PIAA Crystal Ion's

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Here's how the PIAA Crystal Ion's look on my 2K2:
I'd like to get the PIAA Crystal Ion's for my car. Where is the best place to buy them?
Old Oct 15, 2003 | 09:33 PM
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