packetattack

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Good link for you:

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...ght_color.html

The beam pattern in fogs is more important than the color, however, in some weather conditions, selective yellow has an advantage. Daniel Stern talks about that in his article above.

irish44j

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unfortunately, the maxima's fogs are not true "fogs"...they are not bright enough. They are more cosmetic than practical. My Lancia (when I was in Italy) had 105-watt yellow Hella fogs. Those lit up the road in the fog!!! This weekend I was up in the mountains in THICK fog and my 55W yellow fogs on the maxima did basically nothing at all....sad to say.

I will be switching to an 85W or 100W bulb with the yellow Lexus capsules before too long, just have to re-wire the fog lights for higher wattage

AKOGAN

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The way to install them is, you have to bake the foglight in the oven at 250 degrees for about 20 minutes then with a flathead screwdriver separate the glass from the plastic housing. The capsules that I got were 9006 capsules( you can see pictures on my cardomain page since the're not showing up here). The reason that I got the 9006 and not the H3 capsules is because Sean, the person who sold them to me said that the light looks better with the 9006 vs H3 looks dull. On the 9006 capsules metal base there are 3 little legs which you will have to brake or cut off, then you need to test fit the capsule inside you're foglight housing to make sure when you will reseal the front glass that it will close good. The capsule might slightly touch the front glass cover but thats ok.

irish44j

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let me ask you something AKOGAN....does the 2002 fog light have the reverse-reflector thing that covers the light bulb inside the lens? Or does the bulb shine directly out through the lens? What I mean, is are they the same as the 2000-2001 fog setups, but just with a glass lens instead of a plasitc lens?

AKOGAN

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It did have the reverse reflector but when I put the yellow capsule in, I took them out.

irish44j

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so you feel like you get better light output without it? or is it just cosmetic?

Puppetmaster

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Good article... beam height matters too.... this article tells ya how to get to the the "ideal" height...

http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/...ch/aiming.html

Puppetmaster

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Josh, I'd be interested in knowing more about this when you're done... in terms of how much rewiring, what harnesses to get, etc etc....

irish44j

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I just got an emaili from Sean at HidTech.com...he said DEFINITELY not to use these things with over 55W, preferably use stock 35W....so looks like that idea is out! Actaully kind of happy...I hate wiring!

btw...burned out one of my Narva/Candlepower golds already, up in thick fog in the mountains, of all places!! Good thing I have a spare

Puppetmaster

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Good to know... did you mean stock 55W or 35W? I though stockers were 55W, no?

irish44j

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Pretty sure stock is 35W, that's what mine had. Maybe the 02-30 had 55W.

Puppetmaster

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Yeah, I just checked mine... 2002s have 55W stock...

Kevon1

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Stock 2000 fog light bulb is 55W as well. Atleast mine was as well as my cousins 2000.

mikelly

Thundermaxi,

The idea of having yellow fog light is for driving in the fog.. The driving light that are
in the max are useless in fog. It reflects the light back and make your visibility worse.
That's why if you don't have yellow fog light, you drive with low beam in the fog..

Mike

Puppetmaster

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Not quite... see the article link in post #41 by packetattack... you can also do a Google search for "yellow fog light" or something like that. I used to think that too, but apparently its not the color of the auxiliary lights, but the beam pattern and height that make a difference in fog.

Also see this article that I posted if ya wanna know more about beam height:

http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/...ch/aiming.html

I read somewhere that yellow fogs only help in the snow because the contrast between white and yellow helps visibility more.... makes me feel less happy with the PIAA Ion Crystal yellows I have... haha... at least I like the look....

WildmanAL

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I read this thread earlier, but I'm drunk now and am not going to read the rest of the post I haven't read, but those look sick. I may actually try and get these instead of HID fogs.

ThunderMaxi

Muchas gracias for the explanation. We don't get fog thick enough in TX, so I didn't know I would want the yellow lights...interesting mod. May do it if I feel the urge. Thanks Mike!

panda_1

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i wonder how they would look with the piaa plasma fog bulbs.

AKOGAN

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With the reflectors taken out of the foglights the output is still the same as stock only yellow color.

ColdSHO

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theyre almost more orange than yellow.



how bout adding a set of yellow fogs for the rear, just in case u have to backup when its foggy

CCS2k1Max

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That pretty much tells me that the insert is going to turn brownish after some use.
How's the light scatter? Does any light escape upwards?

nice job, looks pretty sick.

AKOGAN

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You must be color blind if you think they look orannge cause to me and every one else they look yellow.

AKOGAN

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The light beam is the same as it was with the reflectors inside the housing. I dont think those reflectors made much difference.

irish44j

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Actually, most cars in europe DO have rear fog lights. Both my Volvo and Lancia in Italy did. The rear fog lights are generally as bright or brighter than the brake lights but stay on all the time when the switch is turned on....

Sometime take a look at several US-spec Volvos, Mercedes, or BMWs.....many of them have the rear fog lights, some have one on only one side, so it looks almost like the brake light is stuck "on"....

They're not there so YOU can see behind the car, they're there so people behind you inthick fog can see you farther away than with regular taillights...

ColdSHO

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i think it might have been my monitor,(im only online when im in the graphics department at my school, so sometimes the monitors are set to funky settings) im on a diff one now and they look much yellower. i might have to get a set of those for my aux fogs, after i HID my main fogs.

maximo-SE

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got this email from sean.. i think he jacked up the prices, and i thought it was a easy plug and play thing also...

Hi John,

Thanks for your inquiry. Each pair of Yellow capsule is $30 + $7 S&H. Our paypal address is sales@hidtech.com Please note that this item is sold as it with no return nor exchange, so please make sure you know how to work with this before you purchase.

Please also note that they don't just insert over your existing halogen bulbs and then insert from behind the foglight. You will need to separate your front clear housing first, then secure yellow capsule onto your reflector housing by simply drilling three small holes and clip the tabs from the bottom of the yellow capsule in, then seal the front clear cover back. I would say this needs to be done professionally, and we also provide such retrofitting service. Our labor will be $120 (for Plastic foglight front cover only. We don't do glass) including return shipping for your foglights. Remember this is a one time investment, you can have yellow foglight for as long as your own your car.

Please email us if you have any other questions.

Sean

AKOGAN

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He didn't jack up the price. If you are talking about the $120 price, thats for them to install it for you. But I paid $30 dollars for mine and did it myself. By the way I asked him before I ordered mine that if the 9006 capsules don't fit if he would let me exchange for the h3 capsules, and he said yes.

irish44j

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I got the same email, and ordered them (the 9006 inserts), and will self-install.

maximo-SE

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so there will be drilling, in order to put these capsule in..... hmm....

00MaxSE

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Wow those look great! Might be my next mod, buy my PIAA Ion Crystals are still working fine after 2 years.

irish44j

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sorry to bump all these back up...but just did a writeup/HOW-To for any of you who were following this thread: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=363621