For the third time, my fogs have burned out and I need to replace them. I want to see pics, prices & brands before I buy this time and I'm asking you guys to post up some of your info. If this thread becomes successful, it may become sticky-worthy, so post them up.

 

Thankfully i never had fog bulbs go out on me (even when i still had my cracked lens that was half-way full of water and mud the entire time).

However, i did get replacement bulbs when i swapped out the enclosures. They're the $3.50/ea yellow H3's from Autolumination.

They're slightly yellower than the OEM bulbs, but not overly so.

 

Piaa Xtreme white on the passenger side/Polarg Pure Yellow on the drivers side

Polarg yellow on the left, yellow caps on the right

I bought the Polarg Pure Yellow from here:
http://www.xtremewhite.com/ORD-Light...66-1-1-1-1.cfm
They were MUCH more yellow than the PIAA Ion Crystal Fog light bulbs.
The PIAA EXTREME white actually match the HIDs VERY well and they actually lasted a LONG TIME (even used them with my capsules when I switched to capsule fogs after the Polarg Pure Yellows)

 

Lexus capsules with oem replacement bulbs from advance-auto... They last me some time and I am happy with them thanks to the capsules.

 

My PIAA super plasmas are still going strong after ~2 years even though both of my foglight lenses are cracked (one of which gets flooded with water occasionally).

 

I have hoen xenonmatch bulbs and the other day one burned out. They must burn freaken hot because both of lense where fine until I installed these. Now they are both cracked. I think that they were around $40. I have had them 9 mos. and requested a replacement because they do have a 1 year warranty. haven't heard back from them. I only have 1 crappy pic but I might post it anyway later on when I have more time.

 

I have operatic's 6000k HID Fog Kit and stock headlights. This pic was taken after 2.5 hours of being on so they are warmed up.

Pic

The only thing I did was make sure that the wire harness was nice and high on the inside of the fender. The kit has been replaced once under warranty because I left the relay and 3 fuses low in the fender and didn't secure them up high. Water got in the wiring and shorted it out....had to get new wiring kit, although ballasts and bulbs were perfectly fine. I have been very happy with the kit, I would recommend getting the 4300k kit though. I can't have these on in town because I get flashed too much :-D but not the good kind of flashing.

 

i love my PIAA super plasmas. closest match to HIDs and still working after 1+ year

right PIAA, left stock



both PIAA

 

I bought a set of the PIAA Plasma Ion Yellow foglights about 2 months ago and I couldn't be more satisfied with them. They are extremely bright and work wonders when in any kind of fog or rain. Definately worth the money.

Obviously if you are trying to match the headlights, I wouldn't recommend them but are great if you are looking for functionality in poor weather.

 

I had PIAA Super Plasmas. The lasted about 10 months and both burned out within a week of each other. Now I have Luminics JDM Yellow. They're over a year old and no problems with them. No pics, though...

 

I had almost the exact same experience with my PIAA Super Plasma GTXs as ^

 

Might as well as buy an HID kit, they are super cheap now.

 

Sylvania Silverstars / Lexus Capsules. Obvious different housing for this set up due to the large opening in this bumper.

 

Lexus Capsules ftw

 

I love my HID fogs. I got them from automax. 3k FTW! I will take some night shots and update it on here.

 

theres a guy on ebay that sells HID kits for $55 + shipping
i think its super digi or something
i had mine for 2+ years with no problems

 

Piaa Plasma Ions...2+ years I think.

 

PIAA Super Plasma GTX.
http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo....mber=PIA-15955


Both have burned out, even though I rarely use them.

 

Stock. Same bulbs in there now when I got it stock 5 yrs ago.

 

--- space reserved for me ---

TechOne 3000K D2R's
ProLumen 6000k H3's

 

JDM Yellow. they are okay, but i think my next ones will match the headlights. The contrast doesn't really do it for me anymore for some reason. I think a match would look better.

 

I had PIAA Ion Crystal for about 3 years or so before I got my HIDs. Never had a problem with them. I sold them to some guy on here last year. Don't remember who, but they could very well still be working.

Tim did you do the fog rewire yet?


6000K HID

 

Nice Jason!!

I have the Luminics Bulbs. Best bulb for the money. I went through a couple hundered dollars in PIAA crap. I should have just bought HID's instead! :roll:

 

Thanks Chuck!

 

luminics yellow. group buy from n3985, thanks. i still have them after maybe 2 years?

 

To bad the luminics bulbs are d/c'd now. One of mine recently blew a few weeks ago. i replaced it with a nokya yellow bulb. Looks just as good.

 

I have 3000k HID's in my fogs...Never had problems and they have AMAZING output...plus they look sick IMO

 

D/c'd?? I just found a bunch of sites that have them.

 

PIAA GTX plasma H3s (from the description it is supposed to match a 6000k look) dont know much of difference with these and supers maybe just label??
next to my stock 4300k they look pretty good with a 6000k hint of blue/purp when lookin at the housing, but not the beam which appears closer to the heads. They still have that hint halogen witch can never truly match the HID unless they are HID.
post pics when I ....get a chance, (the upcoming fall season is sure to bring in yummy pics)

 

I'm using the Sylvania Silverstars and I'm satisfied with them. At 20.00 a piece, they're definitely a good buy for what you get. They're rated at 4000k. I've only had them for about a month and a half so we'll see how they last. Not many people seem to go with Sylvania.

 

I had PIAA Ion Crystal Yellows for a year and they were still good when I replaced them with RedlineMax's yellows, can't remember what they were called, not that you can get them anymore anyway. I've had the set for more than a year and half now and they are still fine.

From Jan 2006:

 

I found that too but when I actually ordered them they emailed me saying they have been discontinued.

 

Are you satisfied with the match with stock HIDs? In the pics it looks like it does, but how are they in person?

 

8k top-n-bottom

 

i love my lexus capsules though I need to fix the right side (too much white light leaking out)

 

i have some crappy internet fogs that where supposed to be "white" but are yellow as day.. i dont even turn them on anymore now that i have my HID headlights cause the color contrast just doesnt look right.. i'm thinking about getting some HID fogs

TO THOSE WITH HID FOGS: if you aim your fog lights down, do they still create a glare to other drivers and give you good light output at the same time?

 

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...252_4_full.jpg

That is from operatic in the group buy section here.

They're great 6k HID h3 6k fogs

See ya guys at the SF Meet

 

I'm using the Sylvania Silverstars as well. Been quite satisfied with them so far. Have had them for almost a year, no problems yet. I find bulb life varies greatly from person to person though. My fogs come on with my headlights, and only when its dark enough out. I don't drive frequently at night, so they don't come on very much. Compare this to those who have the fogs wired so they're on all the time.

Cost me around $70 for the pair.

 

Put in PIAA SuperPlasmas when I bought the car a few years ago...they looked great but burnt out and cracked my lenses within a few weeks...I am now back to stock...they don't look great but better than nothing and they seem to be withstanding the cracked lenses.

I'm unsure about whether to go HID or yellow...but I can't find the yellow capsules anyway....

 

I can't compare these to any other bulbs because I've only had the Silverstars, but compared to stock they're great. The match to the HID's is.... acceptable I would say given that they are halogen bulbs. And the price of the bulbs are good too.

I got mine from autozone for $40 for the pair......