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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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Fog Lights are horrible

It was so foggy yesterday and I was excited that I could use my fog lights for once. Well they didn't do **** for me. Please are they easy to switch out to other bulbs?
Old Apr 27, 2004 | 01:56 PM
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Foglights main purpose is to light up the signs in front of you. I think people use PIAA's on the org, or you can get a set of HID's



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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 02:52 PM
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HID's are not all that geat either in the fog.... what really kicks butt in the fog are the high beams! of course, you can only use it when there are no other cars on the road. maybe once i get some money i will get some new bulbs.

and remember, the more yellow the bulb, the better you can see in the fog/rainy conditions.

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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 02:58 PM
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If you really want to get better visual in fog, get PIAA H3 Ion Crystal light bulbs.


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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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If you really want to get better visual in fog, get PIAA H3 Ion Crystal light bulbs.


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yea i just got these yesterday. they look very nice, all i need is some for to test them out.
Old Apr 27, 2004 | 04:27 PM
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HID's are not all that geat either in the fog.... what really kicks butt in the fog are the high beams! of course, you can only use it when there are no other cars on the road. maybe once i get some money i will get some new bulbs.

and remember, the more yellow the bulb, the better you can see in the fog/rainy conditions.

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Are you serious? And here I am, bugging out because I can't find my Sylvania fog lights.
Old Apr 27, 2004 | 04:42 PM
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The fogs seem to do nothing for me. I'm running PIAA superplasmas and I just use it for the look. The HIDs and high beams take care of me in any weather.
Old Apr 27, 2004 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Blkmax95c
HID's are not all that geat either in the fog.... what really kicks butt in the fog are the high beams! of course, you can only use it when there are no other cars on the road. maybe once i get some money i will get some new bulbs.

and remember, the more yellow the bulb, the better you can see in the fog/rainy conditions.

-Chris
You have to be the only person that I have ever heard say that high beams work well in fog. The only thing they do is reflect the light back into your face. Low beams are always better in the fog. When the fog is thick, you can't see very far ahead with any light because they don't penetrate dense fog.
Old Apr 27, 2004 | 08:31 PM
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fog lights light up the road immediately in front of the car nicely ~

good for spotting potholes when its too late to do anything about it except curse in anticipation of the impending jolt ~
Old Apr 27, 2004 | 11:00 PM
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Just use your highbeams.
Old Apr 28, 2004 | 05:57 AM
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Personally, I have never noticed much if ANY difference between using fog lights and just low beams alone. I also believe that high beams work better too, but that depends on the density of the fog.

Honestly, what I have found to work best, are the projector low-beams that I have in my integra... I've NEVER had problems seeing in fog when running those.
Old Apr 28, 2004 | 08:09 AM
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Get some PIAA H3 Ion Crystal light bulbs and two sheets of Yellow LaminX to cover and protect the fog lenses. I did this and WOW It lights up as yellow as any other kit out there plus the LaminX protects your fogs from cracking
Old Apr 28, 2004 | 08:11 AM
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PIAA H3 Ion Crystal light bulbs

Get some PIAA H3 Ion Crystal light bulbs and two sheets of Yellow LaminX to cover and protect the fog lenses. I did this and WOW It lights up as yellow as any other kit out there plus the LaminX protects your fogs from cracking
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