ive seen one person on here with IS300 style/color yellow foglights. i searched the faq and how-tos but couldnt find anything. how do i go about this mod? if anyone has any info it would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

 

I think that there is a web site that sells pre-cut film that you can put over your fog lights. anyone else know???

 

I think that's it but that looks so stupid. You have yellow fog lights 24/7 even if they aren't on. Unfortunately most of the bulbs they sell aren't yellow enough to have the IS look. I've seen narvas, hellas and they all have a weak yellow light output.

 

Old school hella's had the closest look, then they stopped selling them and I went to PiAA Ions

 

www.hidtech.com sells the little bulb "condoms" that the IS's use.

 

Where?...................

 

the ones on that site that are listed as "retros"

 

Hmmm. Guess i didn't look carefully enough.

But you CAN have them retrofit the Lexus OEM capsule into your fog light housing for the actual Lexus look, instead of look-alike.

 

in my cardomain i have yellow fogs i painted them with yellow spray paint that is made for lights

 

In the photos it looks like you painted the housing not the bulbs.

 

the housings are whats painted

 

That doesn't really look good since you have the yellow look even if the fogs aren't on.

 

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Im trying a set of hella 55watt yellow H3's. If they arent yellow, then im going to get some yellow housings...

 

lexus does not use just a capsule colored yellow. acually they use yellow projectors just like on the infinity qx4.

 

ya'll are so picky down to the itty gritty....if u want the lexus-look, buy a lexus....you can't have your cake and eat it too.

 

yes we are.....i want a maxima not a lexus and i want a maxima wth yellow fogs. not to much to ask. when i bought the car the others i was lookign at i did not base my desicion on what color the fog lights were.

 

That's a stupid thing to say. Why would he spend $40k just to have yellow fogs when he can spend just $20 and have yellow fogs. Think before you write.

 

i think the yellow fog light film looks great on nismo14's car, i have the same color car he has and i think it looks awesome. it separates the "everyday" 4th generation maximas,,,which i think is cool....but it's not a rice at all. just my .02

peace in the middle east...bring home our troops NOW!!

 

i like how they look so im happy plus my fogs come on with the car, always on

 

You like them and that's what's important. I wouldn't do that but that doesn't really matter.

 

yeah, i love them. they definately give maximas a very unique look. i would have to see what i like better. all yellow or just yellow bulb "condoms". lol. tough decision.

 

I have Catz bulbs. GOtem free from my brother.

 

I think you need to re-aim the passenger side light, or is that just in the photo?

 

Nice look! Where did you get the yellow lense spray from? Does it come off? What brand exactly is it and how much? thanks!

 

It needs to be adjusted. But i can't find the adjustment bolt!

 

I don't think there is one. You gotta yank the bracket and even them out.

 

The aiming bolt is right on the back of the foglight. Just look and you'll see it. I believe there are instructions as far as which way to turn and how much in the FAQ on www.maxima.org....not sure if it's in the forum FAQ.

As far as yellow, we need to add this to the f'ing FAQ so I can stop typing this over and over...

Hella Yellowstars - Garbage since they started being made in Korea

PIAA Ion Crystal - Garbage. Not yellow, changes color as you drive by...ricey.

HIDTech condoms/yellow globes - Getting the lens off your fogs is more or less impossible, so you will have to drill the housing.

Narvas - Good. Very yellow but 85w will cause you to crack your fogs eventually.

Catz - Glad dude posted a pic above...I've been meaning to. You can't even tell from the pic, but they are very yellow and look very good. I am 100% satisfied with them so far....they're probably even more yellow than the Narvas and the lower wattage hasn't been bad and is def worth not cracking lenses. These are my new recommendation.

 

The hella yellow H3's i got are made in germany...

 

How long ago did you get them? Where did you get them? Are you sure they were made in Germany? I believe the boxes for the newer crappier ones say something about Germany on them even though they were made in Korea...I'd have to check.

Maybe they switched back or you got old stock or something. The old ones were the bomb diggity, but I used to get them from the same place every time and you could tell exactly when they changed: color was different, box was smaller, and they lasted about a week before blowing.

I hope they changed back to Germany! How nice would that be!

 

Got them from ebay. I had the seller email exact pictures of the product. I told him i wanted the ones made in Germany, not asia. I ordered them like two weeks ago..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33709

 

You could try these:
www.superlumination.com

I just put new fogs in my housings or else I would try them out.
I bought some 9004 headlight bulbs from here, and I like them pretty well. I mean, the light output is not all as bright as it could be, but they are really white. They are fine on low beams, but the light is scattered a little too much for the high beams.

I would think the fogs would be pretty good too. You could try out the Yellow ones and not really be out any cash. I mean, the shipping is only like $2 or something. Check it out. They guy that owns that site is really good to deal with and fast.

 

There are other cars with yellow bulb condoms, my old TL had em, im sure QX4s have em. IS300s arent the only ones that have them, and werent the first. Im sure if you scout a junkyard nearby, you can find them. Just research the cars with yellow foglights that come from the factory.

And no, you wont have to open the housing to fit the condom on there, it can fit through the bulb opening, atleast with the TL(First generation) ones it does. This is the ONLY method someone should use for yellow foglights, all the others are just dumb. I had a pair of yellow bulbs from ebay that lasted a whole 4 weeks.

 

If the bulbs dont emit a yellow light... then im going with some late 80's prelude fog lights. And take the yellow capsule out, and putting them in my 97.

 

i love opinion threads, i hate why no one can respect other peoples taste or ideas and mods, oh well guess its life

 

Hmm...interesting. They're 55w, I've enver tried the Hella 55's, only the 85's. The box *looks* like the ones that are made in Korea, but it's hard to tell obviously. Well, I'll ahve to look into it some more...it sure would be nice if they got their **** together and started making the yellow stars decent again. then again, the Catz are more or less just as good as the old yellow stars.

 

i've always liked my narva rally gold bulbs. They give off a comforting yellow...

 

The condom idea is entirely reasonable since there is plenty of space to fit in there, but I know HIDTEch specifically told me you had to get the light open to install them. If indeed there are ones that could fit through the bulb hole and just secure via a flange (just like the bulb) I would kill to find some. I ahve a feeling we might bet a better yellow out of them.

As far as bulbs, the quality of them varies wildly from brand to brand. The Catz ones really are pretty good...although I can't comment on longevity yet. The Narvas were also good enough...they lasted about a year which is decent considering that they put out way too much heat for that housing.

 

I have had my Catz bulbs in for ... about 6 months or so. Almost use them daily.

 

yeah, anything that I look at using, I use all the time.
That is why is makes sense to do like Nismos14(here is a plug for your lights) because they will probably last longer. Also, if they don't last, all you have to do is go buy an OEM bulb and you have yellow fogs again.