Has anybody figured out how to do it? or is there an other bulb out there besides the PIAA ion crystal yellow

 

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PIAA Crystal Ion
Narva Gold (multiple wattages)
Yellow film

 

PIAA is ugly, yellow film is geto and never heard of narva gold i was talking about the same exact bulb the lexus has

 

Retrofit some yellow Lexus projectors.

 

Yeah, it's not just the bulb that's yellow, the housing is a projector.

 

man forget it ill just stick with the piaa plasma

 

but what about the corner light in the 02 hids there isnt a better matching bulb than the polarg

 

This is what I did in my JDM Fog lights on my Honda Prelude....take a yellow bulb cover from an Acura or Lexus...even some Benz's have them. And retro fit that into the fog light itself. Its true that the yellow you see on the IS300 is a projector. But lots of other cars have yellow fogs just by using the bulb covers. Below are some pics of what I'm talking about....

Bulb Covers:


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Results:

 

Yellow Film is NOT Ghetto if done correctly

 

Looks nice Hamy. Im might do this soon.

 

^^ Let me know, I have a hookup on where to get the bulb covers.

 

yeah that looks nice but where to get those covers is an other ?

 

with the piaa plasma fog bulb i got i can jest slip one of those covers on and im set or should get the piaa ions then put the covers on thoses

 

r those before and after pics or is that just the angle cause the bottom pic looks darker yellow

 

hamy how much?? and how hard to you think it will be to do this on a max?? thanks. i'll prob buy one too...after i finish all these other mods im doing.

 

Hamy, PM me with that info if you would...

 

To clear some things up...the pics above are not before and after...its just with the HIDs on the Prelude it kinda takes away from the yellow in that one pic. Anyhow about the install...these will NOT be a direct plug and play install. You will need to mod the housing a bit to make them work. They will slip over the bulb just fine, but you need to dremel the opening to fit the new bulb cover. Its not a big deal. I haven't done it on mine yet basically because I cant get the fogs off without taking the lip off. The best place to get the covers is HIDtech.com. They really know their stuff and will provide fast shipping.

 

piaa ion crystal yellow are not ugly!! i have them on my car and they are just like lexus ones, BUT u have to aim them a little high to get that effect. right now mine are aim higher than the headlights alittle! but they look very nice IMO and some friend's opinion!

 

I was in front of an IS300 today and thinking just how bad those yellow lights look and I'm continually surprised that a factory light setup from a car costing that much would look so bad. It looks like what a 16 year old would put on his 8 year old civic, because they're the cheapest fog lights he could find from the walmart automotive department.

 

they look like long nipples . i mean bulbs with nipples

 

yeah I hate those "geto" things.....Pat, I'd like to buy a vowel, "H".

I have the PIAA Crystal Ions with Lamin-x film...
1. why, exactly, is the film "geto" [sic]? You can't even tell it's film if its installed correctly - looks like yellow glass.
2. I agree, I don't particularly like the color put out by the PIAA crystal ion bulb - it has this annoying blue/green tinge to it that I think is ricey. But I paid $$ for them, so I'm gonna use them til one burns out.
3. Narva is a well-known bulb manufacturer - As soon as my PIAAs burn out I'm switching to the Narva Gold's -which are a "deeper" yellow. Just because you've never heard of it doesn't mean it's not good.

With the lexus, it's not the BULB, it's the entire assembly. Good luck fitting a lexus fog assembly into your max.

 

btw - you guys are using the wrong terms. The lower lights on the maxima are NOT "fog" lights. They are "driving lights."

Fog lights, by definition, are high-powered (75W+) and SHINE YELLOW BECAUSE YELLOW CUTS THROUGH FOG BETTER than regular halogen (or HID, for that matter). So complain all you want about yellow lights, about how they look like they should be on a old civic, but the bottom line is for those of use who like to see better in fog and heavy rain, yellow lights are better. Go over to Europe and you'll see almost all the cars have yellow fogs (as well as a rear fog light). Why? because they're effective.

why am I not surprised that someone on the org is more interested in his lights "looking good" than his lights actually putting out the best visibility

 

and Hamy...how bout a smaller picture!?!?! You're killin us!

 

There was someone about a year ago that got some fogs from a busted Lexus.

Lexus uses this yellow cap thing that the fog light shines throught that makes them that color. I'm guessing it also projects the light as well. It's not just the bulbs....... if I'm not mistaken the bulb isn't even a yellow light.

A lot of these higher car companies just don't rely on bulbs for light and intensity, but they engineer the housings as well. My ex girlfriend has a Mercendes SLK230 and I wanted to put HIDs on it, but after reading some Mercedes forums I found out that it couldn't be done. It had something to do with the housing and how they were made for just regular bulbs and not HIDs.

 

Those fogs look nice buddy!

 

Crystal Ions look tight. Narvas look tight. The yellow film is ugly in the day. Those covers seem pretty cool, although I haven't seen them in use on a Max yet.

 

I have PIAA's as well. My 1st set had the blue/green middle. My current set do not. Kinda weird. I did not like the blue/green center but that is gone now...

 

Have to disagree with you on this one. Both my owner's manual and service manual call them fog lights, but...

...I agree with you 100% on all this. I don't think our fog/driving lights are very effective as fog lights as they are. They only thing that gives them any usefulness in the fog is their low location, to cut under the fog. They are too dim. I'm planning on Narva Golds next...and Polargs in the backup lights because I've heard they are brighter than my PIAA Xtreme Whites. Function AND form.

 

Does anyone know of a place that sells the Narva Golds online??