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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 11:12 PM
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the best foglight bulb?

what is the best, white/blue h3 bulb out there to compliment the xenons on my 02 maxima, today I replaced my stock h3's with sylvania silverstars and they seem just as yellow as the stockers, should I go with led's or is there another bulb that will blend with the xenons?
Old Jan 30, 2005 | 01:07 AM
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HID those suckas then u can pick the kelvin rating and match perfectly. iv enever had good luck with silverstars, i had them in my heads and when i tried to remove them the broke in the harness, at one point i used those optx headlights best buy sold, i work there so i got them really cheap, i liked them alot, nice and bright blue, without looking cheap. but they dont sell them anymore form what iv noticed
Old Jan 30, 2005 | 01:12 AM
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PIAA super plasma GTX. they are the closest next to real HIDs. you can find them on ebay for like 60 bucks. my headlight looks alittle blue, cuz i just turned them on, the bulbs are pretty damn bright and white with a little purple hue in them. my sig pic has stock fogs. theyre as bright as the parking lights.
Old Jan 31, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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sweet, any thing at local stores like autozone?
Old Jan 31, 2005 | 06:00 PM
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Go to the PIAA website and find a local dealer. Then bargain him down to around $50. Tell him you can them on the web for $46.
Old Jan 31, 2005 | 06:06 PM
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What about the narva? if you want a yellow bulb....
Old Jan 31, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by chun
PIAA super plasma GTX. they are the closest next to real HIDs. you can find them on ebay for like 60 bucks. my headlight looks alittle blue, cuz i just turned them on, the bulbs are pretty damn bright and white with a little purple hue in them. my sig pic has stock fogs. theyre as bright as the parking lights.

Except get them here. Good price and fast shipping. http://www.optauto.com/index.htm?pag...itemsperpage=9 At the bottom of the page. $46 per pair.
Old Feb 1, 2005 | 12:45 PM
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alot of people on the .org say that PIAA super plasma GTX are the best match.

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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 12:51 PM
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get the PIAA Super Plasmas or super plasma GTX (newer version)...they match the stock HIDs on my 2k2 very nicely....almost the same white color except a tiny bit of purple....only noticeable when up close....you can't tell from a distance cuz they are so white they match the HIDs almost perfectly...
Old Feb 1, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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A while back I purchased 4000k piaa Xtreme White Plus fog light bulbs and was disappointed because they didn't match the HID on my 02 Maxima SE. I'm looking into buying a different bulb but I can't seem to find out what is the Kalvin for the stock a HID (a seller on ebay suggests it would help reduce the guess work involved). Does any know the kalvin rating on the stock HID and/or have a picture of a Piaa H3 fog light bulb that matches the stock HID nicely ( i.e. 7000k Piaa Spark Blue or 5000k Super Plasma GTX). HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old Feb 1, 2005 | 04:12 PM
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hids are the way to go. pm matt at umnitza.
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Originally Posted by drumexpert
A while back I purchased 4000k piaa Xtreme White Plus fog light bulbs and was disappointed because they didn't match the HID on my 02 Maxima SE. I'm looking into buying a different bulb but I can't seem to find out what is the Kalvin for the stock a HID (a seller on ebay suggests it would help reduce the guess work involved). Does any know the kalvin rating on the stock HID and/or have a picture of a Piaa H3 fog light bulb that matches the stock HID nicely ( i.e. 7000k Piaa Spark Blue or 5000k Super Plasma GTX). HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you not see the pic a few posts above??
Old Feb 1, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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I see the pic you posted but aren't they stock fog light blubs???? The other pics are with amber (yellow) bulbs, and HID conversions (repectively). I want to see pic of a maxima with either the Super Plasma GTX or Spark blue as the fog light. I also want to know the kalvin rating of the stock hid to find a close match.
Old Feb 1, 2005 | 07:05 PM
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ehhh...screw matching the HIDs....lexus yellow is the way to go (and these will look even nicer once my 2002 HIDs are in
Old Feb 1, 2005 | 08:03 PM
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ehhh...screw matching the HIDs....lexus yellow is the way to go (and these will look even nicer once my 2002 HIDs are in
why don't you buy a lexus, if you are so in love with the yellow fogs??

hee heee
Old Feb 1, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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The SUPER PLASMA are 55W=85W and the SUPER PLASMA GT-X are 55W=110W. How good do they work on the stock foglight wiring?
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Originally Posted by Trance Artur
The SUPER PLASMA are 55W=85W and the SUPER PLASMA GT-X are 55W=110W. How good do they work on the stock foglight wiring?
they work perfectly fine with the stock wattage....becuz they are still stock wattage...ex. 55w=110w...the first # means the actual wattage its pulling from the harness...the second # means the estimated wattage the bulb performs at....although i believe the 2nd # is full of BS....cuz i've seen real 100 watt bulbs before and they are BRIGHT
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Originally Posted by -ZIPPIN-
why don't you buy a lexus, if you are so in love with the yellow fogs??

hee heee
because, if I had a lexus, I'd have to "clear" the fogs just to be different.
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because, if I had a lexus, I'd have to "clear" the fogs just to be different.
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by drumexpert
I see the pic you posted but aren't they stock fog light blubs???? The other pics are with amber (yellow) bulbs, and HID conversions (repectively). I want to see pic of a maxima with either the Super Plasma GTX or Spark blue as the fog light. I also want to know the kalvin rating of the stock hid to find a close match.

Did you read the post at all??!! Chun says he has stock bulbs in his sig pic. The other pic HE posted (not me) is of the Super Plasma GTX bulbs.
Old Feb 1, 2005 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by crispykid717
Did you read the post at all??!! Chun says he has stock bulbs in his sig pic. The other pic HE posted (not me) is of the Super Plasma GTX bulbs.

Since you’re so concerned about correcting my mystifications about this post, how about answering the Kelvin rating question and displaying a Maxima with spark blue bulbs! After all, if you were a candid maxima owner, you would be more apprehensive about answering another member’s question, rather then to just ridicule their bewilderment!
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 07:10 AM
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Another reason for a lighting forum.
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by drumexpert
A while back I purchased 4000k piaa Xtreme White Plus fog light bulbs and was disappointed because they didn't match the HID on my 02 Maxima SE. I'm looking into buying a different bulb but I can't seem to find out what is the Kalvin for the stock a HID (a seller on ebay suggests it would help reduce the guess work involved). Does any know the kalvin rating on the stock HID and/or have a picture of a Piaa H3 fog light bulb that matches the stock HID nicely ( i.e. 7000k Piaa Spark Blue or 5000k Super Plasma GTX). HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are getting wrapped around the axle for no reason. I was in your shoes a month ago. I bought the Super Plasma GTX's and love them (sorry no pics). They match the HIDS the best as far as quality bulbs go. I can't speak for ebay bulbs. Save yourself the headache and time and buy the Super Plasma GTX's.
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 07:20 AM
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....becuz they are still stock wattage...ex. 55w=110w...the first # means the actual wattage its pulling from the harness...the second # means the estimated wattage the bulb performs at....although i believe the 2nd # is full of BS....cuz i've seen real 100 watt bulbs before and they are BRIGHT
HID's only pull 35W
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 08:21 AM
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True....but i heard the technology is different that is why HIDs give out brighter lights at lower wattage....but requires a large amount of power to start them up....
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 09:30 AM
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True....but i heard the technology is different that is why HIDs give out brighter lights at lower wattage....but requires a large amount of power to start them up....
umm. . . ya...ok Give the Nobel Prize award to this man. It's pretty obvious though, hence the ballast required to ignite it and igniter.
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 10:33 AM
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Hoen xenonmatch bulbs work at stock wattage but don't claim to give off any higher wattage light. They are used in many BMW, Audi, etc. applications to match the HID's. They run about $40 for the pair and look just like the HID's.
Old Feb 2, 2005 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by drumexpert
Since you’re so concerned about correcting my mystifications about this post, how about answering the Kelvin rating question and displaying a Maxima with spark blue bulbs! After all, if you were a candid maxima owner, you would be more apprehensive about answering another member’s question, rather then to just ridicule their bewilderment!
maxima stock HIDs are 4300K. when they are lit up for 1000 hrs or so, they have more kelvins, prolly 4800k. so something like 5000K fogs will look nice.
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Originally Posted by bladerunr
You are getting wrapped around the axle for no reason. I was in your shoes a month ago. I bought the Super Plasma GTX's and love them (sorry no pics). They match the HIDS the best as far as quality bulbs go. I can't speak for ebay bulbs. Save yourself the headache and time and buy the Super Plasma GTX's.
Thanks for the advice, I was about to purchase the Piaa spark blue bulbs, put they're not DOT approved, so I get the Super Plasma GTX's today.
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