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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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Finally replaced my cracked fog lens, and....

...Installed a set of yellow tinted Lens Protection Film from Lamin-x. Check it out... Paired with 300K HID's (from Operatic) in the fogs, they are bright as fawk! Opinions???


Old Sep 18, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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Im not a big fan of the yellow foglights, so ....ehhh

BUT

These dont even look that bad so I am sure that anybody that likes that style would very much like this.
Old Sep 18, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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I vote no film.
Old Sep 18, 2008 | 04:44 PM
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I think they look good and I dont realy care for yellow + the film will help protect them. I think I've seen that film don't they make a few different colors plus clear?
Old Sep 18, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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i vote night shots
Old Sep 18, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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Yes night shots please and i like them, Paired with some nice slight blue hids and they should be gorgeous and take some good night shots of it shining down the road and with ur headlights on and off if you have that mod....
Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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Great move protecting your foglights from all that flying debris! My original fogs lasted about 3 months after I bought my car brand new!!!! I'm using protective film from mats.com to protect my second set of fogs and they're really working well...according to the manufacture, the film can withstand a .22 caliber pellet fired from an air rifle at 25 ft, and not crack, chip, nor shatter!
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 04:53 AM
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I replaced both fog light a few months ago with the lamin-x clear films. I noticed a couple weeks ago that the driver side lens is cracked already. Maybe I will try the films from mats.com and see if they work any better.....

I hate the fog lights......ive replaced the passenger side twice, and the driver side once, and I need to do the driver side again. I've only owned the car for a year and a half.
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 06:43 AM
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i say take the film off

3000k is pretty bright, if you must do film for protection, just get clear
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 07:40 AM
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I think they look good, I may try that film when I get around to replacing my cracked left fog.
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 07:41 AM
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hmm... its aight i guess...
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 12:57 PM
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Looks like my car. Needless to say, I like it.
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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good call with the lamin-x. Do they make it for the HL's?
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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Are you guys driving through Baghdad to get fogs cracked like this? Mine are stock and never a crack....
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 04:10 PM
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I just think it's cleaner without all these different colors.
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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If you like it, that all that is important. Fawk the rest of people and their opinion.

BTW, i don't like it. Clear looks hella betta.
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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I have the same lights.One of my favorite mods so far.



Put them in yourself?
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Squirrel82
I have the same lights.One of my favorite mods so far.



Put them in yourself?
Yup, It was easy...
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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I really wish one of you would simply go outside and take a pic of the lights on the road with headlights on and off at night, It would really help alot of us...
Old Sep 19, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by kgallerie
I replaced both fog light a few months ago with the lamin-x clear films. I noticed a couple weeks ago that the driver side lens is cracked already. Maybe I will try the films from mats.com and see if they work any better.....

I hate the fog lights......ive replaced the passenger side twice, and the driver side once, and I need to do the driver side again. I've only owned the car for a year and a half.
I'm not sure if you know but Lamin-X offers different mil thickness's for their film! I don't know exactly what mil thickness Mat.com film is but they guarantee it won't be damaged even with a shoot to it(.22 pellet air rifle) from 25 ft! I've had mine installed now for 4.5 yrs, without any damage or incidents at all here are 2 pic's...oo yeah, when you replace them just buy the entire foglight kit (relay,switch, and fogs light assy) it's less expensive than replacing the foglights by themselve and make sure they're Nissan Oem's not that cheap *ss sh*t off ebay. The ebay crap is made in China (sucks)!
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by kcxd35
I really wish one of you would simply go outside and take a pic of the lights on the road with headlights on and off at night, It would really help alot of us...
I will try to take some night pics tonight for ya...
Old Sep 20, 2008 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by VQP0WER
Are you guys driving through Baghdad to get fogs cracked like this? Mine are stock and never a crack....
Tons of road construction here in the Dallas area. Real hard to avoid.
Old Sep 20, 2008 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Scottwax
Tons of road construction here in the Dallas area. Real hard to avoid.
Same in Boston.
Old Sep 20, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Scottwax
Tons of road construction here in the Dallas area. Real hard to avoid.
Dallas is the only place I've had damage inflicted on my car while driving....I go there maybe 8 times a year and so far, I've hit a piece of metal that owned the **** out of the bottom of my car and my side skirt, two rocks have gone through each of my foglights, and the only crack on my windshield I got in Denton...
Old Sep 20, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by VQP0WER
Are you guys driving through Baghdad to get fogs cracked like this? Mine are stock and never a crack....
Next time you're driving in the big city, just hold your hand out the window and all you'll feel is debris hitting your hand! How do those motorcycle guys ride without a face shield or goggles is beyond me!
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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My eyes are bleeding looking at that over the computer...WOW!!!!
Old Sep 20, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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not a big fan of the yellow
Old Sep 21, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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Me neither but they're intense as hell!
Old Sep 21, 2008 | 11:40 AM
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I love them, I love seeing the yellow and blue together on the road forming green...When you drive down the road people see yellow fog, blue headlight, and green road...I think it's great and the reflections bounce off of signs really nice...

and btw thank you... =O)
Old Sep 21, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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Damn those r bright!
Old Sep 21, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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I had yellow In switched back to white but nothing beats H.I.D.
Old Sep 22, 2008 | 06:48 AM
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how much does a fog light cost anyway? both of mine have been cracked for the longest time and it pi$$es me off everytmie i see it.
Old Sep 22, 2008 | 07:06 AM
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i think that the yellow looks great man. i was def. considering throwing those on my max w/ hids soon as well. good move.
Old Sep 22, 2008 | 07:07 AM
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damn dude are those the custom yellow HID's operatic sell or the reguler 3k? bcus i ordered the custom yellow and it lights up the road nice and yellow( but doesnt go dat wide proly bcus my i30 have diff fogs than yours) but they dont look yellow like yours when i look straight on.
Old Sep 22, 2008 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dineth00i30
damn dude are those the custom yellow HID's operatic sell or the reguler 3k? bcus i ordered the custom yellow and it lights up the road nice and yellow( but doesnt go dat wide proly bcus my i30 have diff fogs than yours) but they dont look yellow like yours when i look straight on.
Yes, Those are the Custom Yellow fogs from Operatic, with LAMIN-X yellow tinted protection film on them...

Originally Posted by XGaSpAcHo
how much does a fog light cost anyway? both of mine have been cracked for the longest time and it pi$$es me off everytmie i see it.
Since I replaced BOTH lights, I have a non-cracked OEM passenger side fog light left over... Let me know if interested (PM ME)
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