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Old 08-26-2011, 10:45 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question 3000k vs 4300k fog lights

Hello everyone, i recently started planning to retrofit the low beams with the mini h1 from TRS, i was thinking at while the bumper is off why not get HIDs for my fogs as well, i live in the bay area and it gets quite foggy here. I am stuck between 3000k which are complete the function of a FOG light and a 4300k which matches my low beams. Would 4300k on my fogs even make a difference in terms of light output on clear nights without fog? or will they do nothing at all? If anyone has pictures of their low beams on with and without HID fogs
(or higher, i just want to see the area that is lit up) i would greatly appreciated.
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Old 08-26-2011, 11:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
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are you running clear lens?
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HID's in your fogs will greatly improve the light output/coverage you see, I have 3000k fogs and i love them, clear, rain, snow, they are all good with that colour, its a yellow like you see most guys have. The 4300K if you dont know is that white HID look and will also add a great deal of light on top of the HIDs in your headlights

Foglights are set low and are aimed low to penetrate the low lying mist(fog) that covers the ground that we all hate, thats why yellow is a better temp to pick as it has the most lumens.
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HID's in your fogs will greatly improve the light output/coverage you see, I have 3000k fogs and i love them, clear, rain, snow, they are all good with that colour, its a yellow like you see most guys have. The 4300K if you dont know is that white HID look and will also add a great deal of light on top of the HIDs in your headlights

Foglights are set low and are aimed low to penetrate the low lying mist(fog) that covers the ground that we all hate, thats why yellow is a better temp to pick as it has the most lumens.
yeah i think that yellow would be much more useful and would better too. I take it from what you're saying is that if i get 4300k they would provide extra illumination of the road, even though the fog lights are aimed low?
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Yellow Looks amazing... Just do it
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Agree just get 3k.... I have them on my car and love them
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