Amber fog lights

JustinSmileySteele

JustinSmileySteele

New member
Just installed the 4x innovations front plate bumper on my 2000 4Runner. I'm looking for a good round 4" Amber fog light to mount in it. I would prefer LEDs but I'm open to anything. The only thing I have found so far is KC HiLiTES[emoji768] 1495 - 4" Amber LED Fog Lights. Anyone have any experience with these or any ideas.
 
Register to hide this ad
JustinSmileySteele said:
Just installed the 4x innovations front plate bumper on my 2000 4Runner. I'm looking for a good round 4" Amber fog light to mount in it.
Click to expand...

Those KC's don't look bad for the price.

I don't think you'll want LED unless you're going for cosmetics... I've had crappy luck with them in reflection based housings.
 
Last edited:
A.Wilson013 said:
Those KC's don't look bad for the price.

I don't think you'll want LED unless you're going for cosmetics.
Click to expand...

Thought the led would last longer was my reasoning. But that is why I asked just wondering the pros and cons of yellow VS. white, led vs. something else, ect. from some others with more experience.
 
JustinSmileySteele said:
Thought the led would last longer was my reasoning. But that is why I asked just wondering the pros and cons of yellow VS. white, led vs. something else, ect. from some others with more experience.
Click to expand...

Yellow vs. White : Yellow won't reflect as much off of the water molecules and will penetrate further, allowing you further visibility. So basically... As a fog light, they're much more functional.

Halogen vs. LED : Purely from my experience, when I used H3 LEDs in my IPF 968s they did not throw light nearly as far as my halogens... I used them for about 2 hours and sold them. This may have changed with advances in LED technology, I don't know.

Halogen vs HID : The HID sets (probably in a 3000k flavor) will probably perform better, I would just be worried about there being too much glare with how high up our vehicles sit. In a car where the fog lights are dang near on the ground it's not too much of an issue, but with your fog lights being nearly at eye-level to many cars, it may be.
 
A.Wilson013 said:
Yellow vs. White : Yellow won't reflect as much off of the water molecules and will penetrate further, allowing you further visibility. So basically... As a fog light, they're much more functional.
Click to expand...

Agree. But the big advantage I learned years ago driving in Europe when all the headlights were yellow. The nice thing about the yellow lights is that oncoming traffic sees that yellow glow even around blind corners and KNOWS there is an oncoming vehicle well before it can be seen in foggy conditions, as opposed to the white glow from streetlights or premises lights. Thus they can slow down or get back to their side of the line.
 
PIAA Crystal Ion Fogs.

Hands down best fog light I've ever had, and I've had hella's and KC's. LED's are just too bright to cut through the fog IMO. I've got two sets of PIAA's on my truck and have no regrets on buying them.
 
That's good news for me. Those are the lights in went with to load into my Shrockworks front bumper. There is plenty of fog near where I live in Kent, WA. Now, all I need to do is get it installed.... lol.

THatfield said:
PIAA Crystal Ion Fogs.

Hands down best fog light I've ever had, and I've had hella's and KC's. LED's are just too bright to cut through the fog IMO. I've got two sets of PIAA's on my truck and have no regrets on buying them.
Click to expand...
 
baja1 said:
before you do anything, if you haven't already, this is a must read. Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply

this guy knows his lights!
Click to expand...

Good read, although he doesn't address the point I made a few posts above. I also use my fogs at night on rural roads for another reason he doesn't address. The fogs make yellow deer eyes (and 'coons,'possums and groundhogs) by the side of the road really pop. I know this is true because I can see the change when I turn them on or off. Around here, this is a very big deal. Deer hits are very common, and everyone has close calls. (Mine are able to come on with highs.)

I don't care much about distance vision because I live in the hills and roads are never straight. I drive watching the road sides for beasties. I don't want to hit a 'coon or groundhog because I like beasties. A
'coon won't hurt a 4Runner--much, but one trashed the A/C condenser, aux fan, one fog light, and the lower valence of my son's BMW.
 
Last edited:
Ditch the fog light idea and get Hella 60mm or 90mm projector headlamp modules and yellow bulbs (they use 9005,H7,or H9,yellow bulbs are readily available). You will have both distance and foreground (light directly up front) illumination and since they're projectors the sharp cutoff prevents glaring oncoming drivers or yourself when stray light reflects off rain or snow. They're cheaper than Rigid LEDs too.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Members online

Total: 276 (members: 4, guests: 272)

Forum statistics

Threads
278,309
Messages
3,554,071
Members
248,016
Latest member
Advally Service

Share this page

Trending content

Back
Top