Xenon fog light upgrade

[Seefral]

Hi

I tried using the search engine for this but without success.

I just upgraded my headlights with morimoto bi-xenon D2S 4.0. Love em! Absolutely great. But, it makes my stock foglights kinda worthless.

I'd like to do a similar upgrade for my foglights (xenon). I bet someone has already done this. Would love to see the process or results.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[octanejunkie]

What color/temp headlamp bulbs did you go with?

Factory fog lights (and all factory headlamps) are 4300-4500 degree for best visibility.

You can upgrade your fog lamps to a different temp bulb to match your headlamps if the color difference bothers you. My fogs are more yellow than my headlamps, but IDGAF.

I have stock fog lights with DS2 projectors running 4500 degree bulbs, the fogs do their job when I need them (like in bad weather or fog) but I otherwise don't use them for regular driving like many drivers I see on the road do.

 

[meder24]

Also note that more intense light directly in front of your vehicle (HID in fogs) will actually hurt your distance vision down the road. Your eyes adjust to the intense light close up which decreases how far you can see down the road.

 

[etc.]

Also note that more intense light directly in front of your vehicle (HID in fogs) will actually hurt your distance vision down the road. Your eyes adjust to the intense light close up which decreases how far you can see down the road.

Yep.

And useful fogs need to be amber.

 

[Seefral]

What color/temp headlamp bulbs did you go with?

Factory fog lights (and all factory headlamps) are 4300-4500 degree for best visibility.

You can upgrade your fog lamps to a different temp bulb to match your headlamps if the color difference bothers you. My fogs are more yellow than my headlamps, but IDGAF.

I have stock fog lights with DS2 projectors running 4500 degree bulbs, the fogs do their job when I need them (like in bad weather or fog) but I otherwise don't use them for regular driving like many drivers I see on the road do.

I used 35W morimoto D25-5500k bulbs knowing they'd be a cooler temp. They are awesome.

I'm hoping to do more than just match the color. You indicate you're running D2S projectors on your fog lights. I figure that is along the line of what I'm looking for. I assume that was pretty involved to make happen. How did you pull it off?

 

[Seefral]

Also note that more intense light directly in front of your vehicle (HID in fogs) will actually hurt your distance vision down the road. Your eyes adjust to the intense light close up which decreases how far you can see down the road.

Good point. I really only use the fogs when I'm on logging roads and don't generally can't look too far ahead because the roads twist and turn.

 

[Seefral]

Yep.

And useful fogs need to be amber.

Amber......interesting idea.

 

[octanejunkie]

I used 35W morimoto D25-5500k bulbs knowing they'd be a cooler temp. They are awesome.

I'm hoping to do more than just match the color. You indicate you're running D2S projectors on your fog lights. I figure that is along the line of what I'm looking for. I assume that was pretty involved to make happen. How did you pull it off?

I'm not, my projectors are headlamp retrofits. My fogs are factory stock.

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[98_4runnerSR5]

Ever thought about doing a yellow or amber LED bulb in the fogs instead?


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[HiluxSurf SSR-G]

Hi,

Will any of the two HID bulbs below fit into the OEM fog light assembly without any modification? If any of the two will fit, will the beam pattern and the light focus be acceptable legally, assuming for fog/inclement weather use only? Which of the two would be better and last longer?

Thanks.

H3C: XB HID - HID Bulbs from Morimoto HID

H3 HID Headlight Kit | H3 HID Upgrade

 

[HiluxSurf SSR-G]

bumpity

 

[bmodo16]

I have 3000k bulbs in one of my other vehicles for fogs and they are great. If you are set on this, make sure your lenses are super clean (this will detract from light output) and run some quality bulbs. 3000K burns cooler than the bright whites and dont burn out as fast and help with foggy or dusty areas because it doesnt reflect back as much.

 

[12BYotaFan]

Yep.

And useful fogs need to be amber.

A "real" fog lamp doesnt need to be any oarticular color. It needs to have zero upward emitted light, to orevent glare for the driver.

A typical halogen bulb is fine, if its a purpose built HID fog lamp, a 4500k burner is the best choice.

Amber =/= yellow.

Visible light spectrum is RedOrangeYellowGreenBlueIndigoViolet.

Theres not much to be seen with the B-I-V part of the spectrum, so tinting the bulb, the reflector or the lens to a transparent yellow removes the least amount of visible light, Leaves the Green wavelengths alone, so you can see greens and browns of different shades.

By filtering out Green in addition to B-I-V you end up with Amber light, which is near useless for actually seeing anything with.

So either "white" lamps (non tinted Halogen, 4500k HID) or Yellow, with a wide, short beam, and absolutely no light emitted above the horizon, make for good lamps to drive slowly in inclement weather.