Fog Lights - Yellow Lens or Yellow Bulb
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Fog Lights - Yellow Lens or Yellow Bulb
I'm just wondering what would be better to create better light for fog lights. Apparently, yellow is better for use in fog lights since yellow doesn't reflect light back to the driver versus white light, correct?
So I'm wondering if I should get a yellow bulb? Which is the best yellow bulb?
Or, should I get the regular clear bulb, and get that yellow vinyl to cover the clear lens, or paint the lens?
So I'm wondering if I should get a yellow bulb? Which is the best yellow bulb?
Or, should I get the regular clear bulb, and get that yellow vinyl to cover the clear lens, or paint the lens?
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Re: Fog Lights - Yellow Lens or Yellow Bulb (SportEL)
eh... it really depends on the look...
some cars look sick with yellow fogs...in the day.. others just look.. well ...
it really is just a matter of taste...and how you want your car to look like in the day..
at night it doesn't matter... cause you can't really tell what color a car is...
i would go with a vinyl - laminx or something like that... that way you can peel it off, and put a new one on.. without all the chips... even a clear laminx would be a good idea
some cars look sick with yellow fogs...in the day.. others just look.. well ...
it really is just a matter of taste...and how you want your car to look like in the day..
at night it doesn't matter... cause you can't really tell what color a car is...
i would go with a vinyl - laminx or something like that... that way you can peel it off, and put a new one on.. without all the chips... even a clear laminx would be a good idea
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Re: Fog Lights - Yellow Lens or Yellow Bulb (SportEL)
do both.
just know that yellow bulbs will fade over time. unless you get the high priced bulbs like piaas but even then i dont k now if i want to pay over 60 bucks for halogens
you can go with yellow hids. some hid kits can have a yellow 3000K color naturally and then the bulb can be custom dipped with yellow to make a hardcore yellow. but sometimes these hids fogs will overpower regular hids low beams. (overkill)
it all depends. personally i like HIDs with some good yellow bulbs + lamnix.
just know that yellow bulbs will fade over time. unless you get the high priced bulbs like piaas but even then i dont k now if i want to pay over 60 bucks for halogens
you can go with yellow hids. some hid kits can have a yellow 3000K color naturally and then the bulb can be custom dipped with yellow to make a hardcore yellow. but sometimes these hids fogs will overpower regular hids low beams. (overkill)
it all depends. personally i like HIDs with some good yellow bulbs + lamnix.
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Re: Fog Lights - Yellow Lens or Yellow Bulb (androO)
its pointless to do both..
if he does a yellow lamin-x then any light he puts behind it will come out yellow... so even if he put a regular bulb or a hid bulb at 4300k he will still get yellow
Just know that when you use the yellow lamin-x the fogs will still be yellow in the day time..
IF this looks good on your car, some colors yellow fogs don't look to great.. imo, then do it...
if you don't like how yellow fogs look on your car during the day.. then getting yellow bulbs or 3000k hid bulbs would be fine.
In fog lights, you can sort of get away with pnp kits, because they are aimed lower.. so glare isn't as bad... but with fogs.. make sure you stay at or below 4300k anything higher is useless, just like in regular bulbs...
If you want, you can do the BLAZER fog light projector and a pnp kit.... those are actually pretty awesome..
and no its not the chevy blazer foglights.. it was a brand called BLAZER
BUT if you have an SUV, don't put hid fogs... your fogs are at everybody else's headlight level...
it really is just for looks, cause oem foglights have shitty output anyway...
if he does a yellow lamin-x then any light he puts behind it will come out yellow... so even if he put a regular bulb or a hid bulb at 4300k he will still get yellow
Just know that when you use the yellow lamin-x the fogs will still be yellow in the day time..
IF this looks good on your car, some colors yellow fogs don't look to great.. imo, then do it...
if you don't like how yellow fogs look on your car during the day.. then getting yellow bulbs or 3000k hid bulbs would be fine.
In fog lights, you can sort of get away with pnp kits, because they are aimed lower.. so glare isn't as bad... but with fogs.. make sure you stay at or below 4300k anything higher is useless, just like in regular bulbs...
If you want, you can do the BLAZER fog light projector and a pnp kit.... those are actually pretty awesome..
and no its not the chevy blazer foglights.. it was a brand called BLAZER
BUT if you have an SUV, don't put hid fogs... your fogs are at everybody else's headlight level...
it really is just for looks, cause oem foglights have shitty output anyway...
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Re: Fog Lights - Yellow Lens or Yellow Bulb (bpr0422)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bpr0422 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its pointless to do both..
if he does a yellow lamin-x then any light he puts behind it will come out yellow... so even if he put a regular bulb or a hid bulb at 4300k he will still get yellow
Just know that when you use the yellow lamin-x the fogs will still be yellow in the day time..
IF this looks good on your car, some colors yellow fogs don't look to great.. imo, then do it...
if you don't like how yellow fogs look on your car during the day.. then getting yellow bulbs or 3000k hid bulbs would be fine.
In fog lights, you can sort of get away with pnp kits, because they are aimed lower.. so glare isn't as bad... but with fogs.. make sure you stay at or below 4300k anything higher is useless, just like in regular bulbs...
If you want, you can do the BLAZER fog light projector and a pnp kit.... those are actually pretty awesome..
and no its not the chevy blazer foglights.. it was a brand called BLAZER
BUT if you have an SUV, don't put hid fogs... your fogs are at everybody else's headlight level...
it really is just for looks, cause oem foglights have shitty output anyway...</TD></TR></TABLE>
not disagreeing completely but it isnt pointless... somepeople perfer a lighter yellow and some darker. a set of regular yellow bulbd would suit a person just fine if they perfer regular yellows. some bulb manufacturer have different lightness or deepness to their yellow bulbs. but if they were looking for a darker yellow then combining lamnix + yellow bulbs it can make his lights a bit darker. it all depends with the persons preference.
thats why you can get yellow hids... and then ontop of that get them custom painted to make them even more yellow.
so not so pointless after all..
theres lots of different combinations for everyone
lamnix on top
yellow hids + dip paint
before after
if he does a yellow lamin-x then any light he puts behind it will come out yellow... so even if he put a regular bulb or a hid bulb at 4300k he will still get yellow
Just know that when you use the yellow lamin-x the fogs will still be yellow in the day time..
IF this looks good on your car, some colors yellow fogs don't look to great.. imo, then do it...
if you don't like how yellow fogs look on your car during the day.. then getting yellow bulbs or 3000k hid bulbs would be fine.
In fog lights, you can sort of get away with pnp kits, because they are aimed lower.. so glare isn't as bad... but with fogs.. make sure you stay at or below 4300k anything higher is useless, just like in regular bulbs...
If you want, you can do the BLAZER fog light projector and a pnp kit.... those are actually pretty awesome..
and no its not the chevy blazer foglights.. it was a brand called BLAZER
BUT if you have an SUV, don't put hid fogs... your fogs are at everybody else's headlight level...
it really is just for looks, cause oem foglights have shitty output anyway...</TD></TR></TABLE>
not disagreeing completely but it isnt pointless... somepeople perfer a lighter yellow and some darker. a set of regular yellow bulbd would suit a person just fine if they perfer regular yellows. some bulb manufacturer have different lightness or deepness to their yellow bulbs. but if they were looking for a darker yellow then combining lamnix + yellow bulbs it can make his lights a bit darker. it all depends with the persons preference.
thats why you can get yellow hids... and then ontop of that get them custom painted to make them even more yellow.
so not so pointless after all..
theres lots of different combinations for everyone
lamnix on top
yellow hids + dip paint
before after
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Re: Fog Lights - Yellow Lens or Yellow Bulb (androO)
I don't want to go the HID route, and just stay with halogens. The bulb is H3. I could:
1) Get the best yellow bulb and stay clear lens. Which ones are best? the Piaas?
2) Use Yellow lamin-x with clear bulb. The Osram Nightbreakers seems like a great bulb to use. However, doesn't the Lamin-X reduce the light output?
3)I could use both a yellow bulb and Yellow Lamin-X which I guess would provide a darker yellow color.
Factors to consider:
a) I just want the brightest yellow output. I don't car if it is lighter or darker yellow.
b) Appearance of the car during the daytime. I have a silver car which currently has a clear purplish looking lens during the day. Does yellow lens with silver car match well during the day???
1) Get the best yellow bulb and stay clear lens. Which ones are best? the Piaas?
2) Use Yellow lamin-x with clear bulb. The Osram Nightbreakers seems like a great bulb to use. However, doesn't the Lamin-X reduce the light output?
3)I could use both a yellow bulb and Yellow Lamin-X which I guess would provide a darker yellow color.
Factors to consider:
a) I just want the brightest yellow output. I don't car if it is lighter or darker yellow.
b) Appearance of the car during the daytime. I have a silver car which currently has a clear purplish looking lens during the day. Does yellow lens with silver car match well during the day???
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go with the piias. my friend has them on his suburu and they produce a really solid yellow.
but for my fogs i would want them a tad bit more yellow.
anyway if youre going to get bulbs i would go with the piias. i wanted to initially go with yellow hids but again, its overkill for fogs. they sometimes over power the regular hids.
so for me, halogen is the way to go.
hey this might help but may take some retrofitting to be done... you take yellow bulbs and place them in yellow glass caps like these
but for my fogs i would want them a tad bit more yellow.
anyway if youre going to get bulbs i would go with the piias. i wanted to initially go with yellow hids but again, its overkill for fogs. they sometimes over power the regular hids.
so for me, halogen is the way to go.
hey this might help but may take some retrofitting to be done... you take yellow bulbs and place them in yellow glass caps like these
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Re: (DevilsSi1481)
I painted mine first and over 6 months began to chip so I rremoved the paint and did yellow lamin-x with piaa yellow bulbs. Best yellow output in my opinion. I am thinking now of putting yellow hid bulbs in, instead of piaas.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by androO »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">go with the piias. my friend has them on his suburu and they produce a really solid yellow.
but for my fogs i would want them a tad bit more yellow.
anyway if youre going to get bulbs i would go with the piias. i wanted to initially go with yellow hids but again, its overkill for fogs. they sometimes over power the regular hids.
so for me, halogen is the way to go.
hey this might help but may take some retrofitting to be done... you take yellow bulbs and place them in yellow glass caps like these
</TD></TR></TABLE>
Do you have more info about the yellow glass caps?
Here is the picture of how my car looks currently. It is a Silver Acura EL. You guys think yellow fogs during the daytime would match up well with a silver car.
but for my fogs i would want them a tad bit more yellow.
anyway if youre going to get bulbs i would go with the piias. i wanted to initially go with yellow hids but again, its overkill for fogs. they sometimes over power the regular hids.
so for me, halogen is the way to go.
hey this might help but may take some retrofitting to be done... you take yellow bulbs and place them in yellow glass caps like these
</TD></TR></TABLE>
Do you have more info about the yellow glass caps?
Here is the picture of how my car looks currently. It is a Silver Acura EL. You guys think yellow fogs during the daytime would match up well with a silver car.
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I took my fogs apart and did the yellow vinyl on top and took out the heat shield and they shine great!!...haven't had any problems...And its a deep yellow like....they seem to over power my stock headlights...but I'll hids soon...
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Re: Fog Lights - Yellow Lens or Yellow Bulb (SportEL)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SportEL »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm just wondering what would be better to create better light for fog lights. Apparently, yellow is better for use in fog lights since yellow doesn't reflect light back to the driver versus white light, correct?
So I'm wondering if I should get a yellow bulb? Which is the best yellow bulb?
Or, should I get the regular clear bulb, and get that yellow vinyl to cover the clear lens, or paint the lens?</TD></TR></TABLE>
or try to paint over ur lense with tamia paint
Modified by TANGO28 at 10:27 PM 12/8/2007
So I'm wondering if I should get a yellow bulb? Which is the best yellow bulb?
Or, should I get the regular clear bulb, and get that yellow vinyl to cover the clear lens, or paint the lens?</TD></TR></TABLE>
or try to paint over ur lense with tamia paint
Modified by TANGO28 at 10:27 PM 12/8/2007
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Re: Fog Lights - Yellow Lens or Yellow Bulb (TANGO28)
Yellow bulbs have the problem that over time and use they will either prematurely burn out from the heat (had a buddy lose both his H1 yellow bulbs in about a week due to the heat melting the glass) or the yellow paint/film will burn/flake off...
I'm running yellow/amber glass units and I'm happy with the color.... I've got a set of H3C hid bulbs that I've been meaning to test them out with but yet to get there...
I'm running yellow/amber glass units and I'm happy with the color.... I've got a set of H3C hid bulbs that I've been meaning to test them out with but yet to get there...
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Re: Fog Lights - Yellow Lens or Yellow Bulb (CarbonizedDX)
anyone have problems with the lamin-x film on their foglights. I know that the lens gets hot from the bulb inside and have had any problems with the heat and the film on their lens of the fogs.
i'm planning to buy the yellow lamin-x film for my 99-00 fogs, and i'm worried if this is going to be a problem. Thanks.
i'm planning to buy the yellow lamin-x film for my 99-00 fogs, and i'm worried if this is going to be a problem. Thanks.
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Re: Fog Lights - Yellow Lens or Yellow Bulb (actek23)
yellow capsuls would be the way to go. I've done several of these conversions for people, and every person has been very happy with the outcome
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Re: Fog Lights - Yellow Lens or Yellow Bulb (SportEL)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SportEL »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm just wondering what would be better to create better light for fog lights. Apparently, yellow is better for use in fog lights since yellow doesn't reflect light back to the driver versus white light, correct?
So I'm wondering if I should get a yellow bulb? Which is the best yellow bulb?
Or, should I get the regular clear bulb, and get that yellow vinyl to cover the clear lens, or paint the lens?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Since Nobody has a expletiveing clue in here...
1. Yellow and white bulbs are the same **** but... but white gives out 30%+ more light output...
2. You should not have yellow at all
3. The objective of fog lights is to light up the ground, so you want the clearest and brightest light.. Which would be white bulbs with clear lenses
4. Any yellow you add to the equation decreases light output..
Here's some good info
- fog hovers about 12"–18" above the road's surface
- Fog lights mount low on your front bumper, and cast a wide beam of light down onto the road.
^^^^^^^^^^^^ Onto the road, not into the fog
fog particles are dense enough to reflect both white and yellow wave lengths equally. This fact has been known since 1938, after J.H. Nelson published the seminal article, "Optics in Headlights." Long story short, both colored lights work well, so choose the one you think looks best.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
but...
coated lenses produce a 20-50% decrease in light output, depending on how thick the coating on the lens was applied
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
More Info
They are intended for use at low speed to increase the illumination directed towards the road surface and verges in conditions of poor visibility due to rain, fog, dust or snow
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
More INFO
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/...4.htm
Modified by G2 Speed at 1:01 AM 1/11/2008
Modified by G2 Speed at 1:04 AM 1/11/2008
So I'm wondering if I should get a yellow bulb? Which is the best yellow bulb?
Or, should I get the regular clear bulb, and get that yellow vinyl to cover the clear lens, or paint the lens?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Since Nobody has a expletiveing clue in here...
1. Yellow and white bulbs are the same **** but... but white gives out 30%+ more light output...
2. You should not have yellow at all
3. The objective of fog lights is to light up the ground, so you want the clearest and brightest light.. Which would be white bulbs with clear lenses
4. Any yellow you add to the equation decreases light output..
Here's some good info
- fog hovers about 12"–18" above the road's surface
- Fog lights mount low on your front bumper, and cast a wide beam of light down onto the road.
^^^^^^^^^^^^ Onto the road, not into the fog
fog particles are dense enough to reflect both white and yellow wave lengths equally. This fact has been known since 1938, after J.H. Nelson published the seminal article, "Optics in Headlights." Long story short, both colored lights work well, so choose the one you think looks best.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
but...
coated lenses produce a 20-50% decrease in light output, depending on how thick the coating on the lens was applied
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
More Info
They are intended for use at low speed to increase the illumination directed towards the road surface and verges in conditions of poor visibility due to rain, fog, dust or snow
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
More INFO
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/...4.htm
Modified by G2 Speed at 1:01 AM 1/11/2008
Modified by G2 Speed at 1:04 AM 1/11/2008
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