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Old 08-10-2010, 10:07 PM
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So I want some opinions on my fog light bulbs.
i ordered up ssome Hoen Chromium bulbs for the sidemarkers and the turn signals as well as some H11 Xenonmatch for the high beams but not sure what to do for my foglight / driving lights. Wanted to just go with some more Xenomatch's but unfortunately they don't have any in H3 size so I started looking at thier endurance line (basically a yellow bulb) which they do make in an H3.
They look kind of cool but I wonder if the novelty will wear off quickly. What do you guys think? Try yellow out or just look for some H3's in white.

Here is a link to the yellow fogs:
http://www.hoen-usa.com/fog.htm

P.S. if you never used Hoen bulds try them they are awsome last 3 cars was one of the first mods I made. Especially love the chromium bulbs.
Old 08-10-2010, 10:56 PM
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Yellow fog lights are MUCH better than clear/white in fog. No comparison. If you want fog weather performance, get yellow bulbs.
Old 08-10-2010, 10:58 PM
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Be careful what you use, as more wattage yields more heat. I've seen several cooked lexan lenses from improper bulb choices. Innocently wanting more light has cost many hundreds of dollars in new lighting units.
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Me too. $600.00 lesson last time
Sticking with OEM wattage across the board.
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+1 for lens burned and yellowed from hot bulbs.... no fix, must replace headlights
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Still looking for opinions or suggestions on fog lights.
Hoen does not appear to make an H3 bulb to match the Bi-Xenons and Xenomatch H11 high beams but they do make H3 endurance (i.e. yellow) fog light bulbs. What do you guys think? Anyone knowof another manufacturer that makes an H3 bulb in OEM wattage and will match the Bi-Xenons?
Also, just to be honest these are purely cosmetic. Not a lot of actual "fog" in south florida
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FYI Hoen are a good match indeed but they 'll burn very quickly.

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I am going with OEM 55w so should not be too bad. On my last car i got about 2+ years of continous use (I had daylight running lights) out of HOEN.

Anyone have opinions on the yellow foglights? Yea or Nay? Anyone else running that combination?



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