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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 09:40 PM
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1) Right fog light bulb burnt out, and figure it's probably not a bad idea to just replace both of them. What would be a good recommendation for this? I dont want to convert to HID cause I don't want to spend a ton of money, but I want it to be a bright white (not blue) so what bulbs have you guys had luck with?

2) One of my license plate illuminator bulbs burnt out too. I want to put ultrawhite LED's in both of them, from superbrightleds.com. What size/part number for the bulb? Can't figure it out, and want to make sure I get the right ones.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 09:47 PM
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Sylvania Silver or Ultra. 893's.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 09:48 PM
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Actually figured out the license plate bulbs, so now what do you guys think about the fog lights? Again, I want the brightest white possible, don't want to spend too much, and just want to know what you have had luck with?

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That's for the fogs. I put some in a few weeks ago and have really been impressed with their brightness.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 09:53 PM
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which ones did you use? price? and where did you get them?
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 10:04 PM
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I used the Silver because I couldn't find the Ultra in stock around here. They were about $14 each at Autozone. The Ultra's are brighter if you can find them.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 11:17 PM
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I have a total of a 115.00 in hid lighting thats 55watt high and low beam headlights and 35watt fog lights. My fogs alone are just as good as my stock low beams were. Its 100 times better than my stock lights.
 
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where did you get those? that doesnt sound like a bad idea....i think if i got HID's i want 6000k
 
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Originally Posted by cycodude
That's for the fogs. I put some in a few weeks ago and have really been impressed with their brightness.
i got the same ones and what an improvement. i also got rid of the tint on my lenses after i got the bulbs. with all the crappy weather i need as much visibility as possible.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ryan_brown33
where did you get those? that doesnt sound like a bad idea....i think if i got HID's i want 6000k
Prices went up a little since then. My headlights were 74.00 and my fogs before christmas were 41.00. http://www.mydepots.com/hid-headligh...gvpp7k2j6ruoop

I have the 6k 55watt bi xenon for the headlights and 6k 35 watt single beam for fogs. I still have my stock headlight lenses so im sure they are not as bright as what they should be.

Stock vs HID
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Fogs and low beams
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