View Full Version : HIDs in the fog lights... bad or good?


DriveEuro
10-20-2006, 04:27 PM
Ok, I saying good/bad regarding glare. I have HIDs as my lowbeams and they do glare a little bit. To anyone that has done HIDs in the fog lights, does it glare a lot?

I already have 6000K HIDs for low beams and was thinking about 8000K for my fogs (more blue).

Anyone?

O5_TRD_tC
10-20-2006, 08:07 PM
bad i believe

davedavetC
10-20-2006, 08:13 PM
i bet in the OEM fogs it wont be too bad. i mean lok where the stock fogs put the light beam... its all on the ground anyways.

i saw go for it!

raWr215
10-20-2006, 10:46 PM
what's closer to the ground mmeans danger to water....
why not do an HID retro that utilize the lighting output to have a wider light projection? cars with hids (besides tall vehicles like SUV) does not really need fogt lights

davedavetC
10-21-2006, 04:53 AM
danger to water?! :question:

w/e i havent had a problem with water with my fogs (oem) and im lowered on hotchkis. then again i might not completely understand what ur goin at...

SCION_X
10-21-2006, 08:21 AM
i will never understand why people put HID's in NON HID compatible headlights. You need a TRUE projector. IMHO, its really not smart and dangerous to the other on-coming traffic. The light scatters all over the place and is not directed where its supposed to be, or atleast in a direction form that you get from the projectors. No offense to those that have them in thier rides without the projector, its just not practicle... YES you get a crap ton of light output, but without projectors it doesnt work properly, and you run the risk of frying something if you are not careful...

Again my opinion and not to flame those that have them...

But to have them in your headlights, and fogs its a bit of overkill if you ask me...

DriveEuro
10-21-2006, 03:01 PM
You don't risk frying anything without projectors... You're just putting out some light in undesired directions..

brownKIDDnate
10-21-2006, 04:12 PM
i will never understand why people put HID's in NON HID compatible headlights. You need a TRUE projector. IMHO, its really not smart and dangerous to the other on-coming traffic. The light scatters all over the place and is not directed where its supposed to be, or atleast in a direction form that you get from the projectors. No offense to those that have them in thier rides without the projector, its just not practicle... YES you get a crap ton of light output, but without projectors it doesnt work properly, and you run the risk of frying something if you are not careful...

Again my opinion and not to flame those that have them...

But to have them in your headlights, and fogs its a bit of overkill if you ask me...

i agree with this. a big debate back when i owned my 96 thunderbird was with the guys(tccoa.com) that put hids in the headlights that it was murderous to oncomming eyes because the headlights came out even before HIDs were used in everyday cars. and even to think of putting hids in fog lights, i mean yeah its a cool idea, but its unnessesary IMO. unless you wanna get flashed at by oncomming traffic and risk getting a ticket in some area. also depands what tempereature your gonna run too.

SquallLHeart
10-21-2006, 06:30 PM
what's closer to the ground mmeans danger to water....
:question:

i know a certain HID kit that i've seen submerged in an aquarium with live swimming fish... i think for at least that kit.... water's no problem...