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So I've been searching for a good yellow fog light bulb upgrade that wasn't either an HID kit (for heat reasons) or some cheap LED bulb that would look either hi-lighter green or serve no purpose other than looks. I wanted a true yellow fog that would maintain the fog beam pattern, be brighter than stock, wouldn't cause too much heat, and wouldn't look green (like a lot of the cheap LED bulbs out there). This was harder than it seems, but I found a great option- the DDM Tuning Raptor LED kit. It comes in 6000k and 3000k- I went with the 3000k kit. Added bonus, its 35w vs. the 55w halogens, so you get better performance with less electrical draw. https://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/Raptor-35W-H11-W-Y
I do a lot of long drives 4+hrs in the New England region and I wanted a good kit that would maintain the fog beam pattern because the more light scatter in heavy rain/snow/fog the worse your visibility is. The OEM bulbs are Osram H11 halogen, probably around 3500k, and are surprisingly good compared to other OEM fog lights on other cars.
Ultimately, there was a little bit of light scatter, but way less than other LED bulbs. There still was no glare, but I aimed the housings a few degrees lower for now to be safe. I'm going to drive around for a bit and possibly re-adjust if I need to. Below are the photos, I'll post an update in a few weeks, and take some shots on a road with no street lights so you can get an accurate idea of how it looks on the street.
4300k 35w HID w/ OEM fog lights 4300k 35w HID w/o fog lights - beam pattern 4300k 35w HID w/o fog lights 4300k 35w HID w/ fog lights - beam pattern 4300k 35w HID w/ fog lights
4300k 35w HID w/ DDM tuning Raptor 3000k LEDs Center lights are 4" Auxbeam pods with hyperspot beam pattern and amber covers. The drivers side is angled lower and the passenger is angled higher, for a good pencil beam spot pattern
01-28-2019, 12:30 AM
DDM Tuning Raptor 3000k LED kit review
