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Old Jan 19, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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Default H3 LED's ?? Anyone have them in their fogs?

Does anybody have these in their VRD Fogs? :



I'm curious how the light output would be...I'm know it's nothing like HIDs but if anyone has these and has pics, it'd be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

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LEDs don't have the light output to actually put enough usable light on the ground for driving. They're more for show than anything else. They might be good for daytime running lights though. I would like to see someone come out with other colors though.

These look interesting, but again, not enough light output.
http://frickinbrite.com/catalog/prod...roducts_id=372
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WOW. Very interesting.
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 12:32 AM
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hm...I'm going to search on other forums of other cars with any type of foglight...if anyone else wants to search and find any type of pics that'd be cool.
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https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...=led+fog+light

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hmmm..good find, thank you. I think they'd be brighter in the actual foglight housing because of all the chrome reflective stuff.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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that is interesting... how does it compare to a regular halogen? or HID?
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I found this...it's a Pontiac Grand AM with LED Fogs...In the first picture, the left side has the LED bulb and the right side is standard halogen. The second pic has both LEDs in.


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*watching.


do you think the output is better than the bulb VRD gives you for their set?
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lol at LED bulbs. ill stick with my HIDs in the fogs.
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Originally Posted by davedavetC
lol at LED bulbs. ill stick with my HIDs in the fogs.
x2 i thought they would look better.
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The housing would have to be designed to use LEDs. The halogen housings wouldn't reflect most of the light to provide a decent output. The LED shines forward, missing most of the reflector behind the bulb. Now, if someone designed a bulb that could shine light in all directions, it would help a little. Unless there is a projector to help with light output, I would doubt that there would be enough light to actually be of any help.
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Originally Posted by davedavetC
lol at LED bulbs. ill stick with my HIDs in the fogs.
LEDs = $20

HIDs= $75+ and not really plug and play


I totally agree that HIDs are FAR brighter...there's no doubt. I'm just curious more than anything.
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Originally Posted by imsono___un
The housing would have to be designed to use LEDs. The halogen housings wouldn't reflect most of the light to provide a decent output. The LED shines forward, missing most of the reflector behind the bulb. Now, if someone designed a bulb that could shine light in all directions, it would help a little. Unless there is a projector to help with light output, I would doubt that there would be enough light to actually be of any help.
I agree...I wonder if anybody makes the H3 bulb in a similar style as to this:


The multiple LEDs angling in different directions should help utilize the reflector in the housing.
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Originally Posted by 1DarkTC
Originally Posted by davedavetC
lol at LED bulbs. ill stick with my HIDs in the fogs.
LEDs = $20

HIDs= $75+ and not really plug and play


I totally agree that HIDs are FAR brighter...there's no doubt. I'm just curious more than anything.

wow, um... hmm... hids put out enought light for you to see the road, leds put out enough light to see the light housing... i can drive around with just my fogs on and be able to see at night with them perfectly fine. i doubt you would even see any output with the leds. but hey if you wanna waste your money for looks go for it. call me crazy but i like my foglights to function for me...
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Originally Posted by 1DarkTC
I totally agree that HIDs are FAR brighter...there's no doubt. I'm just curious more than anything.

Do I really have to repeat myself? There's no need for you to have an attitude man. We ALL know HIDs are brighter...stop preaching to the choir.



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