fog light mod..??HID

[droppedHoe]

i put some ddm fogs in my boys truck yesterday and he's not really satisfied with the overall light output. he put 35watt 6000k's in.
he thinks its the shield that the light basically sits in and wants me to cut it off for him but will that actually give more might output?
he's looking the aspect of the high beam doesnt have a shield and maybe give more light

 

[DenaliAK]

It'll probably throw more light up in on-coming faces, but shouldn't really effect over-all output much. I'd leave the shields alone. Fog lights are simply not designed to provide massive light output, but a shorter, wider, and close to the ground pattern directly in front of the vehicle. If he wants more over-all output of usable light, get HID's in a good projector in the headlights or buy some good driving lights and bolt them to the bumper or push bar.

 

[puckhead]

Good info Scott! I got my kit a while back and the bulbs where too long to fit without cutting the shield off so I didnt put em in. Gonna have to see if theres a shorter bulb out there

 

[xBigNoke]

I have the HIDS in my fog lights but i ride a z71 with the round ones , it uses the 880 bulbs which literally fit with less then like 1CM left lol, tight fit.

 

[DenaliAK]

I have the HIDS in my fog lights but i ride a z71 with the round ones , it uses the 880 bulbs which literally fit with less then like 1CM left lol, tight fit.

Yup, those are a tight fit. That's what I'm running, too.

 

[droppedHoe]

both my truck and his truck have 880's as well.
i have 35 watt 5000k fogs and 6000k 55watt lows.

he has 35watt 6000k lows and 6000k fogs and has s2000 projectors... maybe they suck but the shop said they were the best other than the bmw ones but they cost a lot more.
i just have depo's in my truck... maybe 55watt is what he wants more... but 55watt in the fogs i heard will melt some sh*t up

 

[DenaliAK]

both my truck and his truck have 880's as well.
i have 35 watt 5000k fogs and 6000k 55watt lows.

he has 35watt 6000k lows and 6000k fogs and has s2000 projectors... maybe they suck but the shop said they were the best other than the bmw ones but they cost a lot more.
i just have depo's in my truck... maybe 55watt is what he wants more... but 55watt in the fogs i heard will melt some sh*t up

S2000's are one of the best projectors out there. Are those in the fogs?

Biggest limitation to fog lights other than the actual size and design is the positioning of them low on the truck. If you aim them too high you blind people, but that's the only way to get light out in front you as far as you'd like sometimes.

 

[Lowered On them Thangs]

In the round foglights (Z71 style) is it melting the foglight housing? was getting ready to order and was curious thanks

 

[DenaliAK]

FWIW, I have 55w HID's in my Denali fogs and haven't had any melting issues. I did get water inside one housing which killed the bulb, though, so watch out for that.

 

[xBigNoke]

I run 35w 8000k hids in all 3 spots. The fog housing is fine i have not noticed melting issues at all. I stay lower watts so i dont melt shit or get discoleration.

 

[adzam]

Ive had 35w 8000k HIDs in my fogs for 7 years and never had a problem with melting. My friend has an '05 Denali and his are melting pretty bad. I wanted to switch to 55w, but was afraid they would melt.

 

[droppedHoe]

S2000's are one of the best projectors out there. Are those in the fogs?

Biggest limitation to fog lights other than the actual size and design is the positioning of them low on the truck. If you aim them too high you blind people, but that's the only way to get light out in front you as far as you'd like sometimes.

naw they arent in the fogs, they s2000 projectors are on the low beams and imo they look great vs the depo's but he wants more light... i told him 6hi is the only thing thats gonna give him more light but piss everyone else around him off b/c he doesnt want to mount any driving lights...
he wants me to take the fog light completely out and put these in now b/c they are bright as hell and spread across the road
http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?295395-New-PROJECTOR-HID-KIT-CCFL-Lights-in-stock-great-for-bike-and-car-by-hidlightsusa

 

[DenaliAK]

naw they arent in the fogs, they s2000 projectors are on the low beams and imo they look great vs the depo's but he wants more light... i told him 6hi is the only thing thats gonna give him more light but piss everyone else around him off b/c he doesnt want to mount any driving lights...
he wants me to take the fog light completely out and put these in now b/c they are bright as hell and spread across the road
http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?295395-New-PROJECTOR-HID-KIT-CCFL-Lights-in-stock-great-for-bike-and-car-by-hidlightsusa

He sounds like me...never enough light...lol.

I will probably eventually do a serious projector mod for the fogs with a good projector. I know nothing about that one, although I wouldn't get those for the simple reason that they have halos, which I think are tacky on anything but the original BMW's and they tend to not be as good as they claim.

I really want to put a PIAA or CIBIE all-metal driving light in the fog light hole and then get some 70w HID's to put in them. No melting issues if it's all metal, and bright as hell.

 

[blueflamed03]

I have the 6K 35w in both fogs and lowbeams, with both on more than enough light.

Does he have them in lows too and it's still not enough?

 

[droppedHoe]

I have the 6K 35w in both fogs and lowbeams, with both on more than enough light.

Does he have them in lows too and it's still not enough?

yea 6k lows and fogs is what he has. i told him put order a set of 55watt 5000k lows and its gonna be as much light as he's gonna get

 

[blueflamed03]

yep, maybe the 55w will help, dunno. <shrugs shoulders>

they are more of a low fog light, than circular ** driving light.

 

[tom q]

I have 35W 3000K (yellow) in my fogs. Unfortunately, the bottom reflector of the fog melted. I have to buy a pair of fogs (04 Tahoe). I like the yellow lights for fogs coz it blends well with my 55W 6000K lows and highs

 

[Tonka Tahoe]

Im running 55w 8000k HID's in both low beams and fog lights. Im not having any melting issues as of now. Id def. tell him to go with HID's.

 

[droppedHoe]

i ended up doing a 6 hi mod for him. now he has to much light output.
55watt 6000k low
35watt 6000k highs
35watt 6000k fogs

lights up everything and he hardly ever turns off the highs.

 

[DIY_DAD]

not enough light? shit i just did 6000k HID lows and fogs and i could blind satan himself, i feel sorry for the people in front of me in lowered cars, if that isnt enough light for him he needs better glasses!