MIK3

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Was curious as to what you guys thought about amber colored fogs? I'll be in need of fogs soon and am debating between H3 Lexus capsules and lamin-xing the glass housing yellow or finding amber bulbs (if they exist) and lamin-xing the glass housing amber (like the CTS-V's below).


The fogs would glow more than shine I think, which is the look I'd want. I don't think we have too many fans of amber lighting here, but I'd figure I'd see youre guys's input. Thanks

ColdSHO

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arent the fogs on the cts-v's the lights right under the amber ones? i think the amber is more of a running light or drl of some sort.

the yellow doesnt look so bad imo, esp with a 3000k hid kit, but if ur going with a glow rather than light output, then a laminx might not be a bad way to go or the lexus caps.

Prophecy99

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thats right, the amber pictured there is not the fogs.

I have seen a truck or two with what appeared to be actuall amber fogs. IMO It looks odd, And am skeptical of any worthy output in general, let alone in our fogs.

nissandrvr98

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i had custom amber fogs on my altima as my first set of fogs-they were awesome in the looks category but sucked in output so i finally switched for function over form.

Progress

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I prefer yellow.

As noted, those amber colored lights on the CTS are its running lights and are on when no other lights are on. A cool look but I like yellow fogs more.

phatboislim

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dont go taking my ideas haha...but yea, i was thinking about it

vball_max

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Just thinking about the color amber (orange) in general, a lot of people on here try to get rid of that color (ie. clearing front amber blinkers, clearing amber bumper lights, red overlays on the amber tail light blinker, etc.)

I think a lot of people (including myself) just arent fans of the amber color and I dont think the functionality of it is benefical over the yellow. So personally, I will be sticking to the yellow.

Give it a shot though and post some pics. Maybe it would help the other amber lights flow with the car better.

maximase86

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You're gonna want that lexus yellow. I'm offering no bias opinion what so ever.

phatboislim

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there u have it. thats why i'm going amber/orange fog lights to complete the amber

QNO_A32

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amber FTW...not on fogs though IMO. but be different and try it out, amber lamin-x on the fog lens...

essential1

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I think I'm the only a33 owner who likes the amber in the corner of the headlight.

I think i'm the only one who doesnt like yellow fogs. Every SRT-4, MS3, civic, etc. has yellow fogs... It's the latest fad for all the little rice rockets in my area.

I have matching hids in the headlights and fog lights, output is awsome and people say they love it better than the yellow.

Be different, do the amber. It doesnt matter what anyone says, if you like it, do it.

MetaOrbit

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You're not the only one. I prefer amber in the headlights too.

But I do have yellow capsules in my foglights... I'm almost over them though. Almost makes the car look older these days.

phatboislim

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false...i'm in love w/ the amber too

yea thats a reason i plan on doing it..i dont expect great output with the amber, with the yellow i have now, ihave no output..so it wont matter..the 6ks are doing their job anyway *thumbs up*

care to inform me of what you are talking about?

MIK3

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As am I. I had switched out the off-white day runners to amber actually



Thanks everyone for the input! I just posted the CTS pictures as a reference. I realize they are not in fact fogs...but the color was on and the location of the lights was as close as I could find to fogs. If worse comes to worse, I can take of the lamin-x and switch out the lexus capsuls! I'm going to give this a try and see what yields. I like the fact that it hasn't been done yet. Lets hope for the best.

DivineMight

I'm not a fan of the amber but it's always cool to set the pace and be different. Once you do it and people like then the trend begins.. so do it. A lot of people just may jump on the amber bandwagon.

MIK3

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Wouldn't mind being the horse that carries that wagon. Let's see how this turns out. Thanks man.

woody6212

Amber might be a good change of pace if it's a deep enough orange matched with a nice blueish HID combo...Hell it would be change of pace and an Orange and good HID would look good imo.

anomaly117

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i think it might look hokey, id stick with the yellow

AEMAXIMA01

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That is exactly what I did when I put my 2k2 HIDs in my 01! I think the amber parking lights look waaaay better than the clear/off-white ones.

MIK3

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100 times better (as seen in your sig). Plus, you have the sidemarkers right there to match them. I figure, if I have them above the headlight, on the side of the headlight, I think I should finish the theme off by having them below the headlight.

Rochester

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How's it going on your amber-fog ambitions?

I've thought about this many times over the years, but never did anything about it. I'm thinking the amber in the marker and driving lights would match well with amber in the fogs, either lights on or off.

So... any progress? Any pictures?

It would be nice if Lamin-x offered Amber. It would be worth the $20 to experiment with the look.

MIK3

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Found a 4th gen with the same idea. Pics courtesy of babyboydaa1




I'll be looking for more of a glow than a shine, but this is what it should look like. I'll be purchasing a new R fog lamp, and as soon as that happens, the ambers are going in.

96max3189

you can do it is real easy to do

MIK3

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Well, I came across some amber LED's that are apparently PnP w/ the H3 connections. These seeme to be the exact orange I am looking for. Any input?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2pcs-...lenotsupported

mannetti21

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Give it a try, its nice that its direct PnP...you do realize that your fogs will look nice but wont really put out much light though. Go for it, simple enough to change if you don't like...and post pics!

maximase86

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Those are definately worth a shot, but judging by the output, it'll purely be cosmetic.

S

MIK3

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Indeed. It'll be cosmetic. No real fog here in AZ (not much anyway). I just want them to serve as an accent to the HID's. I'll go ahead and purchase these as soon as I can find a right side OEM fog for a decent price...

phatboislim

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lol @ me beating u to the punch w/ the purchase

thanks for the link homie

MIK3

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Correction, I made the purchase an hour after that post along with a passenger bulb. Do you still have me? Haha.

phatboislim

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lol well looks like we will be posting our ambers here quite soon..ive been wanting ambers..i even have a HID provider for them..only guy that said he could get em...so if these look pretty good im going to save up and get amber HIDs

MIK3

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For you headlights?

phatboislim

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naw for my foglights...

have you got your amber lights yet? i'm about to email this guy and see what the deal is

MIK3

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Nah, the guys site says a max of 2 weeks since he's shipping somewhere out of Asia. I'll give it another week, and if nothing, I'll e-mail him. If these are just too dull, I might have to PM you about your ninja-secret amber HID provider...

phatboislim

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reading > me. pm me pics when u get yours in and ill do the same...im stingy of wanting to see it first lol.

MIK3

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No problem, I'll post pics.

woody6212

Ya both you guys need to post pics of this... Did you buy the LED bulbs for the parking lights too? Those would all flow good. Amber in the fogs parking lights and bumper lights. Clean..

MIK3

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I'm going to wait until I install the H3 LED's in the fogs before I check out the amber LED corner lights. If the fogs look good, they will be matched indeed. Should be receiving the LEDs in a week or so. I'll keep you guys updated.

MIK3

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Got the fogs in last night. Minor modifications needed to get them to fit. They're about a half an inch longer than the H3 bulbs, so I had to bend the glare shield all the way down and move it out of the way so they could fit. I also had to take a needle nose to the female connection of the wire and close it a bit because the male end of the wire connection is thinner. Overall, I like it. I need to switch out my running lights to a true amber now (probably LEDs) so that might sidemarkers, fogs and running lights all match.

Here are some pictures:



Output comparison, obvious differences:






No real output, but that's ok, this was a cosmetic mod:


Next up, a definite fog-rewire.

phatboislim

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friggen awesome man...i need to check my mail..i havent checked it since i got my insurance payment thats due..kinda killed my high lol.

MIK3

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Thanks man. It comes in this little square box with nothing but Japanese all over it, heh.