90-91 jdm fogs w/h.i.d v.s aftermarket

[904dr]

This will be my first post. I just wanted to know what everybody thinks. I noticed jdm fogs look dope, but dont have the best light output. So I would like to know which would be better for lighting up the road. JDM foglights with h.i.d's or a standard halogen aftermarket kit like piaa or hella?

[fatboy1185]

HID's will be brighter, but how bright do you want your fogs?

[H22Artman]

This will be my first post. I just wanted to know what everybody thinks. I noticed jdm fogs look dope, but dont have the best light output. So I would like to know which would be better for lighting up the road. JDM foglights with h.i.d's or a standard halogen aftermarket kit like piaa or hella?

anything aftermarket is gonna look like garbage.

just use HIDs on the OE fogs...

[kouzie]

5000k...

[904dr]

I would like the fog's to be as bright as possible. But im more concerned about coverage. Im sure jdm/oe foglights with h.i.d's will be brighter, and will look so jdm, but from what i've seen in pictures on this site JDM foglights don't cover very wide. Am I wrong?By the way these are the aftermarket ones I was thinking of.http://mediacdn.shopatron.com/media/...jpg?1205400843

[H22Artman]

foglights are foglights. not headlamps. use the lights for their intended purpose.

if you overcompensate brightness for coverage on a light that was built to ASSIST low-beam vision in poor conditions then you will end up doing two things. both negative.

1. you will light the fog up in front of you and basically be driving into a solid white wall. same reason they tell you not to drive with highbeams in fog(this is also due to light angle, but same idea).

2. you will piss off other drivers. road rage can be deadly.

[av6g6]

These are some of the widest evenly spread fog lights out there.
http://www.expeditionexchange.com/hella/DSC08581.jpg
This thread also has output pics of a bunch of fog lights with HID kits and includes some pics of the fog lights posted above. The hella and the blazers both have mounting brackets like the aftermarket fog you posted.
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=52148

[904dr]

Your 2nd response contradicts your first, H22art.

[Extacee]

Your 2nd response contradicts your first, H22art.

BURN

[H22Artman]

Your 2nd response contradicts your first, H22art.

no it doesnt.
you can have HIDs in the fogs without it being offensive or overly dangerous.

no reason to go insane on the brightness.

[benjerman112]

usdm fogs with 8,000K H.I.D's

[Extacee]

usdm fogs with 8,000K H.I.D's

dude, people who have 8000k hid fogs piss me off because i can't see! maybe get 5000k and it wouldnt blind anyone AS much.

[904dr]

thanks benjerman112 that's very helpful. Im leaning towards o/e fogs now.

[904dr]

What? They blind? Would color make a diff?

[full.circle]

foglights are foglights. not headlamps. use the lights for their intended purpose.

thats all you need to take from this whole thing. i cant tell you how many times i got pulled over by cops when i had my JDM Vigor lights cause they thought i was driving with highbeams on. i dont remember what bulbs they were but i can tell you they WERENT intended for road use and they WERENT HIDs

im doing a retro on my Prelude fogs and im not even considering HIDs. you just need a good bright bulb to hit the ground between your car and about 1/4 of your low beam. if you can find them OSRAM Night Breakers are insanely bright for what you pay, but not enough to get you pulled or highbeamed