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Old 02-11-2012 | 07:25 AM
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Anyone has Hyper blue bulb fog lights? I have a '04 metallic blue and was toying with the idea of changing the fog lights to hyper blue bulbs.

Any pictures would be nice....

Thanks...
Old 02-11-2012 | 07:58 AM
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I always liked the contrast of the yellow fogs on HID light

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Anyone has Hyper blue bulb fog lights? I have a '04 metallic blue and was toying with the idea of changing the fog lights to hyper blue bulbs.

Any pictures would be nice....

Thanks...
Old 02-11-2012 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by rocksteady530
Anyone has Hyper blue bulb fog lights? I have a '04 metallic blue and was toying with the idea of changing the fog lights to hyper blue bulbs.

Any pictures would be nice....

Thanks...
If you intend to use your fog lights as fog lights Hyper Blue is actually a really poor choice of colour because bright blue light causes the most glare which in low visibility conditions will be heavily amplified by the fog. Your fog lights will be far less effective (actually rather useless) at penetrating fog and the blue glare will seriously discomfort or annoy other road users. I should stick with the standard yellowish bulbs which although not as sexy will actually be far more practically effective.
Old 02-11-2012 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by markrl
If you intend to use your fog lights as fog lights Hyper Blue is actually a really poor choice of colour because bright blue light causes the most glare which in low visibility conditions will be heavily amplified by the fog. Your fog lights will be far less effective (actually rather useless) at penetrating fog and the blue glare will seriously discomfort or annoy other road users. I should stick with the standard yellowish bulbs which although not as sexy will actually be far more practically effective.
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Originally Posted by rocksteady530
Anyone has Hyper blue bulb fog lights? I have a '04 metallic blue and was toying with the idea of changing the fog lights to hyper blue bulbs.

Any pictures would be nice....

Thanks...


I have blue/white fog bulbs
But i got to give the other guys +3
Light output in fog is not that good,but i like the look


Old 02-11-2012 | 03:32 PM
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I'm really interested in seeing how yellow fogs like a 3000k would look with a 8000k 'ish HID headlight setup, getting tired of my 8000k/8000k setup.
Old 02-11-2012 | 03:58 PM
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I just got a pair of 2500k I plan on putting on this weekend if I get around to it. I've always been a fan of the "Lexus yellow" fogs...I'll post some pics once I get them installed.
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I'm really interested in seeing how yellow fogs like a 3000k would look with a 8000k 'ish HID headlight setup, getting tired of my 8000k/8000k setup.
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Originally Posted by markrl
If you intend to use your fog lights as fog lights Hyper Blue is actually a really poor choice of colour because bright blue light causes the most glare which in low visibility conditions will be heavily amplified by the fog. Your fog lights will be far less effective (actually rather useless) at penetrating fog and the blue glare will seriously discomfort or annoy other road users. I should stick with the standard yellowish bulbs which although not as sexy will actually be far more practically effective.
Thanks for the feedback guys - I guess I will stick with functionality.
Old 02-14-2012 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by rocksteady530
Anyone has Hyper blue bulb fog lights? I have a '04 metallic blue and was toying with the idea of changing the fog lights to hyper blue bulbs.

Any pictures would be nice....

Thanks...
I have 6000K xenon for main beams and put an 8000K HID kit in the fogs. I wouldnt exactly call it hyper blue but it's a bluish tint. Honestly, don't waste your money on regular blue bulbs put HID.
And no the angel eye bulbs aren't anything special..Some $30 lights i bought off ebay years ago. In fact, I never even coded it to up the wattage yet. Haven't cared to try. I think like 3W error free LED or something.


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