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Old May 4, 2011 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by umichchris
i have LED bulbs in for my fog lights. i got them off ebay...i have no errors. they look pretty good.

i initially wanted to go with HIDs but i really hate that heavy washed out light that unprojected HIDs give off....not attractive IMO.

i can post a pic if youre interested...
I want to see them.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by nomis_nehc
Yes. Unless you code.
is it an easy job to do? my indie has some coding tools.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by sd_dracula
is it an easy job to do? my indie has some coding tools.
Bah. This is so relative man, I don't even know how to answer.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by sd_dracula
got a 520d E60 and was wondering since the fogs are for show anyway ...
What do you mean they're only for show? I've never got out of the car to see if any light is coming out of my fogs, I've just always assumed. Am I wrong? Trying to scan my memory right now to think of a situation where I turned the front fogs on and noticed a difference on the road ahead (can't remember any though).
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Old May 5, 2011 | 08:52 AM
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i used them in heavy fog and there is almost no difference in visibility, suppose other drivers can see you better but thats it.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by sd_dracula
i used them in heavy fog and there is almost no difference in visibility, suppose other drivers can see you better but thats it.
Aaah, gotcha. They're sarcastically 'just for show'.
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Old May 5, 2011 | 09:16 AM
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sorry for the crappy iphone pic....but this is an example. these are 72smd LEDs from ebay...
Attached Thumbnails LED fogs-photo-7-.jpg  
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Old May 5, 2011 | 01:04 PM
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I use my HID fog lights frequently, especially now that they match my low beams. They put out some serious light that really is helpful. Heck, they are probably brighter than my xenons. As the sun goes down I turn on the AE's only, as it gets darker I add the fogs and then turn on the low beams once I have to.

nevermind the cell pic...
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Old May 5, 2011 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by umichchris
sorry for the crappy iphone pic....but this is an example. these are 72smd LEDs from ebay...
Kinda hard to tell, Do you have a further photo of it how it looks from a far?
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Old May 6, 2011 | 05:20 AM
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well in ireland its ?1000 fine if you use fogs when its not foggy. retarded. if they can catch me
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