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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by cmansbimmer' post='398675' date='Mar 5 2007, 07:08 AM
Keep in mind these are 3X as much as the HOEN's. Also, Dave from AIB suggests HOEN's over PIAA. Here's a picture of mine. They look identical to the PIAA's, if not a little more white and less blue and only cost $29.95 (I think PIAA is around $80-$90).

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cmans... can u post day pics of the fogs with the AIB if possible. my friends tell me i should get the hid kit cuz my piaas 4150k dont match my angel eyes (predator ice), they look like kinda yellowish.
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by alpinewhite' post='398687' date='Mar 5 2007, 11:13 AM
cmans... can u post day pics of the fogs with the AIB if possible. my friends tell me i should get the hid kit cuz my piaas 4150k dont match my angel eyes (predator ice), they look like kinda yellowish.
sure bud. a xenon hid fog kit is def the way to go, but it's a lot more money. ECF has this mod. I think it's around $250-$300, which is a lot just for fogs. Mine are not yellow, that's for sure. They are def white. They go great with my AIB's and xenons. the picture i posted above doesn't really give a good look at it. it looks rather bluish in the photo.
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 07:23 AM
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yea i noticed it... but if i get the hid kit, it will be more bluish then i have to change the low beams to higher temp and i dont want to spent that much on lights. btw, wats the diff between xenonmatch and xenonmatch plus and do u have to order throught the option
All-weather (fog lamp only) or Xenonmatch Factory Wattage. In pics, my piaas look great but in real life, but when u get up close in real life to the fogs, they are yellowish
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by alpinewhite' post='398691' date='Mar 5 2007, 11:23 AM
yea i noticed it... but if i get the hid kit, it will be more bluish then i have to change the low beams to higher temp and i dont want to spent that much on lights. btw, wats the diff between xenonmatch and xenonmatch plus and do u have to order throught the option
All-weather (fog lamp only) or Xenonmatch Factory Wattage. In pics, my piaas look great but in real life, but when u get up close in real life to the fogs, they are yellowish
xenonmatch plus is a higher kelvin. therefore, it will give off a more bluish hue, according to HOEN themselves.

they told me i specifically wanted xenonmatch for that white look. i believe ECF has the xenonmatch-plus fogs for his wife's MDX.
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by cmansbimmer' post='398696' date='Mar 5 2007, 11:32 AM
xenonmatch plus is a higher kelvin. therefore, it will give off a more bluish hue, according to HOEN themselves.

they told me i specifically wanted xenonmatch for that white look. i believe ECF has the xenonmatch-plus fogs for his wife's MDX.

I just ordered them, this is the third set of fog bulbs for me. The first ones were cheap in price and quality. The second ones are PIAA 4150's they were pretty nice, but I am getting the HOENS because from what people are saying they are not as blue as the PIAA's....I will let you guys know how the two compare.
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by katheikia' post='398700' date='Mar 5 2007, 11:56 AM
I just ordered them, this is the third set of fog bulbs for me. The first ones were cheap in price and quality. The second ones are PIAA 4150's they were pretty nice, but I am getting the HOENS because from what people are saying they are not as blue as the PIAA's....I will let you guys know how the two compare.
sweet! keep us posted and post pix of what you have now and what the hoen's look like. i assume you went with the standard xenonmatch and not the plus bulbs?
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by cmansbimmer' post='398706' date='Mar 5 2007, 12:00 PM
sweet! keep us posted and post pix of what you have now and what the hoen's look like. i assume you went with the standard xenonmatch and not the plus bulbs?

Yea the xenonmatch, like you recommended to me. Thanks cmansbimmer
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 12:47 PM
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Haha dang, now I need to get a set of HOEN's for myself. *Adds to future mod list*
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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the piaa blub for the angel eyes how are thoes and how many bulbs do i need it comes with 2 is that enouf??
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Anthony517' post='398809' date='Mar 5 2007, 04:53 PM
the piaa blub for the angel eyes how are thoes and how many bulbs do i need it comes with 2 is that enouf??
piaa's or hoens? one order comes with 2 bubls.
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