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Old 04-29-2010, 07:30 PM
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Hey guys,
So, i decide to upgrade my headlamp to match the 6000k foglight. but the result..

What you guys think? does it match? theres also before and after pics

Oh.. bought it from brabusw209amg, really good person/seller to deal with

Light Upgrade-29042010316.jpg These are after the installation
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The before pics
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Is it me or it looks almost the same as before. ???
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Looks good man. Is it 6000K for the low beams and 8000K for the fogs?
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it appear so...

as i recall, i ordered 6000k fog from the other vendor... but i guess i revieve 8000k fog.
and thinking its 6000k fog, i ordered 6000k headlamp. and now still dont match


Btw the pics at the bottom are the Before pic.

can you guys tell any different?

it doesnt look much different to me.. or im just blind
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it looks very similar. U gotta take the pix using flash to tell. But it's definitely pure white vs the bottom pix is white with a yellow hue.
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Yeah, those fogs look 8000K to me. Definitely a blue hue to it.
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