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Fog Lights.. Projectors or OEM?

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:49 pm
by Manorness7
So I've been debating quite awhile now and still am not sure what I should get for fog lights.

These: (Projectors)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PROJECTO ... ccessories

Or these: (OEM)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05-06 ... ccessories

See the only thing is I would really like to have a glass lens with a metal housing like the projectors have and retro fit them in the fog cutouts... I would obviously do a clean flush job. The reason for the metal housing and glass lens is because I want to go with 50-55w HIDs in them to get a really good intense light output for the really stormy days. Plus the projectors are like more than half the cost of going OEM.

Would love to know of a good rated seller to get some H3 55w HIDs too... 6000k-8000k... for around $65ish.

Let me know what you guys think!

Re: Fog Lights.. Projectors or OEM?

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:30 pm
by WOLFMAN AK907
Well, the headlights have a plastic lense and HID's don't seem to be having any effect on the integrity of the lense. I would just go factory. You don't need a glass lense for HID's.
http://www.vvme.com/12v-5055w-h3-hid-co ... h=44_45_21

Re: Fog Lights.. Projectors or OEM?

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:28 pm
by Reddemonx92
well it all depends on your taste.
I have factory fog lights on mine and planing on adding HIDs to it when i get money

Re: Fog Lights.. Projectors or OEM?

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:36 pm
by Manorness7
I just wasn't sure how 55w HIDs would throw for heat... I'm running 35w HIDs in my OEM head lights and they run cool, just never used the 55w ones. I was just more concerned about heat because the fogs are smaller.

Re: Fog Lights.. Projectors or OEM?

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:55 pm
by WOLFMAN AK907
They should be fine, but your stock fogs are not an H3 they are an 800 series bulb. Just FYI.

Re: Fog Lights.. Projectors or OEM?

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:00 pm
by Manorness7
Yeah, the projectors use an H3. Good to know about the others though, thanks Wolfman.

Re: Fog Lights.. Projectors or OEM?

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:24 am
by Pontiac1976
The fogs are # 881 :mrgreen:

Re: Fog Lights.. Projectors or OEM?

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:00 am
by Sublimed Aveo
Yep. I just bought a set of Nokya 881's for my fogs. Cant wait to see them running in synch with the headlights...been snowing ALOT lately, and I dont want to crawl underneath to change em :roll:

Re: Fog Lights.. Projectors or OEM?

Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:00 pm
by WOLFMAN AK907
I was retro-fitting H3 HIDs into my 09 fogs last night, got almost done and went to put in the second bulb and shattered it. I'm waiting for a new pair now. I was pissed, but I have to figure out how to get the dimmer panel off to mount my switch anyways.

Re: Fog Lights.. Projectors or OEM?

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:19 pm
by Oscarthagrouch003
i bought some projectors similar too those bright as hell!!! and usd them as fogs. also added hid 8000k light kit. but if u go stock and do the hid, it will still look nice