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Old 03-19-2010 | 07:33 PM
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HID to hot for LED?

If i get an HID system for my fogs will that produce too much heat for me to install LED for my city lights ?
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Won't be able to tell but it would generate more heat. Definitely need to get LEDs rated for automotive use, not just regular ones from superbrightleds.com or something.
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What if i get something like PIAA bulbs? They have em in 5000K color dont they? IDK if itll make a difference cuz the HID will overpower any light made by the city lights
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PIAA bulbs are always good. They're filament so it shouldn't burn out from the HID, but I haven't tried them yet.

HID will be stronger but you should still be able to see the driving light with the PIAA.
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I bought the PIAA bulbs, not that bright. I haven't installed them yet but I tried one in the map light and compared to my LED (5K 5 led) it seemed dull. I tried to do parking and fog today but I gave up trying to get to the lights. I went through the wheel well but couldn't tell what was what. Just managed to get the glove box, back-up and factory ambient installed,
Old 03-20-2010 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by GT35R
What if i get something like PIAA bulbs? They have em in 5000K color dont they? IDK if itll make a difference cuz the HID will overpower any light made by the city lights
4500K is what my PIAA's are for city
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If i get an HID system for my fogs will that produce too much heat for me to install LED for my city lights ?
Yes, I believe it will be too hot. Depending on how often you use your fogs, it can damage your LED's on the citylights.
I got PIAA city lights and the output sucks! I miss having the 12 LED super whites from superbright LED's but they don't last too long in the headlight housing.
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Yup idk I wish a had another option here
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So far I've had success with the Super Tower III from Autoillumination.com as my city lights. The Super white matches the stock headlight color very well. I wish I could make those my daytime running lights (without having the "parking lights" on as well during the day).

I rarely use my foglights, so I just stuck with the originals since the lower color temp will help me see better when I really need it. Fog lights for the fog...what a concept. But this was only after not having much luck finding much to my liking.
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I bought these for the fogs, haven't been able to install yest.

White H1 Headlight Bulb 4500K Polarg Alpha White Series
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