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Amber Fog Bulbs?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by BrotherBudro, Mar 12, 2018.

  1. Mar 16, 2018 at 7:54 AM
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    For fog use the bulb should have a glare cap, H9s do not have one. The updated bulb will be an H9 bulb with an H11 glare cap, making it suitable for the fog location. Not as much benefit for use in the 3rd gen headlight projector though. But in the very near future I’ll be doing a 3rd gen headlight comparison between LED vs HID vs Halogens.
     
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  2. Mar 16, 2018 at 7:56 AM
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    Good to know, I think I'll wait for that before I start changing around headlights/high beams. I'll go ahead and move on the amber bulbs you recommended for fogs in the other thread tho.
     
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  3. Mar 17, 2018 at 11:25 PM
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    Just a few LEDs...
  4. Mar 18, 2018 at 4:26 AM
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    morimoto is making amber xb. in production now so shouldnt be too long untill they are released!
     
  5. Mar 18, 2018 at 9:01 AM
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    Do you know if they are running an amber LED or an amber lens?
     
  6. Mar 18, 2018 at 9:03 AM
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    amber led's

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  7. Mar 20, 2018 at 6:59 PM
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    Looks more yellow than amber. :anonymous:
     
  8. Mar 20, 2018 at 7:12 PM
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    yellow amber lmao you get it haah
     
  9. Mar 20, 2018 at 7:16 PM
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    Seriously, there's a big difference between yellow and amber.
     
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  10. Mar 20, 2018 at 7:29 PM
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    just posting what trs called em. 3k as well which is a nice yellow but yes amber is orange these appear to be yellow haha

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