A quick LED foglight upgrade.

[Nick]

So i nabbed a set of Philips LED globes these past week, i quickly installed them this evening.

LED parks to come.

:ty:

 

[RAArmstrong]

Looks amazing Nick!

 

[cOlDFuSiOn]

That is crazy bright wow.. Looks Lekker! :thumbs:

 

[SubLoaded]

Nice, I did this a while ago as well. Good luck when there is actually fog though and your lights are now the same colour as the fog :biglol:

 

[michael.joseph]

Looking slick
:thumbs:

 

[Yuben]

Great Nick :bravo:
Where do u buy them?
Cost?
Globe size?
:ty:

 

[Ddoooooon]

:thumbs:

 

[BeemerFanatic]

Looking good, just need the led rings.

 

[Onyx]

May i ask where'd you acquired them from? raise:

 

[DieselFan]

Nice, I did this a while ago as well. Good luck when there is actually fog though and your lights are now the same colour as the fog :biglol:

The colour isn't so important. Fog lights are low and angled toward the ground. With a wide and flat beam. So there is minimal reflection within the fog and the ground gets lit up.

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[SubLoaded]

Nice, I did this a while ago as well. Good luck when there is actually fog though and your lights are now the same colour as the fog :biglol:

The colour isn't so important. Fog lights are low and angled toward the ground. With a wide and flat beam. So there is minimal reflection within the fog and the ground gets lit up.

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I noticed once I changed mine that it was worse for foggy weather.. But not a chance I'm going back to that yellow kak :fencelook:

 

[Nick]

Great Nick :bravo:
Where do u buy them?
Cost?
Globe size?
:ty:

Got them from a Philips Rep that i buy stock from, He gave me the set for free :thumbs:

It has the OEM fitting with the LED unit infront.

Here is what they look like.

 

[DieselFan]

Nice, I did this a while ago as well. Good luck when there is actually fog though and your lights are now the same colour as the fog :biglol:

The colour isn't so important. Fog lights are low and angled toward the ground. With a wide and flat beam. So there is minimal reflection within the fog and the ground gets lit up.

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I noticed once I changed mine that it was worse for foggy weather.. But not a chance I'm going back to that yellow kak :fencelook:

It could have something to do with the beam pattern of the different bulbs. Possibly your bulbs are throwing more light up than previously.

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[MikeR]

:fencelook: white light no matter what angles are bad for fog, the light refraction is off the moisture in the fog/air not from the fog light units

 

[DieselFan]

:fencelook: white light no matter what angles are bad for fog, the light refraction is off the moisture in the fog/air not from the fog light units

You're not following. If the beam is bad and sprays light upward instead of down. It causes more refraction in the fog and less visability. Regardless of colour this is going to make the biggest difference.

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[MikeR]

:fencelook: white light no matter what angles are bad for fog, the light refraction is off the moisture in the fog/air not from the fog light units

You're not following. If the beam is bad and sprays light upward instead of down. It causes more refraction in the fog and less visability. Regardless of colour this is going to make the biggest difference.

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:thumbs: if you say so.

 

[DieselFan]

:fencelook: white light no matter what angles are bad for fog, the light refraction is off the moisture in the fog/air not from the fog light units

You're not following. If the beam is bad and sprays light upward instead of down. It causes more refraction in the fog and less visability. Regardless of colour this is going to make the biggest difference.

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:thumbs: if you say so.

So does logic, science and the internet but you clearly know something I don't.

"Yellow Vs. White Fog Lights

A foggy roadway presents one of the most hazardous driving conditions out there. Fog is similar in its makeup to a cloud at ground level. Water vapor in the air condenses and forms suspended water droplets when the temperature reaches the dew point; the water droplets in the fog act as small mirrors, often reflecting the light of normal headlights back into the field of vision of drivers, making driving a real hazard.

How Fog Lights Work
Many lights are marketed as fog lights, but they are not all equally effective in helping a driver see in foggy conditions. The light pattern is what makes the difference in a good, effective fog light. Fog lights should have a wide beam pattern of 70 to 120 degrees, with a flat cutoff on top to reduce the amount of light directed up into the fog and thereby reducing the reflection of that light into the driver’s field of vision.
No light can penetrate fog. Fog lights should be mounted and aimed to illuminate the road under the fog, which tends to drift a foot or so off the ground. Fog lights should be mounted at bumper lever or lower and aimed straight ahead or slightly down, to be most effective.

The Yellow Wavelength Fallacy
Each color in the light spectrum has a different wavelength. Air molecules scatter colors of shorter wavelengths more so than those of longer wavelengths. White light contains all colors, the argument has been made that yellow light, with a fairly long wavelength, will be less likely to be scattered. The problem with this argument is that the moisture droplets that make up fog are too large to selectively scatter different wavelengths of color. This being the case, yellow light holds no advantage over white light."

Like I said the main issue with these bulbs being less effective in fog is the beam pattern. Similar to putting HID in halogen housings without projectors.

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[Nick]

 

[Twinz]

Nick what is the actual name of the Philips bulb? I see your diagramme but it does not give the name of the specific bulb and philips got a few.

 

[Nick]

Here is the box, HB4 on the side would probably be the model.