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mrfai

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pipster11 Grand Master

pipster11

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there are some metal covers inside, if you take them out you get a bit more light out of them

they are fogs so it'll always be a wide spread

i was thinking about getting some driving lights for below them or maybe next to the number plate tho

CL11QE Proficient

CL11QE

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i was thinking about getting some driving lights for below them or maybe next to the number plate tho

i actually had the lights on each side of the number plate which im sure are a dayz option with the kit...they were pretty

cool but got sacrificed for the intercooler...

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Chris_Beli

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i actually had the lights on each side of the number plate which im sure are a dayz option with the kit...they were pretty

cool but got sacrificed for the intercooler...

Yeah I have those plus the ones in the front bar, ones front bar are yellow, bottom ones white

pipster11 Grand Master

pipster11

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i heated of my outer lenses with a hair dryer then took out the two inner lenses, one clear the other orange to get the full

light spread. now the normal halogen light colour.

same, then i got some "5000k" halogen bulbs

basically normal bulbs with a blue coating

not as blue as the xenons, but a lot whiter than the stock bulbs

Stagea_Neo Experienced

Stagea_Neo

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seen these in the shops?

save drilling into anything.

http://www.aunger.com.au/new-product-dlights.html

Interesting, thanks guys :D

I'm also going to look at fitting some big spotties as off the clock down country roads at night.. I want to be able to see more :)

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Stagea_Neo Experienced

Stagea_Neo

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oh yeah regarding on bubba's comment on replacing driving lights, no.

found the one's in the grille quite good.

in saying that got a pair of nice 100w spotties out in the garage been boxed away for years new unused (gift).

similar size and shape to the cibie's on the dayz s2.

been eyeing of that aunger thing and umming/arrrring if i really need to get it and fit them.

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Chris_Beli

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same, then i got some "5000k" halogen bulbs

basically normal bulbs with a blue coating

not as blue as the xenons, but a lot whiter than the stock bulbs

Pipster are you talking about the yellow fogs in in the front bar with your indicators? I would like to do this and make them white if they are the ones you guys are referring too the yellow some how makes the car look more dated to me

Stagea_Neo Experienced

Stagea_Neo

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4got to say, where some leather garden/rigger gloves, glass gets very hot. :D

i heated of my outer lenses with a hair dryer then took out the two inner lenses, one clear the other orange to get the full

light spread. now the normal halogen light colour.

pipster11 Grand Master

pipster11

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Pipster are you talking about the yellow fogs in in the front bar with your indicators? I would like to do this and make them white if they are the ones you guys are referring too the yellow some how makes the car look more dated to me

sure am

put them in the oven with the temp on low ~80*c then slowly pull the lens off

once open, there is a yellow tinted glass in front of the bulb that just unscrews and comes off

JDM_Spirit Community Regular

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I threw my Fogs in the Oven after Preheating to 90c for 10min, the lens came off VERY easy with the help of a flat blade screwdivers.

I removed the Yellow Glass Filter + the Amber Filter for the indicator.

Recently installed 50 Watt 6000k HIDs in the Fog lights, Looks A MILLING DOLLARS!!!

I cant stress how much better it looks. IMO... :)

Just did this to a mates Stagea aswell.

That I have seen,read and heard, we're the only 2x on the coast with HIDs in the Fogs :P

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Stagea_Neo Experienced

Stagea_Neo

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that's my next plan :).

been keeping an eye out on the auctions for genuine ballasts to put in.

I threw my Fogs in the Oven after Preheating to 90c for 10min, the lens came off VERY easy with the help of a flat blade screwdivers.

I removed the Yellow Glass Filter + the Amber Filter for the indicator.

Recently installed 50 Watt 6000k HIDs in the Fog lights, Looks A MILLING DOLLARS!!!

I cant stress how much better it looks. IMO... :P

Just did this to a mates Stagea aswell.

That I have seen,read and heard, we're the only 2x on the coast with HIDs in the Fogs :(

pipster11 Grand Master

pipster11

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I threw my Fogs in the Oven after Preheating to 90c for 10min, the lens came off VERY easy with the help of a flat blade screwdivers.

I removed the Yellow Glass Filter + the Amber Filter for the indicator.

Recently installed 50 Watt 6000k HIDs in the Fog lights, Looks A MILLING DOLLARS!!!

I cant stress how much better it looks. IMO... :)

Just did this to a mates Stagea aswell.

That I have seen,read and heard, we're the only 2x on the coast with HIDs in the Fogs :P

which hid kid did you use?

its pretty much the only way to get the bulbs the same colour as the xenons

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