legacy3R Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I took out the plastic just under the front bumper and had pretty easy access to behind the fog lights and mounting the ballasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonts Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I took out the plastic just under the front bumper and had pretty easy access to behind the fog lights and mounting the ballasts. That would also work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiedude Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I will do the independant fog switch hopefully this weekend and then likely order 55W 5K fogs. Can anybody takes pics from inside of the road with and without the hid fogs? I know the pattern is pretty small for the fogs... I can barely notice the one on my drivers side, and can't tell if the passengers side is even on with my current main HIDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 The 55w 5k fogs make a big difference in total light output. I'll try to get some pics of just the lows and then with both from inside the car sometime this weekend. I took pics last night (Halloween...ooooooweeeeeooooooo) but they didn't come out well. Can't really tell much from them so I'll try again in a different location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Alright, still didn't come out great...just doesn't do the brightness justice, but it'll give an idea of the impact of HID fogs.... Low beams only: http://http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq208/slmorsell/intlowsresize.jpg With fogs: http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq208/slmorsell/intfogres.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDN 2.5i Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 akscooby, what wattage are your lowbeams? (I recently got my DDM 35 watt kits for both the H7 and H3 but haven't had time to install yet...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 akscooby, what wattage are your lowbeams? (I recently got my DDM 35 watt kits for both the H7 and H3 but haven't had time to install yet...) I've got 55W in both lows and fogs. The pictures really don't tell the story on how bright they are. I have seen the 35's on other cars, though, and frankly they look pretty bright, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-gorithm Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 How are people installing the bulbs? drilling holes into the cap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru_terrence Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 what I did with my fogs is drill a hole on top of the housing, put the bulb in and silicone it after. I dont think you will have enough space at the cap since you have to connect the wires at the cap as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiedude Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Actually I think there is a big difference. Look at the first mailbox on the right, and then look directly off to the far left. Compare how well lit the side of the road is. Since I didn't install my (main) HID kit.... I bought and installed (just for the experience) the cheapo blue'ish bulbs. I wonder if I could mount the ballasts right on top of the fog light housing on top of the inside bumper? Any opinions to this? Alright, still didn't come out great...just doesn't do the brightness justice, but it'll give an idea of the impact of HID fogs.... Low beams only: http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq208/slmorsell/intlowsresize.jpg With fogs: http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq208/slmorsell/intfogres.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I had an installer do mine...somehow got the bulbs in from behind/through the end cap. It actually seemed to work fine that way from a fitment point of view, but I had to tear it all apart to seal it properly. Had to do my own siliconing. Also had to re-mount the ballasts, as they were done pretty poorly and upon tearing things apart I found the installer drilled holes right into and through the housings to screw them into. That ticked me off, and they just got lucky the screws didn't hit anything. Had to seal those holes, too. Now the ballasts are tucked into the backside of the bumper, 3M taped. I probably would have been better off just doing it myself to begin with, but I was being lazy and just figured someone else who knew what they were doing would be easier. But the difference in light is hugely noticeable when you're driving. The pictures show some of that, and yes you can see the sides a lot better, which is why I posted them. They don't really do the whole setup justice, but you can still tell that the fogs do make a difference, especially in lighting the sides of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetFire Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 nice, your foglights actually do something. My WRX fogs are completely useless. I have a 55W kit in my headlights but I don't really notice an increase in brightness compared to my friends 35w kits. Is this just me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiedude Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 My 55W kit arrives today, and I'm stuck at work :mad::mad::mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 My 55W kit arrives today, and I'm stuck at work :mad::mad::mad: I know the feeling...I had mine sitting in the box for a week before I could install them...I hate waiting when I have new toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonts Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Actually in the pics above you can see the true difference in light on the boulder on the left edge of the road. That would be the area where you would want the light for critters and whatnot coming onto the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiedude Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Half way there. Independant fog done. I accidentally had the high beams on and the fogs didn't come on. That delayed me a bit. Examing kit now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbc84 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 i want a walk through for independent fogs please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 ...I had to do that when I custom fitted Turbo XS FMIC. Bought a cheap metal housing glass lense foglight - Optilux 1600 and retro fitted Apexcone H3 HID kit. since they are flat and slim not round, I mounted them towards the outer edge on the upper part of the foglight opening. They are visibly aimed to 45 degrees right and 135 degrees left. I took the glare shield out. Now I see great than 180 degrees and many many feet in front of me. It so bright I can see peoples faces on the left when I pass them! muhahahaha CRAZY KEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiedude Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Ok I have the bulbs in. All I have to do is mount the ballasts... tommorrow. Anyone have any thoughts on mounting the ballasts on top of the fog light housing? They don't seem very heavy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiedude Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 ...I had to do that when I custom fitted Turbo XS FMIC. Bought a cheap metal housing glass lense foglight - Optilux 1600 and retro fitted Apexcone H3 HID kit. since they are flat and slim not round, I mounted them towards the outer edge on the upper part of the foglight opening. They are visibly aimed to 45 degrees right and 135 degrees left. I took the glare shield out. Now I see great than 180 degrees and many many feet in front of me. It so bright I can see peoples faces on the left when I pass them! muhahahaha CRAZY KEN SWEET. Gotta try that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiedude Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 How are people installing the bulbs? drilling holes into the cap? I used a drill and cut out the bottom right side of both caps (having a dremmel helps!). Once the wires were through the hole, I used the rubber gasket. I will add some caulk tomorrow while mounting the ballasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 You could probably get away with mounting on the housing. Not sure how hot they get, though. Just don't drill into the housing and mess up the seal like the guy that installed mine. Basically had to reinstall everything myself to seal things up. It is fairly easy to mount the ballasts on the inside lip of the bumper with 2-sided 3M tape. Just wipe all areas clean with alcohol first and it should stick like glue. The tape that shipped with mine was pretty worthless, so I would recommend against using that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiedude Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Thanks for the tips... Since they are very light... I used several tie tie's and they are mounted and done. Just got back for a little drive, and all is well. Can't wait for darkness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscooby Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Get some pics if you can...I'd like to see another car to compare mine to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subiedude Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I have not done any alignment yet..... I bought the 55 W kit. The box reads Output power (steady state) = 35W? They are brite as hell. They do not have the color of the 5K low beams. I read on another site that the 55K ballasts do not show color as well. I won't hear back from the vendor I bought them from until tomorrow. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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