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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 03:20 PM
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Meltdownblitz
Haha obviously I meant like not for looks or anything? I should probably look at how the fogs look lol, where are they located?
Your fog lights are in the same housing as the parking (city) lights. If you look behind the silver "cap" you will see them. Technically speaking, I think ours are actually driving lights and not really fog lights, but they do a good job of helping to illuminate the road just in front of the car and further out to the sides than just the headlights. The 2500K yellow PIAAs that I am replacing mine with are more fog lights.
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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good job

Hey Thanks ucla bruin!

Thats appreciated coming from you!
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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I like the fact that you went with what you like, instead of what everyone else likes (hyper white). Not that there's wrong with hyper white of course, I'll be using hyper white. Nice to see someone with something different.
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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looks great i like the contrast alot i was going to do this before too
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Old Dec 10, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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looks sick. Im running the same thing and I also have HID in my fogs. No problems with the LEDs whatsoever.

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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 12:19 PM
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i took the same route:

sorry for the crappy pics, it was from my phone


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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Xcaliper
My solution to the ugly parking light.
Replacment bulb #2825 = Sylvania 194NA (Amber -this a bulb not a LED)

I use my fogs sometimes, so I went with bulbs instead of LEDs. Don't feel like changing that out every once in awhile.

Now all I need is the PIAA Yellow Fogs

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That looks sick! I always liked amber parking lights. I had amber in my old Honda & WRX. Amber looks very original and mean in my opinion...

About a week after I bought my G37s I went to Kragen and bought the Sylvania amber bulbs. I tried to install it (thinking it would be a piece of cake) during my day off on Sunday but had no luck. I realized that newer cars are much more difficult to work around the engine bay. But thanks to this sweet forum, I found out the easiest route is to remove the front wheels. Which I think is a pain in the a** just to remove light bulbs. I will deffinitely try it next week during my vacation time.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Black Betty
Your fog lights are in the same housing as the parking (city) lights. If you look behind the silver "cap" you will see them. Technically speaking, I think ours are actually driving lights and not really fog lights, but they do a good job of helping to illuminate the road just in front of the car and further out to the sides than just the headlights. The 2500K yellow PIAAs that I am replacing mine with are more fog lights.
I see, thanks for clarifying that. So if we drove with our "fogs" or as you say "driving lights" on it should be fine? There is nothing wrong with driving with those lights on correct? as in, Those bulbs won't burn out quick or anything with the laws, etc. right?

^^ Just like some cars and trucks drive with them on just for the looks, (the fogs that are separate from the headlight housing like at the bottom of the bumper), right?

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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 03:04 AM
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in Canadad they are on all the time and are called day time running lights
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 03:32 AM
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^^ yeah. But I was actually talking about at night time, not in the day time.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 03:34 AM
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oh you mean only them at night? not a good idea vision wise.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 03:37 AM
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oh you mean only them at night? not a good idea vision wise.
Haha no bro. I meant is it okay to drive with the fogs on as well as your normal driving lights that turn on when your headlights come on?
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 370GT
looks sick. Im running the same thing and I also have HID in my fogs. No problems with the LEDs whatsoever.

Very Nice! I assume HIDs give of less heat than the H1 bulbs, just wondering how much percentage less?

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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkG37s
That looks sick! I always liked amber parking lights. I had amber in my old Honda & WRX. Amber looks very original and mean in my opinion...

About a week after I bought my G37s I went to Kragen and bought the Sylvania amber bulbs. I tried to install it (thinking it would be a piece of cake) during my day off on Sunday but had no luck. I realized that newer cars are much more difficult to work around the engine bay. But thanks to this sweet forum, I found out the easiest route is to remove the front wheels. Which I think is a pain in the a** just to remove light bulbs. I will deffinitely try it next week during my vacation time.

LOL! Yeah I thought it was going to be a piece o cake in like 5 minutes. Best way is wheel well. You have the best view this way.
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