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Old Aug 28, 2014 | 09:37 AM
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What should it cost to mount the fog lights in that area of the front airdam and do you have to construct a bracket ? What do you attach them to ?
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Old Aug 28, 2014 | 09:39 AM
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Fogs

Nick, can you PM me on the cost and how they are mounted? Do I have to construct a metal bracket or is there an existing way to do it?
Thanks,
Paul

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We have the XML2's in stock now

They are considerably brighter than the XP80s (1,420 lumens vs. 510)

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Old Aug 28, 2014 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Temptones1
Nick, can you PM me on the cost and how they are mounted? Do I have to construct a metal bracket or is there an existing way to do it?
Thanks,
Paul
Paul, they are a direct plug and play replacement.

Currently running a labor day sale so now is a good time to upgrade!

Did I post this already?



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Old Sep 10, 2014 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Solidus
Here's a dark shot , I should do another with headlights off though.
How do you turn just the fog lights on and have the headlights off?

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Old Sep 11, 2014 | 04:47 PM
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Use CREE LED lights! I had a lot of issues with aftermarket HID kits because of the auto on/off system. I just switched to these over the weekend and like them MUCH more than the HID kits I ran in the past:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HFK2R8Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HFK2R8Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

No relays required. It's a bit of a tight fit on the passenger side (because of the washer fluid reservoir), I had to pop my bumper off on that side to get the bulb in, but it went back on fine. Color matched the factory headlights really well and light output is great. I can't speak to the reliability yet, but they have a 5 year warranty and I would expect them to be much more reliable than the aftermarket HID kits. I put them in the IPL/Aero bumper fogs.
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Old Sep 11, 2014 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by RoidRage
How do you turn just the fog lights on and have the headlights off?
Assumed it could be done and can't figure it out.
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Old Sep 12, 2014 | 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Solidus
Assumed it could be done and can't figure it out.
Yeah, I did a little research and it looks like there is no way other than re-wiring. However, I do like your picture and think it compliments very well.
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Old Sep 12, 2014 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Solidus
Here's a shot of my xml2 vs my stock fog.

do they match pretty well with the headlights? i have LED fogs but they are a little too blue for my taste...
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Old Sep 12, 2014 | 09:33 PM
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Has anyone actually used those xm-l2 high power led bulbs like the ones in the link for an earlier g37 coupe with the fogs integrated into the headlights? It's the H1 bulb. I'd love to order those
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Old Sep 12, 2014 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by OnlyNismo
do they match pretty well with the headlights? i have LED fogs but they are a little too blue for my taste...
You can see my pics on the first page. They don't exactly match but they're more of a brighter white than the oem hid. Hell I'll post another pic. They aren't the same as a standard led replacement though because they actually have usable output versus being ornamental. Today I also installed the high power city lights to take all the yellow off the front. Next step is to upgrade the oem hid . In the first pic the upgraded bulb is on the left and oem is on the right. Second pic both are upgraded.
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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Solidus
You can see my pics on the first page. They don't exactly match but they're more of a brighter white than the oem hid. Hell I'll post another pic. They aren't the same as a standard led replacement though because they actually have usable output versus being ornamental. Today I also installed the high power city lights to take all the yellow off the front. Next step is to upgrade the oem hid . In the first pic the upgraded bulb is on the left and oem is on the right. Second pic both are upgraded.
Yeah, I saw your pics on the first page, it's just hard to tell from the pics. My LEDs look white like that in the morning. I like them a lot better than the OEM bulbs.
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