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CAUTION: When upgrading Fog-Lights!
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:11 pm
by Ayrton
Hey guys so one of my fogs blew so I went and installed some JDM yellow 3000k bulbs. I previously put in 5500k white bulbs to match my low beams and when I went to pull these bulbs out I noticed they had left a burn mark on the inside of the casing! I dont use them much so I would recommend to you guys not to use high Kelvin bulbs as the casing cannot handle the high temps. Here are some pics of the casings:
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:35 pm
by himynameisdaniel
looks like they were higher wattage than OEM. Colour Temp shouldn't really matter.
The owners manual specifies the correct bulb list with wattage.
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:39 pm
by Ayrton
ah kk i was assuming colour temps also increased the amount of power because of the heat they produce..meaning why HID's require ballasts to produce higher Kelvin colours
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:53 pm
by Kal777
Hid's need ballists because they dont use a glowing coil like incandecent and halogen globes, the light made by a HID globe is from a arc created between two contact points inside the globe. The ballist is basically a way to turn 12v DC into 20-40,000v AC.
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:09 pm
by Tarquin
Should only be putting 55w, or maybe 75w maximum (risky) into those.... Wattage is what will cause heat, and then burning.....
Lancer Bulb List wrote:front foglight: 55watts bulb: H11
Colour temp is only the colour of the lamp - I have 2500K, 55w fogs in mine - not a problem.....
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:45 pm
by Ayrton
ah kk the new ones i got are 55w so should be sweet thanks guys