Fog Light replacement bulb options?

...and the rear fog lights are fun to use when being tailgated.

PaulLR3 said:

...and the rear fog lights are fun to use when being tailgated.

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They are great for that. Glad someone else does it.

Thanks for the feedback guys. Appreciate it.

So, yes, I wanted to update the bulbs for aesthetics, and I also found the bulbs currently in there are not very bright. They don't add much to the road compared to my last vehicle.

Regarding yellow... well, if the white ones reflect back and glare off weather in a distracting way, I'll reconsider. Maybe instead of getting a 5000K-6000K light, I'll get one of those 3400K Philips which are still whiter than what I have now, but not as much.

Regarding fogs. I use them for two purposes... one, I use them as DRLs sometimes, just general aesthetics.
Second, I drive in weather. I drive in bad weather. I chase storms (for snow and wind) when the weatherman is telling people to stay off the roads. It's one of the reasons I have this vehicle and choose my tires carefully when it's time to buy. On those days I travel with water, blanket, tow strap, flashlights, sleeping bag, shovel... all the stuff so if I do happen to get stuck, I can wait it out without it being an issue. And in those conditions, I need the fogs.

High beams just glare back at me off the falling precipitation. The low beams are better than nothing. And the fogs really do work (for me) to light up the lower road in front of the car. And the side road reflectors as noted above. They don't project far, nor do they need to, but they let me see where I'm going.

What we really need are dual bulb LED fogs! Then you can switch between white for DRLs and aesthetics, and bright yellow when it counts!

Good discussion.
Still curious what folks have replaced and how they are working for you. I'll look for that yellow fog review thread that was mentioned.

PaulLR3 said:

Here's a tip if you remove the fog light bulbs...put tape over the openings under the fog light bulbs. If you don't, the 3 screws that hold the fog light glass cover will fall into that hole, never to be found again.

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I wholeheartedly agree with this tip, which I think was also offered by @Finlayforprez in an old thread. In my case, I used some heavy adhesive labels that I had just peeled off my new garage doors after installation. I think that a large post-it note would also serve nicely to cover that gap.

I wish I had seen that old thread. I found out the hard way as screws kept dropping down and disappearing.

Azoo said:

Has anyone thought of HID ? Is there room for a ballast behind or around the fog lights ?

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Not worth it dude. They're just fog lights... I'd stick withe the Philips bulbs and safe myself a ton of headaches.

Azoo said:

Has anyone thought of HID ? Is there room for a ballast behind or around the fog lights ?

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if you do not have a projector lens the hid upgrade is useless (unless things have changed and the industry evolved and made a d2r style hid fog light kit). you want to search and find the best possible light output in lumens versus temperature (color). i would rather have more usable light when necessary rather than having matching lights when it isn't necessary.

I agree my fogs are indispensable when driving at night with falling snow. Happens 10's of times a winter. Driving lights are absolutely useless in these conditions. Here it is dark from 5pm - 9am for a good chunk of the winter.