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Shoefly22 · 05-14-2014, 04:16 PM

Overall wattages will determine brightness is what I understand from what I am reading. Changing out the fog lamps to LED, ill match the color using either 4300 or 5000 and have to get the 13w to match brightness. I believe. If I want to have extra brightness for driving, all I have to get is a bigger wattage lamp like a 50w made by DIY.... And it will fulfill my needs?

On my other car I have hid heads/drls and I can see everything. Looking to accomplish the same thing but the fogs/drls on the 2ss/rs has a different lens. Looks like a projector lens.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 05-14-2014, 05:10 PM

Its the same thing in the 14 but use 50 watt min IMO and that is a H11 bulbe

Shoefly22 · 05-14-2014, 07:38 PM

So 50w will achieve what I'm looking for or do I need to go higher.

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 05-14-2014, 08:12 PM

It is a projector light, so you will only get 1/2 the light, for me the best are the new HID LEDS but we had a car have some problems with it so dont install at this time. IMO

Shoefly22 · 05-15-2014, 12:27 PM

Im just sticking with just the LED type then. So would 80w be the best I can get, or with projectors are 50/80 similar? I don't want to create any problems either.

05-14-2014, 04:16 PM	#1
Shoefly22 Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2014 Location: Orlando Posts: 41	Fog light wattages Overall wattages will determine brightness is what I understand from what I am reading. Changing out the fog lamps to LED, ill match the color using either 4300 or 5000 and have to get the 13w to match brightness. I believe. If I want to have extra brightness for driving, all I have to get is a bigger wattage lamp like a 50w made by DIY.... And it will fulfill my needs? On my other car I have hid heads/drls and I can see everything. Looking to accomplish the same thing but the fogs/drls on the 2ss/rs has a different lens. Looks like a projector lens. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

05-14-2014, 05:10 PM	#2
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	Its the same thing in the 14 but use 50 watt min IMO and that is a H11 bulbe

05-14-2014, 07:38 PM	#3
Shoefly22 Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2014 Location: Orlando Posts: 41	So 50w will achieve what I'm looking for or do I need to go higher.

05-14-2014, 08:12 PM	#4
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	It is a projector light, so you will only get 1/2 the light, for me the best are the new HID LEDS but we had a car have some problems with it so dont install at this time. IMO

05-15-2014, 12:27 PM	#5
Shoefly22 Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2014 Location: Orlando Posts: 41	Im just sticking with just the LED type then. So would 80w be the best I can get, or with projectors are 50/80 similar? I don't want to create any problems either.