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Old 08-03-2022, 06:17 AM   #18
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yellow headlights are illegal, but yellow fogs are legal.

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Originally Posted by JDMDreams View Post
I've been trying to figure this out for years, I see people with really bright yellow headlights or fogs but I don't how it's done. I've tried yellow tint makes no difference, 3000k hid turns out bright but green, yellow 3000k halogen bulbs aren't that bright nor that much more yellow than regular halogens. Halp
White LEDs + yellow overlay/tint on the fog housing will only give off a lime colour.
I've also tried those white/yellow "conversion" kits where the white LED also comes with a yellow tinted tube that goes over the LED. That's no good as well. You'll get a lime colour.

The only way to do it is using an actual 3000k LED lights, but take note of the Lumens as that's your brightness output. Sometimes the ads will specify the lumens (LM) as the total sum of both lights, sometimes individually. It can be misleading, so read carefully before buying.

And don't use halogens. They have a much weaker output... like 700~ LM? LED's have 2000-4000 LM average. Personally, I have a tint overlay (just for the yellow fog lamp look when the fogs aren't on) and I'm currently using 2500LM 3000K LEDs.

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