looking for d.i.foglight lenses

Burnzy · **July 05, 2011, 04:30:53**

Hi all just wondering does anyone know how to change the foglight lenses to yellow like the korean i30s.or is there somewhere you can buy them yellow.

cheers jamie

rustynutz · **Reply #1: July 05, 2011, 06:18:40**

Welcome Jamie!

Are you wanting yellow foglights just for the looks?

2i30s · **Reply #2: July 05, 2011, 07:21:59**

welcome Jamie.

there might be a coating you can spray on the inside to make them yellow.

but i haven't seen any yellow driving lights in my eBay trolling,only clear ones.

TrishCW · **Reply #3: July 05, 2011, 08:31:15**

Jamie to the

club

Hitman · **Reply #4: July 05, 2011, 09:36:56**

You could just have a yellow laminex film fitted on the inside of the lense. That's what they do here... Much cheaper than changing the bulb or lense cover

D-Rob · **Reply #5: July 05, 2011, 10:44:53**

Yeah, it's a film they put over the headlight or foglight covers.

http://www.decalfx.com/yellow_headlight_film.html

Burnzy · **Reply #6: July 05, 2011, 11:45:41**

oh cool thanks guys. yeah i like the look better than clear plus i want to get the yellow bulbs as well. looking at the korean i30 pictures has given me some inspiration as to what i want my sr to look like

cheers jamie

Hitman · **Reply #7: July 05, 2011, 11:55:39**

Post some before and after pics once you have it done

Burnzy · **Reply #8: July 05, 2011, 12:06:34**

will do

eye30 · **Reply #9: July 05, 2011, 12:17:42**

Quote from: Burnzy on July 05, 2011, 04:30:53

Hi all just wondering does anyone know how to change the foglight lenses to yellow

Is it legal in Oz to do this and have yellow lights?

Hitman · **Reply #10: July 05, 2011, 12:57:47**

Don't know about Oz, but here in SA it's totally legal. Apparently the yellow light penetrates through fog much better than the normal white light

rustynutz · **Reply #11: July 05, 2011, 13:52:00**

Quote from: eye30 on July 05, 2011, 12:17:42

Quote from: Burnzy on July 05, 2011, 04:30:53
Hi all just wondering does anyone know how to change the foglight lenses to yellow

Is it legal in Oz to do this and have yellow lights?

From my brief look online it seems that you can have white or yellow....

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2005L03991

Quote from: Hitman on July 05, 2011, 12:57:47

Apparently the yellow light penetrates through fog much better than the normal white light

Seems there's some doubt about that claim....

http://www2.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF5/593.html

Quote from: D-Rob on July 05, 2011, 10:44:53

Yeah, it's a film they put over the headlight or foglight covers.

http://www.decalfx.com/yellow_headlight_film.html

The fog lights are crap now, putting a yellow film over them will just make them even crappier....

Burnzy · **Reply #12: July 06, 2011, 10:59:08**

they seem pretty bright but. i know there illegal if you use in clear weather.its more of a look than purpose. my first thought was using night shade spray tint but i really like the yellow effect especially with the black bumper piece around them

cheers jamie

Dazzler · **Reply #13: July 06, 2011, 12:34:03**

Quote from: Burnzy on July 06, 2011, 10:59:08

they seem pretty bright but.
cheers jamie

They are actually fairly low wattage probably help to make the car visible in fog but don't add much light to the surroundings (as Rusty hinted)

2i30s · **Reply #14: July 07, 2011, 09:53:06**

up until now i had thought those lights were driving lights,not fog lights.

i had allways thought fog lights were yellow.

Burnzy · **Reply #15: July 07, 2011, 10:30:02**

What is the difference between driving lights and foglights i have no clue. Also can you make foglights into driving lights

Dazzler · **Reply #16: July 07, 2011, 10:37:26**

Quote from: Burnzy on July 07, 2011, 10:30:02

What is the difference between driving lights and foglights i have no clue. Also can you make foglights into driving lights

Driving lights are a supplement to the high beams (and are usually fairly bright with a long throw)

Fog light are to make you visible in foggy conditions and to light the road directly in front of you without too much reflection off the fog ..

That is how I see it anyway (until someone does a Google and tries to shoot me down in flames

)

rustynutz · **Reply #17: July 07, 2011, 12:17:21**

Sounds pretty much how I understand it, Daz.....

Now where's that Google?

Burnzy · **Reply #18: July 08, 2011, 04:38:32**

Would xenon white lights project the yellow on the foglight lense or would i be better off just going yellow bulbs

cheers jamie

accim · **Reply #19: July 08, 2011, 08:04:47**

You could buy yellowish bulbs - usually the "allweather bulbs" are a bit yellow -> click <- But I don't know which brand to get.

The other way is to install a xenon hid kit, but if you want yellow color, then you should get xenon kit, that has color closest possible to 3000K

See this "chart"

Burnzy · **Reply #20: July 08, 2011, 08:51:54**

Cool thankyou

Doggie 1 · **Reply #21: July 08, 2011, 09:46:26**

Quote

Driving lights are a supplement to the high beams (and are usually fairly bright with a long throw)

Fog light are to make you visible in foggy conditions and to light the road directly in front of you without too much reflection off the fog ..

That is how I see it anyway (until someone does a Google and tries to shoot me down in flames )

And leave the fog lights on during the day and during fine weather as many do, will attract a fine here in West Oz.

Burnzy · **Reply #22: July 08, 2011, 10:41:51**

Yeah in qld its a $40 fine and no points. found that out the hard way

Dazzler · **Reply #23: July 08, 2011, 11:34:21**

Quote from: Burnzy on July 08, 2011, 10:41:51

Yeah in qld its a $40 fine and no points. found that out the hard way

The cops don't seem too fussed down here

Mind you I haven't got around to putting the new globe ($27 :-\) in one of mine that blew when I hit a wallaby ...

agentr31 · **Reply #24: July 08, 2011, 12:48:46**

dam... when did that happen???

Dazzler · **Reply #25: July 08, 2011, 12:54:38**

Quote from: agentr31 on July 08, 2011, 12:48:46

dam... when did that happen???

It wasn't Trish's CW it was my Hybrid... hit a big fat wallaby just cracked the bumper (very minor) and knocked the driving light out of its mounting ... Local Toyota dealer did a thorough inspection and put the light back together for $30 .. they didn't pick up the globe was blown (replacement cost me $27) but still lucky to get away with it... (when i bought the globe from their spare parts they said they've seen Kangaroos and Wallabys do $1000's of $$$ damage

agentr31 · **Reply #26: July 08, 2011, 13:05:29**

*high fives*

sounds like you got off LIGHT with that one!!!

rustynutz · **Reply #27: July 09, 2011, 03:12:45**

Quote from: Dazzler on July 08, 2011, 12:54:38

Quote from: agentr31 on July 08, 2011, 12:48:46
dam... when did that happen???

It wasn't Trish's CW it was my Hybrid... hit a big fat wallaby just cracked the bumper (very minor) and knocked the driving light out of its mounting ... Local Toyota dealer did a thorough inspection and put the light back together for $30 .. they didn't pick up the globe was blown (replacement cost me $27) but still lucky to get away with it... (when i bought the globe from their spare parts they said they've seen Kangaroos and Wallabys do $1000's of $$$ damage

Very lucky, Daz....

I've hit Skippy's in older cars and they've caused heaps of damage, I'd hate to hit one in a modern "plastic" car...

Doggie 1 · **Reply #28: July 09, 2011, 11:03:01**

Quote from: Dazzler on July 08, 2011, 12:54:38

Quote from: agentr31 on July 08, 2011, 12:48:46
dam... when did that happen???

It wasn't Trish's CW it was my Hybrid... hit a big fat wallaby just cracked the bumper (very minor) and knocked the driving light out of its mounting ... Local Toyota dealer did a thorough inspection and put the light back together for $30 .. they didn't pick up the globe was blown (replacement cost me $27) but still lucky to get away with it... (when i bought the globe from their spare parts they said they've seen Kangaroos and Wallabys do $1000's of $$$ damage

That's bad.
Were the Wallabies playing in Tassie at the time Dazz?

Ultralights · **Reply #29: July 10, 2011, 11:45:41**

Ebay, you can pick up the yellow halogen bulbs for next to nothing, 55 watt. fog lights as i understand it produce a low wide beam, to light the edges of the road and low along the surface beneath the fog. if focussed right, as in my forester, most of the light goes off to the side, great for seeing animals, and reflectors on the other side. Driving lights hve a long beam focussed down the road, its the reason why the "fog" lights on commodores tend to blind you as they are actually driving lights with round reflectors to direct light forward, unike fog lights that have the vertical stepped mirrors to throw the light into a wide but very thin beam.