LED 98-2002 Fog lights?
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LED 98-2002 Fog lights? Haven't been on the board in years since I didn't have a car. Now that I do again I want to see are there LED fog lights for the 98-2002 camaros?
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The 1998-2002 Camaro uses small projectors.
I haven't seen any good LED Sealed Projectors in that size.
I haven't seen any good drop-in LED in the 880 bulb size either.
(EDIT: Read down for something I found that might work)
(Most are radially-multi-element units that are only good for signals and brakes, not forward vision).
Looking around on ebay, I see some alternative drop-in LED that might be passable for a fog light, although their design mimics some designs I've seen that were for headlights, but don't produce a good enough beam for headlights.
Philips does make a good drop-in LED Fog Light bulb, but not in the 880 size.
https://www.amazon.com/Philips-X-tre.../dp/B00U2NHLTI
I saw a knock-off of AliExpress that looks like the Philips bulb and was in the 880 size.
(Philips also makes an LED H4 bulb, and these look more like that overall design but single instead of dual "filament" style.)
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...714039194.html
However, these say 4000 lumen each (8000 lumen combined) which is too much for a fog light. That will lessen your distance vision. Especially if these don't produce a correct beam. I just found those in a quick search on google.
Here is another variation that I found on AliExpress that may work for a fog light, but still too bright. These say 3200 lumen each (6400 lumen combined).
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10-p...b-cb56c540700a
There are multiple copies and variations of the above bulbs on AliExpress. Take a look around and you'll see. There are plenty of worse designs too that although will fill the housing with light, that light won't project into a good beam. For Turn Signals, Brake Lights, and DRL, you really only need to fill the housing with light, but for forward vision (head lights and fog lights), you need a good beam pattern. Either way, these lumen rating are "inflated" I doubt any of these actually put out that much and their thermal management wouldn't support it anyway with any kind of long life.
I don't have any experience with either of the above, and I haven't seen anyone use those AliExpress ones yet. So I can't say how good they are.
Are you looking for appearance or usefulness?
Here are a couple threads on a 1998-2002 Firebird in case anyone wanders into this thread and is interested.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...knockoffs.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-housings.html
I haven't seen any good LED Sealed Projectors in that size.
I haven't seen any good drop-in LED in the 880 bulb size either.
(EDIT: Read down for something I found that might work)
(Most are radially-multi-element units that are only good for signals and brakes, not forward vision).
Looking around on ebay, I see some alternative drop-in LED that might be passable for a fog light, although their design mimics some designs I've seen that were for headlights, but don't produce a good enough beam for headlights.
Philips does make a good drop-in LED Fog Light bulb, but not in the 880 size.
https://www.amazon.com/Philips-X-tre.../dp/B00U2NHLTI
I saw a knock-off of AliExpress that looks like the Philips bulb and was in the 880 size.
(Philips also makes an LED H4 bulb, and these look more like that overall design but single instead of dual "filament" style.)
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...714039194.html
However, these say 4000 lumen each (8000 lumen combined) which is too much for a fog light. That will lessen your distance vision. Especially if these don't produce a correct beam. I just found those in a quick search on google.
Here is another variation that I found on AliExpress that may work for a fog light, but still too bright. These say 3200 lumen each (6400 lumen combined).
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10-p...b-cb56c540700a
There are multiple copies and variations of the above bulbs on AliExpress. Take a look around and you'll see. There are plenty of worse designs too that although will fill the housing with light, that light won't project into a good beam. For Turn Signals, Brake Lights, and DRL, you really only need to fill the housing with light, but for forward vision (head lights and fog lights), you need a good beam pattern. Either way, these lumen rating are "inflated" I doubt any of these actually put out that much and their thermal management wouldn't support it anyway with any kind of long life.
I don't have any experience with either of the above, and I haven't seen anyone use those AliExpress ones yet. So I can't say how good they are.
Are you looking for appearance or usefulness?
Here are a couple threads on a 1998-2002 Firebird in case anyone wanders into this thread and is interested.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...knockoffs.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-housings.html
Last edited by VIP1; Nov 13, 2016 at 01:29 PM.
I haven't seen any easy fit LED solutions but I used a set of inexpensive projectors from Aliexpress and am very happy with the results.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...rojectors.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...rojectors.html
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I just looked those up. Those are radial-multi-element units. Those will adversely affect the beam pattern. The cut-off shield in the projector may keep down glare, but the beam spread will be negatively altered.
