hid's in fog
07-13-2008, 04:05 PM
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hid's in fog hey guys, im sure some of you have experienced driving your cars with hid's in city's with fog.... how did the lights perform and where there any problems as far as blinding people more than usual cause of the fog and all ?
07-13-2008, 09:43 PM
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thats good info but i was talking about having hid's in the headlights and driving in fog like weather. will they alow the driver good visibility, or does the fog affect them. what about to on coming traffic.
07-14-2008, 12:09 AM
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I have HIDs on my LS1 Trans am and have had no issues with blinding oncomming traffic, I can see good enough with just foglights.... I actually cruise around city with just foglights.... you just got to aim them right and they do light the road about right.
I have HIDs on my LS1 Trans am and have had no issues with blinding oncomming traffic, I can see good enough with just foglights.... I actually cruise around city with just foglights.... you just got to aim them right and they do light the road about right.
07-14-2008, 12:26 AM
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I might be putting it wrong, what I am asking is had anybody driven with hid's on the car durring fog like weather...how your visibility looks and what about on coming cars.. not what they look like on fog lights.
07-14-2008, 12:44 AM
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I got 8000k on lows and fogs. Two weeks ago I drove it on some heavy rain and lights did perform great.... I also have HIDs for low beams.....
07-14-2008, 12:53 AM
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did you get flashed durring the rain or was that pretty much just like normal. im wondering if it bugs people's eyes more durring bad weather as far as other cars
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07-14-2008, 09:38 AM
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.... actually.... uncoated Halogen has a better CRI (Color Rendition Index) and its yellow-ish light scatters less easily so its better in the fog. That is why true fog lights are yellow.
Our eyes are least sensitive to blue light and blue light scatters more easily. A 8000k HID will make the fog turn into a bluish-white wall instead of cutting through it like a yellow fog light. Also a 8000k puts out less light than the OEM 4300K and since the 4300K is less blue than the 8000K, the light output is more usable.
Our eyes are least sensitive to blue light and blue light scatters more easily. A 8000k HID will make the fog turn into a bluish-white wall instead of cutting through it like a yellow fog light. Also a 8000k puts out less light than the OEM 4300K and since the 4300K is less blue than the 8000K, the light output is more usable.
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.... actually.... uncoated Halogen has a better CRI (Color Rendition Index) and its yellow-ish light scatters less easily so its better in the fog. That is why true fog lights are yellow.
Our eyes are least sensitive to blue light and blue light scatters more easily. A 8000k HID will make the fog turn into a bluish-white wall instead of cutting through it like a yellow fog light. Also a 8000k puts out less light than the OEM 4300K and since the 4300K is less blue than the 8000K, the light output is more usable.
Our eyes are least sensitive to blue light and blue light scatters more easily. A 8000k HID will make the fog turn into a bluish-white wall instead of cutting through it like a yellow fog light. Also a 8000k puts out less light than the OEM 4300K and since the 4300K is less blue than the 8000K, the light output is more usable.