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Looking for the brightest possible bulb to fit in a stock foglights on a 4th gen ta, doesn't have to be dot legal it's for a drag car with the headlight away removed. Cost is of little concern will be running on 16v
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
Looking for the brightest possible bulb to fit in a stock foglights on a 4th gen ta, doesn't have to be dot legal it's for a drag car with the headlight away removed. Cost is of little concern will be running on 16v
Check out www.Superbrightleds.com They are very helpful on the phone too.

I bought a couple for my Formula Fogs. They are 1000 Lumens without the heat.

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Was this what you ordered?


Can you take a picture of what they're doing in the dark, and we're these a direct plug and play or was there additional stuff needed?
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I just ordered these on Ebay for my 97 WS6
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151150452392?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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Post back the results
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Will do, with pics...

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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
Was this what you ordered?


Can you take a picture of what they're doing in the dark, and we're these a direct plug and play or was there additional stuff needed?
The LED Fog light I installed is actually a motorcycle headlight bulb. It plugs in without any drama except that you just have to spread out the flexible copper heat sink; easy! The heat sink is needed to keep the bulb electronics cool. The light output is substantially brighter than stock. The color is whiter than the headlights. That will change when I get around to changing the headlights.

Here's the SuperBrightLeds.com P/N:
880-HLV3-M
White 6200K 1000 lm

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Thanks John, put up a picture in the dark if possible with just the fog and running lights on, I'd like to see.
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So John, the kit just plugs into the stock harness? and what did you do with the copper braid? might do this if the pics come back well. thanks
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Originally Posted by 00WS6nSC
So John, the kit just plugs into the stock harness? and what did you do with the copper braid? might do this if the pics come back well. thanks
I backed the Hawk out of the garage as much as I could without letting it roll down the driveway.
The 880 LED bulb simply plugs into the stock harness. The 3 copper braid heat sinks are located outside the lamp housing, and you spread them out so they can dissipate heat. There is plenty of room to do this.

SuperbrightLeds.com 880 Fog Light Bulbs:
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Here's my list of all the lights I replaced on my '99 Hawk:
Super Bright LED’s:
Brake Lights 3157 3157-R26-CBT Red 26/100 lm (These didn't have enough contrast between running lights and brake lights)
Brake replaced by: 3157 3157-XHP28-T-CAR Red 17/96 lm
Outer Tail Lights 194 WLED-R5-CBT Red 85 lm
Backup Lights 3156 3157-W26-CBT White 500lm
License Plate 194 WLED-NWHP5 White 90 lm
Rear Side Markers 194 WLED-R5-CBT Red 85 lm
Rear Dome 212-2 RL4410-NWHP9 White 50 lm
Glove Box 194 WLED-NW13-CBT White 170 lm
Front Side Markers 194 WLED-A5-CBT Amber 85 lm
Front Turn Signals 3157 3157-A45-T Amber 300 lm
Fog Lights 880 880-HLV3-M White 1000 lm
New Electronic Turn Signal Flasher, Stock 4-Way Flasher.
New Front Turn Signal Housings
3M Film by Autographics on Front Turn and Fog Housings, &Tint on
front side markers.

Notice the Oriental Rug? My Ex loved seeing that rug in my living room. My new wife loves seeing it in the garage

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Nice rug lol.

Lights looks good love to see how bright they are like facing down your driveway at night, that will sell it
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Not bright enough for what you're after, but I borrowed the L.E.D. idea from Mike Brown's old Firebird. 12" strips stuck to the backside of the headlight doors. My "headlights" were the closest size I could find other than the stock driving lights. I trimmed out the bottom of the openings in the bumper cover so they'd fit.


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Originally Posted by JohnR
I backed the Hawk out of the garage as much as I could without letting it roll down the driveway.
The 880 LED bulb simply plugs into the stock harness. The 3 copper braid heat sinks are located outside the lamp housing, and you spread them out so they can dissipate heat. There is plenty of room to do this.

SuperbrightLeds.com 880 Fog Light Bulbs:



Here's my list of all the lights I replaced on my '99 Hawk:
Super Bright LED’s:
Brake Lights 3157 3157-R26-CBT Red 26/100 lm (These didn't have enough contrast between running lights and brake lights)
Brake replaced by: 3157 3157-XHP28-T-CAR Red 17/96 lm
Outer Tail Lights 194 WLED-R5-CBT Red 85 lm
Backup Lights 3156 3157-W26-CBT White 500lm
License Plate 194 WLED-NWHP5 White 90 lm
Rear Side Markers 194 WLED-R5-CBT Red 85 lm
Rear Dome 212-2 RL4410-NWHP9 White 50 lm
Glove Box 194 WLED-NW13-CBT White 170 lm
Front Side Markers 194 WLED-A5-CBT Amber 85 lm
Front Turn Signals 3157 3157-A45-T Amber 300 lm
Fog Lights 880 880-HLV3-M White 1000 lm
New Electronic Turn Signal Flasher, Stock 4-Way Flasher.
New Front Turn Signal Housings
3M Film by Autographics on Front Turn and Fog Housings, &Tint on
front side markers.

Notice the Oriental Rug? My Ex loved seeing that rug in my living room. My new wife loves seeing it in the garage

John


Is that a Formula Firehawk? sure don't see them around, probably because they are rare.
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Originally Posted by silverformula
Is that a Formula Firehawk? sure don't see them around, probably because they are rare.
Yes, it's a NBM, Formula Firehawk, Hardtop, 6-Speed; 1 of 22. Plus, I'm the original owner! I wonder how many original owners are still out there?
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This is plug-n'-play, but if you want to do a little modding and "turn it up to eleven", then this thread should give you the paths forward: https://ls1tech.com/forums/pontiac-f...-s-coming.html
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Does your cruise control still work after this?
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Originally Posted by silverformula
Does your cruise control still work after this?
Yes. Those problems only occur when altering the brake lights. Forward lights are ok and the front turn signals are possible, although not all options work or are plug-'n-play.
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Originally Posted by wssix99
Yes. Those problems only occur when altering the brake lights. Forward lights are ok and the front turn signals are possible, although not all options work or are plug-'n-play.
I have LED brake lights with an electronic flasher. I just noticed that my cruise control doesn't work. Is there a fix for this that works with LED brake lights?

Thanks,
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Here is a hid kit in my stock fog light housing. To bright to have on at night in traffic so I just run them during the day and at dawn which I think they look wicked.
This is a link to the ones I'm running https://www.amazon.com/XENTEC-6000K-.../dp/B006LJ1W9M and a picture of them at night.

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Those hid's arent bad those could work as a headlight replacement.... thanks for that if the LED thing doesn't pan out that's a good option.

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