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Old Jul 3, 2023 | 09:21 PM
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Hey guys, been thinking of upgrading my fog lights and possibly DRLs as well to LED, but mainly fog lights. I have no experience in this matter so please bear with me. Really liking the morimoto XB fog lights from screaming chicken.

https://screamingchicken.com/1993-20...xb-fog-lights/

Is there a safe way to upgrade to LEDs without damaging the car’s electrical system?

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Old Jul 4, 2023 | 06:19 AM
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I have LED fog light bulbs from super bright LEDS.com. It's just a simple bulb replacement and I believe it was under$50.
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I have LED fog light bulbs from super bright LEDS.com. It's just a simple bulb replacement and I believe it was under$50.
thank you for sharing, I keep hearing about no load flashers and resistors but i really don’t have any idea about them. Will replacing just the bulbs to LEDs work fine without having the need to add anything else?
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You can replace the fog lights bulbs and sealed headlights with LEDs and have no issue. To swap the turn signal or brake light you will need some resistor, which is beyond my knowledge.
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You can replace the fog lights bulbs and sealed headlights with LEDs and have no issue. To swap the turn signal or brake light you will need some resistor, which is beyond my knowledge.
thank you sir 👍
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Put those fogs on my car a few months ago. Was a nice upgrade compared to the old stock hazed over turds. Havent had any problems at all! Did Morimoto 2-Stroke 3.0 LED's in new headlight housings at the same time. Also did LED in the backup, license plate and side marker locations. I didnt feel like messing with any other lights or ballast resistors.
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Put those fogs on my car a few months ago. Was a nice upgrade compared to the old stock hazed over turds. Havent had any problems at all! Did Morimoto 2-Stroke 3.0 LED's in new headlight housings at the same time. Also did LED in the backup, license plate and side marker locations. I didnt feel like messing with any other lights or ballast resistors.
thanks for sharing, those new fog lights look awesome👍
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Old Jul 8, 2023 | 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 99Silver6.0
Put those fogs on my car a few months ago. Was a nice upgrade compared to the old stock hazed over turds. Havent had any problems at all! Did Morimoto 2-Stroke 3.0 LED's in new headlight housings at the same time. Also did LED in the backup, license plate and side marker locations. I didnt feel like messing with any other lights or ballast resistors.
What fog lights are those?! I’m replacing my headlights when my front clip goes back together so why not replace the fog lights too with LED.

We do a lot of cruising at night and my biggest complaint is my headlights. Hoping LED in the stock headlights instead of Halo will help
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Old Jul 8, 2023 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Codys89RS
What fog lights are those?! I’m replacing my headlights when my front clip goes back together so why not replace the fog lights too with LED.

We do a lot of cruising at night and my biggest complaint is my headlights. Hoping LED in the stock headlights instead of Halo will help
They are Morimoto XB’s from Screaming Chicken.

I was just overall happy to be rid of all the horrid brown looking forward lighting on my car! Cut-off on the fogs and headlights is quite good.
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Old Jul 8, 2023 | 02:36 PM
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I've used bulbs form Superbright LED's too, been good quality ,
I waould say they are a middle of the road solution, the Morimoto's are nicer but the $$ was more.
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