installing fog light bulbs

[rcsubho]

Here are a couple of links from G35driver: Both are good and illustratred

This one goes by the fender wall, does not require taking out the unit

http://g35driver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86248

This one requires dropping front bumper to take out both units

http://g35driver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81380

[WESIDE]

Finished. Here are some pics.

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And one more.

[psedog]

Did it end up being the H1 or H4?BTW looking good.

[WESIDE]

Thanks, The 06' has the h1 as fogs and I believe all previous years are the h4. Double check that. The lighting is improved a little bit. It is more of a blue white now instead of the crappy yellow white look. I also changed out the small peanut bulbs in the housing since I was in there and the sidemarkers. To any average joe it would look stock but for someone who knows there g it looks very nice. I will try and get a pic of just the parking lights on if I get around to it.

[rcsubho]

I know for sure that the '03 has H4. Just changed mine to 4000K from the stock yellow. The high beams work much better. At least it seems like i can pick out the deer a lot further out.

[nguyent510]

Thanks, I usually dont use my foglights while driving unless necessary...I like the HID look too much. I just recently installed new set of 8k(HID-Intensity). These bulbs are GREAT!! What a difference it makes when you are driving or just standing there admiring the bulbs. I thought that it was just me, but strangers have came up to me just to comment on the bulbs. I got the these bulbs from http://www.speedalliance.com they were custom order bulbs, took about a week and was under $200.00. Ask for Dat or Chris let them know that you heard a set of HID(D2R) Bulbs for a G35 Coupe Blk 2003 was ordered recently through them. If anybody has any questions please reply to this message. I will attempt to show a pic of the lights soon.

[kenjaman]

Hey, nice pictures you got there!! Really like the look, very cool. Recently, I just bought the g35x, but the headlight seems not to be that bright even it has the HID, still kind of looks yellow for some reason, not like crystal white like that one that on acura/benz...and I like the way that you have on your car. So...here are my questions:1) does the g35x and g35 sedan have the same headlight system?2) is the high beam and fog light that same bulb? 3) if I want to change the low beam, I believe that is the HID one, will that mess up the whole headlight system because I heard that is hard and complicate to replace the HID.

(sorry, questions maybe stupid, but I don't know much about cars)Hope to hear from you!!

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What year is your g?

[psedog]

He has a G35x, so he has the sedan and all the sedans have the same high beam/fog light which is an H4.-Someone correct me if I'm wrong.I'm still surprised that the coupe has two different lights for high/fog.

[psedog]

Hey, nice pictures you got there!! Really like the look, very cool. Recently, I just bought the g35x, but the headlight seems not to be that bright even it has the HID, still kind of looks yellow for some reason, not like crystal white like that one that on acura/benz...and I like the way that you have on your car. So...here are my questions:1) does the g35x and g35 sedan have the same headlight system?2) is the high beam and fog light that same bulb? 3) if I want to change the low beam, I believe that is the HID one, will that mess up the whole headlight system because I heard that is hard and complicate to replace the HID.

(sorry, questions maybe stupid, but I don't know much about cars)Hope to hear from you!!

1) Yes (unless the reg sedan is a non-hid '03)2) Yes3) No personal experience, but I seriously doubt it will create any problems.

[kenjaman]

Thanks for the reply!!

Is a brand new 06 g35x. I know the low beam is HID, but don't think the high beam/fog light is...anyway, it looks yellowish...I like the cool crystal white look. So, changing just the high beam/fog light will make it look white? Or I have to change the low beam HID as well?

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[kenjaman]

I have read the previous messages...some people say the high beam/fog is a H1 bulb, some people say that is H4....so which one is the right one? I have the 2006' G35x.

[psedog]

All sedans are H4's.The issue was with the Coupes. No, you don't have to go HID with the Fog/High beam. A nice set HID emulating bulbs will do fine and are much cheaper.

[kenjaman]

thanks for your help!! do you know any good websites that have good deal?? looking for some piaa bulbs...but not sure if they are street legal or not??

[infinititech1]

the headlights look sooooooo much better without the stock foglight bulb...it ruins the hid's cause they are yellow...but replace the fog light with a piaa and headlights look 10000x better

[psedog]

These are like the ones on my car.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWD1V

[JHPIV]

Well, not wanting to cause any confusion, but for reference, here's what I copied from the headlight assembly housing from my '05 G35 Sedan AT:

"Type 1 H4 12V60/55WType 2 D2R 35W"

[psedog]

Well, not wanting to cause any confusion, but for reference, here's what I copied from the headlight assembly housing from my '05 G35 Sedan AT:

"Type 1 H4 12V60/55WType 2 D2R 35W"

Type 1 = fog/high beamType 2 = Low beams

[kenjaman]

thanks for the help!!! i'm thinking to get the piaa...but haven't decided which one to get...some of those or not street legal.

[psedog]

thanks for the help!!! i'm thinking to get the piaa...but haven't decided which one to get...some of those or not street legal.

I think all PIAA's are illegal in America. As far as I know, non of them are Dot approved. They are not sold here, so of course they have not gone through dot testing to be approved. How many cops are going to pull out your headlights, er how many of them can even figure it out

[kenjaman]

hey...read your message on the previous page...and you mentioned that when you turn on the fogs now, you can hear the system bogging down, so I guess it is not a good thing to install those bulbs, because it will mess up the system?? I really like those extrem force ones that you have...looks really cool!! And did you change the low beam as well or just the fog/high beam bulb??

[psedog]

hey...read your message on the previous page...and you mentioned that when you turn on the fogs now, you can hear the system bogging down, so I guess it is not a good thing to install those bulbs, because it will mess up the system?? I really like those extrem force ones that you have...looks really cool!! And did you change the low beam as well or just the fog/high beam bulb??

I think that no matter what, your system will bog down if you are using both the low beams and the fog. The fog's are about 60 watts and the lows are 35 watts. That's 95 watts over what your car would be running at without the lights on. I didn't pay attention to it before I changed the bulbs. Heck I only had the car for a few days before changing the bulbs out, so I can't really compare. I have put in a yellow top now, so I'm not really worried about it. I'm getting ready to install a bunch of audio/video gear, and I wouldn't if I thought the car couldn't handle it.

Edit: on a normal car when you turn on the low beams you can hear the car bog down a little. With our car, just turning on the low beams doesn't seam to bog down the system (since they are ~ half the wattage). What I was getting at is that if you use your fog lights then it will be like a non-hid car. that's all.

[kenjaman]

hey, got another question. Those pictures that you took, did you just change the fog/high beam bulb with the PIAA extreme force, or you also changed the low beam as well??

[psedog]

hey, got another question. Those pictures that you took, did you just change the fog/high beam bulb with the PIAA extreme force, or you also changed the low beam as well??

Just the Fog/High.

[kenjaman]

thanks for your help!! hey, i noticed that not too many places sell the PIAA H4 extreme force, beside ebay...any other online sites that have good deal?? what do yout think about the H4 super plasma gtx one??

[kenjaman]

Hey man, finally got the PIAA xtreme force, but haven't installed it yet. I notice that you have some pictures up for just the low beam, low beam with fog light, but just wondering if you have any pictures of the high beam and low beam on as well. I just want to see how it looks like before I install that. Thanks!!

[psedog]

Hey man, finally got the PIAA xtreme force, but haven't installed it yet. I notice that you have some pictures up for just the low beam, low beam with fog light, but just wondering if you have any pictures of the high beam and low beam on as well. I just want to see how it looks like before I install that. Thanks!!

No, I haven't taken any pictures with the highs on.

[C-Kwik]

I think all PIAA's are illegal in America. As far as I know, non of them are Dot approved. They are not sold here, so of course they have not gone through dot testing to be approved. How many cops are going to pull out your headlights, er how many of them can even figure it out

I missed this thread the first time around but:

http://www.danielsternlighting....html

"What about blue-tinted headlight bulbs that I found at a local auto parts store, or on the internet? They're sold as being "DOT Approved". Are these legal?

Probably not. There's no such thing as "DOT approved". DOT does not "approve" products as the European regulatory body does. Rather, the manufacturer of an item of motor vehicle equipment is legally obligated to self-certify that his product complies with all applicable regulations. For some items of equipment, such as headlamp bulbs, the certification takes the form of a "DOT" marking on the bulb base. However, there is no legal obligation for the manufacturer to submit his product for government testing before applying the marking, and many companies go ahead and apply the marking even to bulbs that do not comply with the law. The relevant regulations (US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108, Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 108 and 108.1, and ECE Regulations 8, 20, 37, 98, 99, 112 and 113 all call for "white" light, defined as discussed above, so the statement of DOT compliance itself is false for a bulb that emits a light color obviously different from "white"."