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Old 12-30-2014, 10:37 AM
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So I just put 5k HIDs in my headlights and fog lights. As you can see the fogs look a different color. If I put projector fog lights in will it make them look like my headlights?


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I'm guessing that's one of those cheap plug and play HID fog kits? That's why. Those kits are janky and real "hit and miss" on the color, and what you get is what you get.
If you want them to match your factory HIDs you should get the JW Speaker LED fogs. Either that or one of those cheaper plug and pay LED foglight kits will likely look better too. Too many PnP HID kits suck.

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Both are plug in play. Those are aftermarket headlights
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well there's nothing you can really do about the color of the fogs unless you try different bulbs. Maybe try the 4300k bulbs for that kit. Either that or return the kit and get LEDs.
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I was thinking that the color is off because the fog HIDs are in regular fog light housing and changing them to projector fog lights would make them look the same
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Originally Posted by 99_4x4
I was thinking that the color is off because the fog HIDs are in regular fog light housing and changing them to projector fog lights would make them look the same
I haven't seen any plug and play projector fogs for the F150's. Only retrofits in factory housings and they are fairly expensive. Several guys are running the JW Speaker led's. The morimoto's should be out soon hopefully.
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Housings won't change the color.

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Not sure why they are a different color then. Ordered both from the same place. I found these projector for fog lights for a 09

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Originally Posted by 99_4x4
Not sure why they are a different color then. Ordered both from the same place. I found these projector for fog lights for a 09
I have seen those and most listings say 04-08, every once and a while I'll see 04-09 but I can't confirm of the 04-08s are the same as 09-14s. TRS will be releasing LED fogs for 09-14 at the end of next month.

Brand, Wattage, K Temp, Bulbs, and Ballast all affect color. Not the housing.

I have owned and installed way to many different brands of cheap HIDs, they all have had one issue or another. Now all I will ever buy is TRS, never a issue and the harness is second to nobody!!

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I read somewhere where somebody used those fog lights for 04-08 and they worked in a 12gen Carid.com has them for a 2009. Like I said before I purchased both sets of headlights and fog lights from the same place. Same color same wattage same ballast

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