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YOUR RESEARCHH3 led fog light install question
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It's not difficult - check the owners manual for instructions and pictures.
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For example, the H3 LED bulb mentioned in the OP's post uses 5 watts of power from a 27 LED cluster, but unfortunately, ONLY produces 177 lumens of light.
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For example, the H3 LED bulb mentioned in the OP's post uses 5 watts of power from a 27 LED cluster, but unfortunately, ONLY produces 177 lumens of light.
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Has anyone done this?
Original post quoted from cbracerx from 2015. Looked at the bulb but it seems to include an extra pig tail - not sure how to install.
Thanks!
Looks great - do you intend to use them as DRL's? To actually cut thru the fog the yellow lights do a much better job IMO. I have used the PIAA yellow Ion bulbs w/ success in all of my cars. If you don't have any fog where you live then it's probably not an issue.
I've worked in television production for more than 20 years and have experience will all types of lighting instruments. Basically, LEDs are very efficient, but requires a lot more quantity (i.e. individual LEDs) to produce the same about light output of standard Halogen bulbs.
For example, the H3 LED bulb mentioned in the OP's post uses 5 watts of power from a 27 LED cluster, but unfortunately, ONLY produces 177 lumens of light. A Halogen based H3 bulb produces about 1500 lumens of light, but requires 55 watts. The LED version will match the color temperature of the xenon light of the HID bulb on the Porsche, but it will NOT produce the same amount of light intensity which is counterproductive to why fog lamps are used in the first place.
Halogen bulbs produce a color temperature around 3200 Kelvin and that's why they look yellowish in color. If you really want to match the color and still produce the proper intensity, then get a Halogen bulb with a blue filter on it. Problem solved!
It's NOT always color temperature that promotes better visibility, but light concentration and intensity.
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As b3 said, you want to look at the actual light output specifications in Lumen rating. This is the only number that counts if you actually want to see something or be seen.
The really good ones will usually have it's own voltage driver box that drives the led's.
I just did the LED for my parking lights today. It is a much better look. I hated the yellow park light temperature combined with my HID light. I am now looking to upgrade the high beams and fog light to LED as well. For now, the LED park light works well with the HID.
I spent roughly $150 over the winter and replaced every single exterior bulb (and some of the interiror bulbs) with LEDs along with the proper LED flasher relay and was very happy with the result. A simple mod to greatly update the look of the 996.
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