HID Fog Color Opinions Needed...

[FormulaMatt]

I am putting HID's in my fog lights on my 5 series.

 

My questions is, what color should I go with? Should I try and match my stock Hella HID headlights, or would it look good switched to yellow?

 

I have seen the way yellow looks on some cars and really like it. I just don't know if it will look good in mine. Any suggestions?

 

My fogs are the older reflector style, not the projector style you see on many cars with the yellow fogs.

 

This is my car.

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/DSCN1262.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/DSCN1266.jpg

[Skinner]

yellow or have them match you headlights.

[FormulaMatt]

yellow or have them match you headlights.

 

It will definitely be one of the two. I am more asking if yellow will look good? If no, then I will match the headlights.

[Nitrousbird]

Yellow looks like shit. Match your headlights, which are hopefully around 5k

[35RFTW]

NO YELLOW!!! lol. The stocks are in the high 5k low 6k range.

[SpaceGhost]

Um yellow light is what you need to see in fog/rain better, don't fucking "rice" it, make them functional.

[dragknee66]

Yellow for SURE.

 

Is there a local place that sells HID stuff by chance?

[Rgreen]

Theretrofitsource in Columbus has nice stuff

[Rgreen]

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/

[SRTurbo04]

Match the headlights.

 

Don't be a ricer and go yellow!

[SiColin]

I would go with yellow, my oem ones were yellow when i had them in.

[gmann]

Um yellow light is what you need to see in fog/rain better, don't fucking "rice" it, make them functional.

 

For sure. I have yellow (3000 K) from VVME in my mkIII and they look nice, but actually WORK great in rain, snow, fog and of course dry (Even on new, black blacktop). I'm lowered a bit and VR6 oil pans sit below the subframe by a bit so I have to be on the look out for potholes. No problem with the yellow, I'm sure the matched you will have issues though.

 

Yellow =/= rice.

 

Yellow = functional.

[FST94TSI]

I had a few e39 five series over the years and the yellow looks good without being ricey. Update to the newer style projector headlights and get an m5 front bumper and call it a day.

[iwashmycar]

I had yellow in my old Mustangs fogs and I loved how great they worked in inclement weather, snow especially. If you usually do the whole parking / fogs combo all the time, the white may be better suited

 

yellow seems more european too

[6 Speed S4]

yellow would look good, or 5000k

[Tripleskate]

Yellow fogs, I have em. Looks good with a black car. Besides as previously mentioned HID fogs are the shit for pothole/shitty road spotting.

[PeteS40]

dont drive up on the north end at night, there is a certain officer that this has become his new fav thing to pull over for if you go to yellow

[Patterson]

Yellow, it's not ricey, quite common on Euros, and it will look good.

[SpaceGhost]

dont drive up on the north end at night, there is a certain officer that this has become his new fav thing to pull over for if you go to yellow

 

It's illegal to have yellow fogs? Post law please.

[gmann]

It's illegal to have yellow fogs? Post law please.

 

x2

 

A few Japanese cars CAME with yellow tinted glass, I don't see how this is illegal.

[6 Speed S4]

x2

 

A few Japanese cars CAME with yellow tinted glass, I don't see how this is illegal.

 

Yeah i know right, so did some euro cars.