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Originally Posted by Johnny Law
For those of you who are interested, I researched till my eyes bled on the 9006 fog light bulbs for our trucks.
I wanted amber/yellow/gold coloring (like the old Cibies or Fox lights) without changing anything but the bulbs. Yellow reflects less light during foul weather conditions. NO one made a decent set, there were some made by Polarg and PIAA but at prices ranging from $80-120 and no warranty, I wasn't willing to chance it.
I came across a set for $30, with a year warranty from www.supremepowerparts.com out of Placentia, CA. This seemed worth a try, so I bought a set.
Install is simply a swap, easy on my '02. After cleaning the bulbs with rubbing alcohol and locking them into the fog light housings, I turned them on. The light isn't exactly what I was looking for. I was looking for pure yellow or amber or gold. These bulbs emit a yellowish hue that still is. There is definitely a difference between the original fog light bulb and this, but not as much as I wanted.
All in all, I'll keep these in. Still waiting for some foul weather to arrive to try them. BTW, I got the stock wattage of 55w, rather than the 80w they also offer. Didn't need any trouble with melted wiring! |
Unfortunately the really really yellow bulbs from "back in the day" used some cancerous stuff to color the glass,so they're no longer manufactured. And there's no way I'd spend $80-120 on some ion crystal PIAA or Polarg bulbs either.
The most yellow output I've found is by actually installing yellow bulb sleeves into the foglight. This is how Lexus gets that nice yellow beam on GS400/430 and GS300 models (with HID option),the bulbs are standard clear 9006. They've even turned output of real HID bulbs to yellow. I have pics in My Photos of the bulb sleeves