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      09-20-2011, 09:29 AM   #45
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Ya, that's WHY they're called 'fog lights' and not 'headlights' lol......It's meant to be used in foggy/rainy conditions, and that's where it shines. It is those superwhite foglights that almost render useless in those conditions because white beams reflect more in the fog/rain than do yellow beams. That's why original foglights shines yellow, and not superwhite, lol.

If you ever paid attention to rally racing, notice that they have those HUGE PIAA lights/foglights that project YELLOW lighting vs all other colors.....Just saying.
Agreed.
The small little dinky foglights we have on our cars are for show, not for actually increasing light on the road. An thiose light the road to near the car to be of any use.

I´m thinking about this solution that I´ve seen here in Sweden.. Aux lights behind the grill. Or maybe some Rayzer widebeams.
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      09-20-2011, 09:49 AM   #46
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Have to say, this actually looks pretty sweet of a setup from a functional point of view. I'd do it because I work under the hood a lot!

The whole car uses a 12V system so I would say that a transformer is not required. I would also add a switch too so you can turn it on when you need it and off when you don't, otherwise a glowing engine bay might look a bit ricey.

I like LED's on a car but not when it's driving. So I think this would be fine. Imagine if you had the courtesy lights on while driving...it's a BMW not a Christmas tree!
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      09-20-2011, 10:13 AM   #47
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Have to say, this actually looks pretty sweet of a setup from a functional point of view. I'd do it because I work under the hood a lot!

The whole car uses a 12V system so I would say that a transformer is not required. I would also add a switch too so you can turn it on when you need it and off when you don't, otherwise a glowing engine bay might look a bit ricey.

I like LED's on a car but not when it's driving. So I think this would be fine. Imagine if you had the courtesy lights on while driving...it's a BMW not a Christmas tree!
Thanks! Yeah it's both functional and asthetically appealing at the same time. I do have a on/off switch located in the engine bay so it's not on all the time
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      09-20-2011, 10:19 AM   #48
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Bro, the LEDs are fine. It's something different and the blue lighting goes well with the exterior paint. If I knew how and it wasn't a lease I'd probably do it too cuz it's functional in a sort of way. Except I would try the BMW orange lighting like in the interior.
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      09-20-2011, 11:36 AM   #49
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Creative... O_o if i went to shows more often i could see putting red LEDs in my bay...

I have no advice for you though, lol
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