Afternoon guys,
So part of my B6 cabriolet modding extravaganza I managed to install LED fog lights.
As we know the original lights, (sides, main, dipped and fog) are all a warm 'yellowish' hue.
I opted for 6000k HID for the dipped beam (which I love) and also wanted Fogs to match but not via a set regular incandescent bulbs. I just wanted something a little updated and I know T8ups (user on here) sells a great pair of 'white' H11 bulbs but was itching to go the LED route as I know not many have done so.
What I did
Searched like mad on eBay and Amazon to find a 'proven' set of H11 LED fogs that matched the same, (if not better) lighting output as my old original fogs.
What I purchased
Its ESSENTIAL that you buy LED's that state the 'lumen' number in the description. There are many charts out there that will tell you how many lumens you need to match the wattage of an OEM bulb that our cars come with.
As we know, our cars use a 55w bulb for the Fogs on 12v system. The equivalent lumens you would need are around 800 to get the same amount of lighting power as 55w bulbs.
So I bought these bad boys..
Amazon product
These LED's have between 900-1000 Lumens so I was expecting them to be a bit brighter. THEY WERE!
Our cars are also CAN-BUS so when buying non OEM bulbs we have to make sure the wattages are the same or we get the infamous 'bulb out' error on the dash. To counter this, I bought these too..
Amazon product
To be on the safe side I installed them with the LED's and voila...no Error when switching on!
Pic below
Sorry the pic wasn't better quality. It looks as though they are still a tad tad yellow. This is not the case at all. They are a PERFECT diamond white with an ever so slight tint of blue.
Hope this is helpful to anyone.
So part of my B6 cabriolet modding extravaganza I managed to install LED fog lights.
As we know the original lights, (sides, main, dipped and fog) are all a warm 'yellowish' hue.
I opted for 6000k HID for the dipped beam (which I love) and also wanted Fogs to match but not via a set regular incandescent bulbs. I just wanted something a little updated and I know T8ups (user on here) sells a great pair of 'white' H11 bulbs but was itching to go the LED route as I know not many have done so.
What I did
Searched like mad on eBay and Amazon to find a 'proven' set of H11 LED fogs that matched the same, (if not better) lighting output as my old original fogs.
What I purchased
Its ESSENTIAL that you buy LED's that state the 'lumen' number in the description. There are many charts out there that will tell you how many lumens you need to match the wattage of an OEM bulb that our cars come with.
As we know, our cars use a 55w bulb for the Fogs on 12v system. The equivalent lumens you would need are around 800 to get the same amount of lighting power as 55w bulbs.
So I bought these bad boys..
Amazon product
These LED's have between 900-1000 Lumens so I was expecting them to be a bit brighter. THEY WERE!
Our cars are also CAN-BUS so when buying non OEM bulbs we have to make sure the wattages are the same or we get the infamous 'bulb out' error on the dash. To counter this, I bought these too..
Amazon product
To be on the safe side I installed them with the LED's and voila...no Error when switching on!
Pic below
Sorry the pic wasn't better quality. It looks as though they are still a tad tad yellow. This is not the case at all. They are a PERFECT diamond white with an ever so slight tint of blue.
Hope this is helpful to anyone.