Fog Light Bulbs

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    Was wondering, for these fog lights that I'm buying for my car, they come with H11. Does that mean that if I buy aftermarket bulbs, they HAVE to be H11 sized?
     
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    yes
     
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    k kewl thx MATT
     
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    Oh also, (Yes double post.), if the fog lights do not come with HIDs, would a conversion kit be an absolute necessity in order of the H11 HID bulbs to work properly?
     
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    conversion kit?

    you don't want to put HIDs in a reflector that's NOT designed for HIDs.
     
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    Why not? Will it be too bright at night for public use?
     
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    the reflectors weren't designed for light like that. so it's brighter for oncoming traffic and distracting. and it really doesn't change much for you. actually can make it worse.
     
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    Okay. Makes sense. It wasn't going to be for me to see better actually. It's all cosmetic. I really like how the fog lights look.
    Actually. I just like fog lights in general. Lol
     
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    Save your money, HID fogs are awful and dangerous :)

    FWIW, the bulb type refers primarily to the base style/size. If you do want to replace the bulbs, you will need to look for that base. Several manufacturers make bulbs in that style/size. A lot of the "HID" bulbs will basically "re-base" a standard low quality Chinese D2S into a HXX base so it fits. Doesn't make it right.
     
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    I wish my car came with the OEM foglights.
    I thought if I get them, I can accent my pink emblem with pink fogs for the night. Hahah.
    Saw it on a white Camry and I thought it looked pretty good.
     
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    Wirelessly posted (From Your Mom's House: Opera/9.50 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en) T-Mobile_Rhodium)

    dear god...
     
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    Hahah. It'll only look good if my headlights were white though.
    We'll just have to see.
     
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