As far as tinting goes, I'm not a fan of how it looks.



Makes total sense, and I'm really going to look at a driving light conversion.

So how do you like the thread I started on the other forum?

 

I read & post to multiple, all have their strengths/weaknesses.

 

For now, I went back to halogen. I definitely like the pure white color of HID's better, gives it a much cooler look. But if I can't use my fog lights to supplement the ****ty head lights then I might as well go back to a setup that lets me use my fog lights around town.

So I went with Silver Star Ultra's for the headlights. The store didn't carry them in 9145's (fog lights on my '06) so I put my regular Silver Stars back in (the ones I had before I put in the HID setup 4 years ago). Glad I didn't throw them away.

I took it for a test drive tonight and gotta say, it is D A M N NICE to have true high beams again. The retract the lamp thingy that the "bi-xenon" bulbs use to shift the light up just sucks.

Here are a couple pics:



LOW beams:



HI-BEAMS



So yeah, you can really see the difference with the brights switch on. I'm a little surprised that when the low beams are on, the silver stars look just as bright as the xenons. but on HIGH, the halogen is definitely brighter. My road test confirms that they do focus the light better. Overall the look of the headlights now is kind of dull, but they work better. The fog lights...eh I knew they weren't as bright as xenons, but that was kind of the point.

Not really decided where to go from here. Might do a projector retrofit (if I didn't like how it looks I could always sell them). I electric-taped up the ballast connectors for now and zip-tied them out of the way. When I decide what to do, I'll probably rip them out then.

 

Sorry but these statement you made are not correct concerning the factory fog lamps on the S197 GT. Yes Ford calls them fog lamps. Fog lamps are to be used only with low beams and driving lamps are to be used only with high beams. So why would Ford wire driving lamps to be used only with the low beams and then call them "fog lamps" unless they were actually "fog lamps". By law driving lamps, if installed by the factory must not be capable of being energized with the low beams.

The factory bulbs in the fog lamps do have a cutoff and don't interfere with opposing traffic. I have been driving with my fogs on during winter conditions and never stopped by law enforcement. I have also encountered S197s approaching me with their fogs on and they are not offensive. In fact all four lamps appear to be the same intensity. Maybe twice a season I will encounter someone who sees 4 equally sized lamps on and incorrectly thinks that I have my brights on, however a quick flash of my brights and they just drive by.

My biggest argument with Ford concerning the factory fogs is their placement. They were going for a retro look rather than for functionality. Yes you want them as low as possible like on the GT500 and the Shelby GT. My personal opinion is that they were placed where they are to get that old time driving lamp look of the specialty Mustangs of the late 60s.

 

I have the Hoen Endurance yellow fog bulbs. I like them. Really help in fog, rain or snow.