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Hoen xenonmatch vs OEM fog light bubls ( pics)

Old Sep 10, 2010 | 09:47 AM
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Thanks. Sounds pretty simple.

That second pic is with one OEM bulb in and one Hoen in, right? They definitely look a lot better and it's worth the $30 to get the better look.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by kierankelly
Thanks. Sounds pretty simple.

That second pic is with one OEM bulb in and one Hoen in, right? They definitely look a lot better and it's worth the $30 to get the better look.
Both pics have one Heon in and one stock.
The stock is on the left in both, it's just the exposure change that allows you to see the bulbs better in the second pic and makes them stand out more. The first pic was more exposed for the hood of the car not the bright lights so the lights are "blown out" a bit and it's harder to see the difference.

For sure it was worth the $38 bucks with shipping and 10 minutes of install time.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 10:32 AM
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You guys do know that there's a reason fog lights are yellow, right? It's the color that cuts through fog best, and the reason they're called fog lights.

If you make them white or blue, they don't really work as fog lights any more, as they won't cut through fog any better than your headlights, and their light pattern isn't conducive to vision past about 50 feet... so you've got nice accent lights now.

Now, if you were to swap out the reflector assembly with one that casts a driving light pattern, then they'd be pretty useful at that color.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by hawkeye18
You guys do know that there's a reason fog lights are yellow, right? It's the color that cuts through fog best, and the reason they're called fog lights.

If you make them white or blue, they don't really work as fog lights any more, as they won't cut through fog any better than your headlights, and their light pattern isn't conducive to vision past about 50 feet... so you've got nice accent lights now.

Now, if you were to swap out the reflector assembly with one that casts a driving light pattern, then they'd be pretty useful at that color.
Except that our fogs aren't yellow from the factory. Just a standard halogen bulb with that "off-white" color. You are correct about yellow being a more useful color for cutting through fog.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 01:03 PM
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The fog lights on the GT are up too high to be useful for driving through Fog anyways. They're there for appearance, and I rarely use mine.

I'll usually turn mine on during the day if it's rainy/cloudy and I don't want to turn on my full headlights.

Plus, the fogs look badass.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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Except that our fogs aren't yellow from the factory. Just a standard halogen bulb with that "off-white" color. You are correct about yellow being a more useful color for cutting through fog.
Originally Posted by kierankelly
The fog lights on the GT are up too high to be useful for driving through Fog anyways. They're there for appearance, and I rarely use mine.

I'll usually turn mine on during the day if it's rainy/cloudy and I don't want to turn on my full headlights.

Plus, the fogs look badass.
That's cool, and there's nothing wrong with that; I just wanted to make sure you guys aren't expecting them to work as actual fog lights. As long as you know they're pretty much just for appearance, that's all that matters.

Now! Somebody needs to make a kit that will turn them into driving light reflectors. They are positioned excellently for that purpose.
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 08:40 AM
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Going to put my order in for these and the chrome turn signals tonight, but it appears the HID front turn signals are 3457s, but Hoen doesn't have that listed. Tony, what bulb did you use for the chrome dipped signal?
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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I plan on installing these this weekend. I'll post pics to show how it went.
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 11:57 AM
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Going to put my order in for these and the chrome turn signals tonight, but it appears the HID front turn signals are 3457s, but Hoen doesn't have that listed. Tony, what bulb did you use for the chrome dipped signal?
I purcahsed them over at stangmods.

This post has them along with some more pics.
https://themustangsource.com/f783/my...3/#post5945397

You can also enter "stangmods" as the coupon code- something like 1%... not much- but still.
It's also free shipping- and I got them pretty fast.
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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Just ordered mine. Thanks David for posting the info for us V6 owners.
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by hawkeye18
That's cool, and there's nothing wrong with that; I just wanted to make sure you guys aren't expecting them to work as actual fog lights. As long as you know they're pretty much just for appearance, that's all that matters.

Now! Somebody needs to make a kit that will turn them into driving light reflectors. They are positioned excellently for that purpose.
I would be in for that as long as its a simple install and still looks near OEM.
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Old Sep 18, 2010 | 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by 2010MustangGT
I purcahsed them over at stangmods.

This post has them along with some more pics.
https://themustangsource.com/f783/my...3/#post5945397

You can also enter "stangmods" as the coupon code- something like 1%... not much- but still.
It's also free shipping- and I got them pretty fast.
These here - http://www.stangmods.com/Chrome-Ambe...bs-p/00729.htm

They're listed as a 3157, but appear to be the same. Just verifying for future reference.
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Old Sep 18, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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Just put these in. The cowling gave me a bit of trouble because it didn't want to budge, but I got it off. Getting my fat hands behind the lights was a PITA, but not that hard once I got in there.

The lights definitely look a lot better than the OEM fog lights. Just a more white light which goes with the HIDs. A slight blue tint, but with the lights on, you don't even really notice.

Pictures aren't that great, but you can kind of tell the difference. I need to get some pics where it's not so dark out.

Hoen light on the left. OEM on the right.





After both of the Hoens were in.



Definitely an upgrade that is well worth the money.

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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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Here's one I snapped after washing today:

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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 04:26 PM
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Nice pics kieran!


Glad you got them in Steve, nice black pony too!
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 2010MustangGT

Glad you got them in Steve, nice black pony too!
Yep, real happy with the results from both so far. Diffuser should be on tomorrow at some point as well.
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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Do i get like 10% on all profits HOEN makes when selling a pair ! Just sayin'...looks good Steve.

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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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Yep, real happy with the results from both so far. Diffuser should be on tomorrow at some point as well.
Awesome! take some pics of the process if you could!
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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Awesome! take some pics of the process if you could!
I plan on writing up a how-to and offer suggestions. I have the Roush instructions printed out as well, and the GT500 mud guards sitting in the car.
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by montreal ponies
Do i get like 10% on all profits HOEN makes when selling a pair ! Just sayin'...looks good Steve.
If anything, I should be getting the discount, since I threw the idea out there

Either way, looks good.
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