Half (25 miles) of my work commute takes place around 4 am, and half of that is on an unlit, 2 lane, rural highway. So, I encounter rain and fog pretty regularly. I’m considering switch my fog light bulbs to yellow to improve visibility. I’m sure some of you have done the same thing. I’d really appreciate any insight, and certainly some bulb recommendations. The vehicle in question is a 2015 Ford Fusion Titanium. As always, thanks in advance!
Yellow H11 halogen bulbs
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I replaced white halogen fog bulbs in both cars with yellow LED bulbs, I think they are Alla Lightning, nice bright bulbs.
Little issue with Sportage is the food blocks near visibility when driving and fog lights don't shine too far. While changing bulbs helped with 3D perception, in the snow and in fog, they are more or less useless in the dark in general and I don't use them unless have to. But they were overall an improvement over stock halogens.
Little issue with Sportage is the food blocks near visibility when driving and fog lights don't shine too far. While changing bulbs helped with 3D perception, in the snow and in fog, they are more or less useless in the dark in general and I don't use them unless have to. But they were overall an improvement over stock halogens.
done this on my last 2 cars. with the Sable, they were amazon specials (iJDMtoy, or something?)
Current ones are Hellas.
the iJDMtoy bulbs would last about a year, the hellas have been in since... early Dec. '21. remember changing them in my buddy's driveway in Columbus, before we drove to Cleveland for a Concert.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079VYZ2TP
Current ones are Hellas.
the iJDMtoy bulbs would last about a year, the hellas have been in since... early Dec. '21. remember changing them in my buddy's driveway in Columbus, before we drove to Cleveland for a Concert.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079VYZ2TP
There's the Sylvania Fog Vision 
How “yellow” is the light from the Hella bulbs?
Do you have any experience with those bulbs?There's the Sylvania Fog Vision
if you change to yellow halogen, and keep wattage the same the light output will be lower, but since the absence of blue in the light keeps your pupils more dilated that compensates.
If you use led or any other technology that doesn't use a filter, the output will seem brighter.
But if your main lights are on and have a significant amount of blue light in them, the whole exercise is a bit pointless.
I don't, but they seem to be the what you're looking for
My buddy sent me a link to the favorite bulb on the Nissan Titan forum. These look pretty interesting
https://www.diodedynamics.com/fog-light-leds-for-2013-2016-ford-fusion-pair.html
https://www.diodedynamics.com/fog-light-leds-for-2013-2016-ford-fusion-pair.html
don't have any night time photos to show.. and my current work schedule has me going to bed before sundown (should already be in bed as i write this), to work just after sunup... see what i can do when i get a couple days off ... ( work retail, no weekends or holidays off, go in 5a/6a a couple days a week, and 7:30a most days....)
My GF's schedule is even worse... same Job, but most days she's in @ 4a/5a.... she goes to bed @6p....
Went in @ 5a today, only remembered once I got to work... Unfortunately I parked under a lot light, but this is the best I have...
I installed the SEALIGHT H11 yellow LED bulbs in my Frontier's fog lights. They are bright and very yellow (not amber) as shown below.
One big thing is how the beam pattern is and also if really foggy what your car has for DRL as well as your headlights and if you can isolate. I've had times were I had slow down a bunch and use just fog/parking. Even LED DRL's reflected too much. I've also had factory "fog" lights that were more of an accent light and did barely anything for actual help with visibility.
My Pilot has a good beam pattern but the headlights need to be on. If really foggy the LED headlights reflect too much.
Many of my vehicles I install a different set and they are wired to turn on with parking lights (with a switch). Here are my fogs in 4 vehicles. Tell me about fog lights
At this point if changing I would probably get new Diode Dynamics one. The Morimoto ones I don't feel have the same intensity. or overall coverage. My Hella DE with HID need to be refreshed as they are old and not as bright as they used to be. I still love them but more effort for install.
On my Accord and my son's Forte I also put in HID low beams with 5k bulbs and 55W ballast. That brings then down to about 4500k which as warmer color that works better in bad weather IMO. The bright white LED's reflect to much from wet roads etc. They also produce enough heat to melt snow/ice that the LED's don't if that is an issue.. Check my post HERE and the post after in same thread for LED vs HID in snow/ice in my experience.
These Morimito are NOT inexpensive but from all listed actually circulate heat inside the housing to have them warm enough for snow and ice. Morimoto H11 Yellow 2 Stroke 4.0
My Pilot has a good beam pattern but the headlights need to be on. If really foggy the LED headlights reflect too much.
Many of my vehicles I install a different set and they are wired to turn on with parking lights (with a switch). Here are my fogs in 4 vehicles. Tell me about fog lights
At this point if changing I would probably get new Diode Dynamics one. The Morimoto ones I don't feel have the same intensity. or overall coverage. My Hella DE with HID need to be refreshed as they are old and not as bright as they used to be. I still love them but more effort for install.
On my Accord and my son's Forte I also put in HID low beams with 5k bulbs and 55W ballast. That brings then down to about 4500k which as warmer color that works better in bad weather IMO. The bright white LED's reflect to much from wet roads etc. They also produce enough heat to melt snow/ice that the LED's don't if that is an issue.. Check my post HERE and the post after in same thread for LED vs HID in snow/ice in my experience.
These Morimito are NOT inexpensive but from all listed actually circulate heat inside the housing to have them warm enough for snow and ice. Morimoto H11 Yellow 2 Stroke 4.0
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This is why I can’t understand the lack of war- or at least neutral- LED bulbs or lamps in automotive headlights.
Personally I'd remove the oem fog lights and drop a morimoto or hella set in their place. If you can find a set with a projector lens that's even better.
@PW01 - Looks like your car has projector low beams and also H11 for them. Have you ever changed the headlight bulbs? With what? How are the lights/lenses overall?
Just as an FYI- this is my Accord with H11 HID at 5k with 55W ballasts. Not that crazy LED white glare. A lot more light than standard halogen.
And if you do a different set of lights you can wire them to run just them if needed. If your fogs do have a good pattern and you do yellow bulbs You could just do a wire harness separate. Might be mods/hacks on line for the same thing.
Just as an FYI- this is my Accord with H11 HID at 5k with 55W ballasts. Not that crazy LED white glare. A lot more light than standard halogen.
And if you do a different set of lights you can wire them to run just them if needed. If your fogs do have a good pattern and you do yellow bulbs You could just do a wire harness separate. Might be mods/hacks on line for the same thing.
Because to lay folk, "white" = "brighter" and that's what sells.
But vision is a more complex concept than people understand, or the marketing wants to push.
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i remember reading in my teens when aftermarket HID's were the must haves, that once you get over 5,000k the deeper the colors the less light your actually putting down the road.