[s-cars] Has anyone replaced fogs with HID pencil beams??

[LL - NY]

Jeff,

I have Micro DE fogs on my Saabaru (to replace the useless OEM ones) and
from the size of the housing there is no way for them to fit in the same
location as the OEM UrS fogs. They are much larger in not only housing size
but lens aperature.

Optically the performance of the lamps is quite impressive as fogs. They
actually have a bit more reach (on the sides) than the pretty decent factory
Saabaru headlamps with H1 High Eff + bulbs (~1800 lumens) so I'd imagine the
easier to design (optically) pencil beams would be remarkably impressive. At
about 200 yards, the spread of the beam is easily 300 yards +, very evenly
spread. It's such that they are even effective when I trigger the high
beams, the wide spread beam is still a visible enhancement of vision, and it
has helped keep me from being surprised by the massive local Bambi
population lurking around the unlit blind hills and curves where I live.

FWIW, I opted for fogs vs. pencil or flood beams because I, like you, live
in the middle of nowhere (East Bumf_ _ k for those of you not familiar with
nowhere, sort of a northern version of Bob Myer's haunt) and it was more
important for me to see around corners than distance. There really aren't
enough straightish sections around here to utilize the ludicrous speed
option of either car,
you just don't know what's lurking over the next hilltop or corner....

In any event, the Micro DE's are, IMHO, exceptional lamps. Just trying to
figure out how to effectively mount a set to the //S6 without owning an
FMIC, nor LLtek front valence.

HTH, and my $0.02,

LL - NY
On 10/28/08, Postupack, Jeff <Jeff.Postupack at analog.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hey  How's Da list guys?
>
> So winter is the time of darkness in NH.. And I wanted to add driving
> lights.
> Drew (my son) and I were driving other night, I suggested these as an
> ad-on photon source.
>
> http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/hella/micro_de_xenon.jsp
>
> Was going to bolt them inside the hood (behind grill) , where I found
> some factory holes.
> (may have to perforate the Kamei grill.)
>
> Drew suggested I replace the fogs, as my fog lights don't do enough to
> call it substantial.
>
> So I'm curious this AM, on any lighting projects you guys may have done!
>
> Note: This S6 has retrofit OEM TT- Xenon lows, Euro hella lamps (entire
> housing) and H1 highs.
> I did change the bulbs using Daniel Stern's recommendation.. Still not
> enough.
>
> I'm a sparky so I can figure out the electrical part easy enough.
>
> Then I would have a Low/Medium/High 'quasar' like front end.. Switched
> by the column stalk.,
> Jeff
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