[Amrit@wheels]

Originally Posted by prabhatsingh02

Where did you get the OEM type switch for you fog lamp, what brand is it? Planning to fit fog lamps on my Celerio, but want to keep it stock. Please guide!

From my experience, Lumax and Minda wiring kits are most commonly available in that area.

[yogiii]

Originally Posted by ChauhanSaurabh

In continuation to this, I went ahead with this. Installed AES FX2 fog lamps in my Zeta Jimny. Got the wiring kit from Vaishnu.

I do not even feel the need for headlights now. But it seems just for the sake of color coordination between headlight and fogs I might swap headlight bulbs.

Awesome setup ChauhanSaurabh! Throw looks great!

Can you share details of the install? Which place did you finally decide to get it installed from, UGlare? How was the connection made to high beam?

[ChauhanSaurabh]

Originally Posted by yogiii

Awesome setup ChauhanSaurabh! Throw looks great!

Can you share details of the install? Which place did you finally decide to get it installed from, UGlare? How was the connection made to high beam?

Thanks! Uglare was not too keen on installing projectors which are not bought from them. Amit(Blaze) suggested one guy, Salman from Sector 16. FX2 comes with a loose wire for high beam. We extended that to H4 trio socket. He offered a wire tap, but I was not too keen on any splicing.

Special mention to Vaishnu. They mistakenly sent me the non H8 wiring and even I missed checking it until Salman opened the box. But Vaishnu was kind to send his staff with replacement kit within 10 mins to sector 16.

[wooka]

Originally Posted by Behemoth

From what I have seen here is that fog projectors are rarely caught while led bulbs in reflector fog lights are easily caught. But still the choice is yours ; but my honest opinion is that no replaceable led in a projector fog light can match the beam and focus of a sealed led unit. Those projector fog lights were meant for HIDs and that is what they work best with. For led units you get best results only with led projectors.

Hi there,

1. I've actually switched out my projector headlights with reflector based headlights + aftermarket LEDs on my scorpioN cause I do 1000 kms stretches at night, in the rain and fog. Even though the color temp is inferior with aftermarket LEDs, they're replaceable ( lower total cost of ownership, and reliable on the go, any day of the week since I carry one spare 'bulb'), have better throw, are aimed down so they don't blind people, and I rarely have to use the high beam, and even so, only above 60 when visibility is challenging.
2. The cops don't like that replacement sealed beams for sure.
3. The cops, whoever have stopped me over the years, get to see that I am not using a headlight relay and thus, I'm at stock wattage.
4. Coincidentally, with my current batch of a thar and a scorpio N I haven't been stopped anywhere from Ladhak to Gujrat . My sunny, santro and swift got stopped aplenty, and I was using 90/80 halogens with relays in them. Guess what got me in trouble.
5. I deduce that glare is what they're looking for. Then if they do stop you, they're looking for aftermarket replacements like entire headlight swaps and retrofitting projectors with 'angel eyes'. And lastly, with a well placed cutoff pattern, they won't stop you at all.

P. S. Often a levelled position of '1' with a halogen will equate to a position of '3' if swapping with aftermarket bulbs. On the matter of foglights, yellow fogs will never get you into trouble. That's why I'm going for the Vaishnu 3 inch set very soon.

[Amrit@wheels]

Originally Posted by wooka

Hi there,

1. I've actually switched out my projector headlights with reflector based headlights + aftermarket LEDs on my scorpioN cause I do 1000 kms stretches at night, in the rain and fog.

Glad to see I am not alone. Reflectors with a high quality LED bulb that is aligned properly is the way to go.

P. S. Often a levelled position of '1' with a halogen will equate to a position of '3' if swapping with aftermarket bulbs. On the matter of foglights, yellow fogs will never get you into trouble. That's why I'm going for the Vaishnu 3 inch set very soon.

I am a fan of this brand. They have very high quality products. Please create a separate thread on this.

[saket77]

Originally Posted by jacobsam

Hi everyone,

The 5th gen Honda city hybrid zx 2023 headlight and fog lamp setup is useless. Few days back, met with an accident at very slow speed of 30kms due to glare and sad headlights of the car. Please remember, the car is only one month old and is in workshop for repairs.

I believe since the headlights are LED, I would`nt be able to do anything about it.

What could be the upgrade for 3 inch fog lamps with bi-led or multiple colour options?

TIA

Hello,

Did you upgrade your fog lamps? Are 3" foglamps straight fit in Honda City ZX (5th Gen)?

Thanks.

Anyone experienced the AES tricolour foglamps? Are they adequate for highway driving? I see laser, hyperboloid and tricolour as options. Prices are almost same so what are the differences? I would like prefer the tricolour for rains/ fog but would like to take the advice of gurus here.

Thanks.

[lurker]

Originally Posted by saket77

Hello,

Did you upgrade your fog lamps? Are 3" foglamps straight fit in Honda City ZX (5th Gen)?

Thanks.

Anyone experienced the AES tricolour foglamps? Are they adequate for highway driving? I see laser, hyperboloid and tricolour as options. Prices are almost same so what are the differences? I would like prefer the tricolour for rains/ fog but would like to take the advice of gurus here.

Thanks.

tricolour is good in case any law comes up against white fogs. Actually there is a discreet law in India (rarely implemented) where fogs should mandatorily be amber or shade of amber and in no case should be white. So tricolour will help in such cases.

Yellow in tricolour has weakest throw, and the white has max brightness & throw. The 4300k is achieved by mix of yellow & white. In rains nothing beats HID I have felt but LED projectors also do very good job in high beam.

[saket77]

Originally Posted by lurker

tricolour is good in case any law comes up against white fogs. Actually there is a discreet law in India (rarely implemented) where fogs should mandatorily be amber or shade of amber and in no case should be white. So tricolour will help in such cases.

Yellow in tricolour has weakest throw, and the white has max brightness & throw. The 4300k is achieved by mix of yellow & white. In rains nothing beats HID I have felt but LED projectors also do very good job in high beam.

Thank you for the insight. I see that my OE fog lights are also white LEDs. I have a feeling that the entire white set up (headlamps + fog lamps) may be almost useless in rains. I’ve already experienced that they are as good as nothing in dawn/ dusk, too much dust, with some lighting outside and with oncoming vehicles. Doesn’t give confidence at all while driving on highways.I won’t call these LED setups an upgrade over the good old halogen lamps. I haven’t felt halogens to be such inadequate in cars coming out in last 15-20 years.

[lurker]

I am using 4300k LED 55 watt on reflector headlight & HID on fogs and I am getting good result in heavy rain recently. Go for 4300k LED on reflectors instead of 6500k white light LEDs. Laser type projector fogs (AES, GTR) would also give you excellent result in rains. Irrespective of kelvin, both 6500k & 3200k should perform equally well in LED projector fog setups esp on highbeam. On highways your LED may not perform very well due to abundance of light from opposite and streetlights above but at no point will your road be unilluminated.

[doga]

Originally Posted by Kris_risk

Been reviewing all the posts on this thread to evaluate the options to upgrade the fog lamps (and/ or headlamps) of my VW Vento 2013 (oval fog lamps). Spoke to Amit (Blaze) too and received his inputs too.

The 3inch fog lamps are a tight fit on the VW Vento OEM fog lamp location

So, did you end up buying anything yet? I am looking to upgrade by fogs to a projector headlamp as well. I have the older gen 1 Vento highline model. Thanks!

[DieselAddikt]

Originally Posted by lurker

I am using 4300k LED 55 watt on reflector headlight & HID on fogs and I am getting good result in heavy rain recently.

Could you please let me know which LED bulbs you are using on reflectors ? I am also going this route instead of projector lamps. The Scorpio N has DRLs along with the stock foglamps (not very useful), and I don't want to mess with that setup purely for aesthetics.

[lurker]

Originally Posted by DieselAddikt

Could you please let me know which LED bulbs you are using on reflectors ? I am also going this route instead of projector lamps. The Scorpio N has DRLs along with the stock foglamps (not very useful), and I don't want to mess with that setup purely for aesthetics.

I am using brand called Geesonic 110w (for both) 4300k. You can also go for Osram 55w (each) 4200k which has very good quality.

[saket77]

I am still sitting on the fence regarding upgrading lights on my Honda City 5th Gen ZX facelift. The issue is that the facelifted ZX has a squarish trim cover over 3" LED foglamps against circular trims in prefacelift 2020 5th gen. Projector LEDs will most likely fit in place of stock LED foglamps but then the trim doesn't fit over these projectors. I am looking for tricolor LED projector fog lamps that will improve visibility in any weather conditions- like regular/ rain or fog.

[sagarpadaki]

Originally Posted by saket77

I am still sitting on the fence regarding upgrading lights on my Honda City 5th Gen ZX facelift..

I would suggest Osram 4200K LED's for the fogs. They are very bright. Since they are Osram, the R&D will be pretty solid.

[saket77]

Originally Posted by sagarpadaki

I would suggest Osram 4200K LED's for the fogs. They are very bright. Since they are Osram, the R&D will be pretty solid.

Thanks. Can you please share a link of the exact product.