Bulb for 9006 fog lights

[MountainMan2000]

Hello,

I have an Acura MDX 2001 that needs new bulbs for the fog lights. They use 9006 style bulbs and the stocks were normal white light.

Anyone care to recommend a good replacement?

Should I use a yellow light bulb to have optimal performance in fog, rain, and snow? If so, which one?

Or is it better to use a white light bulb for fog lights? I've previously been recommended to use the Philips ExtremePower 9006.

Thanks.

 

[-Virgil-]

The 9006 Xtreme Power is a good recommendation; it's the best 9006 on the market. There used to be good yellow 9006s from Narva; they were discontinued some years ago, but now it looks like they've re-released them with a new name. Here's an eBay auction in the Netherlands for a pair. Don't know if that's a stock photo or an actual picture of the bulbs being offered. They are probably like the previous ones: yellow-tinted light that still counts as white, for legal on-road use in headlamps. I'm not aware of any full-saturation yellow 9006s made well enough to be worth bothering with (there's a bunch of garbage on the market); if you want actual, real, fully-saturated yellow light from your fog lamps, look into making the lenses yellow. Then you can use the 9006XP high-performing bulbs and have yellow light.

 

[SirMack]

What about the Philips HIR2 9012 bulbs? Wouldn't they fit?

 

[-Virgil-]

An HIR2/9012 can be made to fit, yes, but you can't safely use HIR2/9012 indiscriminately in any/every lamp originally calling for a 9006. Too much glare with 9012 in reflector lamps without full-cap type bulb shields. Even a reflector fog lamp with a bulb shield is not a good candidate for 9012, because the small size of the fog lamp means relatively high glare levels no matter how the lamp is aimed, no matter what bulb is installed.

 

[SirMack]

An HIR2/9012 can be made to fit, yes, but you can't safely use HIR2/9012 indiscriminately in any/every lamp originally calling for a 9006. Too much glare with 9012 in reflector lamps without full-cap type bulb shields. Even a reflector fog lamp with a bulb shield is not a good candidate for 9012, because the small size of the fog lamp means relatively high glare levels no matter how the lamp is aimed, no matter what bulb is installed.

I appreciate the detailed explanation, that does make a lot of sense.

 

[MountainMan2000]

The 9006 Xtreme Power is a good recommendation; it's the best 9006 on the market. There used to be good yellow 9006s from Narva; they were discontinued some years ago, but now it looks like they've re-released them with a new name. Here's an eBay auction in the Netherlands for a pair. Don't know if that's a stock photo or an actual picture of the bulbs being offered. They are probably like the previous ones: yellow-tinted light that still counts as white, for legal on-road use in headlamps. I'm not aware of any full-saturation yellow 9006s made well enough to be worth bothering with (there's a bunch of garbage on the market); if you want actual, real, fully-saturated yellow light from your fog lamps, look into making the lenses yellow. Then you can use the 9006XP high-performing bulbs and have yellow light.

Thanks a lot. I'll place an order for the 9006 Xtreme Power. It's a shame candlepower charges $10 shipping.

I guess its a bad idea to use the little yellow bulb covers. I would worry this could cause the bulb to overheat.

 

[SirMack]

I have 9006 sockets for my Fog Lights and was looking at the Ziza Pure Yellow 9006 Bulbs.

http://zizalighting.com/bulbs.html

Although it appears they are not "dot approved" and are for off-road use only.

Yellow fogs, from what I have heard, help in the fog/rain.

Thoughts?

 

[-Virgil-]

Forget off-brand crud like that. Stick with bulbs made by real bulb companies (Philips, Osram, Narva, GE/Tungsram, Stanley, Ichikoh, Koito).

 

[MountainMan2000]

Forget off-brand crud like that. Stick with bulbs made by real bulb companies (Philips, Osram, Narva, GE/Tungsram, Stanley, Ichikoh, Koito).

That sounds like wise advice. Don't any of these real bulb companies make a good yellowish bulb for fogs? I had an old car with fogs that had a bit of a yellow tint and I do remember them being more effective in bad weather conditions than my current white fogs. Of course that was a long time ago and a non-scientific evaluation.

If none of them do, why not?

 

[-Virgil-]

Don't any of these real bulb companies make a good yellowish bulb for fogs?

See my first reply in this thread.

I had an old car with fogs that had a bit of a yellow tint and I do remember them being more effective in bad weather conditions than my current white fogs. Of course that was a long time ago and a non-scientific evaluation.

See here.

If none of them do, why not?

Not much market!

 

[bshanahan14rulz]

why not the bulb covers? The real ones are made of glass....