Turning factory fogs yellow

[erty176]

That was likely on incandescent bulbs. LED's don't even put out enough heat to defrost themselves.

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[Dimes902]

Looks good! Any reason you went white vs amber?

Thanks! ??

I live in the country, we don’t get a lot of fog…so for me it was about maximizing lumen output on dark backroads and trails. Also, I’m a sparky and use my truck for work so having the spot lights on the job site can come in handy.

 

[a33maxi]

Interesting! I’ll admit I didn’t do very extensive research but the reviews I found were positive and for $17 I figured why not. Guess I will report back if my fogs self destruct ?

Yeah I don’t mean to crap on your purchase, just something to keep an eye out for. It certainly looks nice.

 

[a33maxi]

That was likely on incandescent bulbs. LED's don't even put out enough heat to defrost themselves.

The person I was replying to has halogen bulbs, as shown in their pic.

 

[SSingh1975]

I've used Lamin-X film on my Canon for over 2 years and it was flawless. Went thru 2 heavy winters incl snow storms and never peeled off. Cheap $20 solution and looks good. I often got asked what bulbs I was using ..lol.

EdIT: Just ordered it again for my new Ranger.

 

[SSingh1975]

Put the lamix film on today ..no need to trim anything..just used a plastic putty knife to gently the edges inside the plastic cover. No difference in light output as expected but nice yellow glow.

 

[TBR17]

I tried Lamin-x on one of my old vehicles. It caused excess heat build up, which wound up melting the film and cracking my lenses. Naturally they told me to pound sand when I contacted them. Never again.

Same here. My wife’s Outback after 3 years.

 

[TBR17]

I went with LED switch backs - so I have yellow AND white

What triggers the switchback function from white to yellow. Also, do they require anything else beside the bulbs?

 

[mailbox4449]

Page 22 of the FP Fox 2.0 install manual below shows fog light adjustment procedure.​

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Also, Jack, @OFC Ranger has had good luck with this stuff.

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Thank you for the attachment/PDF

 

[mailbox4449]

I tried Lamin-x on one of my old vehicles. It caused excess heat build up, which wound up melting the film and cracking my lenses. Naturally they told me to pound sand when I contacted them. Never again.

Agree. If you keep the halogen bulbs in, it will keep that heat trapped. Back in the day...before LED...we used paint, markers, plastic caps, film, etc. to cover either the actual bulb or the lenses up with whatever color you wanted. But eventually the heat made the color part fade or crack. If you have a halogen bulb style fog, I would swap out to LED yellow(or white). It will run cooler, plus you can switch back to halogen if you want without any issues.

Now, if you have LED's already, the covers, paint, etc should last a lot longer since there is barely any heat from bulb to deteriorate the cover/film. Only mother nature's natural UV will eventually do that to all the plastics and films at some point.

 

[micl9]

What triggers the switchback function from white to yellow. Also, do they require anything else beside the bulbs?

you toggle them on and off
dont set up fogs on turn in ForScan!
LINK

 

[Dairychuk]

Maybe this isn’t what you’re after but I’m surprised no one has mentioned lamin-x fog light covers (film). I installed mine yesterday, took maybe 20 minutes and didn’t require any disassembly. Of course I can’t speak to the durability but the company seems to have a good reputation so I’m not worried about them.

any tips with the install? probably going to install my film this weekend! Do you have a full shot of your truck by chance?

 

[KCtremor]

https://www.diodedynamics.com/fog-light-leds-for-2019-2022-ford-ranger-pair.html

 

[hogsrear]

any tips with the install? probably going to install my film this weekend! Do you have a full shot of your truck by chance?

It was pretty straightforward really, the only thing I can say is to have a tool handy to help push the edges of the film under the lip of the bezel when you work your way to the outside. Something with a dull edge, it takes a little messing with to get all the edges down. I also used a hairdryer to help make it pliable but might not be necessary. Good luck!

 

[Dairychuk]

It was pretty straightforward really, the only thing I can say is to have a tool handy to help push the edges of the film under the lip of the bezel when you work your way to the outside. Something with a dull edge, it takes a little messing with to get all the edges down. I also used a hairdryer to help make it pliable but might not be necessary. Good luck!

maybe its just the photo but those look nothing like yellow, or am I wrong?
the yellow on the film in your previous post is VERY yellow.

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