Any suggestions for improving the stock foglights?

[rednofive]

Id like them to be driving lights that illuminate increase the low-level and sides of my stock low beams (you know, real driving lights), but wont pi$$-off oncoming drivers if theyre aimed wrong.
Also, I want to put some yellow bluebatmobile or lamin-x overlays on them so I have powerful low-field vision and some fog condition assistance.

Some questions:
1. Can the stock fog light assemblies be adjusted with some accuracy and does the lens allow for driving light-like performance?
2. Is the stock fog light bulb a standard size that can be simply upgraded to higher wattage of the same color temp white light?
3. How much do the lamin-x yellow overlays cut down on the intensity? How about the amber bluebatmobile overlays???

If you have a suggestion please also list the price and where you got it.
Im hoping not to spend more than about $50 for both bulbs and overlays.

Thx

 

[Moultese]

I believe that if you have the HID headlights you can't use your foglights for driving lights because of the power it requires. You could likely upgrade the stock bulb and just put in a bigger fuse. I dunno about the yellow overlays, but honestly I'd look for yellow bulbs vs yellow lens covers. It'd look much better.

On my Focus I tinted the fogs yellow using stained glass paint that can be found at any craft store. Didn't cut down on the intensity at all. And it's super cheap. Like $5 for the spray. IIRC, lamin-x overlays alone will push you over your limit of $50.

 

[GoFast]

there is a write up on making the stock fogs a bit more effective by removing something and re-aiming them.

 

[rednofive]

there is a write up on making the stock fogs a bit more effective by removing something and re-aiming them.

link?

I've searched and the search engine picks up just about everything...

 

[GoFast]

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123666897&highlight=fogs

 

[Rotus8]

I removed the shields inside the bulb housings. A bit of a pain but not too hard. Now there is a lot more light to the sides. Also, the lights are adjustable up and down pretty easily. there is a screw accessible from the bottom; you loosen and tilt, then tighten back up.

I'm sure I did a writeup somewhere, but I can't find it either.

 

[rednofive]

I removed the shields inside the bulb housings. A bit of a pain but not too hard. Now there is a lot more light to the sides. Also, the lights are adjustable up and down pretty easily. there is a screw accessible from the bottom; you loosen and tilt, then tighten back up.

I'm sure I did a writeup somewhere, but I can't find it either.

Go-Fast provided it.

Thanks for the link Go-Fast and thanks for the write-up Rotus8.

Looks like I'll:
remove the "blinders" from the stock bulbs
put in some yellow-bulbs like the luminics or Polarg B1 lights
adjust the height

Could you have put a dremel with a cut-off wheel into the light hole opening, cut the shield, then reached in with the needle-nose, crushed, and removed the shield?

thanks,

 

[Rotus8]

Go-Fast provided it.

Thanks for the link Go-Fast and thanks for the write-up Rotus8.

Looks like I'll:
remove the "blinders" from the stock bulbs
put in some yellow-bulbs like the luminics or Polarg B1 lights
adjust the height

Could you have put a dremel with a cut-off wheel into the light hole opening, cut the shield, then reached in with the needle-nose, crushed, and removed the shield?

thanks,

Possibly, if you have a tiny cutoff wheel. You have to be careful not to scratch the reflector coating too bad, and you need to clean all the shreads out from the housing too.

 

[lestat13]

I got amber overlays from bluebatmobile for a very nice price and run them with my running lights in the mornings and at dusk (all 4 match now )

It might just be the color, but I feel like it cuts better now and that I can actually see stuff. My 0.02

Otherwise, I don't see putting money into the fogs for HIDs or anything. Waste of money

 

[rednofive]

I ended up doing this...
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4296577#post4296577

thanks guys.