H8 35W or H11 55W fog lamp?

krndanic307 · 05-05-2015, 09:05 PM

Hey guys, I was about to purchase some foglights for my F30. I think the bulb size is H8 35w. I was thinking of changing them to xenon, but I kinda got tired of having xenons on foglights. I wanna go DTM, so my friend has a pair of H11 Piaa Plasta Ion yellow but they're 55w I believe. I know with xenons with 55w would met the foglight housing. Would the same thing happen if I put 55w Halogen bulbs instead of 35w?
Thanks in advice!

krndanic307 · 05-06-2015, 09:03 AM

any ideas if halogen bulbs with 55w would melt my housing???

963mw · 05-06-2015, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by krndanic307

any ideas if halogen bulbs with 55w would melt my housing???

Not too sure about melting anything, but no one would recommend running anything with a higher wattage on any harness without double checking the maximum power the harness can handle.

krndanic307 · 05-06-2015, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by nickhelou

Not too sure about melting anything, but no one would recommend running anything with a higher wattage on any harness without double checking the maximum power the harness can handle.

Do you know how many watts our car can handle?
Thanks for the response!

Gabreigns · 09-02-2015, 03:11 PM

Bump

jose_sonictuning · 09-08-2015, 03:41 PM

I would stick with the recommended output, the yellow with the 35W will already give you a great contrast and help you see better, so going for 55W might be overkill. If you really want it bright, don't just change the bulbs... go for a full HID conversion yellow and it will be even better!

rustyminded · 09-20-2015, 03:52 PM

I am going for CREE LED 80 watt wish me luck lol

Gabreigns · 09-20-2015, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rustyminded

I am going for CREE LED 80 watt wish me luck lol

Goodness

wish you the best! If the car doesn't burn down and you are safe too do post after pics.

instalher · 09-29-2015, 07:57 PM

pics when done please, if the 80 watters work, iam next in line to due it..

Adamr916 · 10-01-2015, 08:24 AM

They just give off the same amount of light as an 80w, just at a much lower usage.

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jose_sonictuning 311 Rep 3,572 Posts Drives: BMW F30 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland iTrader: (16)	I would stick with the recommended output, the yellow with the 35W will already give you a great contrast and help you see better, so going for 55W might be overkill. If you really want it bright, don't just change the bulbs... go for a full HID conversion yellow and it will be even better!
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