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smithz
03-10-2005, 08:53 AM
Has anyone had any experience with Matrix fogs or products in general? They are the only ones I've found with a blue lens, but I know nothing about the brand. Any info is appreciated...

These are the ones I'm looking at...
http://www.shophyperformance.com/store/000923.html
STIBungy
03-10-2005, 08:59 AM
Matrix makes ricer parts much like APC. I think you'll find them at Autozone or any other car parts retailer.
smithz
03-10-2005, 09:40 AM
Matrix makes ricer parts much like APC. I think you'll find them at Autozone or any other car parts retailer.
Good to know... I just can't seem to find any other brands making real blue fogs... They're not intended to be funtional since we really don't have fog here, so they really are just for looks. And I want blue dammit! :cry:

Any ideas?
BlueFang08
03-10-2005, 10:17 AM
Why dont you just get OEM then put some blue bulbs in them...
floored4door
03-10-2005, 10:35 AM
^^^^ There you go!

http://piaa.com/Bulbs/Bulbs-H3.html

Not sure if that is the right bulb but you get the idea....
smithz
03-10-2005, 10:44 AM
Why dont you just get OEM then put some blue bulbs in them...
Because the OEM fogs break to damn easily. Both mine cracked the first winter I had the car, 2 years ago.

Besides I have to remove the stock plasic thing that holds the foglight so I can get a good fit for the grille-techs, otherwise they look like shit. I thought about getting some other foglight and putting a bluer bulb in it... What would be perfect is a fog made of a cluster of blue leds... that would be the perfect look I want but I cant find anything like that. PIAA has some white ones that are kinda like that.
BlueFang08
03-10-2005, 11:24 AM
LOL belive me cheap ones are no where near as good as OEM. What car did you have...

You could spend $ on Piaa ones but i think they are over priced.
smithz
03-10-2005, 11:26 AM
I just found these too which have potential...

http://www.autotoys.com/x/catalog/PIAA_002_TURBO_LED_HIGH_INTENSITY_DRIVING_LAMP_WHI TE_WHITE_LED_p_129.html
smithz
03-10-2005, 11:29 AM
LOL belive me cheap ones are no where near as good as OEM. What car did you have...

You could spend $ on Piaa ones but i think they are over priced.
2003 accord.... I'm thinking I'll try and put some clear bra over the lenses if I can't fit them behind the grille, which I'm not sure if I can or not. Course I could do that with oems too, but it $90 to replace those and I have to take off the stock holder to get the grille to fit right anyways.
floored4door
03-10-2005, 11:37 AM
I have some Catz Fogs, they have two different colored bulbs. They are used tho. One set of lights are blue. And boy do I mean Blue. I might be able to get some pics for you if you are intrested.....Let me know.
smithz
03-10-2005, 11:47 AM
I have some Catz Fogs, they have two different colored bulbs. They are used tho. One set of lights are blue. And boy do I mean Blue. I might be able to get some pics for you if you are intrested.....Let me know.
I might be... I would need dimensions too... are they in good shape?
floored4door
03-10-2005, 12:09 PM
mmmmmm, they are in decent shape not the best. I will take pics for you, what is ur email?
smithz
03-10-2005, 12:14 PM
I'll PM you with it.
Deltron_3030
03-10-2005, 12:57 PM
u sure u wanna be using blue fogs in westy???
smithz
03-10-2005, 01:03 PM
Why not? Colored fogs aren't illegal right? Just colored headlights... at least that's what I thought.
Shinnco
03-10-2005, 01:07 PM
blue and red is illegal, head lights, markers, and fogs.
BlueFang08
03-10-2005, 02:13 PM
Yeah, i have had a few friends pulled over for having blue. Its not worth it go with white, or yellow. Or if you really want blue dont get ones that are super blue get ones that have a "HID" look.
floored4door
03-10-2005, 02:13 PM
I never had problems with them....but you never know.
gjcivic
03-10-2005, 05:39 PM
rule of thumb.... blue lights are for emergency vehicles only... front, and back. also, unless you enjoy being harrased by the cops, don't do anything that you even think might remotely be illegal, or draw attention to you......
smithz
03-10-2005, 06:05 PM
Good point... didn't think of the emergency vehicle thing.

Good news... I got the PIAA 002 Turbo-Ls off ebay for 32.5 shipped. They are the led ones which shouldn't be too blue. Now I just have to figure out how I'm going to mount them behind the new grilles...