What fog light bulbs for 2016 Touring with LED headlights?

CamaC · Feb 7, 2016

firemist32 said:
I have ordered some and they might be here tomorrow. I will try and install ASAP with a review and pics

Very interested to see and hear how it goes. I assume it will be brighter than factory bulbs?

bradcliffe · Feb 7, 2016

CamaC said:
Very interested to see and hear how it goes. I assume it will be brighter than factory bulbs?

The XML2s are going to be brighter than your low beams, which is kinda odd if you ask me. IMO, fog lights should never be brighter than your actual headlights. I went with the XP80s.

CamaC · Feb 7, 2016

bradcliffe said:
The XML2s are going to be brighter than your low beams, which is kinda odd if you ask me. IMO, fog lights should never be brighter than your actual headlights. I went with the XP80s.

Do you have pictures of what the xp80s look like in? Are they brighter than the factory halogens?

firemist32 · Feb 20, 2016

bradcliffe said:
The XML2s are going to be brighter than your low beams, which is kinda odd if you ask me. IMO, fog lights should never be brighter than your actual headlights. I went with the XP80s.

I put in the XML2s and love them! They might be brighter than the low beams but do not appear that way since they are reflected and dispersed in a circular pattern vs the direct focused pattern of the headlights. This is pretty clear on the garage door picture. I originally ordered the bright white 5000K bulbs from Diode Dynamics but was not happy with the somewhat yellow color vs the stock headlight color which must be ~6250 K. They allowed me to return them and get the Cool White 6000K version here http://www.diodedynamics.com/store/led-bulbs/listed-by-size/h8/h8-xml2-pair They match very closely and the output at night is fantastic. Here is a good shot of the car with the 6000K fogs (note the light color has not been photoshopped on any bulb)

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Here is a shot of the 5000K installed against the garage for pattern/ color comparison

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CamaC · Feb 20, 2016

firemist32 said:
I put in the XML2s and love them! They might be brighter than the low beams but do not appear that way since they are reflected and dispersed in a circular pattern vs the direct focused pattern of the headlights. This is pretty clear on the garage door picture. I originally ordered the bright white 5000K bulbs from Diode Dynamics but was not happy with the somewhat yellow color vs the stock headlight color which must be ~6250 K. They allowed me to return them and get the Cool White 6000K version here http://www.diodedynamics.com/store/led-bulbs/listed-by-size/h8/h8-xml2-pair They match very closely and the output at night is fantastic. Here is a good shot of the car with the 6000K fogs (note the light color has not been photoshopped on any bulb)

Here is a shot of the 5000K installed against the garage for pattern/ color comparison

That's awesome, do you have pictures with the 6000 against the garage door? How was the install with the larger size? Do they use much more electricity than the stock bulbs?

firemist32 · Feb 20, 2016

CamaC said:
That's awesome, do you have pictures with the 6000 against the garage door? How was the install with the larger size? Do they use much more electricity than the stock bulbs?

Thank you. I don't have that picture but I could run outside and do it real quick. I don't know about electricity but they are plug and play H8 with the factory wiring. I think Cree manufactures the best LED's out there right now

firemist32 · Feb 20, 2016

CamaC said:
do you have pictures with the 6000 against the garage door?

here you go with 6000K against the garage door

Honda Civic 10th gen What fog light bulbs for 2016 Touring with LED headlights? IMG_8296.JPG

CamaC · Feb 20, 2016

firemist32 said:
here you go with 6000K against the garage door

It looks bang on. Was it difficult to install? No space issues with the larger bulbs?

firemist32 · Feb 20, 2016

CamaC said:
It looks bang on. Was it difficult to install? No space issues with the larger bulbs?

No there is a ton of room back there. Honestly took me about 5 minutes per side. 2 bolts and 2 pop off push pin locks (on either side) and slide the plastic back and up that you just unscrewed/ popped off. 1/4 turn on the lights and a thumb button press on the factory light clip and thats it

bluerocket · Apr 10, 2016

firemist32 said:
No there is a ton of room back there. Honestly took me about 5 minutes per side. 2 bolts and 2 pop off push pin locks (on either side) and slide the plastic back and up that you just unscrewed/ popped off. 1/4 turn on the lights and a thumb button press on the factory light clip and thats it

Did you have to jack up the car to do the fog light bulb change???

firemist32 · Apr 11, 2016

bluerocket said:
Did you have to jack up the car to do the fog light bulb change???

Yes I have a heavy duty floor jack so took about 5 pumps and it was up

ChrisR16 · Apr 11, 2016

bluerocket said:
Did you have to jack up the car to do the fog light bulb change???

No you don't need to Jack the car up. Installed my Phillips LED fogs in my gravel driveway kneeling on the ground. Nothing to it.

DesertDog · Apr 24, 2016

Diode Dynamics said:
Correct, the H8 is a plug and play replacement for the factory bulbs

The XML2 is the brightest model we offer (1,420 lumens / measured) and is available in 3000K Yellow / 4000K / 5000K / 6000K color temperatures.

Feel free to send us a PM for the free-shipping code! (U.S. members only)

Thanks!
Nick C.

Which color temp. matches the closest to the factory LED on a Touring? Thanks.

Newflyer3 · Apr 24, 2016

I believe the factory LEDs are 5300k

firemist32 · Apr 24, 2016

DesertDog said:
Which color temp. matches the closest to the factory LED on a Touring? Thanks.

I bought the XML2 and found the 4000 most closely matches. The 5000 was too yellow

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