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Originally Posted by kch
Couple thoughts:
1) Those will be really f'ing bright. I got the DD fogs one stage below the XLM2 and I sometimes worry about pissing people off. I'd be even more paranoid with the XLM2s. They cast a lot of light above the HID cutoff. Not sure how much you care. (edit: despite this, I'm still happy I got the DD upgraded fod LEDs)
2) The BRZ HIDs are 4300k, while those fogs are 6000k. Consequently, your headlights will look a little more yellow in comparison to the fogs. You can replace your HIDs with 6000k bulbs to match if it bothers you--DD sells those too. I don't mind the color difference so much, so I still have the stock HID bulbs.
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I would like to match the color at 6000k, and increase the brightness of the existing BRZ fog lights due to my poor night vision. I might go for the 6000K with XP80 although Diode Dynamics say the XP80s are similar in brightness to factory fogs. See their quote below... I need the brightest LEDs without blinding oncoming drivers. Not sure what to do...
"HP48: 265 lumens. Slightly lower brightness than factory.
HP8: 270 lumens. Slightly lower brightness than factory.
XP80: 510 lumens. Similar brightness to factory.
XML2: 1410 lumens. Much brighter than factory. These are bright!"