2nd Gen Coupe Most liked posts in thread: Yellow Fogs?

Here ya go..... RealOem is your friend..... H8....
RealOEM.com * BMW R58 Cooper S Fog lights

 

The fogs are probably halogens, but (not having my Coupé yet) I don't know the specific bulb. Your owner's manual should list the specific bulb required, though.

After you have that information, go looking for bulbs that produce "selective yellow" light (light with blue and violet subtracted). Expect some sticker shock.

A reasonable option would be a selective yellow film applied over the lens, if you can find such a thing.

 

Yes H8 are what you need. You can pay a heck of a lot or a little. I chose to pay a little. I'll let you know in a day or so if I like them. Not installed yet, but will be soon.

 

I'm not sure this will work with your application... I put the Nokya Hyper Yellow, Pro Halogen - H11 bulbs on my '05 R53. They work very nicely and are rated at 2500k_55w.

Hope this helps you out.

 

Mine are the H8 PIAA plasma ion yellows. Got them from Aaron at Outmotoring. Real happy with them.....

 

Bruce I'm quite happy with the Nokya yellow H8 bulbs. They look great & only cost me $20 shipped from fleaBay. I recommend them.

 

I went the way of lamin-x. TO "yellow" my fogs.

Lamin-X MINI Fog Lap $17.95 for the "kit".

 

I used Hella 500 Fog Lamps w/Laminx film over them, PLUS I used the Nokya Hyper Yellow H8 for the OEM Fogs and the Nokya Hyper Yellow 194 bulbs in the Parking/city lamps

Nokya & Hella Fog Lamp

The Nokya's are an easy install and throw no codes.

You might have difficulty putting a Lamin-x film over the convex surface of the OEM Fogs.

 

Nice looking MINI SMOG.

I also went with amber parking light bulbs. I was unaware that there was such a thing as Nokya Hyper yellow 194 bulbs. I installed Sylvania parking lights. Like you I have no codes.

I have laminex film for the lights & those fogs look like a pain to do.

Redbeard do you have any tips for installing the laminex on the fog lens?

 

Thank you! SMOG-2 has the light treatment and SMOG-1 is awaiting a decision a from a higher authority, my wife, since it is her car.

The biggest pain was getting the wiring to the Hella 500 Fogs through the firewall. If the cover under the windshield wipers is removed then it is easy but I have small hands and imagination and got it through with poking a hard wire with the electrical wire attached through the rubber boot that separates the engine bay from the cabin (where the OEM wires run).

Redbeard: Doing that curved OEM lens might be tricky. I am all ears on how that was done. If someone has done it please explain:smile5: I want to try it on SMOG-1

BTW, the yellow does help in heavy fog!

 

It's actually not that bad. The very domed fog-light housing can be a bit daunting though. Two things will make it much better:

1) Install when it's warm outside. Lamin-x is like rubber. If it gets cold it gets hard and becomes difficult to work with. In the case of the very domed fog lamps a hair dryer or heat gun will help soften the Lamin-x further allowing to to stretch and conform to the shape better.

2)Use water. The adhesive isn't affected by water so you can use it to get the Lamin-x on then use a credit card or similar to push the water and bubbles out. The water will also allow you to move the Lamin-x around of it isn't quite centered.

 

Lamin-X is what I used on the Hella 500 Fogs and it was indeed easy to install.

I use heat guns and hair dryers to get plastic and nylon to to conform to weird shapes and I would try it on those domed lamps. SMOG-1 needs the Yellow Treatment because not only is yellow better lighting in FOG but during times of no fog other drivers seem to see it more readily and will hesitate before pulling in front of you.