9006 foglights ???

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November 26th, 2011, 11:25 AM

shonoff83

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9006 foglights ???

hello,can anyone tell me, if i can convert my foglight bulbs to standard headlight bulbs ??? i have a suburban,the bulbs are 880/883 for the foglights....i am wanting to go to a 9006 set up for when i put on the hid kit,my question is that,does anyone know if they will fit ??? allcomments are welcomed ... shonoff83@yahoo.com

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November 26th, 2011, 7:34 PM

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wouldn't the 9006 bulb be to much for the fog light reflector to handle.

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November 27th, 2011, 1:52 PM

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I agree, Fogs are usually about 35W or so, and others can range from 55W and up. That'd be a LOT of extra heat for the size of that housing.

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November 28th, 2011, 1:51 PM

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9006 fogs

thank you guys so much for the reply,i did not consider the plastic reflection of the casing... and yes that may be too much heat...thank you again...