Here she is...

[14Genny]

So I realized I never actually posted pictures of my Genesis after picking her up. Well, long story short, I picked her up and less than 24 hours later I had her tinted. My Sonata was tinted 6% all around (30% on top of 30%) and driving a car without tint was almost impossible. My state (NY) requires a front plate to be mounted, but I refused to allow the dealership to drill holes in my bumper. It just looks too clean without the plate. I also tinted the front windshield 30%. I changed the DRL's to 60 Watt Cree LED's which makes the car look much better in my honest opinion. Also, the tail lights were tinted when I got the windows done as well. The windows and rear are 5% 3M Colorstable film. Easier to see out, harder to see in.. So, here she is!

The first picture is her getting tinted. You can see just how dark it is.

 

[dareckibmw]

Nice!
I like the last picture.

btw.
now she needs some wings!

 

[14Genny]

Nice!
I like the last picture.

btw.
now she needs some wings!

Thank you! She has a rear Genesis badge that I plastidipped satin black. I opted out of the hood badge because I am planning on wrapping her in the very near future and it would've been one more thing to remove . I'm wrapping her Satin Black. I also have some plans for a new set of wheels

 

[14Genny]

SORRY FOR THE DOUBLE POST

This is my Sonata that I had prior to the Genesis. I dipped her because I was bored with the white. However, after I dipped her, I missed the white. But I still miss the looks I'd get driving around in this thing. Everyone would break their neck to get a peak and take a picture. All sprayed by me and a buddy. She also had 6% (30% on top of 30%) tint all around as well as a 5% windshield strip. I sometimes miss this car

I posted the pictures to show the process. At first, it was Shimmering White. Then it was a Satin Black as a base coat. Then the first few coats were laid down but we ran out of product. Then finally, the finished product. I also had RGB LED foglights in this thing

 

[amartz]

I changed the DRL's to 60 Watt Cree LED's which makes the car look much better in my honest opinion.

Do they function the same as the OEMs, half-bright as DLR, full bright as High Beams?

 

[14Genny]

Do they function the same as the OEMs, half-bright as DLR, full bright as High Beams?

Unfortunately not. They're always at full brightness. When I use them as high beams I don't get any output. I put them in to look aesthetically pleasing during the day and make the car look like it costs as much as it does. The regular halogen bulbs were cheap looking to me. I used these exact bulbs in my Sonata for the DRL's and nobody knew what it was when it has a badgeless grill and was dipped. I'm thinking about swapping them out for HID's when I install my HID fog lights that my girlfriend got me for Christmas. I'm going for the murdered out but bright as hell look.

 

[scottdk]

I'm thinking about swapping them out for HID's when I install my HID fog lights that my girlfriend got me for Christmas. I'm going for the murdered out but bright as hell look.

I hope you think twice about installing HID's in fogs, or anywhere else than low beam headlights for that matter. Anything HID besides low beams is a performance downgrade, and angers others on the road due to the amount of glare.

 

[amartz]

Unfortunately not. They're always at full brightness.

If I met you on the road, I'd probably salute you back with my brights....

 

[OneFunGenesis]

^ Same

 

[PMCErnie]

Wow, OP, you sure broke a lot of laws. How does your car get though New York State DMV inspection?

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[14Genny]

I hope you think twice about installing HID's in fogs, or anywhere else than low beam headlights for that matter. Anything HID besides low beams is a performance downgrade, and angers others on the road due to the amount of glare.

I've never had a problem with aimed HID's in either of the housings I want them in. They've always been aimed properly and nobody has ever said a thing or flashed their beams at me.

If I met you on the road, I'd probably salute you back with my brights....

That's fine. The LED's are the farthest thing from blinding. They do not project. As I've said, they're in to look aesthetically pleasing and make a car that costs almost $50K look like it costs almost $50K

Wow, OP, you sure broke a lot of laws. How does your car get though New York State DMV inspection?

I did with my Sonata as well. I get the car inspected at the Hyundai dealership directly and they never said a thing about my Sonata. Cops around here are used to me having my Sonata and no longer bother me about tint. There's a bit of a race war going on in NY right about now so they're not too worried about me considering they all know me from the Sonata

 

[scottdk]

I've never had a problem with aimed HID's in either of the housings I want them in. They've always been aimed properly and nobody has ever said a thing or flashed their beams at me.

How do you aim an HID setup that is installed in a halogen lens? The answer is - you can't. They are completely two different optics. Have you not read the info from Daniel Stern (google him)? His info is posted all over the internet including almost every automotive forum in existence. With all of the information available on the net these days, shame on you I did HID's for my 1st time back in 2000 when they were "new tech and cool", but there wasn't any information on HID's back then to know what I installed was completely garbage. Here we are in 2015 and HID's are really not that big of a deal anymore since they've been out 23 years now starting in the 1992 BMW 7 Series and for the American market the 1996 Lincoln Mark VIII.

 

[PMCErnie]

I've never had a problem with aimed HID's in either of the housings I want them in. They've always been aimed properly and nobody has ever said a thing or flashed their beams at me.



That's fine. The LED's are the farthest thing from blinding. They do not project. As I've said, they're in to look aesthetically pleasing and make a car that costs almost $50K look like it costs almost $50K



I did with my Sonata as well. I get the car inspected at the Hyundai dealership directly and they never said a thing about my Sonata. Cops around here are used to me having my Sonata and no longer bother me about tint. There's a bit of a race war going on in NY right about now so they're not too worried about me considering they all know me from the Sonata

A cop is not going to be the one dead, or injured, because a car owner has disabled his high beams and blackened his windows so that he cannot see well at night. Forgive me, but I get very annoyed with folks who care more about how cool they look to others than complying with laws and operating vehicles safely.

 

[14Genny]

How do you aim an HID setup that is installed in a halogen lens? The answer is - you can't. They are completely two different optics. Have you not read the info from Daniel Stern (google him)? His info is posted all over the internet including almost every automotive forum in existence. With all of the information available on the net these days, shame on you I did HID's for my 1st time back in 2000 when they were "new tech and cool", but there wasn't any information on HID's back then to know what I installed was completely garbage. Here we are in 2015 and HID's are really not that big of a deal anymore since they've been out 23 years now starting in the 1992 BMW 7 Series and for the American market the 1996 Lincoln Mark VIII.

I should've been more specific. I am retrofitting the halogen lenses of my fog lights to accompany a projector. It has been done before in many vehicles and I will be doing it under the watchful eye of a friend who does it as a business.

A cop is not going to be the one dead, or injured, because a car owner has disabled his high beams and blackened his windows so that he cannot see well at night. Forgive me, but I get very annoyed with folks who care more about how cool they look to others than complying with laws and operating vehicles safely.

A cop is not going to be dead or injured because I have the ability to see out perfectly fine at night both through the windshield and sides. High beams are not required where I live because it is not the country or wooded area. I live in suburbs where the streets are lit up every night. And when I do get pulled over, the windows are immediately rolled down completely before the officer gets out of their vehicle. I may not follow the law in regards to tint, but I do not want anybody being uncomfortable approaching my vehicle. Upon reaching my car, they find my hands on the wheel and I verbally express every action I will be doing including reaching for my registration and insurance card. NYPD is very trigger happy and I do not risk my life either. If you google Colorstable, you will see that the film was developed to be easier to see out of than standard tint film. It has a darker appearance to see in, but it looks much like 30% to see out of. I see perfectly fine at any time of day. And as for my front windshield, it looks as if nothing is there from the inside. I know the laws very well and chose to not abide by them. However, I do respect the officers enough to be courteous and friendly to them in the event I am pulled over. If I'm pulled over, so be it. My vehicle is operated safely at all times. Just because someone else may not be able to see out, doesn't mean that I cannot. I understand your concern, but for where I live, it is invalid. It's not about looking cool whatsoever. I enjoy the privacy that my tint gives me. I do not like people coming up to my car when I'm not in it an looking around to see if there's anything to steal. Being in NY, this is not an uncommon thing to occur.

 

[scottdk]

I should've been more specific. I am retrofitting the halogen lenses of my fog lights to accompany a projector. It has been done before in many vehicles and I will be doing it under the watchful eye of a friend who does it as a business.

You're missing the science involved in lighting:
Good (and legal) fog lamps may produce white or Selective Yellow light—it is the beam pattern, not the light color, that defines a fog lamp—and most of them use tungsten-halogen bulbs though there are some legitimate (and a lot of illegitimate) LED fog lamps beginning to appear. Xenon or HID bulbs are inherently unsuitable for use in fog lamps, and blue or other-colored lights are also the wrong choice.

The fog lamps' job is to show you the edges of the road, the lane markings, and the immediate foreground. When used in combination with the headlamps, good fog lamps weight the overall beam pattern towards the foreground so that even though there may be a relatively high level of upward stray light from the headlamps causing glare back from the fog or falling rain or snow, there will be more foreground light than usual without a corresponding increase in upward stray light, giving back some of the vision you lose to precipitation.

If this "mod" is to look cool..........I think performance is cool, i.e.; A high powered engine vs. a car that has a terrible exhaust and crazy graphics to have the illusion of speed or power.

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/lights/fog_lamps/fog_lamps.html

 

[OneFunGenesis]

All -

I know this has the potential to get a little out of hand (and all ready has gone down the rabbit hole a little) lets please keep this to science and facts and attempt to leave personal feelings out of the discussion for Tint/HID's or other safety factors.

Just a friendly reminder

Thank you

OFG

 

[14Genny]

You're missing the science involved in lighting:
Good (and legal) fog lamps may produce white or Selective Yellow light—it is the beam pattern, not the light color, that defines a fog lamp—and most of them use tungsten-halogen bulbs though there are some legitimate (and a lot of illegitimate) LED fog lamps beginning to appear. Xenon or HID bulbs are inherently unsuitable for use in fog lamps, and blue or other-colored lights are also the wrong choice.

The fog lamps' job is to show you the edges of the road, the lane markings, and the immediate foreground. When used in combination with the headlamps, good fog lamps weight the overall beam pattern towards the foreground so that even though there may be a relatively high level of upward stray light from the headlamps causing glare back from the fog or falling rain or snow, there will be more foreground light than usual without a corresponding increase in upward stray light, giving back some of the vision you lose to precipitation.

If this "mod" is to look cool..........I think performance is cool, i.e.; A high powered engine vs. a car that has a terrible exhaust and crazy graphics to have the illusion of speed or power.

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/lights/fog_lamps/fog_lamps.html

But what you don't seem to understand is that this is not to "look cool". I'm not some 17 year old trying to show off to friends. The 6000K kit I have is from Diodedynamics which is a crystal white. It isn't blue. I had the exact kits on my Sonata and my previous vehicles. I know once you reach higher kelvin ratings that you lose visibility. That goes without saying. But if the beam is focused and level with how they should be, there is no issue. Jaguar's come with projectors and Xenon in their fog lamps from the factory. My plan is to retrofit the factory housing to house a projector.

I didn't come here to argue over a vehicle that you'll never see on the road. To each his own. I was posting up pictures of my vehicle so other's can see what I've done thus far, the same as other's do around this and other forums.

All -

I know this has the potential to get a little out of hand (and all ready has gone down the rabbit hole a little) lets please keep this to science and facts and attempt to leave personal feelings out of the discussion for Tint/HID's or other safety factors.

Just a friendly reminder

Thank you

OFG

You got it

 

[scottdk]

But what you don't seem to understand is that this is not to "look cool".

Could you explain your intentions on the light swap than? Science clearly explains HID's are a downgrade for fog lights for many reasons including color temp. 6000K is very poor for fog lamp performance. With all of the facts available supporting what I am explaining, I'm still stumped why you would continue on with the swap, including spending money making the OEM fogs worse Does my questioning seem valid?

 

[Jutdean]

I live in FL. Rarely do we get fog. Fog lights are totally for looks. I want to change mine just do they match the color of the hid lights.

 

[14Genny]

Could you explain your intentions on the light swap than? Science clearly explains HID's are a downgrade for fog lights for many reasons including color temp. 6000K is very poor for fog lamp performance. With all of the facts available supporting what I am explaining, I'm still stumped why you would continue on with the swap, including spending money making the OEM fogs worse Does my questioning seem valid?

Science may conclude that there may be a downgrade, but my visibility from experience was increased with the upgrade. 6000K is crystal white. I could see 8000K being poor as it's iceberg blue. Your questioning is valid, but from my experience with HID fogs, visibility was increased. And as Jutdean below you has said, fog is a very rare occurrence here in Staten Island. And I mean very rare. And on the plus side, the kit was a gift. And the projectors I already have.

I live in FL. Rarely do we get fog. Fog lights are totally for looks. I want to change mine just do they match the color of the hid lights.

Fog is a very rare occurrence here as well. I'm color matching the stock headlights as well. But mine isn't for looks. Although it looks a thousand times better.