35w vs 55w HID foglights

[lazyboy18]

I have a 2004 mazda 3 GT and I want to install HID fog lights on it.
I want to get the white-blue coloured foglight (6000k). I was wondering if I should get the 55w or the 35w? Can my car handle the 55w foglights?

[zoomahh]

First ?……do already have oem fogs?

[silverstarmazda]

if you want white go with 6000k. if you want blue-ish go with 8000k. get a 35w kit, it wont be as bright as 55w but 55w might melt the housing since its not designed to run that hot. our fog lights dont put out a lot of light either

[ace_master]

.I reccomend you stick with 35w... My 35s get pretty damn warm after a while, and if i had 55, I imagine i would be tempted to swap them for 35.

I have 35w 3000k fogs with 35w 5000k headlamps. Was going to go with higher K, but decided on the traditional yellow fog color

[Racingbees]

I use 35w 3000k, nice yellow look

[sp3GT]

35Watt is the way to go. 55W is simply too bright and too un-reliable!

[lazyboy18]

yes i do. it came with the car.

[Cab0oze]

if you want white go with 6000k. if you want blue-ish go with 8000kEh? 6000k is bluish white (like the OP said). 5000k is actual white. 8000k is blueish purple. But the OP wasn't asking about that anyway