Rev up the look and feel of your ride with the ultra-bright and long-lasting X-tremeUltinon gen2 LED car fog light bulbs, Philips' answer to those who crave to upgrade their insufficient factory-installed halogen lights to powerhouse LED counterparts. The LED fog light delivers impressively powerful luminance in a color temperature to which the human eye has adapted to see best. You don't have to compromise bulb life for high intensity illumination with traditional filament technology. X-tremeUltinon gen2 has been created to give you an unfair advantage of light upgrade over legacy technologies as well as the competing LED conversion solutions. Brilliant illumination conquers the darkness ahead to deliver you maximum safety. Dependable operation over a lifespan of up to 12 years gives you everlasting peace of mind.
Automotive fog lamps produce a wide beam of light with a sharp cutoff at the top to increase the illumination forward of a vehicle in conditions of poor visibility such as fog, snowfall, heavy rain or dust clouds. Fog and airborne particles, whether patchy, dense or somewhere in-between, limits visibility and reduces the time the drivers have to react to obstacles. Fog lights supplement standard headlight low beams to provide additional forward visibility by producing powerful, intense beams that pierce haze, mist and dust close to the front of your vehicle. Philips X-tremeUltinon gen2 LED fog light bulbs, the plug-and-play replacements for H8, H11 and H16 halogen bulbs with PGJ19-1/2/3 bases, are created to provide visibility and reliability beyond what your factory halogen bulbs offer. High performance LEDs, state-of-the-art optical design, and heavy duty construction combine to deliver powerful illumination, rugged durability and unrivalled longevity.
Philips X-tremeUltinon gen2 so far is the only aftermarket retrofit LED bulb that incorporates Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) LED chips: Lumileds LUXEON Altilon SMD. Specifically designed and tested to meet and exceed the stringent requirements for reliability, performance, and lifetime in automotive forward lighting applications, the multi-die LED package delivers distinctively brilliant white light with high luminous efficacy and beam performance. The X-tremeUltinon LED gen2 fog light produces 900 lumens of bright white light that cuts through the gloom to help you spot hazards earlier. Drawing only 15.5 watts of power, the LED bulb imposes minimal strain on both alternator and battery while providing far more powerful illumination than OEM halogen fog lights.
With a color temperature binned to 5800 Kelvin, you don't have to strain to see the terrain ahead in dull yellowish light produced by halogen bulbs. Today's new cars have headlights with around the same color temperature which is proven to facilitate the human eye's sensory perception task, greatly reduce driver fatigue and increase terrain recognition. X-tremeUltinon's stylish cool white light not only provides improved visibility for everything that lies ahead of you, it also enables X-tremeUltinon gen2 to work alongside existing LED bulbs on your vehicle without causing clashes in light color. So they'll fit perfectly with your headlights and other auxiliary forward lighting systems.
The best fog lights are not simply the brightest. Auxiliary fog lights are designed to illuminate the ground directly in front of the vehicle with the beam kept below eye level. A low, horizontal light cutoff is required to provide lateral illumination over a relatively short distance ahead of the vehicle. Fitted with SafeBeam technology, the uniform and accurate beam pattern produced by X-tremeVision is designed according to road safety regulations for halogen headlights. The LED bulb emulates the omnidirectional illumination pattern of filament bulbs so as to match up with the optical geometry of reflectors that were designed for the standard halogen bulbs. SafeBeam technology ensures that the bulbs' extra light stays are directed towards the road surface, not into the eyes of other drivers. The refined positioning of the strong, uniform beam enables you to see obstacles far ahead of you, without the risk of dazzling the on-coming drivers.
Thermal management is critical to the performance and useful life of LEDs. Without efficient heat sinking, the junction temperature of the LEDs rises and can lead to reduced lumen output and forward voltage of the LEDs. Over time, high operating temperature may significantly accelerate lumen degradation and color shift. Tightly spaced operating environment in automotive applications compounds the complication of thermal engineering for LED fog lights. LUXEON Altilon SMD features low thermal resistance and high operating case temperature (150°C), ensuring application performance at extreme conditions. Philips' patented AirFlux heat-management system reduces the thermal impedance of the path from the LED junction to the ambient environment to a minimum. Hence the p-n junction temperature is maintained below the characteristic temperature limit of the phosphor material. X-tremeUltinon gen2 has an over-sized heat sink with specially designed high-aspect-ratio fins. The die-cast aluminum heat sink provides excellent thermal management to eliminate heat buildup around the diodes.
Philips X-tremeUltinon gen2 is powered by an external LED driver which provides regulated current and voltage (13.2 V) to the LEDs. The driver has a built-in IC circuit that effectively prevents LED damages from voltage variation and spikes. Installation of X-tremeUltinon gen2 LED bulbs may trigger faulty dashboard warnings and flickering consquented from incompatibility between LED bulbs and vehicle computer system. The Philips CANbus adapters are designed address these problems, ensuring you don't experience any of these electrical glitches and your LED lights work as intended. The EMI-compliant LED bulbs are designed with automotive-industry standards on electromagnetic interference in mind. Its electrical circuits produce no outgoing interference and are also immune against such interference.
Technologically advanced, systematically robust, mechanically strong, and environmentally durable, Philips X-tremeUltinon gen2 LED fog lights are designed and developed following strict quality-control processes and high production standards. Aluminum construction combined with high specification circuit assembly allow the bulb to survive heavy vibrations and shocks. Corrosion resistant and IP65 rated ingress protection of the LED bulb, LED driver and CANbus adapter lends X-tremeUltinon gen2 excellent weatherability and watertight. In addition to matched electrical characteristics, X-tremeUltinon gen2 bulbs are sized to be compatible with car models of major brands, such as Audi, BMW, Ford, GM, Toyota and Volkswagen. The driver circuitry is housed in an enclosure smaller than a standard matchbox, allowing the X-tremeUltinon LED gen2 to fit into even the smallest of fog light assembly. The CANbus adapter is designed for easy installation and capable of handling the rigors of daily driving.
