Hello all...
I am a 2005 Z Touring owner since last week... I wanted a Z since ever, now the dream came true and i am ready for the mods I am in this forum for a long time, but this is from my first posts.....
Among many questions, i have 2 that belong in the "electrical threads"
So 1) If i wanna change the stock Xenon bulbs and put the 10000K ones, is that possible, and if yes, any good places to get them??
2) I searched the forum, and online and it seems nobody has moded the Z (or no modded headlights sold online) that have "Halo 'angel' eyes" u know like the bimmers do... Is it cause it loos stupid, or cause nobody thought about it or cause maybe putting a CCFL inside the headlight assembly it might malfunction/melt... any ideas? I was thinking of just trying it, do the oven thing that people describe here, open the headlights up and trying to install them to see the outcome...
Suggestions, Objections, ideas???

Btw.. very very nice forum, informative... i am here almost 24/7

 

i personally don't think out headlights have the right look to make angel eyes work. Our headlights have kind of an odd angular shape overall, and angel eyes would look a little off in that type of scheme. Now in older bimmers with fairly straightforward projector lamps, it looks good.

 

There was guy on the sister G35 site that did conversions, but i'm not sure if he's still doing it. Apparently the quality was good but not consistent. I believe he referred to them as "demon" eyes.

 

You won't see much with those 10,000K's

 

+1 the higher rating doesn't mean the bulbs will be brighter. It will be much darker than the stock HID's.

 

ok guys.. i guess forget those 10K bulbs....

they just look nice, i didnt really think that the higher the color temp the brighter they are...

what do u think of the halo project? good idea? i know the angle is not the best but i was thinking maybe somebody ever tried something...

 

you mean like this?

http://clearcorners.com/products/nissan/350zx3/h_lamp4/


if you like , give me props!

 

this my friend looks hooooot!
very good job... yr site says their not out yet...
any eta? did you mod the stock ones? looks really good... nice job...
you got any pics on an actual car??

 

PROPS

 

thats not my site thats clearcorners.com
i found the link on this site cause i want to redo my headlights with leds and upgrades, blackhousing ect, ect. I would contact them and they will proably take care of you , if they cant i would wait cause their nothing like waiting for somthing official then getting somthing blah .

 

That's what i'm talking about! I like the 06 headlights, but i'd rather have something different. Sign me up.

 

Lol, I think im not going to try putting angel eyes again.
I owned a bimmer before, and I got my Z because my bimmer caught on a fire.
Im not sure, but there is a chance that's cause by the electric short of angel eyes..

 

lol what kind of angels eyes did you get? i have angels on mine and they work just fine. ZKW ftw. anyways, dont put angel eyes on a Z... imo they only belong on bimmers. its always a slap in the face when you see some ricer crusing on the freeway and see that his civic has the worst possible halos/angels i've ever seen!

old pic of mine...

 

Truth be told, the Halos on your E36 look just as bad as most riced out civics.

Most headlight housings do not compliment the halo very well ... save for a few of the BMW models.

Regardless ... I think this mod is quite tacky and should be avoided on the Z.

 

The only place a halo belongs is right here:




SCWIING!

 

I got the jlevi one on my e46 330ci..

Ya.. i hate those ricers like civic, prelude putting on angel eyes. lol

 

How is it any different than the above E36 with rice-lights on it. And don't try and argue that it is ok since it is a BMW. The fact is .. it doesn't and never has come like that .. this is a riced-out retrofit that looks as tacky above as it does on most other cars.


This is about equivalent to a Sentra with GT-R badging.

 

I pm'd you because I don't want to get into a hollaring match with other members who don't believe in 10,000K bulbs because they think they know it all but from experience I've used 10,000K bulbs and yes you lose some intensity but not that much. I've used 10,000K {violet} and was very please with the color and brightness. You can go to Xtralights.com for these as they give you a 1 year warranty and are very friendly to deal with. I believe they are $199.00 a pair. Enjoy your new 10,000K's.

 

thanks david...
i went to the site, they are for $209 ... i found another pair from another member in this forum for $95 and i will have them on monday and give them a try..
if i am not happy i will try to get the ones you are recommending!