2003-2005 Headlights vs 2006+?
09-16-2011 | 09:33 PM
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Well I upgraded today to the bixenon headlights BNIB and I also did the STI-R lens retrofit only, no painting. I used the OEM HID ballast with aftermarket 12k bulbs. Honestly the cutoff is beautiful but the light output is not that great. Probally I need to adjust the aim of headlights OR get different bulbs???? But overall I think the $850 I spent on headlights is worth it.
09-17-2011 | 06:55 AM
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Well I upgraded today to the bixenon headlights BNIB and I also did the STI-R lens retrofit only, no painting. I used the OEM HID ballast with aftermarket 12k bulbs. Honestly the cutoff is beautiful but the light output is not that great. Probally I need to adjust the aim of headlights OR get different bulbs???? But overall I think the $850 I spent on headlights is worth it.
the OEM bulbs are 4300kelvin - those are your best bet. If you want a bit more color, without losing too much output, maximum should be 6000kelvin. 12k is just a complete waste unless all you want it to do is look a certain way, rather than perform as it should
09-17-2011 | 07:14 AM
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8k is hardly light blue in my opinion... it's blue as hell. 6k is very slightly blue... with bulbs becoming more white as you go down to OEM (4300 if I remember correctly). Then they start turning yellow as you go below OEM.
10-28-2011 | 12:42 PM
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N00b Question About 2005 Headlights
I have a 35th anniversary Z, and want to black out the headlights. They are bi xenon, and I'm wondering if they are the same as the 06+...being true projector lights.
10-28-2011 | 02:12 PM
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10-28-2011 | 03:48 PM
#50
your statement OP has several issues.
the 2005 cars didnt have bi Xenon. They had an HID low beam and a separate highbeam.
2005 was 2005, model level or otherwise, no LED tails, no BI Xenon headlights.
in 2006, you get LED tails a new interior, and among other things, a true bi-xenon headlight. Meaning its one projector and one bulb, and a motorized cover flips open to make it a highbeam.
IE, you dont have the same lights as a 2006, and you also dont have a bi xenon.
Blacking them out is fine, but they are a far inferior light to the 06+ bixenon.
Id upgrade the lights before id mod what you had.. and thats exactly what I did.
(Took my own advice )
the 2005 cars didnt have bi Xenon. They had an HID low beam and a separate highbeam.
2005 was 2005, model level or otherwise, no LED tails, no BI Xenon headlights.
in 2006, you get LED tails a new interior, and among other things, a true bi-xenon headlight. Meaning its one projector and one bulb, and a motorized cover flips open to make it a highbeam.
IE, you dont have the same lights as a 2006, and you also dont have a bi xenon.
Blacking them out is fine, but they are a far inferior light to the 06+ bixenon.
Id upgrade the lights before id mod what you had.. and thats exactly what I did.
(Took my own advice )
10-28-2011 | 04:59 PM
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