this is me

Theres a thing call a digital camera u know

Alexxx

I tried taking pics with my brother's digital video camera but the picture quality sucks. Anyway, my Olympus kicks all ass.

this is me

yeah those are nice but its a pain to get it develop and have to wait.

Alexxx

http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...umName=albuo32

They look a lot better in real life!

EmuMessenger

Poor me, I just got confirmation the Golds are on indefinite back-order and the order had to be canceled.

Anyone else know where to get Yellow bulbs that look as good and are in stock?

illusion

I thought I could help a bit here, not that I have a TL, but I have rebased osram 4300K bulbs in a reflector housing(not as nice of a beam as in a freeform housing as the TL but close to the same temp, I'm in the middle of retrofitting 90mm hella projectors and philips 85122s for a better cutoff and much nicer color though.)


here's a spiel I posted in another place.

Ok, I've been hearing all the hype and being somewhat of a lighting fanatic I had to go out and get a set. Well I'm disappointed. They aren't "all that". I've gone through so many different light bulbs it's not even funny, I've done polarg, sylvania cool blues, nokya(actic white and arctic purple), PIAA super plasma and Something that I was told translated to super HID(I got them in hong kong no english at all on the packaging), 4300K HID, and so many other including my other cars.

I had nokya artic blue in my high beams for quite some time because they had decent light output and were almost a perfect match for my 4300K which uses rebased osram bulbs which are known for having a tad of yellow in them.I went down to my local kragen and picked up a pair of 9005st silverstars. I can honestly say these aren't that much better than cool blue lamps in terms of color, but they are pretty happy in brightness, although still no match for my 4300K hid. I was going to take the silverstars out and put the nokyas back in, but it was cold as hell and I'm lazy, so just note that nokya arctic blue are almost exactly the same color as my hid with a bit more a blue componenet, and much more dim(sad having your high beams being less potent than low beams).

Next week I should be done with my hella 90mm projector retrofit with philips bulbs which are much whiter and have a strong hue of blue in them, then I'll take some more pics.

For the sake of reference since I couldn't get the white balance and exposure perfect, my HID are almost identical to a TL HID setup, since I'm using reflectors and osram bulbs just like they do.

here's some pics, top pair are 4300k rebased osram HID with accord OEM h11 fogs which are some of the whitest regular halogens around, I remember when I got the fogs they made my low beams look so yellow it wasn't even funny, bottom pair of pics are HID with silverstars. The pictures are unedited except for size.

Pictures were taken with a nikon coolpix 4500 up against a white tarp in my garage with almost zero ambient light. I had problems getting the white balance right, but as I said my low beam color is almost identical to a TL OEM setup, as a reference.

auto saturation, auto white balance




-1.5 saturation, flourescent white balance preset, iso 800 sensativity



final thought, the silverstars are pretty bright compared to all of the blue "painted" bulbs I've tried, and much brighter than either set of PIAA I had of which were twice as expensive, but if you are looking for the HID look, then these aren't for you. THey are much more white that stock, but they aren't HID look alikes.

EmuMessenger

The desparation continues.... Thanks, illusion for all the info. I am making one last attempt at the inexpensive fix with the midnightmoose.com that someone suggested.
If this falls through I guess I have some other good options.

Thanks everyone.

dee diddy

Madjap mentioned about using the code of "PTCHHD" from the PT cruiser's forum. well i entered it and checked out but it didn't apply the 10% discount. has anyone ordered recently from them? or used another code to get the discount? thanks!

Iggy

I used the code and it worked fine. I think the 55w Eaglites match pretty well. Time will tell if they very long.

Iggy

dee diddy

thanks iggy i'll give it a try again...any pix of ur eaglites? i'm just curious about the difference btwn the 55W and 80W of the eaglites compared to the HIDs and i've seen pix of the 80W and they match up very well.

Iggy

Gimme a day or two and I'll snap a few shots for everyone.

Iggy

dee diddy

btw when did u use the code?

vsop TL-S

Right now I got a pair of mismatched foglight bulbs because I had bought a pair of Xenon hyperwhites and one of them blew out that same night..(Cheap shiet...you get what you pay for..I guess.) and I put in a Nokya Hyperwhite bulb in its place..and the Nokya bulb looks more white than the other bulb...OH well I don't care..I'm done with that for now..I want to get the Gold bulbs now...but we'll have to wait til I get some more money...Can someone tell me what that sight was again for those Gold Bulbs? Alright then I'm out.

dee diddy

showmart.com and midnightmoose.com
but the golds are on backorder for both site

for ppl who have the MAX Golds, how long have they been installed and any fade or still like brand new from day 1?

EmuMessenger

Yep, canceled my back order at show parts to only go on back order with the moose!

Iggy

Yep, I think it came out to about 20 bucks shipped

Iggy

dee diddy

hey Iggy you still running stock DRL/high beams or you swap em out with Eaglite 9005s? still can't wait to see them fogs of yours!

dee diddy

having never seen the 55W (waiting for Iggy's pix) i am just assuming that they would perhaps be a better match to the HIDs cuz as per edgalang's pix, the 80W "out-whited" them. and maybe being 55W, they would last longer than the 1yr the 80W lasted for him? that's my guess.

Mr Zipps

If anyone wants those Eaglite or Max gold fogs lights email Jeff at ( Jeff@MidnightMoose.com ) let him know that I told you () and he will work something out with you. I know that the website people are trying to buying them from are out of stock. Most importantly let him know that I told you ()

Mr
03 ABP TL-S
New Jersey
Mr_@yahoo.com

Mr Zipps

I just wanted to remind people if they want the gold fogs or any other kinds of lights email ( Jeff@midnightmoose.com ) and he will take care of you. Make sure you write ( ) as the code.

Mr
03 ABP TL-S
New Jersey
Mr_@yahoo.com

dee diddy

enter as in the discount code field for the 10% off?

Mr Zipps

You can't go through the website. This is only done through email. Just let him know that you know me ( ). He will hook you up. He has them in stock. His email is on the previous replies.

Mr
03 ABP TL-S
New Jersey
Mr_@yahoo.com

Iggy

Dee,
Sorry about the delay,
I've had a pretty full plate lately, the pics will be up soon. I can tell you that the Eaglites are a little more blue than the stock HID even after everything has warmed up.

Iggy

Iggy

Here are a couple of shots with Eaglite 55w fogs. I think the Silverstars are a closer match, but these are a little more than half the price. I dunno, the search continues.





Iggy

dee diddy

good thing is that they're actually white. bad thing is that they're too white making your HIDs look non-HID. has anyone used the MAX White or Philips Bluevision?

edgalang

Ha...if you think the 55Watts are bad...take a look at the 80s.





But look how white they look when paired with yellows.



I guess it all depends on what you compare it with.

InspireSaber

Don't get Philips Bluevision. I've used the Sylvania Cool Blue (3500K) and they are clearly whiter than Bluevision. I E-mailed Philips asking them the kelvin temp on the Bluevision 9006 and they told me it is 3350K. I have SilverStars (4000K) now and they match the HIDs quite well once the HID warms up. What I am curious is how well the PIAA Xtreme White (4000K) compares to the Silverstars.

dee diddy

what's the wattage of the Silverstars?

i'm still divided on them...mixed bag of reviews i've read (and i've read a lot). most say they match up well but also maybe 1/3 of reviews saying they blew out after 9mos-1yr.

pianoman41

They're 60W (stock is 51W). I've had mine in my fogs and high beams for 14 months and none have blown out.

steveinathens

yo Iggy, the pics of the Eaglite 55w fogs are not showing up. i'd love to see them if you have time. maybe can you email them to me ??

steve@nikoneye.com

thanks!!!

Alexxx

Delete this (double post)

Alexxx

Here is an updated (I took it with my new digi cam) of my setup:


and here it is with the 6000Ks with the digi cam: