dvsxlt247

Ok, i bought the Kaixen 8500K HID bulbs (crystal blue) from excelerate (vendor on the forum) for $150 shipped to my door. EXCELERATE IS THE SHIT by the way. Anyways, they arrived as usual and i installed them. Install was deff a little moderate trouble but not bad once i installed the 1st bulb. The driver side bulb is easier to install then the passenger side bulb for sure.

Here are some pics of before and after. Since i just did this install in the closed garage while my parents were asleep, i was not able to take it outside to take full body car pics. I will take full body car pics tommorow night and get a chance to drive with them on the road to see how i like them. When i first turned them on my first impression was awsome. I was all excited. I decided to leave them on for a full 10min to warm up and somewhat break in a tiny bit since there so new. I thought they might color shift as well being that there new. So i too before pics and then i took some pics after with the new bulbs in. Now in the pics below, the Kaixen 8500K bulbs i have in look very much BLUE which i like, but in person they don't really look blue like the camera shoes. I did make sure the camera was white balanced before i took the pics but in person they look like a nice bright white which i do like but i don't see the true blue yet. Maybe its cuz there so new still and they havent had adequite time to adjust and change to there actual blue color. Has anyone elses 8000K or 8500K looked like white instead of blue when first turned on???? Will the bulbs change color more after some more break in time??? Anyways, the last pic is the best pic that shows how they look to me in person.

STOCK 4300K

KAIXEN 8500K

STOCK 4300K

KAIXEN 8500K

STOCK 4300K

KAIXEN 8500K

KAIXEN 8500K

KAIXEN 8500K CLOSEST PIC TO HOW THEY ACTUALLY LOOK TO ME IN PERSON

brandontl

Lookin good man

z3Ro

sweet...

Topher707

love it! i think im going to get some for my 99 tl... another order from accelerate!

maxxxboost

that's blue,but looks good
how's visibility?

TLTYPES03

yes it does look good but like maxxx said hows the actual visibility now that its that much more blue.....

joe80055

I'll be praying that the cops don't hassle you about those lights, good stuff though. High five to you!

BIG_KOUT

thats why I like 6000k in person. 8000+ is good for showing off at car shows, but the beam spread trails off so much sooner than stock.

VoLLy

iTrader: (8)

Nice, they look pretty cool.

bkzjimmy

lookin good

rubberduckee30

that's a nice upgrade ......how much you pay for dem lights?

dvsxlt247

Well, just me seeing them in my closed garage as you can see in the pics, they looked pretty damn bright. As far as visibility (like how far they actually shoot on the road) im not sure yet because i wasnt able to take it out the garage last night. But i got class today and later tonight ill go for a drive and see how i like them compared to stock. It really can't be that bad because they wouldnt make them if they were that dangerous, thats how i finally came to the conclusion that i was getting them.

Nah, i asked excelerate and he said there not illegal. The Kaixen box that the bulbs came in even says on the outside of it that there legal. I see cars with HID's like these all the time out where i live but im not sure if any of them get pulled over alot for it. Whats the worst that could happen, they give me a warning and tell me that i should change them. If it really becomes that bad of a problem, i'll go back to stock.

dvsxlt247

$150 shipped to my door. I stated that at the top of this thread if you were to read what i wrote up there

SSMTL01

looks great! The visibility should be about the same if your old 4300k's were originals.. at least that was the case with me.

mr.motoring

Nice upgrade , however I find this pic particularly disturbing...
Is this a scene from the new horror flick "Christina II: Possessed TL"?

dvsxlt247

LMAO, HAHA yea it does look like somethin from a horror movie. Thats a good one.

SiCrew

looks sick!

Blazin_TL

iTrader: (1)

looks great! good job

rpsouthsider

do people prefer , 6000k better? crystal white? or they would rather choose 8500k + conversion kit

fsttyms1

looks good but they are a little too blue for me and dont produce enough light output for me(6k is the max i would use). i need as much as possible up here

Shiffy

lookin good bro!

dvsxlt247

You don't need a conversion kit to put 8500K in our TL's. The stock ballasts are fine. You just change the bulbs, thats it.

HBaJ

Nice job man-looks...icy lol

dvsxlt247

Just wanted to let you all know that the visibility is a tiny bit less but not to the point where its like OMG THIS SUCKS or dangerous. Its awsome when you drive through dark areas on the road where theres not much light and you just see that nice ass blue color light up the road, SO SICK, and the white dashes just get lit up bright white. Its hot, i really enjoyed driving with them last night. I say get them if your contemplating on getting them,

SGVxGHOSTx08

Nice bulbs, i bet even the blind can see it LOL

hey but i got a question, do you know how long these bulbs will last? i heard that anything thats more than like....lets say 8000k can only last for up to 2 years? is it true or not?

$150 shipped to your door, thats very good man! where can i get them at? did you install it urself?

klepto

lol it shouldnt be that hard at all to replace your bulbs

dvsxlt247

Yes, $150 shiped to your door, plus like $4 more if you pay with pay pal so its like $154. But anyways, you can order them from EXCELERATE, he's a vendor on this forum. He's like my main supplier of all my car shit i buy. He's got the best prices by far and hes safe to do business with, very reputable. You can hit him up on aim, his screen name is Excelerate04 And he'll talk to ya about it and answer any questions you have. I'm not sure how long the bulbs are made to last but even if its 2 years, thats fine with me because i'll have this car for 3 more years. But whatever, i dont really care about the lifespan of the bulbs. I know they'll last good as long as you don't turn them on and off when its not needed. Anyways hit me back if you need help. Oh and i installed the bulbs myself, fairly easy. I can guide you through the install on AIM if you want.

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

did excelerate have anything bluer than that??.....something in the purplish pinkish range lol dont worry its not for me its for my cuzin's maxima

dvsxlt247

nah, the company, kaixen only makes certain color temps. The highest one they make is the 13,000K i think it is which is that purple shit. That blueish/purple you could probably find from another brand. I thin excelerate only sells the KAIXEN brand though. I like mine alot though.

Accordude

Loog Amazing

dvsxlt247

Ok, a friend of mine used his kodak digi cam to take some night pics of the HID's shinning on the ground of course just so all of you can see how the light output is roughly. The pics are in original form, no brighting or photo shop work done to them. I will say this, my friend took the pics and i really didnt care how they were quality wise or composition wise. If some of you have seen the World Premier Thread i made a while back, you know that i have an eye for taking pictures and how they should look, this friend of mine is not to good with photos but whatever, here are 3 pics just to give you guys an idea of how they are K. And yes that camera he has sucks at night. The cam i used for my World Premier pics was a nice Nikon 6mpx that had a good size lens.

TLTYPES03

great job on the new headlights...im feeling this rich blue colour and it looks awesome! how does it perform on the road?

dvsxlt247

Yeah, they work good out on the road. The only downside obviously is that the light output is less then stock, but thats what you have to give up in order to have the nice lookin lights. Its not to the point though were its dangerous or anything. Idk, i like them and i have no problem with em.