Orlando TL

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I have a 2005 SSM TL ... looking to get the swap for cleared and blacked out lights... i want angel eyes i dont know what zkw's are but i also like that dual halo. how much is this gonna cost and what should i get i also want 6000 or 8000k

lldknyll26

i want to get my 2008 tl-s headlights cleared with halo lights. Not sure if i want to have the corners carbon fibered or just leave it cleared. Which looks better on a white TL-s? Carbon fiber corners or just plain cleared corners? JnC how much would it be to clear corners and add halos?

JnC

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ZKW replica clear lenses are clear lenses to replace your stock fresnel lenses, they insure a sharp cut off with more light towards the corners of the beam and a more even beam pattern. The dual halo kit is advertised to be 8000k and 10000k on ebay which is 2000k more than the normal single halo kit I have been installing. Installation of the halo kit is free of charge, you just have to provide the halos. My labor to black out/clear headlights is $150 plus core exchange/trade in charge of $25 and applicable shipping charges.

On white TL-S I would suggest going with blacked out turn signal. As I stated above, dual halo kit for the TL-S is $130 or so from ebay and I install them free of charge. My labor to clear/black out the headlights would be $150.

JnC

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I have a set of 07-08 Type S blacked out/cleared V.2 headlights available for trade in the FS/FT section if anyone of you guys is interested in a trade. The kicker is that there is no labor charge, its a straight trade for your stock 3G type S headlights for my blacked out ones. .

https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/07-08-tl-type-s-blacked-out-headlights-free-688121/

lldknyll26

hm... the damage seems somewhat severe. will the damage be noticable once installed to the car? I think i'd rather pay and get them cleared than to trade in damage headlights. I'm very interested in getting my headlights cleared blacked out with halos. So how would i install the headlights once the halos are installed in to the headlights? Would i have to do a separate wiring with halos? Also do you install resistors for the corner?

3zero3kid

What is the V.2 headlight?

Black0ut

patience truly is a virtue lol

chris80i

JNC has anyone bought the ebay tl-s halo kit yet and have you installed them on a headlight set yet?

underdogg

the black ones with the red halo eyes are siiick... awesome job.

msala524

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I bought my on ebay but from the company directly. There the blacked out with the red ccfl's and the carbon fiber insert on page 7. JNC does a great job, I recommend him greatly, my lights came out beautifully!

3zero3kid

Hey msala524 is there anyway u could post a pic of your reverse lights on? Thanks.

bumski667

jnc, you have pm.

chefmaurod

JNC, any updates?

JnC

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I sent PMs to everyone that is on the list before you to make sure if they are still up for the mod, if not then I have a set that just came in yesterday and will be painted for you and shipped before the weekend.

msala524

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Sure thing, ill post it tonight as soon as I get home from work.

underdogg

hey jnc will you ship to canada or have you, if so how much is it?
thanks

3zero3kid

Thanks msala I really appreciate it!!

msala524

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here u go

3zero3kid

Are they brighter at night when backing up or do you find it harder to see???

JnC

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04-05 TL headlights

Color matched SSM
ZKW Replica lenses.

Still waiting to hear from people that I have messaged earlier.


Updated List

ThePunisher2099 - Blacked out/ ZKW replicas/ CCFLs
IncaPower-- Blacked out
bone420TL--Blacked out (V1)
fokkerfitch83-- Blacked out (V2)a
chefmaurod-- Colaormatched SSM/Cleared
trojanman10984--blacked out/zkw replica/ccfls
Black0ut-- Blacked out/ZKW/CCFL
BoBByLiGhT83-- Blacked out
usaf2008: Cleared
3zero3kid-- Blacked out V2 with LED strip

JnC

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Did this set for a member from the 2G section.

2G TL headlights
Color matched NGP
Cleared

Also painted the extra silver strip towards the corners NGP, painting the strip was pain in the rear end.

msala524

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No there not bad at all. Having the backup cam makes it much easier to see behind me.

3zero3kid

Yea that does help having the backup cam. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get the nav in mine

3zero3kid

JnC I noticed you put up an updated list thank you. Just curious to see if u could estimate an ETA for mine. No rush just curious.

fiore8072

Agent0r

Ya he'll ship to canada. You can go on canada or uspost websites to get rough idea on price to ship. Overnight is extremely pricey there and back and is why I have yet to send mine in, even though all my goodies are at JnC's place waiting to go in =(

underdogg

thanks Agent0r

ill go and check it out. it sucks no one around here does anything close to JNC skills, his work looks awesome.
peace

JnC

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ThePunisher2099 headlights

Blacked out V2.


Updated list

IncaPower-- Blacked out
bone420TL--Blacked out (V1)
fokkerfitch83-- Blacked out (V2)
trojanman10984--blacked out/zkw replica/ccfls
Black0ut-- Blacked out/ZKW/CCFL
BoBByLiGhT83-- Blacked out
usaf2008: Cleared
3zero3kid-- Blacked out V2 with LED strip

tehloxely

Do you have a pic of a before and after bulb swap to show the difference of the output?

JnC

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I cant find the picture I took before I swapped out the bulbs in my headlights so I did the following test shoot.

You may not be able to see the difference due to the close proximity of the door shown in the picture but at night the difference in intensity/color is huge.

Bulbs used

Osram Xenarc D2S

Taken out an 06 TL, this is the bulb that comes standard in out TLs. Bulbs are severely color shifted and should be around 2800 lumens rather than 3200 lumens, which they were when they were brand new. Color is around 4800k due to color shift, color is rated at 4300K when brand new.




Phillips 85122+ D2S

The most potent D2S bulb available on the market due to the fact that it doesnt colorshift so it wont loose its intensity over its life and neither will it change color. These are rated at 4200K from factory with light output being at 3400 lumens.
Bulbs have been used in my car for about 3 years.



Phillips 85122 WX (Ultinon)

Popular high kelvin OEM bulbs, rated at 6000k and 2400 lumens.



Projector used for testing

AP1 clear lensed S2k



Osram

Wall is about 10 feet away



85122+



Ultinon



again, pictures are only to give you an idea but if you were to take my advice then never use osram or higher kelvin bulb in your headlights

JnC

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Updated list, I havent heard from IncaPower and Bone420TL so I take they are not interested any more and fokkerfitch83 has already been taken care off in the past which I totally forgot about .

trojanman10984--blacked out/zkw replica/ccfls
Black0ut-- Blacked out/ZKW/CCFL
BoBByLiGhT83-- Blacked out
usaf2008: Cleared
3zero3kid-- Blacked out V2 with LED strip

3zero3kid

JnC just want to double check real quick. They black out is also taking out the orange reflector correct? Also what is the V2?

Lastly what are the 85122+ selling for?

JnC

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http://www.hidplanet.com/philips5000k.html for 85122+ and your headlights will look exactly like these plus they will have the LED strip.

tehloxely

Thanks for doing that test. I can definitely tell a little bit of a difference in the 85122+s

JnC

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This animation should help, notice the output towards the edges. When I bought my TL the output towards the sides was next to nothing with the osrams, once I switched to the philips all was well.

3zero3kid

Thanks JnC for clarifying that for me! I'm stoked and can't wait for these too come in. these will be my first of many mods to come

cdan

JnC -Thanks for the awesome job on the headlights! They turned out great! Here are some installed pic's of blacked-out ver 1 with Vled switchbacks (6 ohm resistor on each side keeps the blink speed normal) on a WDP '08 TL.

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cdan

Better links for above blacked-out ver 1 with Vled switchbacks (6 ohm resistor on each side keeps the blink speed normal) on a WDP ’08 TL

http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tlheadlightsinstalled20oq3.jpg
http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tlheadlightsinstalled20hz0.jpg
http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tlheadlightsinstalled20gk7.jpg
http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tlheadlightsinstalled20jn9.jpg
http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tlheadlightsinstalled20hl5.jpg

JnC

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Here

Black0ut

this is EXACTLY how I want mine to look