TSX into an SC300 *Lots of pictures*
#32
the fluted lines do affect the sharpness of the cutoff a bit thats why I intend to partially deline them when i do mine. might as well go all the way if your going to do a retro. the difference in light output might be explained by the bulb you are using. when i was playing around with the my projectors comparing them to my brothers tsx retro my OEM 85122+ had a more intense output and more color then his aftermarket D2S bulbs. are yours just the regular 85122 or the +? the + supposedly are running at a temperature of 5000K compared to the 4300K
Last edited by SC30096; 03-09-08 at 11:41 PM.
#33
the "+" bulbs are considered replacement bulbs. They are for cars that have one blown/bad bulb that needs replacement. As you may know, bulb tend to color shift after about 100+ hours of use. So a bulb starting off at 4300k over time will turn into 5000k. When you need to replace only one bulb, its a good idea to get the 85122+ to match the bulbs.
The 4300k bulb should be brighter. It will have more visiable light.
The 4300k bulb should be brighter. It will have more visiable light.
#34
the "+" bulbs are considered replacement bulbs. They are for cars that have one blown/bad bulb that needs replacement. As you may know, bulb tend to color shift after about 100+ hours of use. So a bulb starting off at 4300k over time will turn into 5000k. When you need to replace only one bulb, its a good idea to get the 85122+ to match the bulbs.
The 4300k bulb should be brighter. It will have more visiable light.
The 4300k bulb should be brighter. It will have more visiable light.
#35
the "+" bulbs are considered replacement bulbs. They are for cars that have one blown/bad bulb that needs replacement. As you may know, bulb tend to color shift after about 100+ hours of use. So a bulb starting off at 4300k over time will turn into 5000k. When you need to replace only one bulb, its a good idea to get the 85122+ to match the bulbs.
The 4300k bulb should be brighter. It will have more visiable light.
The 4300k bulb should be brighter. It will have more visiable light.
Last edited by SC30096; 03-10-08 at 11:45 AM.
#36
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It's the crappy SC's headlight lens that's preventing you from getting the desired output. Thick, yellow, and angled lens will create a high transmission loss. One of the reason why the teggy gets better output. The lens is thinner, clearer, and not horribly angled.
And for the record, the bulbs are 4100k. Not like it matters though
And for the record, the bulbs are 4100k. Not like it matters though
#37
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the "+" bulbs are considered replacement bulbs. They are for cars that have one blown/bad bulb that needs replacement. As you may know, bulb tend to color shift after about 100+ hours of use. So a bulb starting off at 4300k over time will turn into 5000k. When you need to replace only one bulb, its a good idea to get the 85122+ to match the bulbs.
The 4300k bulb should be brighter. It will have more visiable light.
The 4300k bulb should be brighter. It will have more visiable light.
Actually thats what most people think that + bulbs are for but indeed the bulbs you are talking about are Phillips 85122 CM (CM for Color Matched). These bulbs are made so you can replace just one blown bulb and have it produce the same color that the other good bulb is producing.
85122+ produce 200 more lumens than the regular 85122 bulbs (85122+ are rated at 3400 lumens where as the 85122 are rated at 3200 lumens) keep in mind that the 85122 will loose its intensity over its life where as the 85122+ made so that they WONT loose their intensity and stay around the 3400 lumens mark. Hence the + are made not to color shift and get whiter and stay around the initial 4200 K mark where as an old set of 85122 which starts at ~4200k will color shift and be around 5000k.
Specs on 85122+
85122 CM
85122
#38
thank you for the clarification. just didnt make any sense that they would be that expensive to be considered a replacment bulb.
Last edited by SC30096; 03-10-08 at 05:52 PM.