Installed my Eagle Eye 5000k D2S Bulbs

Old Feb 9, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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Installed my Eagle Eye 5000k D2S Bulbs

These are the ones I purchased, and they came the next day at 11am (I purchased them at 3:15pm the previous day).
http://www.plasmagarage.com/XENON-bulbs.html

They have a lot more output than my 6000k ultinons, that's for sure. They light up the road like it's daytime I'll get some pictures of the brightness up later if you guys want them. Here's a picture (I know its hard to tell but it was daytime) of the 6000k(driver's side) to the 5000k(passenger side). As you can see, the 6000k is bluer than the 5000k but the 5000k is pure white.

Here's closer pictures of both

5000k (the first picture makes them look bluer than they are I think)



6000k


Damn rainy skies make my car wet Here's a cool picture of the sky, thought I'd throw it in here.
 

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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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Oh and sorry if this is the wrong place for this post.. I guess it should be Picture Share, but I thought people looking to buy bulbs would look here, and they could see how they look/a review
 
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 12:36 AM
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hey elayman

I was just about too buy the 6000k.. becasue I cant get any led to match my projectors. why did you end up geting the 5000k and is eagle eye a good brand vs the Phillips ultinons.

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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 12:40 AM
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the 5000k have about 700 more lumens than the 6000k. I ran the ultinons for about 6 months and I must say, they are hard to see at night and make your eyes hurt trying to navigate through cities with poor street lighting. But they sure do look nice. The 5000k don't match the leds as well, but are well worth the loss of color. They still look white (not ugly like the OEM halogen look)
 
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 12:51 AM
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+1 on the 5K's.. i was all about 6K's before but it was putting strain on my eyes on long trips so i had to go with a diff route... looks good elay
 
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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5000K are great. I am running Phillips 85122CX. They are pretty rare and cost a pretty penny (about $210), but worth it. The light output is pure white and you retain great light output. I think mine lose something like 200-300 lumens compared to the stock 85122+, but the trade off is worth it.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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Wish i had projectors. :O
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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how many K is the stock 06 projectors?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 11:07 PM
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I am pretty sure they are 4300k (white / yellowish output)
 
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by G35 tycoon
how many K is the stock 06 projectors?
Yup, 4300K and 3400 lumens with the stock Philips 85122+ bulbs
 
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 12:55 PM
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thanks guys! im picking some up today!....anyone know about the Iron Man halos? and how to install?
 
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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halos are a somewhat dificult job to install because you have to bake the headlights and drill holes/attach them and then splice into a power source. Unless you have some experience doing something similar, I'd suggest against it, or at least get a helper
 
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Old Feb 14, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by G35 tycoon
thanks guys! im picking some up today!....anyone know about the Iron Man halos? and how to install?
There's a few DIYs out there for this (you can look at other cars too for help), but the install just takes time, however seems like an easy process, especially if you've already opened up your headlights in the past to paint the housings. I'm planning on doing the above all today, so wish me luck and I'll definitely post pictures afterward.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 07:04 PM
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thanks guys! yea...im not doing it myself...or at least without any help! haha
 
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Wannabe6MT
Wish i had projectors. :O
^me toooo
 
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