lilboi

hmm.... i didn't think the lines would make that much of a difference. I would hate to buff those out.

SC30096

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

lilboi

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.

Blkexcoupe

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For good info. I have the regular 4300k bulbs not the 85122+, and my friends have the same.

SC30096

If this is the case why is it double the cost for the + then the regular 85122. I would just replace both bulbs if one burnt out and pay a little more for a pair of new 85122, rather then getting one + for almost double the cost

GSteg

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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

JnC

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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

SC30096

thank you for the clarification. just didnt make any sense that they would be that expensive to be considered a replacment bulb.

IvoryGT

JnC for the win! yeah + is newer and brighter than any other 35watt bulb on the market according to the ratings.

Klaus

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What are the proper sized bolts for mounting the brackets to the TSX projectors? The brackets I got had no hardware and neither did the projectors. I'm assuming they have to be correct in order to sit in the light properly.

pandy_88

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great work, i dont have that kinda of patience

GSteg

iTrader: (15)

You should be fine with M8 bolts and nuts. Just get washers.

GS430V8

nicely done!

Blkexcoupe

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If I remember correctly they were M4x40.

GSteg

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were they that small? I know M8 fits the projectors, but I didn't know the bracket's holes were that small.