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interesting...if i ever need to seal it back up ill give that a try. never thought of that. im hoping the silicone i used will soften with heat if i ever need to pull it apart again

yea the rear of mine is open (no caps over hi beam holes) and havnt had any probs yet. i meant i didnt get a good seal bw the lens and the plastic and got a fair amount of water in one night during a storm

 
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Thanks...I will definitely take my time on my retro...

its funny that both of you left your back door open..

I think I want to seal my back tho....

Butyl Rubber window sealer at Auto Zone or Advance Auto sounds like a good idea as well...

 
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haha its not that i left it open on purpose, more that i left it open bc i havnt wired my hi's yet. im getting some new phillips 85122+ bulbs in the next few days so i figure when those come in, ill do it all at once. ill also get some new shots for anyone interested in the difference bw 85122 and 85122+

 
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the 81522+ will appear more yellowish/white than the 85122's. especially if the 85122's were burned in (200+ hours). the 85122's will color shift where the 85122+'s don't. i have the 85122+'s myself and even after 6 months, they haven't colorshifted at all. that blueish tint you see on OEM HID's is from the bulbs that have colorshifted.

 
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the 250 degrees we use to open them up doesn't really do much to silicone. considering that silicone can be used to make gaskets for car engines without melting, i'd say it won't do much in an oven. now the butyl rubber sealant gets nice and soft even at 200 deg.

 
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yea i dont really mind too much about the color. im more concerned with the output. other than at the cutoff, i dont want much color. hell, if i dont like em, i can sell then and get an other set of 85122

 
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same reason i went with the 85122+. with the colorshift, you'll loose some output. the 85122+'s were designed not to colorshift, and therefore, not loose as much output over the whole life of the bulbs.

 
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have you ever used 85122 or did you just got for the + from the start? i dont imagine you can tell the difference of 100lm when you already have 3000ish

 
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I had both 85122 and 85122+ bulbs at home and fired them both on same murano projector...I did not notice that much of difference...i sold the 85122 bulbs btw...

 
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i am currently using the 85122+ and id say the output is great as far as brightness goes, but im really not a fan of the color. its definately more yellow. colorwise id say its like a bright *** halogen.

 
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hey all, the 3M butyl rubber that i used was called 3M Window Weld. it's great stuff for putting the housings back together. pretty cheap too. a $10 box would probably do 10-15 PAIRS of headlights easily if not many more.

 
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^where did you pick that stuff up? you think autozone will have some? i think im gonna redo one of mine.

 
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yeah. i got mine from either autozone or advance auto. can't remember which one. if not, just search the internet. it would be worth ordering one box for the large number of lights you can do with one box.

 
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haha the last thing i need is encouragement to do more retros. i need a reason to stop pulling sh*t apart lol