Homepage Garage Wiki Register Social Groups Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
#Camaro6
Go Back   CAMARO6 > Technical Camaro Topics > Cosmetic modifications (exterior and interior)


Bigwormgraphix


Post Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 10-23-2016, 01:47 AM   #1
AlphaCamaro7

 
AlphaCamaro7's Avatar
 
Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, NPP, A8, FBO, E85
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Springfield,VA
Posts: 884
HID Kit

So guys I own a 2017 Camaro 2LT with the RS package. I love the lights and the HIDs that come with them but they're just too yellowish for me. I'm just wondering if anyone has done a DIY for them and what type of HID should I buy and what size fits the car? Can def use some help


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
Well............ At least you tried. lol
AlphaCamaro7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2016, 03:01 AM   #2
central limit
 
Drives: 2016 1LT M6
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: South Florida
Posts: 93
Congrats on the car.

Regarding lighting color on factory HID, this may be a slippery slope. If you change the color of the low beams to something cooler (toward white/blue and eventually purple), you might find that the LED accent lighting starts looking relatively warm (toward yellow). It seems there are aftermarket options for the LED "underbrow" lighting in the low beam projector, but the ones in the bumper would probably involve some custom work. Each time you adjust the color of one (low beam, underbrow, bumper LED) the warmest one can look yellowish, even if it was the right color of white before you started.

For reference, see this picture, which has a 5000k HID bulb on the passenger side and factory halogen on the right. Notice how the bumper lighting looks white/blue next to the halogen but starts looking white/yellowish next to the HID? This is what can happen if you replace your low beam bulbs with something cooler in color.

If you still want to give this a shot, you won't need an HID kit, as these are designed to replace cars with factory halogen lights. I believe you can replace the bulbs. According to Sylvania's bulb finder: link the gen 6 Camaro uses D3S bulbs. The factory bulbs are probably 4300-4500K. If you want something more pure white, 5000K is probably the sweet spot, with 6000k going toward blue.

Word of warning: if changing bulbs on an HID equipped car is anything like a halogen (non-RS) equipped car, it is not easy. Very little space to fit your hands and difficult to get leverage or even see what you're doing because of the tight space, odd angles, and shape of the car. It can be nerve wracking because the bulbs are fragile and expensive. It may be safer (maybe even easier) to remove trim parts or even the headlight themselves for access, if you're willing to go that far. One important consideration would be whether the housings have sufficient clearance for aftermarket bulbs--I've no experience there, so perhaps someone who has tried this can chime in.

Hopefully tribal knowledge will eventually get us to the point that this is a routine thing with a clear cut solution. For now, based on my related experience anyhow, I would rate this mod (replacing factory HID bulbs) as something for the adventurous and very determined. As you've noticed, GM did a great job with the overall lighting setup on the RS. Best case, you get the color you want and a few scraped knuckles. A little bad luck, and you have to scrap the project because something didn't work, and you're out the cost of the bulbs. Worst case, something bad happens that isn't covered under warranty. In any case, the system won't put more lumens on the ground than the factory setup, as that white/yellow lighting is optimized for performance and the projector was engineered to work with the factory bulb.
Attached Images
 
central limit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2016, 08:50 AM   #3
SSport16


 
SSport16's Avatar
 
Drives: 2016 Garnet Red Camaro 2SS
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 5,435
Yeah I would leave what you have, WAY too much work to change those bulbs.
__________________
2SS Camaro, Garnet Red, Adrenaline Red, NPP, MRC, A8, 5 Split Spoke Bright Silver Wheels (56W)

1100 Status - 7/24/15 (Ordered)
3800 Status - 10/13/15 (Built)
6000 Status - 12/22/15 (Delivered)
SSport16 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2016, 10:30 AM   #4
AlphaCamaro7

 
AlphaCamaro7's Avatar
 
Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, NPP, A8, FBO, E85
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Springfield,VA
Posts: 884
Wow seems like a lot of work. But thank you for an excellent explanation. I guess I won't mess with it. Maybe until someone figures out a solution to it.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
Well............ At least you tried. lol
AlphaCamaro7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2016, 12:10 PM   #5
Mr. Grumpy
Car Enthusiast
 
Mr. Grumpy's Avatar
 
Drives: 2017 Camaro SS FIFTY
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Naperville, IL
Posts: 163
These bulbs are not hard to change, I did mine in 15 min. The passenge side is straight forward but for the driver side you need to remove the air box for easy access. Don't open the air box, just remove it as a whole. The driver's side is the OEM bulb and the passenger's side is the Osram Zenarc's 5.5k bulb.
https://www.theretrofitsource.com/co...66340-cbi.html
Attached Images
 
__________________
2017 SS Camaro FIFTY
6MT, Nav, NPP, Black Bowties, Mishimoto OCC, Skip Shift Eliminator, GM Footwell Lighting, NGM Splash Guards, GM Blackout Tail Lights (SOLD)

Last edited by Mr. Grumpy; 10-23-2016 at 12:30 PM.
Mr. Grumpy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2016, 12:14 PM   #6
AlphaCamaro7

 
AlphaCamaro7's Avatar
 
Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, NPP, A8, FBO, E85
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Springfield,VA
Posts: 884
Can you tell me where you got these from? And how much?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
Well............ At least you tried. lol
AlphaCamaro7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2016, 12:16 PM   #7
AlphaCamaro7

 
AlphaCamaro7's Avatar
 
Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, NPP, A8, FBO, E85
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Springfield,VA
Posts: 884
And do your underbrow and bumper light look yellowish?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
Well............ At least you tried. lol
AlphaCamaro7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2016, 12:25 PM   #8
AlphaCamaro7

 
AlphaCamaro7's Avatar
 
Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, NPP, A8, FBO, E85
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Springfield,VA
Posts: 884
https://www.ebay.com/itm/172330698137


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
Well............ At least you tried. lol
AlphaCamaro7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2016, 12:30 PM   #9
Mr. Grumpy
Car Enthusiast
 
Mr. Grumpy's Avatar
 
Drives: 2017 Camaro SS FIFTY
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Naperville, IL
Posts: 163
Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaCamaro7 View Post
Can you tell me where you got these from? And how much?
Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaCamaro7 View Post
And do your underbrow and bumper light look yellowish?
https://www.theretrofitsource.com/co...66340-cbi.html

The D3S bulb looks brighter but not by much, but my fix for that is the harness that allow the underbrow to be at full brightness when the headlights are on. That's what I did with the halos on my BMW F10 and it looked perfect.
__________________
2017 SS Camaro FIFTY
6MT, Nav, NPP, Black Bowties, Mishimoto OCC, Skip Shift Eliminator, GM Footwell Lighting, NGM Splash Guards, GM Blackout Tail Lights (SOLD)
Mr. Grumpy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2016, 12:53 PM   #10
central limit
 
Drives: 2016 1LT M6
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: South Florida
Posts: 93
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Grumpy View Post
These bulbs are not hard to change, I did mine in 15 min. The passenge side is straight forward but for the driver side you need to remove the air box for easy access. Don't open the air box, just remove it as a whole. The driver's side is the OEM bulb and the passenger's side is the Osram Zenarc's 5.5k bulb.
Thanks Grump, that's great news. I take it this was on an SS?

OP, do you have the 2.0 or the 3.6? It will be interesting to see how accessible your bulbs are. I had my troubles with a 3.6, and did not think to remove the air box.

Last edited by central limit; 10-23-2016 at 12:54 PM. Reason: restoring the tag for the quote
central limit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2016, 10:22 PM   #11
SSport16


 
SSport16's Avatar
 
Drives: 2016 Garnet Red Camaro 2SS
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 5,435
Nice! 5000K would be perfect! May have to check these out, haven't looked at my Camaro, seems easier than I thought. I have done a bunch of HID kits, and some vehicles are a real pain to get to the bulbs.
__________________
2SS Camaro, Garnet Red, Adrenaline Red, NPP, MRC, A8, 5 Split Spoke Bright Silver Wheels (56W)

1100 Status - 7/24/15 (Ordered)
3800 Status - 10/13/15 (Built)
6000 Status - 12/22/15 (Delivered)
SSport16 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-23-2016, 10:33 PM   #12
AlphaCamaro7

 
AlphaCamaro7's Avatar
 
Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS, NPP, A8, FBO, E85
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Springfield,VA
Posts: 884
But it's not worth $200 tho. Def need to find a better price


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
Well............ At least you tried. lol
AlphaCamaro7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-02-2018, 06:06 PM   #13
Biscuit.fr

 
Drives: Red hot ZL1 A10 2017
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: MS Back to France (29)
Posts: 804
guys
you'll think I'm dumb,
but I want to reverse
and get rid of my HID/xenon on my 2017 camaro ZL1
for regular halogen
don't care about light, just for European homologation purpose
then back HID again...

I didn't find anywhere how to get from this HID square metal connexion to the Halogen one.
Seen the opposite, how to go from halogen to HID but not this way
need your help to go back std from a HID (OEM) metallic connexion
Tx
Biscuit.fr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-16-2018, 11:51 PM   #14
aldaran
 
aldaran's Avatar
 
Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS/RS
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Alice, Texas
Posts: 579
Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaCamaro7 View Post
But it's not worth $200 tho. Def need to find a better price


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Found replacement HID bulbs (set) for 65 dollars and that's for the 6000k.
__________________
2016 2SS: Silver Ice, A8 Auto, Adrenaline Red, Black Rally Stripes, and Black bowties.
My Journey.....
1100 Status - 08/17/2015 : 2000 Status - 09/28/2015
2500 Status - 09/29/2015 : 3000 Status - 09/29/2015
3000 Status - 10/19/2015 TPW 11/9
3800 Status - 11/04/2015 Seq: 122808
4300 Status - 12/17/2015 (Charlotte, MI)
4200 Status - 01/08/2016
4800 Status - 01/14/2016
5000 Status - 01/19/2016
6000 Status - 01/20/2016
aldaran is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Post Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:54 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.