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C6 Corvette LED Tail Light Comparison - Morimoto XB vs LED Eagle Eye vs Stock

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C6 Corvette LED tail light shootout with Morimoto XB, Eagle Eye, and stock tail lights. Which is better? Which is brighter? Let's find out!
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0:00 - Introduction
1:20 - Side-by-side comparison between Morimoto and Eagle Eye
4:45 - Powering them up with benchtop power supply
5:47 - Testing lineup, with overview of BONUS tests!
7:00 - Testing device and test procedure
8:27 - OEM housing & OEM bulb test
8:59 - BONUS test 1 - OEM housing & Vette-Lights LED replacement test
9:23 - Morimoto test
10:12 - Eagle Eye test
11:32 - BONUS test 2 - OEM housing & OEM bulb w/ Lamin-X "Gunsmoke" tint film test
12:27 - Conclusion and recommendations
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@atravesdelvaso7516 3 года назад

I love when he posts videos about the C6 🤘

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Thanks! I am WAY behind on my Corvette videos. I have so much to do, too. Stay tuned as best as you can!

@petercarey6883 3 года назад

A Traves Del Vaso. So do I! 👍 Then again, Jason's ancillary uploads are also valuable and educational! I tip my hat to him.

@petercarey6883 3 года назад

FWIW, I love my Morimoto C7 headlights for the much improved night-time driving, but getting them to fit "just right" in my GS was a bit tedious to say the least. As to the taillights, I went with the Eagle Eyes. Again due to their improved lighting and yes, they're less expensive. But I wanted anyone and everyone who may be behind me see to my taillights and the Eagle Eyes deliver! Well done on this upload Jason.👍 Save the Wave🙋🏼‍♂️

@aaronalexander123 3 года назад

This channel deserves way more subs. The editing, lighting, and overall video style is amazing!

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Wow, thank you! I look at subs as like a "how good am I doing" score and not a popularity score. However, if you don't mind sharing the channel out to those who might appreciate it, I sure would appreciate it as well. :)

@salvadormonella8953 11 месяцев назад

I agree. Good presentation, decent content, good pacing, no excessive editorializing, excessive fluff, or off-topic nonsense. I hate when presenters say they're going to discuss a topic and then they go on and on about all sorts of other things, history, personal feelings, background story, tangential items, etc.

@kantisdel1 3 года назад

Love my Eagle Eye, the brighter the better.

@philtroskey3454 2 года назад

I say if they don't want to brighter backup Don't Come Close

@slaguna4871 Месяц назад

Unfortunately can’t find the Morimoto first generation tail lights anywhere anymore because the new ones look very aftermarket. The eagle eyes look more stock so will have to go for those

@dmraco 3 года назад

Thanks for the video. I just went with the Eagle Eye. I want them as bright possible. People do not pay attention.

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

I agree, people don't pay as much attention as they should and sometimes I think that it is because there aren't strong enough consequences for distracted driving. But that's the old man in me complaining. Even at the same brightness level as stock, LED has the benefit of "instant on" which does catch the eye a bit better than the quick but still gradual illumination of an incandescent bulb.

@True_Knight 3 года назад

Great video. When I bought tail lights for my C6 the Eagle Eyes were the only ones available. I didn't really like how the plastichrome structure looked inside. I ended up cutting them open and painting the entire plastichrome piece black, closed them back up, then added a light tint to them. They are super bright, and the light tinting helped bring it down to a reasonable level and still be brighter than stock. The tint also helped match it to the black car too.

@willfuller5080 3 года назад

Well done video Jason. I was going to install a set of Eagle Eyes until I saw your well thought out ways of showing the attributes of each. Obviously to each his own, but going with Morimoto now.

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Thanks, Will. Glad it helped!

@WhiteZ50Won 4 месяца назад

Great video. Very straight forward and to the point. The test box you came up with was clever too. Im running the eagle eyes with a light smoke and its clean looking plus still plenty of light output.

@timgreenshields2431 3 года назад

The Morimoto XB lights are the clear winner.....solid construction, amazingly bright, more function overall. I installed them in my C6 Z06. Great video 1

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Glad you like the video!

@kegthefatige4375 3 года назад

So expensive though

@WideOpenThrottleC6 3 года назад

I love my red morimoto tail lights. They are plenty bright. Not a fan of seeing each individual led. Gives it a cheap look to me. Although the moris do take a little finess to get them in

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

I agree. I have gotten pretty good at getting them in and out of the bumper because I have done it around 20 times for different videos. 😁

@bmann792 3 года назад

I have eagle eyes and they are so bright. I’d like the morimotos if the circular tube was solid red

@ejp75 2 года назад

Jason, great job on that comparison. How about this; Mount one set first, then have someone drive the Vette while you follow behind videoing the taillights in action. I’d do one set at a time, during daylight then at night. This comparison would show how the lights appear in real world testing to other drivers!! No one does this. - But seeing how they look on the car while it’s driving would be the definitive example of the taillights.

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

Thanks for that suggestion! But there is something to consider.... There's a reason why credible reviewers do not do this...or at least why I don't... 😎 My test environments, however basic, are much more consistent than comparing my actual outside environment conditions to everyone else's. They are rarely the same, considering ambient light like street lights, moonlight, starlight, fog or moisture in the air...which can change everything. Any video that shows lighting road tests using a camera (which can't compare to the human eye or even the basic lux sensor that I use) as '"real world" results is misleading. It's unfairly assuming that the viewer has the same exact camera and environment conditions, every time you drive. Realistically, under certain conditions and camera settings, I can make a simple keychain flashlight appear as bright as the sun. That is why I am very specific about the using the exact same conditions for my tests...every test, every time, using the same environment. That way, you can see actual "real world" data on how each light compares to each other,. Actual DATA tells the story. Someone's highly variable camera output does not. If you are simply buying on someone's "road tests", you don't have the full story. Again, actual DATA tells the truth…which is what you get from me! What do you think of this explanation? I genuinely would like to know!

@rosarioroberto5823 3 года назад

Excellent information, as usual. You are the best, please continue with your video

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Thanks, will do! I *_really_* like hearing that my vids help people!

@cdougyfresh 3 года назад

good vid! For what it's worth I really like the morimoto tails. Brighter and much better looking than stock. The new ones also have the sequential turn signal function fixed.

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

I agree. And I know that the first Morimoto releases had the sequential feature, but there was also a slight delay between when the brakes were hit and the lights lit up. Not safe, and I'd rather have normal functioning taillights than a whole rear bumper caved in...or worse. :) They stopped offering the sequential feature because of that, but I didn't know that they ended up releasing the sequential feature again.

@cdougyfresh 3 года назад

@@InJasonsGarage yeah I didn't realize it was going to come with it until I saw the vette-lights guy post about it on the forums. Wouldn't have been a deal breaker for me either way, but it's kind of a cool bonus feature.

@salvadormonella8953 Год назад

Good job on this video. Good content, good production, good pacing, well spoken. Keep it up. Given all the less than stellar content on RU-vid I'm surprised at how few people visit your channel.

@InJasonsGarage Год назад

Thanks for the nice words! I really appreciate it! 😁

@salvadormonella8953 Год назад

@@InJasonsGarage I watch a lot of youtube. I'm a curious person that wants to know everything. It's almost an obsession, and so I watch a lot of different types of content. Of course I have my favorite topics, and go pretty deep on those video-watching wise. I'm also brutally honest. Sometimes that upsets people. I find my comments break 50%/50% people that love or hate them, but whether somebody likes what I have to say, or doesn't, I have a good track record on the accuracy of my assessments. It isn't 100%, but it's close. I have a C6, and so I watch a lot of Corvette-related videos. So when I say these nice things about your videos, I'm not being flattering. I have no reason to. I just offer an honest assessment with high accuracy and your videos truly stand out. I pay attention to things others might not. For me, it isn't necessarily videos with the highest production value get bonus points from me. In fact, while I do appreciate good production, frequently I find over-production annoying. Plus, video producers that spend more time picking their bumper-music, so they can seem cool with how good their musical taste is, than they do on the accuracy of their content. THAT I hate. I also pay attention to the way people speak. I'm not sure why. Sure, the death of adverbs in the English language is annoying, but I notice that MANY professionals, paid to speak, speak very poorly. They use the wrong words, not just imperfect words, i mean definitionally, the word their using doesn't mean what they think it does or intend to say. Bad grammar is another one. How well does the language flow? Is the pacing good, not too fast, not too slow, cadence of the words, etc. Does it SOUND good. Is it PLEASING. Perhaps I focus on this because I interact so extensively with non-English speakers both in the U.S. and abroad that I'm tuned in to language itself. In your case, you get all the stuff right. Your garage isn't a one-trick pony-car, it's the complete package, video-wise. So my encouragement is studied, judicious, and heartfelt. Like I said: keep it up. The world would be a better place if more people produced videos as well as you do. Cheers.

@InJasonsGarage Год назад

@@salvadormonella8953 Thanks again for the great and helpful comments! Glad someone is noticing quality work. 😁

@biketom5 8 месяцев назад

Great video on the comparison between the lights!

@InJasonsGarage 8 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it!

@biddysgarage446 3 года назад

Jason I have the Morimoto smoked led taillights on my Vette and I wish you would of done a test with them also. Just curious lol. Great videos keep them coming.

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

If you ever put your car in storage, and want to send one to me, I'll test it for you and send it back so we can see how it compares.

@Photobombin 3 года назад

I really like my Morimoto XB but I've only had them a few months and the plastic T15 screw mount already broke off on one of my lights after removing them 2 or 3 times for some maintenance/modifications (I did an RPI ZR1 spoiler thanks to your review) and I also noticed the material on the back of the resistor box is cracking and chipping apart on my lights. Doesn't seem that they take to well to Texas temps. I daily drive my C6 but it is garage kept. For the price i'm sad to see the Morimotos already falling apart after a few months but the quality of LED is nice.

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Ouch. That's not cool. Where did you buy them from?

@Photobombin 3 года назад

@@InJasonsGarage I got them from Vette lights. Like I said I've removed them about 3 times because I did stuff like install that ZR1 spoiler which I'm stoked on, backup cam as well. I work on custom cars all the time so I screwed them in by hand everytime and made sure they were snug but I wasn't cranking them down. Last time I took them off 2 of them had started to split big time and 1 fully broke off so I super glued them all together. I'm happy with the quality of light but the small plastic mounting point is a weak spot for sure.

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

@@Photobombin Heck, I have removed and replaced mine many times for my videos. I am pretty conscious of how much force is needed for things like that, including snugging the fastener down. No problems on my end. Consider reaching out to Vette-Lights and see if anything can be done. I don't know if they can...but they are great folks and I am sure they will try their hardest to help you out.

@pontaverde 3 года назад

Always looking forward to your videos!!!!

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Glad you like them! 👍

@stephendibari5010 2 года назад

Great review and saved for my future C6 !

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

Glad it helped! 😎

@keithcooke3154 2 года назад

If you're going to have a vette, don't cut corners. Morimoto is the only way to go, headlights, fogs and tails...

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

Head and Tail lights...definitely. However, side markers have some affordable options. In fact...I am working on a new one... Oracle vs Vette-Lights vs Morimoto. Stay tuned!

@dcolehome 3 года назад

Great review and thanks. I like the new Morimoto (red) as they look more stock but bought Eagle Eyes a few years ago. I had a them tinted 20% just to decrease the sparkle look. Based upon this video, I'm glad I did.

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Sounds awesome, and glad the video reinforced your choice!

@philtroskey3454 2 года назад

I've always thought the C6 lights were better looking than the C5 if I knew how to do Bodywork I put them in my C5

@goneflying140 3 года назад

Running the Eagle Eye's might be good to help stop tailgaters from following too close....

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Not many things bring out my mean streak, but among them it is tailgaters. People who do that are not intelligent enough to understand how useless, pointless, and dangerous it is.

@Coolio1949S 2 года назад

The tint was considered 35% because it allows 35% of light to pass through, the reduction was actually about 65% which makes sense based on the readings you got. Great video with good information though!

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

Thanks for that. I think I might have been reading the details from the Lamin-X site...which has since changed.

@dsicher123 3 года назад

Great break down on testing

@BaconNarwhal310 3 года назад

I was hoping to see the LED bulbs with the laminex tint, to see if it's close to stock output. I like tinted tails (my Vette is Red with black fender stripes Grand Sport) and I'm going with a red and black theme so I want dark tails but with at least stock output.

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Kevin, you are right...I should have tested that combination as well. So, I dragged the PowerBox(tm) back down from the shelf and did a "quick and dirty" test to get you the numbers. Check it out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qYeYQdZBYrM.html

@InTheHookJohn 2 года назад

great video. Thanks for all the effort

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

Glad you found it helpful!

@Atlas.X9X 3 года назад

Good video, nice job on the comparison.

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍

@philtroskey3454 2 года назад

Very good job I like to get them from my C5 but there's body work for that

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

For as many C6s that there are out there, I am surprised that someone hasn't made a good version of these for them.

@dennisvalerioti1797 2 года назад

Hey Jayson,do you know where to pick up any of the round black out stickers for the center reflector on the morimoto tail lights?

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

Is this what you are looking for? www.ebay.com/itm/164361773764?hash=item2644b9a2c4:g:PPUAAOSwzV5fTQls&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5338497255&toolid=11800&mkevt=1

@contagiousingenuityagency5273 3 года назад

Was really expecting the Morimotos to win hands down but WOW, didn't see those results coming! For your garage lights, get yourself a pair of quality (Sylvania or the like) LED shop lights and forget about them for years to come.

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

I was surprised as well. My reaction was genuine. 😆 I have Hyperikon LED garage lights and they have done well over the past few years. When I look more at the video, I think my stage-style lighting that I have set up was making that flicker happen. The weird part is that I didn't see it my my eyes, but it picked up on the camera.

@contagiousingenuityagency5273 3 года назад

@@InJasonsGarage In that case, it must be that the flicker coming from the LED shop lights, while invisible to the human eye, matches pretty well with the camera shutter speed. That's pretty normal as it originates from the PWM signal sent to the LED chips by the driver.

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

@@contagiousingenuityagency5273 Oh yeah! I didn't think of that. Same camera and lighting that I have used in the past, but I did change resolutions for this one as an experiment. I'll have to do more testing...

@number36420 3 года назад

Great video. Question for you. I have the eagle eyes on my z06. I notice that on the drivers side outer taillight the figment isn’t perfect. At the top of you look in there is a gap and doesn’t sit perfectly flush. Switched tailights around and same thing on the same drivers side outer light. Have you noticed anything like this on your Z ?

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

I'm not sure if I am seeing what you are. Can you post a picture somewhere so I can check it out?

@user-zr6om8hm2c 2 месяца назад

Good job...

@InJasonsGarage 2 месяца назад

Thanks

@masterleec 3 года назад

I prefer the red lens Morimoto lights also.

@dh-xs9ee 3 года назад

are those morimoto tail lights for the c6 that you show in your video smoked in the center or are they the $480

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

They are not smoked, they are "stock".

@alienatedamericana8364 2 года назад

How big are those tail lights? 6 inched across? Bigger?

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

They are replacements for OEM C6 Corvette tail lights, so roughly 7" wide x 6" high.

@supremevettes1443 3 года назад

Great video

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Thanks!

@lt4maro 3 года назад

Spotty is nasty tho. Morimoto easily wins with looks

@MrBrightSide784 3 года назад

How has the heads and cam pack been treating you after having it for awhile? Do you recommended going with he cam?

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

I am still very happy with the heads and cam I chose. No issues, still great drivability, still decent power.

@MrBrightSide784 3 года назад

In Jason's Garage thanks for the reply my friend if you don’t mind me asking how much was it to tune it after installV

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

It was a couple of years ago, I don't even recall exactly. Every shop is different and my shop's prices may have changes since then.

@philtroskey3454 2 года назад

Okay that was good but how about the C5?

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

I don't believe that the C5 guys have much of an option, I am sorry to say. 😑

@SoberIrishman 3 года назад

Just black them out, looks much better in any color scheme. 🍀🍀

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

I used to, but I don't want to reduce the chances of the person driving behind me (often too close) not seeing my brake lights because they are too busy with Facebook or DorkTok or whatever the current distraction of the week is. If you are going to black them out, you run that risk so at least increase the brightness output to avoid getting rear-ended. The way I see it, non-tinted tail lights always look better than rear end damage. 😀

@fuel_magazine 3 года назад

Awesome video

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Thanks! 👍

@sidnegel2784 3 года назад

Been quite a while since ive seen a video from ya lol

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Yup, I have some other projects that took a bit of a priority. But now that I got them in a good spot, I can shift back to more garage fun!

@LevelUpSimRacing 3 года назад

The morimotos are 🔥 did u ever tint them?

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

No, I have not tinted them. I might in the future, but only slightly. See my other video testing C6 lights: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sQCF7IcKU_s.html

@bsfunk44 3 года назад

Those eagle eyes are atrocious, lol. Have you installed your lightwerks fogs yet? I got them...look good and fit good but the light output isn't very noticeable driving at night.

@bsfunk44 3 года назад

Look at me asking all the hard questions..

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

Hahahah! Not yet. I am WAY behind on doing my Corvette upgrades. I am having fun doing other stuff in the garage and sometimes get distracted. 🤓

@dennisvalerioti1797 2 года назад

I have had the morimoto tail lights for a year now and 2 out of the four don’t work!!!! Very disappointed

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

That's no fun. Where did you purchase them from and how long have you had them?

@dennisvalerioti1797 2 года назад

@@InJasonsGarage I got them on Amazon.Had them for 13 months.This is the second one in that time I’m having problems with.I contacted morimoto and they actually sent me out a new one the next day.Good company!!!

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

@@dennisvalerioti1797 Awesome news!

@RanGer-498 3 года назад

Wish we could have seen them on the car

@InJasonsGarage 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aGCd2tw0a5A.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yKxmt34ZxKs.html www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c6-corvette-general-discussion/4265378-morimoto-or-eagle-eye-tail-lights-i-need-help.html

@georgehgordy1690 2 года назад

Something that cost $50 to make they sell for over $200 and something that cost $100 to make they sell for over $400.. That's a hell of a mark up.. Just playing

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

LOL...if it was that easy, wouldn't everyone be doing it? 😆

@dennisvalerioti1797 2 года назад

Morimotos have a ten year warranty?

@InJasonsGarage 2 года назад

They did when I made this video.

@dennisvalerioti1797 2 года назад

@@InJasonsGarage they replaced the ones I had problems with after 13 months,no problem.I just wonder what the warranty is on them because it doesn’t say anywhere.I have the head lights and fog lights as well.