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Old 12-06-09, 10:54 AM
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These were shipped to my door for less then $300. Quality is great and came with all the bulbs (exception being HID and ballast). They are OEM quality and still allow your auto headlights to move. Just thought I would share some pics. Its amazing how many imperfections were on my old housings (stock) even though I thought they were perfect.




Old 12-06-09, 10:57 AM
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I'm not gonna lie. Those look pretty good for eBay headlights, i am used to seeing poorly fitting headlights/tails coming from eBay, but these look great!

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name of the seller??.. those are JDM black headlights.. and it looks niceeeeeee! but, i love my dark chrome sportdesigns headlight.
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Everything looks good when new. I'd love to hear back in 6 months how they held up.
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why you say that OLT? bad condensation? water in the headlights? fogging up? fade? you got to have a reason..lol
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Its been a couple of months I just never posted up the pictures. As far as water/condensation they are sealed 100%. FL is perfect testing grounds for that haha
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Are they TYC headlights? I know they make a lot of aftermarket oem products.
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Originally Posted by LexusGSXR
name of the seller??.. those are JDM black headlights.. and it looks niceeeeeee! but, i love my dark chrome sportdesigns headlight.
they arent, they are aftermarket.
the jdm ones have different reflectors, unless they are the altezza blackhousing kouki headlights, which i highly doubt.
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Wow, those look great for Ebay headlights. Very nice pickup!
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It does look nice, great find.
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Originally Posted by LexusGSXR
why you say that OLT? bad condensation? water in the headlights? fogging up? fade? you got to have a reason..lol
Condensation is an easy fix, it's more about the way the plastic is blown in the mold and the plastic used. If you don't add a certain amount of a chemical MOST aftermarket companies don't use when making the products, the lack of the UV chemical will cause the plastic to absorb the UV and yellow it. 6 months or so in you start to notice a change.

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.c...=117391&page=1
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oh... i gotcha! i hate yellowing headlights...

I have meguiar headlight polish that i use on my headlights, foglights, tailights, to polish it up and make it shiny!!! after i wash my car everytime.. it gets rid of the swirlmark on the plastic and makes it shiny!!!.

i use it on my CD's too, it gets the scratches out of it.. i was surprised with the results..
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i use it on my CD's too, it gets the scratches out of it.. i was surprised with the results..
Huh...I never thought about using that on my CD's!
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Originally Posted by LexusGSXR
oh... i gotcha! i hate yellowing headlights...

I have meguiar headlight polish that i use on my headlights, foglights, tailights, to polish it up and make it shiny!!! after i wash my car everytime.. it gets rid of the swirlmark on the plastic and makes it shiny!!!.

i use it on my CD's too, it gets the scratches out of it.. i was surprised with the results..
That is chemical oxidation on the outside of your lens. UV yellowing yellows the entire plastic all the way through.
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Looks good!


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