im thinking about halo headlights off ebay
06-21-11, 06:20 PM
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As much as I dislike them...I may be in the market for the chrome ones in the future (im lights are suffering from condensation )
too bad black does't go well with sandstone =/
too bad black does't go well with sandstone =/
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06-21-11, 06:36 PM
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Here's mine. As crappy as the are I still like them. I have had mine for several years. other then the chrome flaking off in some small spots, every thing works and nothings broken off. I have HID's in mine and have never had any one flash me, I drove home from LA following my friend and he said it was no worst then any other car with HID's, It comes down to one question. Do you like them. Who cares what "old timers" think about what you put on your car. Fact of the matter is, if every thing else is tight on you car no one cares. That white one looks good with them does it not???
06-21-11, 07:09 PM
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Us "old timers" are also the ones who do retrofits rather than just buying hids. We just have been around the block, know what works and what doesnt. We have all cut corners (ebay lights) on occasion and paid the price later. Just retro yours, de-line or use the ebay lense and then your car will look "modern and updated."
Unless you take the ebay ones apart and fix the crappy quality and retro them, maybe customize them a little bit. Like i said its not the look its the quality!!
Unless you take the ebay ones apart and fix the crappy quality and retro them, maybe customize them a little bit. Like i said its not the look its the quality!!
06-21-11, 07:19 PM
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I agree with Saru AND xxtoobsxx
I think if you improve the eBay Quality you'd be golden. I've seen a few where the halo fell off etc...
Also slightly modding the lens to fit with stock would be great as well. Heck you could even colour match, the black just looks CHEAP unless your car is black.
I think if you improve the eBay Quality you'd be golden. I've seen a few where the halo fell off etc...
Also slightly modding the lens to fit with stock would be great as well. Heck you could even colour match, the black just looks CHEAP unless your car is black.
06-22-11, 07:22 AM
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As far as falling apart, I personally took apart a set of the chrome ebay specials less than a week ago and can say that they are NOT OEM equivalent. The halo is held on by 3 dabs of clear silicone. Nothing more. The 3 mounting tabs don't fit right so they offer no support to the halo. The wiring was very thin one of the blue lights had fallen out during delivery. Otherwise, the quality was not bad. They're were no glaring problems with the thickness of the plastics and the lenses themselves fit 8/10. The headlight does protrude about 1/4 inch further forward than OEM but the tabs and guides line up well otherwise. Weatherstripping was about half as thick as OEM and does not cover the gaps well.
