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Has anyone tried these newer eBay headlights?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by jo35, Mar 27, 2016.

  1. Mar 27, 2016 at 9:27 AM
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    jo35

    jo35 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    http://m.ebay.com/itm/2005-2011-Toy...ts-w-Amber-Reflector-/301892720588?nav=SEARCH

    I searched here for the model number and there were no posts about them. Thinking about getting these because my stock BLHM has a crack in the lense on the passenger side. I have H1 Hids to put in them if I end up getting them. Wouldn't be bad if I put clear vinyl on the lenses and then sealed them up with some good silicone. Thoughts? I think they look great.
     
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  2. Mar 27, 2016 at 3:57 PM
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    They are pretty new i posted this link in another thread couple days ago because i been searching ebay and Amazon for awhile then about 2 weeks ago these popped up. Seem alittle on the low end of retrofits but compared to $1000 retrofits, hell why not! I hear reseal aftermarket lights nomatter what unless they are the high end kind.
     
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  3. Mar 27, 2016 at 10:48 PM
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    I saw a few sets of retros on ebay for 450-600 today
     
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    Those are the best looking aftermarket I've seen. They need something like that for 2012+.
     
  5. Mar 28, 2016 at 10:40 AM
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    With no first hand experience of those specific headlights, typically cheap aftermarket lights have poor build quality and poor optics/beam pattern resulting in a significant downgrade from stock. Seals fail often resulting in moisture in the lenses. 'Cheap' projectors are in the $500 range, good ones are near $1000. You are going to get what you pay for.
     
  6. Mar 29, 2016 at 7:56 PM
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    At that price, there is no way those are good projectors. However, they may make a good base to retrofit some real HID projectors in. Also, putting HID bulbs into those projectors will likely make the light output worse, not better.
     

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