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Looking for headlight recommendations for my '09

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Phluffhead93, Jun 1, 2019.

  1. Jun 1, 2019 at 8:10 AM
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    Phluffhead93

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    Some of the mounting hardware broke on my stock lights and I'm using this as an opportunity to replace/upgrade. Output quality is my #1 priority. I often see cool looking headlights posted with comments talking about how poor the output it. Can't have that. I also don't like the look of the blue lighting that HID lights give off. My truck is black so I like the idea of something with a dark housing. Feel free to post which headlights I should avoid too (peeling, condensation, poor output, etc.)

    Thanks, everyone.
     
  2. Jun 1, 2019 at 10:12 PM
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    Taco_Coma

    Taco_Coma That's a lovely accent you have. New Jersey?

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    Retrofit some projectors into the housing
     
  3. Jun 1, 2019 at 10:13 PM
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    crashnburn80

    crashnburn80 Vehicle Design Engineer

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  4. Jun 2, 2019 at 5:51 AM
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    Phluffhead93

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    Original housing is no good.
     
  5. Jun 2, 2019 at 7:59 AM
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    crashnburn80

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    The link has links for where to purchase darker smoked OEM housings. Aftermarket housings will all be downgrades in terms of output. So either new OEM units or doing a proper retrofit with quality components is going to provide best output.
     

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