best exposed headlight kit?
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Racer
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From: Woodbridge VA
best exposed headlight kit?
ok guys, recent difficulties with my pop-ups have me speeding up my change to exposed lights.
So, the big question is, which ones?
What do you guys think? Who makes the best ones? How do they fit?
So, the big question is, which ones?
What do you guys think? Who makes the best ones? How do they fit?
Drifting
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From: Sahuarita AZ
I saw a custom job someone did a while back with C6 fixed lights in a C5. I thought they looked amazing but I never saw a total cost for the retro fit. I'm sure this would be expensive but wow were they beautiful.
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St. Jude Donor '09, '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
If you don't want to spend a small fortune on a kit, this guy did it himself for not a bad price.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1497053
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1497053
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From: 1000 Vin Scully Ave, L.A California
I saw a custom job someone did a while back with C6 fixed lights in a C5. I thought they looked amazing but I never saw a total cost for the retro fit. I'm sure this would be expensive but wow were they beautiful.
Burning Brakes
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From: "Man been singin' the Blues, since he began to till the ground"...Vancouver, USA WA.
Just seen some today, 130 W CATZ, paint to match, looked like only a small or no "hump", best I've seen (no rice) www.corvetteamerica.com , catalog #41515, $1199 
Last edited by Herringchoker; Sep 12, 2006 at 04:17 PM.
Safety Car
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From: Sarver Pennsylvania
Originally Posted by Herringchoker
Just seen some today, 130 W CATZ, paint to match, looked like only a small or no "hump", best I've seen (no rice) www.corvetteamerica.com , catalog #41515, $1199
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Drifting
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From: Sahuarita AZ
Originally Posted by Alegre323
i think youre talking bout the NSX lights. not the C6. it was a yellow car correct?
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=951317
Le Mans Master
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From: Minnetonka MN
St. Jude Donor '06
aside from Vette-HId, which was "the bomb" for a short while and is now, "the booooom", the C5R headlights are used by many on this site. me included. install was a lil tedious but the outcome was well worth it. i also placed HID's in them (you really have to in order to utilize the best lighting of the C5R's). i tell ya, i lite up 4 lanes wide on the freeway! the lighting is better then my benz or my dad's lexus! search for it on the forum, there are a million threads about it!!!
good luck!
Aj
good luck!
Aj
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From: Torrance, CA
C6 headlights on a C5 $$$$$$$$
This is the link you are looking for.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1368010
I spoke to the guy who had them done to his car because I was also thinking of doing the same. Including lights and fabrication, $7000. Needless to say, I changed my mind. The headlights are about $2k and the rest of the body work, which includes cutting some of the forward section of the frame and then rewelding in re-inforcement. It looks great, but not worth it for me.
good luck,
john
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1368010
I spoke to the guy who had them done to his car because I was also thinking of doing the same. Including lights and fabrication, $7000. Needless to say, I changed my mind. The headlights are about $2k and the rest of the body work, which includes cutting some of the forward section of the frame and then rewelding in re-inforcement. It looks great, but not worth it for me.
good luck,
john
Originally Posted by torchredfrc
I saw a custom job someone did a while back with C6 fixed lights in a C5. I thought they looked amazing but I never saw a total cost for the retro fit. I'm sure this would be expensive but wow were they beautiful.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Originally Posted by 1 BAD BURB
aside from Vette-HId, which was "the bomb" for a short while and is now, "the booooom", the C5R headlights are used by many on this site. me included. install was a lil tedious but the outcome was well worth it. i also placed HID's in them (you really have to in order to utilize the best lighting of the C5R's). i tell ya, i lite up 4 lanes wide on the freeway! the lighting is better then my benz or my dad's lexus! search for it on the forum, there are a million threads about it!!!
good luck!
Aj
good luck!
Aj
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Racer
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From: Woodbridge VA
ok well, unless anyone can give me any reasons not to, I think I'm gonna go with the breathless performance kit
why?
well, my wife likes them best (could have something to do with them being the most expensive)
why?
well, my wife likes them best (could have something to do with them being the most expensive)
Le Mans Master
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From: Minnetonka MN
St. Jude Donor '06
i'll give you a damn good reason why! those headlights do not use projectors!!! if your buying these type of headlights for visibility at night, those BPP are not going to be any better then stock. trust me!!! you want to buy C5R headlights that use the dual projectors. throw from HIDs in them and you will have superior lighting!!! As good, if not better then the euro/*** imports with HIDs and projectors (Assuming you set them up correctly)....
If you like it for looks...well, still i would say the C5R's. just look how many guys on this board have them. the BPP is an old product.
Aj
If you like it for looks...well, still i would say the C5R's. just look how many guys on this board have them. the BPP is an old product.
Aj
Last edited by 1 BAD BURB; Sep 14, 2006 at 09:48 PM.
Pro
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From: Torrance, CA
Originally Posted by ravn
ok well, unless anyone can give me any reasons not to, I think I'm gonna go with the breathless performance kit
why?
well, my wife likes them best (could have something to do with them being the most expensive)
why?
well, my wife likes them best (could have something to do with them being the most expensive)
If you are going with the BPP setup, they are on sale at Mid America Motorsports for $999.
http://www.madvet.com/shop?frame=1.249.3932
good luck,
john
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
I'm still waiting for a kit that doesn't cost over $1000 AND fits like crapola....
Otherwise, I'd have 'em by now.
Otherwise, I'd have 'em by now.
