View Poll Results: Would you buy these German lights?
Yes
15
12.50%
No
18
15.00%
Price is high
79
65.83%
They aren't my style
6
5.00%
I only buy USA products!
2
1.67%
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I like the ACA kits we were trying to get earlier. I will wait for his litigation to resolve. Hopefully we can get that group purchase going again.
I want pop-up HIDs, however I am only willing to spend about 1/2 of what they want for these German models.
I want pop-up HIDs, however I am only willing to spend about 1/2 of what they want for these German models.
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I like them, but I got 2 questions
Like another member said, Will they break or come loose under high speeds? Not saying I will be street racing but sometimes on a open DEAD highway the temptation is there.
How much are they lighter than stock?
Like another member said, Will they break or come loose under high speeds? Not saying I will be street racing but sometimes on a open DEAD highway the temptation is there.
How much are they lighter than stock?
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17,'19,'22
No they are pretty secure. Look at the directions. I can't answer the weight question yet.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17,'19,'22
Yeah I don't know if that will happen anytime soon. ACA doesn't even answer my emails anymore.
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From: stockton - Near Sac. Town Cali
i agree with the price problem. Way too freakin expensive. i thought aca's were too expensive for a light change. I would only pay 500 max and that was only if i decided to not just make my own kit for even less than that!!
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Yeah I was talking about that to keep costs down, but things change. I don't have to tell the forum every single detail of business. I didn't even say this would happen overnight. The original post even says that I don't know when this will happen. I'm trying to gauge interest here.
Negative comments don't help anything. Either you are down or not. If you are not move on. If you have interest ask questions etc.
Negative comments don't help anything. Either you are down or not. If you are not move on. If you have interest ask questions etc.
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Could you find out what the price would be if I picked them up personally???
PS: This is a public forum, which you made a thread in...everyone is allowed to post here, ESPECIALLY if they have valid arguments/opinions for once!! You can't make someone "move on." MY .02 cents.
PS: This is a public forum, which you made a thread in...everyone is allowed to post here, ESPECIALLY if they have valid arguments/opinions for once!! You can't make someone "move on." MY .02 cents.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17,'19,'22
Could you find out what the price would be if I picked them up personally???
PS: This is a public forum, which you made a thread in...everyone is allowed to post here, ESPECIALLY if they have valid arguments/opinions for once!! You can't make someone "move on." MY .02 cents.
PS: This is a public forum, which you made a thread in...everyone is allowed to post here, ESPECIALLY if they have valid arguments/opinions for once!! You can't make someone "move on." MY .02 cents.
I'm not discussing that other topic anymore. Back to the topic of the thread please.
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I agree; given the amount of labour to perform this install I would not pay more than $500
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I love the system, I love the 'partly popped up' look too.
The price would look better if the C6 didn't already have HIDs, meaning newer models could also benefit. For a car that has already depreciated so much (heck, my 99 with 30k miles is now worth about as much as a new Cobalt) the price is too high.
But, the bigger problem is GM missed this one. The updates to the C5 as production went on were lacking, projector headlamps should have been introduced somewhere along the way. Maybe with the 2001 updates?
The price would look better if the C6 didn't already have HIDs, meaning newer models could also benefit. For a car that has already depreciated so much (heck, my 99 with 30k miles is now worth about as much as a new Cobalt) the price is too high.
But, the bigger problem is GM missed this one. The updates to the C5 as production went on were lacking, projector headlamps should have been introduced somewhere along the way. Maybe with the 2001 updates?
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
Actually I like the 'hooded-eyes' look. Yeah the price seems a bit high, but, from what you say, the quality is there. I'm definately on the very interested list. Appreciate your efforts.
