Non-pop up headlights
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Melting Slicks
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Non-pop up headlights
Hello, I have been thinking about buying these non-pop ups. The price is great!! Does anybody have anything good or bad to say (about the quality of the item)? Any experience with them, was the install easy??
Thanks!!
http://www.corvetteguys.com/c5-proje...hts-black.html
Thanks!!
http://www.corvetteguys.com/c5-proje...hts-black.html
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i have them and i like them. They are kind of hard to install and get the gaps to be even. I put HID bulbs in the lo's and i've never had to use the high's
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St. Jude Donor '08
these are the DEPO style lights. Aside from having the biggest "frog eyes" of all the fixed headlights, the lens is made from acrylic not lexan making it rather fragile. Various members have reported microfractures from road debris.
Burning Brakes
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Depo headlights
I installed them on my vette and I really like the look with the hood I have. I have to replace one cause I hit a deer on the passenger side. Install took alittle work but not too hard if you are patient enough and some mechanical ability. If you need any help let me know I might be able to guide you in the right direction. Jason
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they look good installed but DO NOT have them tinted where the light projects, you will not be able to see at all. anyways, should get mine back from the shop end of the week. will try to install and post pics
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I have aimed these things down as far as i can and i still get flashed like i have my high beams on. I got flashed by a semi last week and this morning i had a guy flash me then swerve right at me What are these fuggers gonna do when i throw some hids in the high beams and unleash both highs and lows on them
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St. Jude Donor '08
i did only in the low beams....I look like a goddamn UFO going down the road I have aimed these things down as far as i can and i still get flashed like i have my high beams on. I got flashed by a semi last week and this morning i had a guy flash me then swerve right at me What are these fuggers gonna do when i throw some hids in the high beams and unleash both highs and lows on them
I have aimed these things down as far as i can and i still get flashed like i have my high beams on. I got flashed by a semi last week and this morning i had a guy flash me then swerve right at me What are these fuggers gonna do when i throw some hids in the high beams and unleash both highs and lows on them 
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St. Jude Donor '08
A note to people planning to get DEPO Headlights: It would be a worthwile investment to have either clearcoat sprayed on the lens or 3M paint protectant. This will help prevent or mimize damage from road debris as the lens is reportedly made from acrylic not polycarbonate.
20'-25' is a good distance for evaluation
Also make a note at how high the cutoff is in relation to the lights themselves. I aim mine streight out instead of the traditional aiming.
I don't have one right now. How far away should the car be for the sake of taking a picture? I know when i pull into my garage, the cutoff across my cabinets is pretty clear. I just don't think i can aim my lights down any more. Maybe it could be the fact that people aren't used to seeing HID's around here. I know when i first installed them, i parked my car at the end of my driveway and i walked back a ways to look at the lights. When i was standing (i'm 6'1") they didn't seem that bad. When i crouched down it was WHAM!!! and i was seeing spots for a while
Also make a note at how high the cutoff is in relation to the lights themselves. I aim mine streight out instead of the traditional aiming.