Originally Posted by rainman750

This thread is funny, informative and irritating all at the same time. Those making and argument for the ACAs, here's my thoughts; one would expect a $1000 product to perform better than a $100 product, that should go without saying so what's your point? There is no way anyone can convince me that they are 10 times better performing than the hids in stock housings, justifying their 10 times higher price, but my priorities and budget may be different than others and I can respect that. Comparing speed mods to lighting mods is ridiculous...nuff said. Also arguing for a product that isn't available anymore is equally ridiculous, the OP I'm sure was asking about what he could, you know, actually put on his car. It is good to learn about the ACA kits though, should someone decide to sell their used kit for whatever reason. Everyone who has swapped their stock lights for the kits such as JW sells has been extremely happy with the improvement and the customer service provided, so why knock the guy? He's not misleading anyone as atested to by many customers. If I have a grand set aside for a mod(s) to my vette, it sure as hell won't be spent on lights that won't be as big an improvement over the 100 dollar ones as the 100 dollar ones will be over stock...sorry for the rant, just can't stand to see grown men arguing over friggin head lights, we all know the stock ones are garbage and that practically ANY thing is better, wether it's just silverstars, or hids in stock housings, or if you have the money and are so inclined, true HIDs in projector housings. It's all up to the individuals budget and priority level for mods. Peace, Rain

Originally Posted by RPOZ4Z

LuvmyC5 made the statement about spending $1000's of dollars to make the car faster, but only spend $100.00 for lights.

while he was incorrect in stating that about you, the statement was correct about many others on here that bought the bulb swap HIDs, they think nothing of spending $1000's to make the car faster, and then they install rollcages with safety harness, bigger and nicer wheels, bigger stereo systems with navigation, etc...
and turn around only spend $80.00 for a bulb swap HID kit to "upgrade" their headlights.

better lighting is another safety upgrade that people should be very concerned with, and the fact that there is so much interest in HID's confirms that people ARE interested in better lighting.
now they just need to know the advantages and disadvantages of the $80.00 HID kits.


but that's for the individual person to decide for themselves..

Originally Posted by TheRadioFlyer

Think These:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...the-light.html

We're going to start selling them this week

Originally Posted by RPOZ4Z

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I'm just trying to educate other members about the bulb swap HID's, if after reading that info, they still feel that the bulb swap HIDs are for them, then fine.
at least they have a better understanding of what they're putting into their cars.

there's no harm in knowing...

Originally Posted by Chevy-SS

I think you've posted some interesting info. I am always very concerned about liability. Imagine if I killed someone while driving at night, and then was sued because I was using illegal lighting. Oh man, I don't ever wanna take that kind of chance. I want my equipment to be 100% legit.

I'm not gonna spend $1,500 for true HID setup, so I'm probably just gonna try brighter factory 9005/9006 bulbs.

How about HIR bulbs (pic below)? Do you happen to know if they are legal? And is the lighting arc aligned properly to the stock reflector?

Are these 100% legal to use in my C5??????????



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Originally Posted by TheRadioFlyer

Wanna set?
They're now officially for sale here:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-purchase.html

Originally Posted by TheRadioFlyer

Holy Cow poo....
those ACAs are more expensive than i ever remember.

this makes them officially the most expensive aftermarket headlights for the C5 including the BPP and SW kits.

Originally Posted by Jhonathan_W

Those ACA kits you see are leftovers. A plant in Taiwan took over production (can't go into too many details). I tried to put together a GP for them for $575 I believe, but there wasn't enough interest. I will be trying again soon so standby.

Originally Posted by ekim7878

Ok, I may be wrong in assuming this but I think there is just a little miscommmunication in everyones argument so I will try to sum it up and clarify what everyone is saying. (if I am wrong, please let me know)

On a scale of 1-10 (10 being the best brightest headlight) I will rate the following choices listed above in the posts.

Stock C5 Low Beam Headlight Bulb: 1
Silverstar Halogen Bulbs: 2
Johnathans HID Kit with Stock Housings: 6
C5R Projectors with HID bulbs: 8
AWA (or whatever they are called) Projectors with HID: 10 (DOT Certifiied)

Now I will list the prices for the same kits below:

Stock C5: Free!
Silverstar Halogen: $40
Johnathans: $80-$95
C5R Projectors: $500?
AWA: $800-$1500? (apparently prices vary)

Even though the most expensive is the best, it looks like the best "bang for your buck" are Johnathans bulbs. And for many people, the best "bang for your buck" is always the way to go. I personally do not have these headlights but will be purchasing them soon. I have heard only good things about them and how much they improve visibility in the C5 and look great also. I agree after seeing pics that the projectors are much better, but the dollars spent compared to the percentage of better lighting you get is just not there.