headlight advice
Melting Slicks
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Two options from Forum Vendors I think:
Radioflyer has Light Cannons which are custom built HID setups. I have these and they are mucho
JWMotoring has some German Made lights that are very near like the old ACA's. They are also HID but in housings that look much more like stock.
Search for each here and take your pick.....
good luck!
Radioflyer has Light Cannons which are custom built HID setups. I have these and they are mucho
JWMotoring has some German Made lights that are very near like the old ACA's. They are also HID but in housings that look much more like stock.
Search for each here and take your pick.....
good luck!
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Thanks.
Check these out. These are as good as it gets for under $700.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-p...-housings.html
Check these out. These are as good as it gets for under $700.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-p...-housings.html
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Or the other option is the Euro T84 lights
Not as bright as HIDs but easy to install and you keep the stock look
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
T84s have a glass lens and a faceted face which shapes the beam more effectively. The high wattage kit fits relays and a wiring loom and you can go up to a 135/90 W dual filament headlight bulb
Not as bright as HIDs but easy to install and you keep the stock look
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
T84s have a glass lens and a faceted face which shapes the beam more effectively. The high wattage kit fits relays and a wiring loom and you can go up to a 135/90 W dual filament headlight bulb
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HIDs in OEM reflector housings are illegal, but i have yet to hear of a single primary-source instance of an individual being stopped for them....much less the rumors of cars beeing impounded....
T-84s aree the next-best thing to HID-projector lighting. They are a significant improvement over the OEM domestic design, but are a far cry from Projector headlights.
Or the other option is the Euro T84 lights
Not as bright as HIDs but easy to install and you keep the stock look
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
T84s have a glass lens and a faceted face which shapes the beam more effectively. The high wattage kit fits relays and a wiring loom and you can go up to a 135/90 W dual filament headlight bulb
Not as bright as HIDs but easy to install and you keep the stock look
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
T84s have a glass lens and a faceted face which shapes the beam more effectively. The high wattage kit fits relays and a wiring loom and you can go up to a 135/90 W dual filament headlight bulb
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St. Jude Donor '08
Most GM headlights however suck with HIDs.
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Or the other option is the Euro T84 lights
Not as bright as HIDs but easy to install and you keep the stock look
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
T84s have a glass lens and a faceted face which shapes the beam more effectively. The high wattage kit fits relays and a wiring loom and you can go up to a 135/90 W dual filament headlight bulb
Not as bright as HIDs but easy to install and you keep the stock look
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
T84s have a glass lens and a faceted face which shapes the beam more effectively. The high wattage kit fits relays and a wiring loom and you can go up to a 135/90 W dual filament headlight bulb
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thanks msg c5, I read what I said in a govt magazine...for you JWmotoring, if you dispute my claim show your proof...all you want to do is sell, I only posted what I had read for others to check out and be careful before they took the plunge. where is your research to back up your claim..nuff said, case closed.
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Posting that in my threads like you have before won't be tolerated though.
So you read in a govt magazine that HIDs are illegal in the US?
It's funny that pretty much all new cars come with HIDs or at least have it as an option.
I have nothing to prove to you. My HIDs are still selling.
So you read in a govt magazine that HIDs are illegal in the US?
It's funny that pretty much all new cars come with HIDs or at least have it as an option.
I have nothing to prove to you. My HIDs are still selling.
Last edited by JW Motorsports; Oct 21, 2009 at 12:33 AM.
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Or the other option is the Euro T84 lights
Not as bright as HIDs but easy to install and you keep the stock look
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
T84s have a glass lens and a faceted face which shapes the beam more effectively. The high wattage kit fits relays and a wiring loom and you can go up to a 135/90 W dual filament headlight bulb
Not as bright as HIDs but easy to install and you keep the stock look
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/VT1003/VTLIGH...+Corvette.html
T84s have a glass lens and a faceted face which shapes the beam more effectively. The high wattage kit fits relays and a wiring loom and you can go up to a 135/90 W dual filament headlight bulb
I have had these for several years with the 135/90watt bulbs - these are the lights that should have come in the car from the factory (and did in certain overseas versions). They are heavy metal and glass instead of "plastic". They also look sleeker at night with the single-chambered lens on each side of the car.
As far as I am concerned they throw out the perfect amount and color temperature of light. If someone needs something brighter than these they either need their eyes checked or they are just installing something to annoy oncoming traffic.
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thanks msg c5, I read what I said in a govt magazine...for you JWmotoring, if you dispute my claim show your proof...all you want to do is sell, I only posted what I had read for others to check out and be careful before they took the plunge. where is your research to back up your claim..nuff said, case closed.
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I installed the T-84 Euro lenses in my '02 Vert with 110/90 halogen H-4 bulbs and a custom made relay harness. It took about 6 hours to install and make the harness. Much better light pattern and output. By putting higher wattage or HID's in the stock plastic light housing all you are doing is getting brighter unfocused lighting. The T-84 Euros rock.
Le Mans Master
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ok, I only stated what I had read, if untrue great for all, my intent was to comment what I read not get bashed by vendor, don't really care either way, this topic for me at least is dead...to each his own and listen to whatever people say and make your own decisions and be happy
radioflyer stated what I probably read, illegal in oem housing. everyone learns on the forum
radioflyer stated what I probably read, illegal in oem housing. everyone learns on the forum
Last edited by LT1driver; Oct 21, 2009 at 10:41 PM.
