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Old Feb 13, 2018 | 04:58 PM
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As I'm still on the prowl for my first letter I'm noticing a lot of the ones in my price range have those flat c6 looking headlights, my question is can stock headlights be reinstalled on these cars with ease? or should i consider not buying a veto with those lights bc its a pain to put them back stock...Thanx in advance
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Old Feb 13, 2018 | 05:54 PM
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The headlight mod is typically reversible however not cheap. You may ask the owner if they still have the original equipment. If not you can easily expect to spend $400 - $600+ on parts.
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Old Feb 13, 2018 | 06:27 PM
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Skip those cars, no telling what else has been added that you would consider tacky. Plenty of original C5s out there.

I agree to skip ones without the original parts.
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yeah I'm looking for ones as close to stock as possible, i can deal with high miles but i don't want the tacky mods I've been seeing. i have seen some nice ones for under 10k I'm hoping i catch a break
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I'm not a fan of the fixed headlights - the C5 just looks better with the pop-ups. If you do not like the fixed lights either, then keep looking for a nice car that is stock in that regard.
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I bought radioflyer ones and sold them 2 weeks later. You could tell it just wasn’t OEM and I didn’t care for the look. Too square. I have since taken my lights in and out 2-3 times because of installs and tinkering with parking lights. It’s easy.
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
I'm not a fan of the fixed headlights - the C5 just looks better with the pop-ups. If you do not like the fixed lights either, then keep looking for a nice car that is stock in that regard.
100% Jack...they are not my cup of tea either.
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