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For starters DON"T BUY HEADLIGHTS FROM WALMART! If you want to stay with a fixed (non flip up headlight) you should look at the Stealth light cannon V3 from Sharp Light Innovations. It is pricy, but by far the best fixed headlight for our cars. You can get it with Angel eyes which is the "halo" that you are talking about. For tail lights they are halos for headlights they are called angel eyes. This is not at all cheap, but will be a HUGE upgrade in both looks and light quality. It's worth every penny.
Alternatively, you might look at the knight drive headlights. The are a low rise pop up headlight. They are a different look than what you asked about, but still have a square halo. Each side has 3 square LED projectors that have a halo around them. These would also be MUCH cheaper. The downside would be that you would need to source new headlight covers, as you no longer have them.
I dont have any of the stock headlight components and cheapest i seen is theyre about 500$-800$ for a pair of stock headlights. The only options now i see are the black, chrome or smoke lense headlights. Would anyone happen to have experience with the smoked lense headlights and their visibility? I'll have to look into what you posted above not really wanting to spend a whole lot on torch red headlight assemblies. That crosses into aftermarket fiberglass hood territories.
The walmart ad was all i seen that showed halo headlamps when searched.
I need to remove mine in attempt to restore them someone had vht niteshaded them but i cleaned the front of the lenses and the inside of the lenses look white hazy or cloudy as if their aged a bit. Would be time to look into a newer set. I do want to try and remove them but requires removal of the brake ducts and lower panels to access the mounting bracket screws then try the cerakote or 3m kit which after polishing leaves a clear coat film.
Yeah these are nice seem to have a nice c6 smooth design vs the bulky aftermarket headlights. Nice headlights but 1200$ man
Last edited by Justin Raney; Apr 13, 2022 at 05:40 PM.
Guess ill be stuck trying to unscrew the 10+ year old current black housing spec d headlights. A new set with a clear lense would be nice. You would think someone would manufacture the above smoother lense looking c6 style headlights like the bulky ones for the same price 250$+ and they'd actually sell vs spending the 1200$ lol.
Guess ill be stuck trying to unscrew the 10+ year old current black housing spec d headlights. A new set with a clear lense would be nice. You would think someone would manufacture the above smoother lense looking c6 style headlights like the bulky ones for the same price 250$+ and they'd actually sell vs spending the 1200$ lol.
The fact is that anything of good quality for a Corvette is going to be pricey. The headlights you have now are total junk. There are some decent flip up options that are cheaper, but you no longer have he stock components needed for those. Everything that Sharp Light Innovations sells is top quality. George (the owner) spends a lot of time and money developing his products, and making sure they are the best. He also has some of the best customer service in the business. He's not going to sell them for $250 since it costs him more than that to make them. The bottom line is (since you don't have the stock headlight motors and housings) that fixing this issue (with anything even half decent) is going to be expensive.
With that said, I remember a while back you said your goal was to build a 1000+ HP monster. You were asking about twin turbo kits and how to add BIG power. You need to know that the cost of getting a decent set of headlights is a tiny drop in the bucket compared to the cost of safely reaching your power goals.
The fact is that anything of good quality for a Corvette is going to be pricey. The headlights you have now are total junk. There are some decent flip up options that are cheaper, but you no longer have he stock components needed for those. Everything that Sharp Light Innovations sells is top quality. George (the owner) spends a lot of time and money developing his products, and making sure they are the best. He also has some of the best customer service in the business. He's not going to sell them for $250 since it costs him more than that to make them. The bottom line is (since you don't have the stock headlight motors and housings) that fixing this issue (with anything even half decent) is going to be expensive.
With that said, I remember a while back you said your goal was to build a 1000+ HP monster. You were asking about twin turbo kits and how to add BIG power. You need to know that the cost of getting a decent set of headlights is a tiny drop in the bucket compared to the cost of safely reaching your power goals.
WHoa man i didnt ask about 1000 hp. Im very familiar i came to the forum saying i bought daily driver corvette after having a 98 z28 6 speed stock long block small cam s475 turbo 9lbs that did 12.06 131mph in 40 degree midnite weather when i was 22. Im 32 now. Someone had totaled my daily driver 2001 escort in 2017 so i found another v8 daily driver.
I may have asked what people use for hp f-body platforms have more engine room for turbo kits. Im not much into superchargers as it stresses the crank but if i was set for a lower power level 500-700 i may look into it. I just got a cammed header auto 99 corvette. I asked about gears 3.73s, 3.90. I think alot is corvette mark up.
Thats from 2011 when i was 22-21. i had a forged shortblock i was going to run 18lbs if possible but had family emergency and parted it out in 2014 and kept my 01 escort till some idiot rear ended it 2017 casuing serious bodily injury.
Now what did you want from me, My post is in reference to headlights. Headlights depo makes badass affordable headlights, halos for f-bodies and GTOS but nothing for corvettes or c5s.
Mine are the 250$ headlights just aged and the inside is foggy so i dont think theyll clean up as nice as i think but worth the polish or restoration and cerakote clear film for 20$ on amazon.
Now if i had alot of money id invest in those take them off if i did ever sell the car and put the cheaper lights on.
If i did ask how people made big power on their corvettes was simply a question. The A&A kits or prochargers range 3-5k. Worth the 6-9lbs and 500-550whp but my car is a auto 3.15 geared. Id look into some gears or simply a 50-100shot to play around with. I cant afford to break the stock trans, converter. Ive had another car with 4.10s but was a 6 speed lt1 and man youd be lucky to get to 110-120 stock 5700 rev limiter. I dont see why with the cam the tuner didnt up it to 6400 or something maybe to protect the transmission but i do have a smaller 220/224 cam.
Last edited by Justin Raney; Apr 14, 2022 at 01:25 PM.
The fact is that anything of good quality for a Corvette is going to be pricey. The headlights you have now are total junk. There are some decent flip up options that are cheaper, but you no longer have he stock components needed for those. Everything that Sharp Light Innovations sells is top quality. George (the owner) spends a lot of time and money developing his products, and making sure they are the best. He also has some of the best customer service in the business. He's not going to sell them for $250 since it costs him more than that to make them. The bottom line is (since you don't have the stock headlight motors and housings) that fixing this issue (with anything even half decent) is going to be expensive.
With that said, I remember a while back you said your goal was to build a 1000+ HP monster. You were asking about twin turbo kits and how to add BIG power. You need to know that the cost of getting a decent set of headlights is a tiny drop in the bucket compared to the cost of safely reaching your power goals.
Though one of those big manufacturers could make them with a smooth lense same as c6 and theyd sell if you ask me.
These headlights arent too bad ive seen other vehicles with them and look pretty good. I think the smoke lense option would be better but ive never talked to someone that has used them to see if you can actually see out of them.
My bad, I must have confused you with someone else. My advice about the headlights remains the same, but I guess I was thinking of someone else who was trying to hit 1000+ HP.
I can certainly understand having a tight budget. I've recently had some medical issues come up, and even with insurance, I've had to put some of my Corvette stuff on hold. Good luck getting your headlight issues resolved.
My bad, I must have confused you with someone else. My advice about the headlights remains the same, but I guess I was thinking of someone else who was trying to hit 1000+ HP.
I can certainly understand having a tight budget. I've recently had some medical issues come up, and even with insurance, I've had to put some of my Corvette stuff on hold. Good luck getting your headlight issues resolved.
Yeah i was curious i seen halo headlights from places like headlight depo for camaros, gtos but i didnt see anything offered for c5 corvette. Just the standard chrome, black housing or smoked lense headlights in terms of aftermarket. Here are mine im guessing they were replaced 12 years ago when the previous owner wrecked the car according to the vin.He had niteshaded the clear lenses which looked good but you couldnt see anything when driving looked similar to foglights i cleaned off the front part of lenses with brakleen Mrmce told me brakefluid would easily wipe the vht niteshade off but i dont want to mess up any fender paint thus the reason to remove the headlights from their mounting brackets from under the vehicle first.
The insides are hazy or plastic is aged 10 years+ im going to try and remove them one day i just dont want to disable to vehicle unable to daily drive while im attempting to restore the headlights. Im guessing a roughgrit and 3m headlight restoration kit with the drill attachment will polish the exterior lense real nice. I dont have the 250$ it costs for new headlights so better off with one of the Cerakote/3m headlight restoration kits as they have a clear film or clearcoat protectant layer to make the lenses look new.
After removing them from vehicle im going to try brakeleen or brakefluid on a small area to see if the niteshade will EASILY wipe off the brakeleen took multiple hard wipes to clean what was on the front and top of the one lense. Then yes a cerakote or 3m headlight restoration kit.
So no one uses the smoked lense spec d or projector headlights?
If you're going to keep the current headlights, I would use some blue painters tape to mask off around the edges of the light, and then just use a good headlight restoration kit. That will at least get the headlights somewhat functional for daily driving use. You can then save up for whatever replacement option that you want. The Night Drive system is easily the cheapest good quality option. Again the biggest problem for you would be the need to source the additional parts that you're missing. Hae you checked with Vettenuts to see how much they sell the parts in question for? You could also post a WTB post in the for sale section of the forum. Who knows, you might get lucky and find a cheap set of OEM flip ups. Maybe you could find a set with cracked lenses or something. That would get you the parts that you need, and you would be getting rid of the stock housing anyway. Just some suggestions. Good luck!
yeah heres mine mrmce told me brakefluid should take the niteshade off i used brakleen but dont want to get that stuff anywhere near the paint. I may remove the lower panels brake ducts and unscrew them from the metal brackets and attempt to restore them off the car.
I read mounting these aftermarket headlights is a paint but i imagine simply unscrewing them from the brackets and headlight restore kit. The car isnt bad overall. I have another thread where jegs sent me damaged wheels i was looking for new undamaged and debating on a black car bra to cover up bumper flaws black on red look.
I already have Smoke lense led tailights and front market lights when i enjoy.
Last edited by Justin Raney; Apr 15, 2022 at 05:12 PM.
[QUOTE=Justin Raney;1605007831]SO these take the original frame brackets or whole headlight assemblies and just a lense swap?
All that gets removed from the oem setup is a few pieces of hardware that don’t get reused. The lights come with the bracket assembly that bolts in place of the old headlamps. There’s a small bracket and bolt assembly you mount up to set the pop up height.
SO these take the original frame brackets or whole headlight assemblies and just a lense swap?
All that gets removed from the oem setup is a few pieces of hardware that don’t get reused. The lights come with the bracket assembly that bolts in place of the old headlamps. There’s a small bracket and bolt assembly you mount up to set the pop up height.
So that triple light setup comes with the base bracket, plugs and just needs the two tops or painted stock covers of oem headlights mount on?
The lights come one the bracket assembly and doesnt use the stock headlight brackets and could be used that way but would look bad without the stock headlamp covers? Is there a separate halo or HID box switches or does it plug n play to stock harness?
Yeah i removed one headlight today to apply brakefluid to see if it takes off the vht niteshade. The last time took multiple brakekleen and rag wipe attempts. I may bust out the square harbor freight sander and 1000-2000 wet grit sand the vht. I see most restoration kits come in 1000-2000-3000 grit sandpaper grit but heavy restoration had a 500-600 grit.
Yeah those are nice i took the headlights off today and removed all the vht niteshade with water they look clear as new but the internal has some foggy spots. WHich headlight lense restorerer or headlight clearcoat wipes work the best? I think im going to mount them back to the car and continue the restoration clearcoat etc after. My main concern was taking sandpaper around the edges to get the vht niteshade off.
Okay i got the headlights off and back on today and all the vht niteshade off. I ended up wetsanding them with 2000 grit but havent used a headlight lense restorer. Which headlight lense restorer kit comes with the clear film uv protectant thatll shine and leave a clear coat new finish as if they were just washed or rinsed. I think the cerakote has a ceramic layer film protectant with lifetime warranty. They do look much better and i was able to better align them with the fenders straight. They were replaced in 2010 or when the car was involved in an accident. I also purchased a wold front end bra from a forum member im going to attempt to use just need the velcro attachments. You can see up close the bumper has paint imperfections. The rest of the car is pretty clean body panel wise. Ultimately come out with these if i can find the correct lense clear coat restoration kit.
Yes so which headlight lense restorer kit have you guys used best i may be better off on ls1tech speaking to guys with camaros as they usually restore the original headlights. I did this to my 98 z28 in 2009 a headlight kit restorer which had a clear film coat protectant wipe that made the headlights look new just not sure which kit it was as that was 13 years ago. The autozone turtle wax 12$ kit comes with two lense clear coat wipes but really need to decide which kit is the best as i dont want to have to rework or resand them.
Any halo headlights?
