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Feb 28, 2023 | 02:59 PM

Komiller118

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From: Engelhard NC

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New to me C5.
not new to the forum, but new to the C5. Owned a C4 for about 8 years. I was wondering what kind of headlights these are.

Feb 28, 2023 | 03:28 PM

BigBS

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Congrats on the C5. Just bought my C5 in December and have similar headlights. Think I have narrowed it down to Ikon Motorsports Headlight Projector Dual LED Halo Rims.

Feb 28, 2023 | 03:48 PM

sonicss33

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I’ll narrow it down farther for you. Ugly. Just being a smartass. Welcome to the C5 world. Lot of good guys on here.

Feb 28, 2023 | 05:08 PM

MWWarlord

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Welcome to the C5 section of the forum! Congrats on the car. There are a great many places that sell that headlight. We usually refer to them a frog eyes. Most don't like them. However, it's your car, and if yyou like them, that's all that matters. There are a lot of better options out there. However, it would likely be pricy for you to switch at this point. At least what you have gives off better light than the stock headlights, even if they don't look that great. If you have any questions, or want further info on alternative headlight options just drop me a PM, and I'd be happy to go into detail with you. Post up some pics of the entire car. I know we'd all like to see it!

Feb 28, 2023 | 09:43 PM

Komiller118

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Thanks for the responses. I don't hate the lights, they were on the car that I wanted because of price , paint and interior color. The car is not perfect, but is not a basket case either. Just needs a few things sorted out, like these lights. I can't see anything at night and one of the bulbs is not seated and i can't get to it to seat it. So I'm trying to figure that out...., I would not be opposed to stock, because pop up lights are Corvette......

Mar 1, 2023 | 12:31 AM

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Congrats on your C5. Hope you get many miles of trouble free driving from the car.

Mar 1, 2023 | 05:10 AM

jdmvette

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Ditch the frog eyes and buy the buckets from a donor car.

You'll be >$1000 all-in but like you said, pop up lights are Corvette.

Mar 1, 2023 | 10:37 AM

Komiller118

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Ditch the frog eyes and buy the buckets from a donor car.

You'll be >$1000 all-in but like you said, pop up lights are Corvette.

I am considering going back stock...... But right now i need to figure out how to get to the bulb not seated or how to remove assembly to fix this problem. I cant see anything at nite.

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Mar 1, 2023 | 10:47 AM

Komiller118

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Mar 1, 2023 | 10:58 AM

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they are manufactured by "FUGLY" ...

Mar 1, 2023 | 11:56 AM

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Komiller118

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Can anyone direct me to a tutorial to remove these lights?

Mar 1, 2023 | 12:18 PM

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Welcome to the C5 wing of the asylum...

I agree with some of the earlier posts - not a fan of the looks of those headlights. Sounds like you aren't either...

Mar 1, 2023 | 12:31 PM

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Komiller118

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jdmvette

Ditch the frog eyes and buy the buckets from a donor car.

You'll be >$1000 all-in but like you said, pop up lights are Corvette.

Any good leads on a donor car

Mar 1, 2023 | 05:18 PM

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jdmvette

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Originally Posted by Komiller118

Any good leads on a donor car

This might give you an idea of what to expect

https://www.ebay.com/itm/15543356721...Bk9SR-jN5_PTYQ

You'll find more left/right individual buckets available below as well. Be sure to ask if they are coming with the mounting bolts because otherwise you'll need to hunt for the right sizes and that's just extra legwork you really don't need.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...mbly+&_sacat=0