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Old Sep 8, 2020 | 04:06 PM
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Few years ago I got rid of the pop up headlights on my c5, and got non pop ups and they were garbage. Melted the hell out of the plastic and the cover got hazy within a month. Anyone have any good suggestions for changing out the headlights?
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There are a number of good options - price range varies. Do you have a budget in mind? i.e. closer to $300 or can you spare $1k?
And are you looking to stick with non-pop-up or willing to go back?
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Go back to stock flip ups. These gm engineers know what they’re doing.
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Originally Posted by MetalMan2
There are a number of good options - price range varies. Do you have a budget in mind? i.e. closer to $300 or can you spare $1k?
And are you looking to stick with non-pop-up or willing to go back?
would rather not have to spend 1k on the headlights, but I am willing to pay for decent quality. I want to be able to drive at night no problem. Either way works either pop ups or not
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Originally Posted by SemDaMan
...Anyone have any good suggestions for changing out the headlights?
Originally Posted by SemDaMan
would rather not have to spend 1k on the headlights, but I am willing to pay for decent quality. I want to be able to drive at night no problem. Either way works either pop ups or not
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