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T5Mika 07-23-2014 02:49 PM

Halo headlights
 
Anyone have this headlight installed, pics?

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzgwWDc4MA...Th22v/$_12.JPG

I kind of bought them "accidentally" on fleabay, as my low ball bid went through.

I'm thinking, should I split them and paint the interior black, or leave them chrome. These are not the prettiest headlights around, but still better than the OEM, IMO.

STALION 07-23-2014 02:52 PM

Many of us run those, and they look and perform well. Some have them modified by the radioflyer to upgrade the projector beams.

lake_bueller 07-23-2014 04:11 PM

What was your lowball offer that was accepted?

Chilliwack vettes 07-23-2014 05:15 PM

Bought mine from a forum vender. I chose black because I think it looks better on my car. The chrome might be better on a pewter or yellow car.

http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/...psdec7c84b.jpg

http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3015f830.jpg

Vetteman Jack 07-23-2014 05:31 PM


Originally Posted by Chilliwack vettes (Post 1587429343)

Those looks very good.

T5Mika 07-23-2014 07:44 PM


Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack (Post 1587429455)
Those looks very good.

The black out looks good in this car.

YLO Z06 07-23-2014 09:42 PM

I just bought those same exact headlights last week. After a few issues with the install (see Tech forum...), I got them working. Mine came with H11 halogen bulbs, but they stink so I upgraded to H11 55w 6000k HIDs. Much better. They seem good so far, but they are way too high. I need to adjust them down so the light is not hitting the tops of trees. I wired the halos to a separate relay and switch that I will mount behind the ash tray door on the center console. That way I can independently control the halos and not have them solely linked to the headlights.

beboggled 07-24-2014 12:06 AM

I bought the non halo ones off ebay for my projector retrofit. They were ~$145. I was unable to remove the projectors as they were glued or cemented to the housing. I returned them (seller was great) and purchased the ACA reproductions from ebay for $225 and completed a retrofit with FX-R projectors. The ACA repros are definitely better quality. I love em.

johnsos30 07-24-2014 11:05 AM

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...ps28f66af9.jpg

Bought mine from a forum vendor. Actually my car is on their website as the demo car for these lights

johnsos30 07-24-2014 11:07 AM

1 more

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...psec64d993.jpg

envyz06 07-24-2014 11:55 AM

projectors are going to be my next upgrade!

T5Mika 07-24-2014 01:55 PM


Originally Posted by johnsos30 (Post 1587434657)
http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/...ps28f66af9.jpg

Bought mine from a forum vendor. Actually my car is on their website as the demo car for these lights

The lights look nice. The angle of the lids makes the car look kind of sad though, I never noticed that :D

Someone asked what I paid, it was $100.

Scooter70 07-24-2014 02:34 PM


Originally Posted by Chilliwack vettes (Post 1587429343)
The chrome might be better on a pewter or yellow car.

Black looks great on yellow.


https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-B...UNSET%255D.jpg

I even hooked up the halos to the fog light switch so I could control them independently of the headlights.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-k...714_155440.jpg

StayinStock 07-25-2014 07:16 AM

heres my modified ones... swapped the projector for a nice morimoto high low and put a dummy projector in the high housing for aesthetics then added my own halos wired to the fogs. They work great and the output is amazing.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...psoufnhcfq.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...pspzr6xdvg.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...psghkw4yxt.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps4xsa4cxg.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...psxhzcvsh6.jpg
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...pskcbwa3kf.jpg

T5Mika 07-25-2014 01:01 PM


Originally Posted by MaxPlusTen (Post 1587441054)
heres my modified ones... swapped the projector for a nice morimoto high low and put a dummy projector in the high housing for aesthetics then added my own halos wired to the fogs. They work great and the output is amazing.

Es bueno!

StayinStock 07-25-2014 01:21 PM

thought about buying a few more sets and modding them to sell but not sure there'd be any interest.

T5Mika 07-25-2014 02:05 PM


Originally Posted by MaxPlusTen (Post 1587443306)
thought about buying a few more sets and modding them to sell but not sure there'd be any interest.

how easy they split open? The usual oven baking method?

StayinStock 07-27-2014 10:42 AM

yep, just make sure you get them good and hot, takes alot to get them moving but once they do they peel pretty good


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