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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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Looking to get some headlights for the Z28 are JDM headlights any good??

wht are CCFL lights and are they worth 40$ more ?

And if anyone can post pewter camaro with either Black or clean Sets?

ANd i am assuming the ebay lights are all plug n play Right??

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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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who cares if its good. get them so you can tell all the ricers you got JDM **** on your car. they'll fawn over you and if you tell them you got a J-Spec LS1, they'll probably offer you a backrub...
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 09:52 PM
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Just get an HID kit off of ebay.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 12:30 AM
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What JDM headlights? Just watch out there is some crap on ebay that says "JDM" or "projector" when neither is true and its actually just a crap housing made to look like something else.

Can you post a link or pic?
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 04:35 AM
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Mine isn't a JDM however it has the "ebay" headlights.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-01...item56361fe2c2

^^ link Bene do u have smoke or clear please post!!
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by legendarysouls
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-01...item56361fe2c2

^^ link Bene do u have smoke or clear please post!!
That is for a 1998-2002 Camaro. According to your sig, you have a 1995 Trans Am. Which car are you buying headlights for? The headlights in that link are basically replicas of the stock headlights with a halo ring thrown in. Technically that halo ring blocks part of the beam since it sits right in front of the low beam bulb.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 09:24 PM
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YA i got a 99 z28 As DD and the headlights are all foggy so i need a new pair.

Idk care about the entire Halo thing just want to know if anyone has tried them or what aftermarket one do they use. i dont want to drop 200$ on crap
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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Did not know we were talking about HOUSINGS here..
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by legendarysouls
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-01...item56361fe2c2

^^ link Bene do u have smoke or clear please post!!
i just got those headlight more my SS and they are very sweet looking man. do it
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 11:11 PM
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heres a pic btw [img][imhg]

i just got hte car yesterday and installed the headlights today.
i have some 6k hid's on order aswell for the low beams
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i hear you about just replacing the headlights. my stock headlight lens were pretty bad, so i tried to clean them up only to find fine cracks that went pretty deep.

when i needed to replace the headlights, i went with the sonar brand headlights because they were what i felt were the least fruity, had a projector that would take a decent HID kit, and had the black housing (any little thing to reduce effectiveness of LIDAR). i just keep the halos disconnected.

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Originally Posted by legendarysouls

^^ link Bene do u have smoke or clear please post!!
Here is the link... Some of the stores sell them as a kit, clear or black lens you just gotta look for them in ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-02...item56362a0a45

Here is the front view of my corners and the headlights.. ALL BLACK Housing.

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Are there any with black housings and without the fruity halos?
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Originally Posted by Summerwolf
Are there any with black housings and without the fruity halos?
you can open up and remove them, but no, all the projectors have the fruity halos.
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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 09:34 AM
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My lights where foggy and I was tempted to by an aftermarket set, but I didn't like the way they looked vs new OEM light. OEM lights are asking outrageous prices, so I had them cleaned up professionally and then cleared over and I have a lifetime guarantee.


only cost me $70 for the pair.


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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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mad JDM yo! sorry i just had to
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Summerwolf
Are there any with black housings and without the fruity halos?
whistler mod...u have to do it yourself. which u shouldn't complain, its the cheapest(and best looking)option for the headlights.
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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I love the way "Ebay" headlights look I dont have the halos hooked up though to riceyfor me. I got them because my stockers were all jacked up so instead of paying a crazy amount for stock replacements and then have to whisler mod them to get the look I wanted...... here are some pics


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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 12:05 AM
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Hat you guys should do is take the headlights apart and paint them to match your paint like the JDM lights.

Tony.
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