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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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No, I did nothing to mine except put the bulb in and adjust the lower post to fill the bumper gap on the one side.
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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Well see your lights look awesome mine with an hid kit i still think would not look correct there must be something just off with the set i have as the lil lights on the side already blink and turn off randomly. Id be fine with your set up sparky. So you have the ccfl light with an hid kit?
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 10:38 PM
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These are the correct lights right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-02...ht_8837wt_1165

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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 10:47 PM
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They will do fine with this HID Kit?

http://www.mod-express.com/Mod_Expre...p/me-k1635.htm
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by surfsideracing808
Well see your lights look awesome mine with an hid kit i still think would not look correct there must be something just off with the set i have as the lil lights on the side already blink and turn off randomly. Id be fine with your set up sparky. So you have the ccfl light with an hid kit?
my little LED's are doing the same right now!
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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 09:52 AM
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I didn't care for the LEDs so I never hooked them up.

I didn't have the CCFL halos in mine, they were LED based (the previous version). They worked fine, just could never see them during the day really.

That HID kit I am not familiar with, so I can't say how good (or bad) it may be.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 03:08 AM
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How are these compared to these sonars. http://www.jegs.com/i/Anzo/018/121159/10002/-1
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 07:24 AM
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Worse. They use an H3 bulb and the light output isn't as good.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by surfsideracing808
How are these compared to these sonars. http://www.jegs.com/i/Anzo/018/121159/10002/-1
Those aren't sonar. Also as noted above, that design typically has H3 projectors which are fog light projectors which aren't good enough for headlight use.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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Awsome thanks for the input why are they more expencive just the brand?
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 04:14 PM
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Yeah, pretty much.
I had a set once. They looked nice on the car but didn't put out enough light for me, even with an HID kit. My Sonars had a flatter, wider beam pattern.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 05:14 PM
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Is there anything better then sonar?
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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Mine are similar still CCFL...
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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What brand are those
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 08:47 PM
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Fbodyjunkie06, I like those!
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by surfsideracing808
Is there anything better then sonar?
Unfortunately, the options for ready-made projector housings for the 1998-2002 Camaro are sonar, and worse options. The sonar projector housings are OK, but not great; however, many people are happy with them.

If you want the best option, get a spare set of stock housings (or aftermarket housings where the projector can be easily removed) and retrofit real HID projectors into them. Sometimes you get lucky and the projector can be replaced easily. Sometimes not. There are also retro-fit HID projectors designed to be easier to install into Halogen housings.

Here is the Camaro section of the Lighting FAQ.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/7014483-post4.html
You'll find threads on both topics there.

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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 02:33 AM
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Nobody in this forum sells something like this?
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by surfsideracing808
Nobody in this forum sells something like this?
I haven't see it yet. I posted a longer response about retrofits in your new thread:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...projector.html
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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by surfsideracing808
What brand are those
I absolutely have no clue. A stereo shop that is right next to my buddy's shop had a customer flake out on the headlights, smoked corners, smoked side marker lights, and taillights. Since my taillights are already smoked with night shade I just got the head lights, markers, and corners.

I did a search after I bought them to see if he was being truthful about just wanting his money back out of them plus his shipping he was almost dead on. If you search for camaro halo led ccfl headlights on google most of the first couple sites have sonar, and other nicer high end brands that use the ccfl's and some of the same brands that do the ccfl's that are just halo's with led's or just projectors with cheaper halo's.

Mine were 250 for the headlights, 30 for corners and 25 for markers. I payed 335 for all of them together which is more than I have ever payed for aftermarket headlights, but none of them look as good as these, and actually look like REAL OEM "BMW, Audi, Mercedes etc. headlights, and mine don't leak. I have sprayed my sprayer on the hose right on them and no fogging or leaking like my other 50 and 80 dollar headlights I got for other vehicles I owned.

Sorry for the long post, spend the extra dough and get the good ones. I plan on putting quality projector bulbs in mine soon, once I do the research on what is best and works best and easiest to install in a 4th gen headlight.
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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by slayer6x6
Fbodyjunkie06, I like those!
Thanks! I personally think they look like Audi S4 headlights...
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