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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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is it the projectors or just the cutoff? you could try modiying the cutoff first if you wanna go the cheaper route. fitting another projector inside the headlight housings is going to be a PITA if even possible. the hella projectors i am looking at are 90mm.
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 07:41 AM
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those headlights look alright, at least they are still producing new stuff for our cars right?


that exactly what i was thinking.....i'm tired of the same old things on camaros.....now i am thinking od getting rid of mine for the new ones in this thread

lights look great guys
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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If you want to take on the adventure of modifying the cutoff, you might be able to do something like I did for the lights on my Jetta. Take a look at my DIY here....

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3551726
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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thanks for the write up, i'll be doing that as soon as i have some time!!
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 12:35 AM
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Im affraid to take mine apart.
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 03:16 PM
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wow, i have not seen the pics.. Nice.
Looks like I might get some of those dual ones.
better then the 3 lights.
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Silver UltraZ
Im affraid to take mine apart.
It's really easy. As long as you seal them back up, it's fine.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 02:38 AM
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why is my rubber seal around my aftermarket halos cracking ( the black rubber)?? is that normal? can it be replaced
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 03:45 AM
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Nice job. I'm going to be ordering them soon.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 06:22 PM
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why is my rubber seal around my aftermarket halos cracking ( the black rubber)?? is that normal? can it be replaced
I'd pick up some 303 Aerospace Protectant and condition them regularly, as I do with any type of rubber seals. They will eventually wear out and crack, but you can get a lot more life out of them if you condition them regularly. It won't fix it, but it'll sure help.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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Havent seen those before i really like them.
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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I wonder how they would look like if you paint the inside to a gloss black instead of being flat black.

Anyone want to try ?
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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I wonder how they would look like if you paint the inside to a gloss black instead of being flat black.

Anyone want to try ?
No..LOL. They actually look much better in person than they do in pictures.
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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hey so i just bought those? how u like them? any problems or anything... im about to put them on today so yea. i just have one question my wires are blue n black n i was wondering do i plug anything into the hazard lights or what? thanks. clean lookin dumdumdumdum
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Old May 5, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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Thanks I definitely have to try this. The only prob I have is the pass side. HUGE gap in front of the high beam, and some of the chrome BEHIND the rubber is exposed. GOTTA eliminate that. Where do I look for thos poly spacers??
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Originally Posted by Darth Z
Thanks I definitely have to try this. The only prob I have is the pass side. HUGE gap in front of the high beam, and some of the chrome BEHIND the rubber is exposed. GOTTA eliminate that. Where do I look for thos poly spacers??
If you can not find the spacers, you can use washers to make the same thickness. Thats what I did and it works the same.
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Old May 6, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Darth Z
Thanks I definitely have to try this. The only prob I have is the pass side. HUGE gap in front of the high beam, and some of the chrome BEHIND the rubber is exposed. GOTTA eliminate that. Where do I look for thos poly spacers??
i got the poly spacers at home depot, they're less that a buck a pack
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Tdawg
There's a long peg on the bottom of the housing that looks like it would be able to be adjusted but there is no adjustment. so i was thinking about it, what if i put a spacer there, it should push out the bottom and even things out. IT DID, now the lights need very minimal adjustment and fit nice and snug, very little gap at all.

I ended up going to home depot and buying a couple 3/4 inch poly spacers, one for each side and putting those on

Do you have the inner diameter and the dimensions of the spacer?

Can the long peg just be screwed out, insert the spacer and screw the peg back in?
Thanks
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by swisscheese
Do you have the inner diameter and the dimensions of the spacer?

Can the long peg just be screwed out, insert the spacer and screw the peg back in?
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I do not have the inner diameter unfortunatly it's been to long since i've done it so i don't have the packaging any more either. but you should just be able to un screw the long peg and take it into homedepot or any hardware store that carries the spacers, and just match it up.


After that just do as you thought screw it back in with the spacer in place, then your done
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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