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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 09:39 AM
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Default Thinking about ordering projector headlights

I was going to do this with the bulbs as well.... I am looking at an angel eyes set and I was wondering all your thoughts on this topic.... Specifically any manufacturers that you all would recommend.
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 05:12 PM
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I think they look ricey.

If you end up getting them you should also get some altezza tails and a Honda badge to finish off the new look.
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1>girlfriend
I think they look ricey.

If you end up getting them you should also get some altezza tails and a Honda badge to finish off the new look.
lmao that was good. i feel the same way.
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 08:28 PM
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Not ricey when they're painted body color

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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by mike690003
Not ricey when they're painted body color

How exactly did you get those opens? Any issues with the black housing getting too soft?
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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well, my car is silver and has some chrome, so I was considering the chrome ones...
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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They're cheap, people have had a ton of issues with 'em.

But if you like the look, go for it. I don't like 'em personally, but they could be a hell of a lot worse!
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Not ricey when they're painted body color

I think the headlights as a whole look ricey, the bulbs, the housing and the rest of it not just one section of them. This is just my opinion.
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go with the depo lamp housing and a set of HID's ... it will be brighter, about the same price, if not less and IMHO ... look alot better even on a white car
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 1BAD06MCSS
well, my car is silver and has some chrome, so I was considering the chrome ones...
i just ordered a set a day before the black headlights came out

Im waiting on my hid light bulbs to come in which is supposed to be today, and then i will post pictures. i had trouble with one of the adjusting screws but i got it adjusted. ill post more when i get pics on here
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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The halos will probably give you issues over time. If so, just unhook them. I still like the projector style with HIDs since they focus the light better, but that's me.
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Old Oct 1, 2010 | 06:49 PM
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Temptest, What brand do you have? Is the install complicated?
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 04:48 AM
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the install is pretty easy, all you have to do is wire up your halo/parking wires. black and red to black and red, But the adjusting screw is what I KEEP having problems with. Because of that issue, they were my second pair, and sometimes your halo's will just go out for absolutely nothing, so am back to the good ol factory. I think I'm going with the black OEM headlights but I hope the adjusting screws on them are not "suck-a-lent" like the projectors. they'll have your car looking retarded......just giving you the whole story of these lights. I like em but they just are cheaply done honestly so think about it.....
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 08:15 AM
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Thanks for your input! I have been looking at them for a while.... Where did you buy them? I am waiting for Monte to be my Guinea pig....
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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They are definitely different! If you do get them, would you like to part with your old headlights? I need another decent set, mine are pretty scratched up, and I want to hack my drivers side up to have the air flow straight through at the track.
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 04:31 PM
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I will have to sit on that one for a min... If they do malfunction, I would like a back up set.... But I will let you know when I get the projectors...
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 04:44 PM
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No prob, I would do the same. I might just go to a local junkyard and see if they have anything good. At least a LF that I can hack up, lol.
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