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Hey, i'm going to be retrofitting a pair of morimoto minis into my headlights in a week or two and had a question. A mechanic noticed that one of the headlights on the car i just bought was TYC and the other was OEM.
My cousin said that he saw a bit of fogging in one of the headlights.
So i said i would get a new one, but he said you might as well just buy a blacked out pair from ebay and use those. That way it would save me the trouble of having to black them out before i retrofit them. I know the light output on ebay reflectors is crap but i'll be retrofitting anyways.
I just wanted to know if something like the headlights in the picture below are good enough to use or if the quality on them is complete crap. If they are i guess i'd buy just one headlight and black them out myself.
My cousin said that he saw a bit of fogging in one of the headlights.
So i said i would get a new one, but he said you might as well just buy a blacked out pair from ebay and use those. That way it would save me the trouble of having to black them out before i retrofit them. I know the light output on ebay reflectors is crap but i'll be retrofitting anyways.
I just wanted to know if something like the headlights in the picture below are good enough to use or if the quality on them is complete crap. If they are i guess i'd buy just one headlight and black them out myself.
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you are not using those halogen optics anyway, so it doesnt matter. the rest of the light is perfectly fine.
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well the main reason ebay headlights leak is the cheap sealant they use around the headlight but your going to remove and re-seal them anyway during the retro-fit. but buyng all new ones seems like a waste of money to me just because there blacked out you can just buy some primer and paint for the ones you already have i mean there going to be opend anyway. i wouldent bother getting all new headlights.
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well the main reason ebay headlights leak is the cheap sealant they use around the headlight but your going to remove and re-seal them anyway during the retro-fit. but buyng all new ones seems like a waste of money to me just because there blacked out you can just buy some primer and paint for the ones you already have i mean there going to be opend anyway. i wouldent bother getting all new headlights.
1. most people are inexperience of using the rattle can. there is a learned skill of using a can to paint properly.
2. u waste time, money (paint+primer), and the outcome isnt always that good, and it usually starts pealing if not done properly.
3. u have an extra pair of headlights
4. one of his headlights are fogging, the cost of getting it restored to new + the time+paint+ labor isnt worth it. especially if u can buy a brand new pair of headlights for 50-70 bucks shipped.
iono, thats just my .02
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I cant find the link! I was just looking at it last night, and there was like 10 of them and now I can't find them! I should have bookmarked >.<
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Lol riceboy. And yeah lowlife the main reason i wanna buy a new pair being that they're already blacked out, and i'll also have an extra pair of headlights.
Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.ca/2001-2003-HONDA-C...item2eb3bb8173
You might be able to find them cheaper. Or get a better deal if you package them (which i might do):
http://cgi.ebay.ca/CIVIC-2-4-DOOR-JD...item20b7b1e8d1
Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.ca/2001-2003-HONDA-C...item2eb3bb8173
You might be able to find them cheaper. Or get a better deal if you package them (which i might do):
http://cgi.ebay.ca/CIVIC-2-4-DOOR-JD...item20b7b1e8d1
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@ My Cousin:
They come in smoke aswell, the only thing i'm wondering is if there's any tint to the plastic cover or not ...
Without amber:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/01-03-HONDA-CIVIC...item35b08e7c84
With amber:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/CIVIC-2D-4D-CRYST...item53e69e8776
Yeah thats what i assumed, just making sure i was right
They come in smoke aswell, the only thing i'm wondering is if there's any tint to the plastic cover or not ...
Without amber:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/01-03-HONDA-CIVIC...item35b08e7c84
With amber:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/CIVIC-2D-4D-CRYST...item53e69e8776
Yeah thats what i assumed, just making sure i was right
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^Get the ones with amber and remove it if you don't like the look, that way you at least have something amber to stick in there if you start getting tickets.
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If I got the smoked Head lights and the grill separately, it'll only be a $10 difference after shipping. ($156 vs $146)
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Also, open question, when getting a a CAI, could you just remove the second part of it and make it a SRI?
Like for this one, could I just split it from the middle? Because for $70 after shipping and having the option of CAI when I want it, that's not bad. (Of course I'd throw a DryFlow on there)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/01-05-HONDA-CIVIC-EX-4CYL-MANUAL-COLD-AIR-INTAKE-FILTER-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZMakeQ3aHondaQ7cModelQ3aCiv icQ7cYearQ3a2001QQhashZitem2eb3c90ca2QQitemZ200584 793250QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessor ies
One more thing, I have an automatic and that link says manual. Whats the difference between them? Are there different parts in the way blocking the different intakes, or is that just something sellers on ebay says?
Like for this one, could I just split it from the middle? Because for $70 after shipping and having the option of CAI when I want it, that's not bad. (Of course I'd throw a DryFlow on there)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/01-05-HONDA-CIVIC-EX-4CYL-MANUAL-COLD-AIR-INTAKE-FILTER-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZMakeQ3aHondaQ7cModelQ3aCiv icQ7cYearQ3a2001QQhashZitem2eb3c90ca2QQitemZ200584 793250QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessor ies
One more thing, I have an automatic and that link says manual. Whats the difference between them? Are there different parts in the way blocking the different intakes, or is that just something sellers on ebay says?
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If i do end up going with the smoke ones (which i might because they're cheaper by a bit i think) i'll definately go amber, i think it looks weird without it :P
And about saving $10, with that $10 we can both smoke our tails
And about saving $10, with that $10 we can both smoke our tails
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@ My Cousin:
They come in smoke aswell, the only thing i'm wondering is if there's any tint to the plastic cover or not ...
Without amber:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/01-03-HONDA-CIVIC...item35b08e7c84
With amber:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/CIVIC-2D-4D-CRYST...item53e69e8776
Yeah thats what i assumed, just making sure i was right
They come in smoke aswell, the only thing i'm wondering is if there's any tint to the plastic cover or not ...
Without amber:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/01-03-HONDA-CIVIC...item35b08e7c84
With amber:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/CIVIC-2D-4D-CRYST...item53e69e8776
Yeah thats what i assumed, just making sure i was right
do NOT get the smoke headlights. it is counter intuitive to getting a rretro.
the lens is actually smoked out (not the chroming) so it would block off a lot of ur light from ur retro. and ur retro would be a complete waste of money
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So blacked out it is :P
I was rethinking buying the smoked ones anyways because i didn't think the smoke was dark enough :P
I was rethinking buying the smoked ones anyways because i didn't think the smoke was dark enough :P
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