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Those with projector style lights -
What are the Pros and Cons?

I need new head lights and would like to get a set.
The Halo ones look cool but do they last.

Please assist before I decide to buy some.

Thanks,
Ray

 
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i hear that tyc has a bad habbit of puttin bee's/bugz in the housing's or stuck in the seal of the lense.....

 
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OK?

I mean the over performance of the lights.
Do they over heat?
poor application (doesn't it fit or is modification required)?
Cracked lenses
lights not aiming properly on the road.
ETC.

 
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just dont get the ebay noname ones and you should be fine. I bought some last summer, and never put them in because the bulbs didnt fit right, and the lenses wernt clear... they had white streaks in them. so anyway i sent them back.

 
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i heard bad things about the halos/matrix lights as far as fit and overall quality.

i used to have TYC and liked them quite a bit. it took me a while to figure out how to aim them, but the light output is still a little less than the stock ones. the light is more focused instead of a flood light like the stock housing. TYCs fit perfectly and looked really good.

only reason i switched back was cause i never really wanted to get them. i messed up my lens when i cleared my stock lights, and TYCs were cheaper than a replacement housing. when i found a used one, i fixed my stock lights and went back to those.

projectors are notorious for getting blown bulbs more often than the stock housings.

 
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You might have some visibility problems. I heard theire not as bright as the stock ones.

 
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I've got the tyc projectors in silver. They are a very close match to the factory. I'm going to switch to the "JDM" black housing now though. The only con is adjusting the beams. Its a pain in the butt.

 
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i have black housed TYC's. THey're really nice; i think they're brighter than stock; they have a much more focused beam. And they look nice. I broke off the side bracket when I wrecked though, so the right headlight is aimed pretty much across the left of the other one; not good. I'll probably be getting rid of them for blacked-out stock lights

I could sell you my set for cheap; they're really nice. Just not me. You could probably get the bracket fixed for about $20 by a shop.

 
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I love my chrome TYC's they work way better then stock but I have heard diffrent of the ones with black housing it just depends

 
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I have the black housing and I really like them

Pros:
- Look better than stock (this is an opinion thing)
- Good Light output, possibly better than stock
- Fit better than most other projectors

Cons:
- come from factory very badly alligned
- If they're not aimed properly, light output is very poor
- Can look worse than stock (again, opinion)

My reccomendation, go with the TYC's & then save up for a HID kit and install that. That's what I have in mine and it is hella sweet. It lights the road up SUPER nice, and once I finally got them aimed properly, I didn't have anyone complaining about being blinded (except the occasional idiot who just doesn't like the HID's period)

Anyways, I reccomend them, & as long as you get the beams aimed right, they work very well. I might not use the Xenon bulbs though, becase the H1 bulbs have a tendancy to burn out very quickly, especially in the TYC's - I learned this the hard way, after about 4 different sets of bulbs ...

 
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no problems here

 
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I have the halo/matrix headlights

pro's
-they look 100x better than stock
-they "blink" change colors at the cut-off points like an audi/maxima/bmw
-had them for close to 2 yrs, no problems with the halo LED's or anything like that, easy install, good fitment.

con's
-not brigther than stock
-fogs up if its not sealed

thats basically it. I herd TYC is just a LITTLE bit more brigther than the halo's, but not that much. I've spent over 6 hrs adjusting my halo's, and it still does not compare to stock. My dad says he cant see **** when he drives my car at night. Only thing really good about it, is its looks. Its hott, thats the ONLY reason y i keep it on.

 
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i have halos...output sucks...fitment was ok...but my bulb blew in 3 months..so i switched back to my stock ones..

 
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i have the halos and they fog sometimes*, but only when the ac is on and its especially humid.. i blew a bulb after about 1 month, but the bulbs that come in them suuuck. i replaced the bulbs with mtecs and sylvanias (which btw suck for the price).

pros
- look way better than stock
- fit juuust fine

cons
- light output sucks
- no idea how to aim the low beam projector

 
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Well, thanks for the input every one.
I'll just get a new stock light (damged the driver light) instead of a new set of projector lights.

 
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