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New HeadLightS?
Hey wats up..okay well i think it is time for new aftermarket headlights. my car is an '01 silver civic ex. i am getting black rims and a black carbon fiber hood...i really dunt no how to paint my headlights or take it apart..looks difficult.so i think buying an aftermarket one would be better..But i need ur help!! Which headlights should i pick? TYC headlights (dunt like the design) or the other
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You'll regret buying them if you drive at night and don't have HIDs in the projectors. Light output on those (all except retrofitted) projectors are just horrid.
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Rep Power: 0 damn really? is that why i see a considerable amount of them for sale on ebay? 
they look awesome tho, no doubt about that.. i havent came across any reviews of them yet, id like to read some..
n what happens if u put some piaas in, or xenons, will they be okay? or do they still project like ****?
damn thats disappointing that they suck. i was planning on getting some :P
they look awesome tho, no doubt about that.. i havent came across any reviews of them yet, id like to read some..n what happens if u put some piaas in, or xenons, will they be okay? or do they still project like ****?
damn thats disappointing that they suck. i was planning on getting some :P
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Rep Power: 812 Any bulb that's coated will give LESS light output than stock. Stick with the factory bulbs, or look at some that offer increased brightness. Or get HID.
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I had the projectors w/ halos, they do look awesome, from the outside, but like infinite said, visability is horrable, i only had em in for 2-3months then i just couldnt stand em anymore.
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Rep Power: 313 get the tyc's or pay someone to black out your head lights, I have the halo's and they suck you cant see nothing I took them off and put the stocks back they are way better and much brighter.
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Rep Power: 434 I loved my TYC's to death, but the light output was horrible. Even if you were to change your bulbs, the projector itself is a foglight projector (this is what I've read), meaning it is supposed to be concentrated on the first 1 or 2 feet ahead of your car.
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Rep Power: 346 Dam!! The horror of havin those lights!! I had em for about 3 months and sold em. SO ****in dark cant even see ****!! Good thing i didnt lower my car at the time cuz when i was drivin at night i didnt see this huge pot hole due to the horrible lighting and BAM!!! But nothin happpend. I was like screw this time to get rid of em and put back my stockies and OMG!! Felt like i had HIDS lol.
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isnt having blacked headlights the same as those black halo projectors? or is it that the halo's front lense has a dark coat over it as well as being blacked out?
isnt having blacked headlights the same as those black halo projectors? or is it that the halo's front lense has a dark coat over it as well as being blacked out?
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Rep Power: 812 Projectors have a lens only that projects light. Stock headlights use a reflector, and you're only blacking out the borders. A blacked out headlight will shine light exactly like a normal one. Projectors are just a different light design. Since they shine so horribly, most newer cars only use HID in them. However, beam pattern through a projector lens is much more focused.
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Rep Power: 0 okay..thankx..i thinking smokin/painting my headlights black would be best..but i really dunt have the time to do them/ nor technical..how much u think it would cost if someone removed the headlights...cleared it..painted em.and put them back? like 150?
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Rep Power: 812 It's gonna be alot for custom work, but this is really something you can diy if you take some time and do it slowly. Taking the lights out and heating in oven so they pull apart is easy. Then you just tape off the areas you don't want painted and spray some flat black on there. Let dry, and put it all back together. I never thought I could do it, either.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
Projectors have a lens only that projects light. Stock headlights use a reflector, and you're only blacking out the borders. A blacked out headlight will shine light exactly like a normal one. Projectors are just a different light design. Since they shine so horribly, most newer cars only use HID in them. However, beam pattern through a projector lens is much more focused.
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Rep Power: 812 Not sure. They go anywhere from $250 for cheap kits to $800 for better ones. A nice one will be around $450 or so. I paid $385 for my used Catz system, which is OEM in Japan. Just remember only a few sites sell them, since the sale is now illegal.
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Rep Power: 0 whoa. sale is illegal now? wtf, how come?
btw, im guessing u installed them urself right? XD if i chose not to do that, getting a shop to put em on for me would cost ....
oh yeah. i forgot. is that worth it? so much $$$ just for some lights?
btw, im guessing u installed them urself right? XD if i chose not to do that, getting a shop to put em on for me would cost ....
oh yeah. i forgot. is that worth it? so much $$$ just for some lights?
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Rep Power: 812 I think it's one of the best mods I've done. That's the only thing I got jealous of when a luxury car drove by. Now I got em too 
Install is mostly hiding the hardware and plugging stuff in. A wire diagram makes it easy, and you should be able to do it. A shop most likely won't do it for you--illegal. Just make sure that they're aimed low. People weren't aiming them, and so DOT banned their sale.
Now you may think I'm some sort of super car installer or something. Well I started out not knowing anything about this car. I learned alot and most things are easy if you just take the time and follow instructions. I've installed plugs, tranny cooler, hids, changed all the dash lights to blue, cleared headlights, sidemarkers, etc. I never thought I could do any of that at one point. There are things that I still don't mess with though.
Install is mostly hiding the hardware and plugging stuff in. A wire diagram makes it easy, and you should be able to do it. A shop most likely won't do it for you--illegal. Just make sure that they're aimed low. People weren't aiming them, and so DOT banned their sale.Now you may think I'm some sort of super car installer or something. Well I started out not knowing anything about this car. I learned alot and most things are easy if you just take the time and follow instructions. I've installed plugs, tranny cooler, hids, changed all the dash lights to blue, cleared headlights, sidemarkers, etc. I never thought I could do any of that at one point. There are things that I still don't mess with though.
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Rep Power: 0 hm wow. thats pretty interesting. about ur comments on "one of the best mods uve done" never heard that before. if shops wont do it n sell it cuz its illegal, does that mean once their on ur car, n cops pull u over n kno u got em.. they'll give u a fix-it ticket or something?
n yeah, say i get some hids. n some halos. that'll be fine right? good enuf eh?
n yeah, say i get some hids. n some halos. that'll be fine right? good enuf eh?
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