Installed new headlights and corners *pics*
10-07-2006, 10:07 AM
#42
Originally Posted by Cdg2125
I still dont understand why no one has tried to swap the glass and oem plastic. Same housings but different reflectors on the inside....some one should try to use the glass lens in the oem housing so to keep the better reflector...you can do the AE mod while you change lens to. I would try but I dont have time and my money is going into my 00vi swap at this time.
10-07-2006, 11:59 AM
#45
Originally Posted by babymac
Can you post the link so we can see which ones to buy??
I don't see anywhere it says plastic, but I didn't look too long. But I know mine are glass.
10-07-2006, 12:20 PM
#46
Originally Posted by Dave H.
I bought mine from motorsporthouse.com on ebay. Like this link:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-99...33692040QQrdZ1
I don't see anywhere it says plastic, but I didn't look too long. But I know mine are glass.
I don't see anywhere it says plastic, but I didn't look too long. But I know mine are glass.
How's your light output??
10-07-2006, 02:31 PM
#47
^^^^Better than stock. I am using Sylvania Xtravisions. I am happy with the headlights from Ebay. They look nicer and have better output. Maybe the output for 95/6 maximas is worse than 97-99, so these are better than 95/6 but not better than 97-99. I don't know for sure, but like I said, I am happy with them. They don't light up the road like HID's, but they are better than stock.
HID's are a possible future plan. I have heard on here, that HID's in these housings produce less glare. Once again, only heard, not experienced.
HID's are a possible future plan. I have heard on here, that HID's in these housings produce less glare. Once again, only heard, not experienced.
10-07-2006, 03:24 PM
#48
Originally Posted by jxkim
the lights i got from ebay. CE sells the same **** for much more $, plus they are sold out on the black housing corners which they didnt tell me until i called 1 week later to ask them where the hell my lights were.
corners from makotoautotrends on ebay (75 shipped)
headlights from motorsporthouse on ebay (165 shipped)
motorsporthouse game me some trouble. didnt ship or anything, kind of just lost my order. after a wk i emailed him and sorted it out. the quality is the same as CE ones, only CE rips you off with horrible service.
corners from makotoautotrends on ebay (75 shipped)
headlights from motorsporthouse on ebay (165 shipped)
motorsporthouse game me some trouble. didnt ship or anything, kind of just lost my order. after a wk i emailed him and sorted it out. the quality is the same as CE ones, only CE rips you off with horrible service.
10-07-2006, 03:45 PM
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the beam is less focused on these new lights, but they look brighter imo.
yea if u can do the 97-99 lights and pop the lens off and black them out yourself you can save some $$. but then theres time and risk involved as well. (risk is if you fu*k it up, or even something as small as a leak which will lead to moisture buildup in the housing)
yea if u can do the 97-99 lights and pop the lens off and black them out yourself you can save some $$. but then theres time and risk involved as well. (risk is if you fu*k it up, or even something as small as a leak which will lead to moisture buildup in the housing)
10-07-2006, 03:55 PM
#50
Yeah well a little time and patience, you wont screw it up. It's not a hard thing....if they get water in them then you take them apart again. I opened and painted mine a year ago. A few weeks after I realized I did have a leak so I heated them up to open them again, closed them again and now they are fine.
10-10-2006, 06:14 PM
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so today i tried to reaim my headlights
i have the haynes manual and the horizontal and vertical were opposite on my aftermarket lights. i kept turning the inner one (closer to center of the car) and eventually my headlights were bulging out, so i figured out that those were the horizontal. i tried adjusting my vertical but i cant even find a decent wall to do it on. i just got em higher by eye for now. (which btw i can see the road much better now) any ideas?
i have the haynes manual and the horizontal and vertical were opposite on my aftermarket lights. i kept turning the inner one (closer to center of the car) and eventually my headlights were bulging out, so i figured out that those were the horizontal. i tried adjusting my vertical but i cant even find a decent wall to do it on. i just got em higher by eye for now. (which btw i can see the road much better now) any ideas?
10-13-2006, 01:08 PM
#55
I bought mine off of ebay and they are glass. Not only that they're like 3x brighter than the plastic ones; they also spread the light better and have a nice cut off. I didn't even have to reaim them with 9007 xtravisions. I would recomend them if you'd like to see at night. No need for HID's here.
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