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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 12:47 AM
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"Euro" Headlights I found...Yes? No?

http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/Opt..._36232/609698/

Found these when I couldnt sleep. Am I just tired or do they look good to anybody else? Seems it would fit awesome too
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Pricey but they've been around for some time. Go for it.
Old Jan 2, 2012 | 01:07 AM
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I like them.
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with HID's? I think theyd damn near blind you lol
Old Jan 2, 2012 | 03:17 AM
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They look like glass lens, if so then maybe not that expensive but still up there
Old Jan 2, 2012 | 06:28 AM
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Buy it, let us know if it's plastic or glass lens.
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Glass lenses, I have those. Bought a few years back when they were all over ebay.
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Glass lenses, I have those. Bought a few years back when they were all over ebay.
How is the beam pattern? All the aftermarket stuff I have seen have a **** poor beam pattern.
Old Jan 2, 2012 | 03:26 PM
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If those are glass lenses they would be amazing for retrofits
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How is the beam pattern? All the aftermarket stuff I have seen have a **** poor beam pattern.
Yea thats why I didn't jump on it when I found it. I don't think the stock headlights are bad. I did the 9007 upgrade on mine it it has plenty of light for back road driving, the thing is, my front bumper on the pass side had a fender bender and now the headlight is out of place and the light doesnt line up anymore
Old Jan 2, 2012 | 04:13 PM
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Yea thats why I didn't jump on it when I found it. I don't think the stock headlights are bad. I did the 9007 upgrade on mine it it has plenty of light for back road driving, the thing is, my front bumper on the pass side had a fender bender and now the headlight is out of place and the light doesnt line up anymore
Re-aim them. It's simple enough.
Old Jan 2, 2012 | 05:07 PM
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buy them and do a retro on them
Old Jan 2, 2012 | 05:10 PM
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Re-aim them. It's simple enough.
or he could even try and adjust the bumper himself.
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If those are glass lenses they would be amazing for retrofits
+1 to this!!

ill prolly get these for my next retro ill have to book mark the page. as far as light output goes, it shouldnt be much different then stock ones on a 97-99 but you never kno
Old Jan 2, 2012 | 05:38 PM
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with HID's? I think theyd damn near blind you lol
Old Jan 2, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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Those look Nice..
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Originally Posted by ChrisMan287
Re-aim them. It's simple enough.
With the bumper the way it is, it would be pointless. I need to fix the bumper first and the pull-a-part is letting me down.

That looks exactly the way I thought it would. Good fit and nice custom look without screaming for attention. Under stated mods are the way to go
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That looks exactly the way I thought it would. Good fit and nice custom look without screaming for attention. Under stated mods are the way to go
His are retrofitted with projectors though. Yours won't look exactly like that but you get the idea.
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Buy them, send them to chris, get him to do you a nice retro
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Originally Posted by ChrisMan287

LOL
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LOL
hes just jealous.....
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They are certainly different. Better than the 1pc ebay headlights I suppose. I like the 4th gen headlights and the cornering lights. Small and simple but good looking all the same. I have amber bulbs in my corners at the moment and like how it looks. I think 4th gens look better than 5th gen headlights by a long shot. Its just hard to know how things will fit on your car and integrate with the look you are going for. Before the headlights are touched I think I will replace the bumper with another 96 SE with fogs. Ill stay away from the later 4th gen bumper conversion....
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hes just jealous..
***** please
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For 4th gen fogs? http://www.amazon.com/Light-Tint-Nis.../dp/B004MMUEQW Looks better than the spray on stuff and if it looks like crap you can take it off. I think the 4th gen fogs would look better as yellow fogs
Old Jan 2, 2012 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe
With the bumper the way it is, it would be pointless. I need to fix the bumper first and the pull-a-part is letting me down.

That looks exactly the way I thought it would. Good fit and nice custom look without screaming for attention. Under stated mods are the way to go
only if there was them in the market... id order some right now... i love halo head lights it sucks thet dont make l.e.d tailights or these on the sites
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i like how they look. don't know anything about their beam pattern, fitment, or quality though.
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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe
For 4th gen fogs? http://www.amazon.com/Light-Tint-Nis.../dp/B004MMUEQW Looks better than the spray on stuff and if it looks like crap you can take it off. I think the 4th gen fogs would look better as yellow fogs
agreed black maxima's look sick with yellow fog lenses
Old Jan 3, 2012 | 01:19 PM
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why not just crack open the factory lights, mask off the parabolic reflectors, and spray the rest black? you'll get factory-quality lighting and, worst case, you mess them up and buy these lights anyway

i know at least one person on this site has done it and it looks pretty much exactly like what you've linked to
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Originally Posted by j-dawg
i know at least one person on this site has done it and it looks pretty much exactly like what you've linked to


Hrmm...
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Hrmm...
I sold those to the original owner of your car. LOL
I bought multiple sets when these first came out.
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Originally Posted by Flava_24/7
I sold those to the original owner of your car. LOL
I bought multiple sets when these first came out.
Hrmm... This how I got the car...


And I know he had on R34s originally... That guy changes his stuff up so often everytime you turn around he had a different mod or different car lol.

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It's been a while since I used these with halogen bulbs. But the light output seemed better than stock 95/96 lenses, don't know about the 97+ lenses. Wish I were more helpful.
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Hrmm... This how I got the car...


And I know he had on R34s originally... That guy changes his stuff up so often everytime you turn around he had a different mod or different car lol.
Ha Ha your right, looks like he gave you the old 95-96 headlights and sold off the good items. He also had my old CF hood on that car at one time.
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Originally Posted by Dave H.
It's been a while since I used these with halogen bulbs. But the light output seemed better than stock 95/96 lenses, don't know about the 97+ lenses. Wish I were more helpful.
These headlihgt use the 95-96 reflectors and I remember people complaining about their output saying that the 95-96 reflectors were designed to be used with the fluted lenses.
IDK though, I never used them with halogen bulbs.
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Originally Posted by aackshun
Buy it, let us know if it's plastic or glass lens.
They are glass

Originally Posted by JSutter
How is the beam pattern? All the aftermarket stuff I have seen have a **** poor beam pattern.
Here is some videos I made.

NOTE: Beam is aiming low, I need to adjust them a little more up. They are 6k HID's. No animals were hurt during this video nor laws were broken



Here's me driving:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb7Ri...atG1hoO5xSDF3n

Outside view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxcef...sJrUir_u2AfLgj

Some projectors would do some justice.
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Dude.. you can't even see anything..
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Dude.. you can't even see anything..
And that's why I said, Some projectors would do some justice.
Aim is pointing low by the way.
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And that's why I said, Some projectors would do some justice.
Aim is pointing low by the way.
H3ll halogens would do some justice. You all will never learn that HIDs don't do well in reflective housings.



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