ebay headlight lense swap
03-26-2010, 02:44 AM
#1
ebay headlight lense swap
I have a 5.5 and my headlight lenses are pretty ugly.
Does anyone know if the lenses on the ebay headlights would fit on the housing of the oem 5.5 gen headlights
I want to swap the lenses from the ebay lights onto my oem headlights.
Or does anybody have a picture of the back of the ebay headights? thanks
here is a link....the lenses seem to be similar to that of a oem 5.5gen headlight...its a cheaper alternative than buying new headlights
link.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-01...Q5fAccessories
Does anyone know if the lenses on the ebay headlights would fit on the housing of the oem 5.5 gen headlights
I want to swap the lenses from the ebay lights onto my oem headlights.
Or does anybody have a picture of the back of the ebay headights? thanks
here is a link....the lenses seem to be similar to that of a oem 5.5gen headlight...its a cheaper alternative than buying new headlights
link.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-01...Q5fAccessories
Last edited by dirtydishes06; 03-26-2010 at 02:52 AM.
03-26-2010, 11:24 AM
#2
I have a 5.5 and my headlight lenses are pretty ugly.
Does anyone know if the lenses on the ebay headlights would fit on the housing of the oem 5.5 gen headlights
I want to swap the lenses from the ebay lights onto my oem headlights.
Or does anybody have a picture of the back of the ebay headights? thanks
here is a link....the lenses seem to be similar to that of a oem 5.5gen headlight...its a cheaper alternative than buying new headlights
link.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-01...Q5fAccessories
Does anyone know if the lenses on the ebay headlights would fit on the housing of the oem 5.5 gen headlights
I want to swap the lenses from the ebay lights onto my oem headlights.
Or does anybody have a picture of the back of the ebay headights? thanks
here is a link....the lenses seem to be similar to that of a oem 5.5gen headlight...its a cheaper alternative than buying new headlights
link.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-01...Q5fAccessories
have you tried polishing them? my original headlights were really hazy when i bought the car but i took some brasso to them and like 10 minutes later they looked so much better
03-26-2010, 11:40 AM
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I have ones almost exactly like that they do fit.. bigger in the back of the headlight that stock tightening up space even more in the engine bay especially on drivers side where the Fuse box battery and now back of your bigger headlight are.. the fitment on the exterior however proved to be exact fitment like they said actually.. The only problem i have had yet with these is one seal on the passenger side was slightly open allowing condensation into the headlight. i removed all condensation by leaving the back part open on a nice day then resealing the seal with Super glue and presto. no problems since.. actually seems to be decent quality... you'll save on price and ease.. however i can tell changing the bulbs on these will be extremely time consuming..
03-26-2010, 12:25 PM
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I have ones almost exactly like that they do fit.. bigger in the back of the headlight that stock tightening up space even more in the engine bay especially on drivers side where the Fuse box battery and now back of your bigger headlight are.. the fitment on the exterior however proved to be exact fitment like they said actually.. The only problem i have had yet with these is one seal on the passenger side was slightly open allowing condensation into the headlight. i removed all condensation by leaving the back part open on a nice day then resealing the seal with Super glue and presto. no problems since.. actually seems to be decent quality... you'll save on price and ease.. however i can tell changing the bulbs on these will be extremely time consuming..
Sounds like you thought the OP was asking if this type of headlight will fit on his car, but the question I got from OP was can you bake the outter clear lenses off of the new ones and stick them on the old ones.
I'm curious about this too.
03-26-2010, 12:34 PM
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Sounds like we may have a taker for being the guinea pig on this!
I would ASSUME it fits properly, since they are "Made by OEM approved manufacturers with quality meet OEM standard"
oh and dont forget...
"Brightness Look, Improve Safety"
and
"Our Lights were use hot plate welding
Pass the1) Vibration test , 2) Salty spray test , 3) Photomatric test"
wtf ever all that means lol
I would ASSUME it fits properly, since they are "Made by OEM approved manufacturers with quality meet OEM standard"
oh and dont forget...
"Brightness Look, Improve Safety"
and
"Our Lights were use hot plate welding
Pass the1) Vibration test , 2) Salty spray test , 3) Photomatric test"
wtf ever all that means lol
03-27-2010, 02:31 PM
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those are the 'ebay' projector lenses that I pulled out of my projector headlights when I did my lense retrofit.
There is no way IN HELL they are going to just "bolt up" to the OEM 5.5 housing. Projector lenses CAN work in those housings but you need to quite a bit of custom work...guys on the .org have done it so maybe search for boards for their threads
There is no way IN HELL they are going to just "bolt up" to the OEM 5.5 housing. Projector lenses CAN work in those housings but you need to quite a bit of custom work...guys on the .org have done it so maybe search for boards for their threads
Haha. Way to misread. Start over with this thread and you'll understand.
03-28-2010, 03:13 PM
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03-30-2010, 11:37 AM
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I have a similar problem with mine. The outer plastic on my left one is cracked, and allows moisture in. Trying to find the stock HID housings "cheap" isn't easy. I am contemplating buying a complete aftermarket set of Halo's or ?? Does anyone have any recommendations of what looks good and has a good fit.
There are several different makes on fleabay, but it's hard to tell what's good, or is it you get what you pay for?
Figure I could sell my stock HID stuff for what I will pay for an aftermarket set of lights.
There are several different makes on fleabay, but it's hard to tell what's good, or is it you get what you pay for?
Figure I could sell my stock HID stuff for what I will pay for an aftermarket set of lights.
04-01-2010, 02:12 AM
#15
I have a similar problem with mine. The outer plastic on my left one is cracked, and allows moisture in. Trying to find the stock HID housings "cheap" isn't easy. I am contemplating buying a complete aftermarket set of Halo's or ?? Does anyone have any recommendations of what looks good and has a good fit.
There are several different makes on fleabay, but it's hard to tell what's good, or is it you get what you pay for?
Figure I could sell my stock HID stuff for what I will pay for an aftermarket set of lights.
There are several different makes on fleabay, but it's hard to tell what's good, or is it you get what you pay for?
Figure I could sell my stock HID stuff for what I will pay for an aftermarket set of lights.
04-01-2010, 06:48 AM
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cheap ebay headlights vs oem stock headlights.... I think its worth a try to see if it fits... I just dont wanna spend 150 bucks on new ones, so does anyone want to send me some cracked or junky ebay headlights to find out? lol
04-07-2010, 12:38 AM
#22
the top seems to be exactly the same just for some pics of the bottom
04-07-2010, 05:34 AM
#23
just wet sand your lenses they will be fine. just search headlight cleaning. wet sanding headlight
http://forums.maxima.org/detailing/3...es-2-08mb.html
http://forums.maxima.org/detailing/5...ning-pics.html
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...storation.html
http://forums.maxima.org/detailing/3...es-2-08mb.html
http://forums.maxima.org/detailing/5...ning-pics.html
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...storation.html
04-07-2010, 04:00 PM
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My sisters maxima (the white one with ebay lights) has been wrecked in the front end... the radiator support is still messed up, so i would assume things would be unaligned, especially since her hood doesnt close easily, and neither do the front doors... I'll try to get pics of the bottom in the next few days, but she lives an hour away
04-09-2010, 12:16 AM
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My sisters maxima (the white one with ebay lights) has been wrecked in the front end... the radiator support is still messed up, so i would assume things would be unaligned, especially since her hood doesnt close easily, and neither do the front doors... I'll try to get pics of the bottom in the next few days, but she lives an hour away
04-09-2010, 12:07 PM
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lol when I had on my stock headlights and they started to get like yours I just went to autozone and bought a lenses cleaner its a blue gel like liquid and just simply wipe the lens with a cloth put the gel on and wipe a few time and they looked 90% better almost new.....
04-10-2010, 01:18 AM
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I've taken nearly every measure to clean the lenses. I have used a simple rubbing compound, I've used the 3M sanding and refinishing kit, I've had them professionally refinished, and I've also clear coated them. and you can still see the light shining through them as if they are still hazy. and that's the OEM headlights you can see in the pics above.
I'm going to try the swap as soon as someone posts in my classified ad for used cheap ebay headlights.
I'm going to try the swap as soon as someone posts in my classified ad for used cheap ebay headlights.
04-10-2010, 01:28 AM
#30
I've taken nearly every measure to clean the lenses. I have used a simple rubbing compound, I've used the 3M sanding and refinishing kit, I've had them professionally refinished, and I've also clear coated them. and you can still see the light shining through them as if they are still hazy. and that's the OEM headlights you can see in the pics above.
I'm going to try the swap as soon as someone posts in my classified ad for used cheap ebay headlights.
I'm going to try the swap as soon as someone posts in my classified ad for used cheap ebay headlights.
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