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Old Sep 4, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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Glass Headlights Question

For those of you that have them. Is the beam pattern just as good or better than the stock OEM headlights? I'm thinking getting them because I can't stand how old mine look compared to my AE corners. So all you light experts out there please chime in!!!
Old Sep 4, 2006 | 07:42 PM
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Will these KUMHO ECSTA 215/50/17's, fit on my 99 Nissan Maxima GLE. I have 15's on them now. Please help, auction ends soon. This is the bolt patttern. 17 inch Bolt pattern is 5 on 115.
Old Sep 4, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Norseman
Will these KUMHO ECSTA 215/50/17's, fit on my 99 Nissan Maxima GLE. I have 15's on them now. Please help, auction ends soon. This is the bolt patttern. 17 inch Bolt pattern is 5 on 115.
I vote ban.

Sorry to interrupt the thread, carry on.
Old Sep 4, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Norseman
Will these KUMHO ECSTA 215/50/17's, fit on my 99 Nissan Maxima GLE. I have 15's on them now. Please help, auction ends soon. This is the bolt patttern. 17 inch Bolt pattern is 5 on 115.
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I vote ban.

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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by 97MaximaSE97
For those of you that have them. Is the beam pattern just as good or better than the stock OEM headlights? I'm thinking getting them because I can't stand how old mine look compared to my AE corners. So all you light experts out there please chime in!!!
i have the CE head lights i love them. the output will so much better especially if you have hids.they also eliminate blinding people. All i had to do is reaim them they come aimed low for some reason. But be careful if you are gettting these and installing them on your own. I dropped one and it broke got stuck buying a new set.
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Norseman
Will these KUMHO ECSTA 215/50/17's, fit on my 99 Nissan Maxima GLE. I have 15's on them now. Please help, auction ends soon. This is the bolt patttern. 17 inch Bolt pattern is 5 on 115.
yes, those 17" tires will fit on your 15" rims
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 09:58 AM
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If it's yellowing that you're concerned about you can try sanding/polishing the headlight housing.

I used a palm sander on my old lights and finished by buffing them with mag wheel polish. It was pretty quick and cheap and made a huge difference.
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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yea so did i and its not as good as it used to be when it was newer.. just get the new headlights they are worth it... im gonna get them when i have some money laying around collecting dust..
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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How durable are the CE headlights against rocks?
I bought some DC corners from CE and one of them already has a rock crack in it.
Not such a big deal on the corners, but I wouldn't want the same for my headlights!
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Norseman
Will these KUMHO ECSTA 215/50/17's, fit on my 99 Nissan Maxima GLE. I have 15's on them now. Please help, auction ends soon. This is the bolt patttern. 17 inch Bolt pattern is 5 on 115.
WTF
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Norseman
Will these KUMHO ECSTA 215/50/17's, fit on my 99 Nissan Maxima GLE. I have 15's on them now. Please help, auction ends soon. This is the bolt patttern. 17 inch Bolt pattern is 5 on 115.
Wow I hope this guy was banned!!!LOL thats too funny! Anyways I wasn't planning on getting them from CE because I hate waiting weeks for my stuff. Ebay has the same ones for less 150 shipped. I really believe they are the same exact thing. A couple of other org members got them from ebay also but didn't really comment about how good of light the produced just how hot they looked.

Here's a link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-99...QQcmdZViewItem
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 01:33 PM
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yes they have a better beam pattern because they dont scratch and ding and such (well they shouldnt lol, unless something hits them pretty hard). it has a lot to do with more clarity and the removal of the horizontal casting lines seen on the OE headlights. and yes they are awesome, plus a retrofit on glass housing is FTW!!! I myself think I'll take the dumb route and get cefiro and retrofit them, I care more about form over function
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 01:36 PM
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i agree with Apparation on that. projector retrofit in glass CE headlights looks pimp. but i want to get smoked cefiro's eventually, they are the shizam
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 02:17 PM
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I got the ones off ebay. It's like a night and day difference. I feel it’s definitely worth it vs. wasting valuable elbow grease with the plastic ones. Mine kept fogging up and I just got tired of cleaning them every year. Not to mention you don't have to re-aim them if you have 9007's. It only took 4 days to receive mine. I've done 2000 mi of road trips with them and no rock chips.
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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Did you buy from the same person in my link? I'm gonna get them then! Too bad two piece cefiros don't fit perfectly because there is a guy who is selling two piece glass smoked and regular cefiros! Sounds like a good deal then!!! Do they come pre-aimed good enough to not need any adjustment?
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 97MaximaSE97
Those look really nice, much better than polishing. Are you sure they're glass? I know the auction mentions "crystal" headlights but could that just mean crystal clear? Those just look like plastic to me for some reason.
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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Those look really nice, much better than polishing. Are you sure they're glass? I know the auction mentions "crystal" headlights but could that just mean crystal clear? Those just look like plastic to me for some reason.
yeah they're most likely plastic, usually they say glass if they are..
Old Sep 5, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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WTF
More like he's on a high...
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