New composite headlights
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New composite headlights
Bought these awhile back and had 'em shipped to Midgets house in Fla. Thing is, I don't even remember who I bought 'em from! Duh..
Anyhow, Mark shipped 'em off to me and I received them this week. Pretty cool for $80 US, huh?
Oh, and the darn things even have angel eyes. It's all the rage on the Dodge Charger forum
Also has a lit-up corner piece, unlike the OEM version
Thanks to whoever I bought these from. Far as I'm concerned, I got a great deal
Anyhow, Mark shipped 'em off to me and I received them this week. Pretty cool for $80 US, huh?
Oh, and the darn things even have angel eyes. It's all the rage on the Dodge Charger forum
Also has a lit-up corner piece, unlike the OEM version
Thanks to whoever I bought these from. Far as I'm concerned, I got a great deal
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wow.. those look awesome!
wish i had a van they'd work on
wish i had a van they'd work on
Rob
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It would be nice to see those installed.
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Installed the lights today. Overall, pretty happy with the quality. Low beams seem to project a "triangular" type of beam. High beams are freakin' awesome, they project really far out and the beam is nice'n white. The whiteness is thanks to the Silverstars, the projection I attribute to the headlamps.
The halos or angel eyes aren't nearly as bright as I'd have liked to have 'em, but they'll do. I wired them up to the parking lamp circuit. When it's dark but not yet black out, I can just apply the parking brake ever so slightly, just enuf to kill the DRL's. Then you get to see the halos...
There's a corner bulb on these headlamps which should be wired to flash along with the small corner flasher bulb on the turn signal lense below the headlamp, but I didn't hook 'em up. Though these bulbs only flash when the headlights are on and the turn signals are applied, they glow continously if you're running on parking lamps. Which woulda detracted from the halos, I think. So I didn't wire them up.
So, whaddaya thinks? Bling bling, or cool?
The halos or angel eyes aren't nearly as bright as I'd have liked to have 'em, but they'll do. I wired them up to the parking lamp circuit. When it's dark but not yet black out, I can just apply the parking brake ever so slightly, just enuf to kill the DRL's. Then you get to see the halos...
There's a corner bulb on these headlamps which should be wired to flash along with the small corner flasher bulb on the turn signal lense below the headlamp, but I didn't hook 'em up. Though these bulbs only flash when the headlights are on and the turn signals are applied, they glow continously if you're running on parking lamps. Which woulda detracted from the halos, I think. So I didn't wire them up.
So, whaddaya thinks? Bling bling, or cool?
"Just keep swimming..."
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inclined nor determined to commit crimes".
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97' 4wd Safari
ZZ 502 Ramjet
4"L"80E/NP241C
Ford 9"
Kinky is using a feather.
Perverted is using the whole chicken.
"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither
inclined nor determined to commit crimes".
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hmm.. i realllllllly like the clear lenses and the projector idea for the low/high beams. that's cool. not a big fan of the halos/angel eyes part. that's blingypeter wrote:So, whaddaya thinks? Bling bling, or cool?
Rob
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97 Astro AWD (selling by summer .. i think) SOLD
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93 Astro LT
96 Astro LT AWD * parts van*
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I like them. =D> Blingy is perfect for Peter.
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I am not too sure on the looks either. Peter, can you get a pic from a distance? Enough to show the whole front end with both lights in the pic.
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2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
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2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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hey pete, question for you........the outer front casing...is it glass or plastic?
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I believe them to be plastic .. correct me if I'm wrong Peter. :-kblk lt awd wrote:hey pete, question for you........the outer front casing...is it glass or plastic?
Rob
current rides:
04 Mazda 6 V6 5spd
vans owned:
97 Astro AWD (selling by summer .. i think) SOLD
99 Astro LS Sept 08 ASV VOM
94 Astro LT
93 Astro LT
96 Astro LT AWD * parts van*
current rides:
04 Mazda 6 V6 5spd
vans owned:
97 Astro AWD (selling by summer .. i think) SOLD
99 Astro LS Sept 08 ASV VOM
94 Astro LT
93 Astro LT
96 Astro LT AWD * parts van*
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pete?.................my money would be on plastic as well...just wanted to confirm. thanks for the response crash.
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2003 Mazdaspeed Protege (spicy)
1961 Impala...gone but not forgotten.
http://www.propertystation.ca/