clear headlights? ? ?
05-23-05, 02:03 PM
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The stock one is clear...
Corksport sells the Euro headlights that are glass instead of plastic. They're $400ish if memory serves.
Are your lenses just yellowed and old? Might also be worth finding out what the part runs from Malloy.
Dale
Corksport sells the Euro headlights that are glass instead of plastic. They're $400ish if memory serves.
Are your lenses just yellowed and old? Might also be worth finding out what the part runs from Malloy.
Dale
05-23-05, 02:47 PM
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In that case, no. There just aren't many good upgrades out there for our lenses.
What are you trying to accomplish - better lighting, cooler looking, what?
Dale
What are you trying to accomplish - better lighting, cooler looking, what?
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05-23-05, 02:51 PM
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I know I'm looking for the best stock lighting replacement/upgrade that will increase visibility. I don't need non-pop-ups or get rid of the "Square" headlights...I just want better lighting. Anyone got any best "bang for the buck" resolutions to that?
05-23-05, 02:58 PM
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hmm better lighting, huh. well u can get an standard HID kit that fits in it if thats what u mean. those run like 400 dollars. basically it replaces the bulb in the headlight and then runs teh wire to a little HID box.
if your glass is dirty, u can polish them with general 3M fiberglass polish.
if your glass is dirty, u can polish them with general 3M fiberglass polish.
05-23-05, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by potatochobit
hmm better lighting, huh. well u can get an standard HID kit that fits in it if thats what u mean. those run like 400 dollars. basically it replaces the bulb in the headlight and then runs teh wire to a little HID box.
if your glass is dirty, u can polish them with general 3M fiberglass polish.
if your glass is dirty, u can polish them with general 3M fiberglass polish.
I'm just going to sand down the stock lenses from the inside....start with 60grit and work down to 2000 (wet sanding) I'll post pics later on. What I'm doing does involve HID though. The stock lens screws up the light pattern with HID. Most people don't care because they GOT HID YO! They'RE MAD TYTE! But I want to do this right. I just didn't feel like taking forever to sand the stock lenses.
05-23-05, 04:23 PM
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BTW, before you start playing with the FD's headlights, AIM THEM! I've worked on a LOT of FD's with the headlights pointing straight down at the ground. After adjusting them properly, they actually work OK. They're not *awesome*, but they're a helluva lot better.
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05-23-05, 09:28 PM
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It's pretty simple, just takes a lot of time. I will post a write up when I finish everything. Since I managed to get ahold of an extra set of headlights, I will be sanding the fluted lenses and polishing them. The cutoff with clear lenses is actually much better then with flutted lenses, plus you will get a better light output.
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05-24-05, 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Scrub
J_J do you have any more pictures of your setup? Thats pretty much what i'll be doing haha. If you took pictures of the progress that would be great too.
Thanks,
Dan
Thanks,
Dan
Anyways, here's some pics I have:
You could sand the whole headlight down but it would take forever. My friend did that for his Camry and it took about 6hrs.
Stock Camry headlights are fuzzy
05-24-05, 01:36 PM
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05-24-05, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by nickpapagiorgio
I'm sure they fit FC's just fine, but they sure the hell won't fit an FD. I had CATZ HID (high/low) kit it my car and it worked great, no problems with cutoff or glare or any of that crap.
