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Old 04-04-2014, 11:45 AM
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Default EM1 owners!! black housing hl's. good:bad?

Doing some front end work and really like black housing headlights. Curious about the fitment and if anyone out there has them and can vouch if they will be as flush as oem lights?
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Default Re: EM1 owners!! black housing hl's. good:bad?

It's a hit or miss unless you can find a used set that have pictures of the fitment?....but probalby a long shot.

The only times I have liked the black housing headlights is if it was a diy paint job to the stock ones, which you already know they have good fitment.
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Default Re: EM1 owners!! black housing hl's. good:bad?

If they are not high quality or OEM skip on them.
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Fitment would be your biggest issue... Personally, i've always liked the stock look. But to each his own.

What color is your car?
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Default Re: EM1 owners!! black housing hl's. good:bad?

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Fitment would be your biggest issue... Personally, i've always liked the stock look. But to each his own.

What color is your car?
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Default Re: EM1 owners!! black housing hl's. good:bad?

Fitment with the Depo/Eagle eye lights isnt bad at all. Problem is it looks kinda lame, IMO. I've had 2 EM1's and the chrome ones look better, IMO. Authentic CTR ones look the **** too. The CTR replicas on the red one weren't awful....but I'd rather have stock or genuine CTR.


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Default Re: EM1 owners!! black housing hl's. good:bad?

I tried the black and after a month i went back to OEM and traded the black ones for something that i cant remember.
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Default Re: EM1 owners!! black housing hl's. good:bad?

If you are going to do black headlights, buy a set of OEMs and paint them yourself, you will be much happier versus buying cheapo headlights
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Default Re: EM1 owners!! black housing hl's. good:bad?

Just get the real ctr headlights
thats why this bs fad started, they were trying to copy the look of the CTRs.
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Default Re: EM1 owners!! black housing hl's. good:bad?

CTR headlights are not black. They're gunmetal/black chrome. The small drawback of CTR lights is that the JDM beam pattern isn't optimal for LHD cars.

They're around $400-500+ and availability can be spotty.

They look and fit amazingly, however.
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Default Re: EM1 owners!! black housing hl's. good:bad?

On red cars IMO black housing NO. Gunmetal or new oem chrome is best.
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