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Old 11-26-2005, 10:44 PM
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i bought a set of projector headlights from ebay...and the light output is horrible..it doesnt go more than 6 feet in front of my car. so what i wanted to know...if i modify the projector housing to accept my H4 bulbs from my stock lamps...sylvania silverstar...bright as hell...would i notice a brighter light...or is it due to the projector itself?
Old 11-26-2005, 11:03 PM
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ebay projectors are junk and now your out a 100$. Put your stock back in and save up for a real set or retro-fit some HID's.
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i think with those you are outta luck and u should just use your brights
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Ya retrofits are the only way to go bro.. Denji is the best Projectors out there.. But you have to get the old school ones to get a good projector
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well....someone hit the right side of my car, so i kinda need a 1 piece set because they messed up the way the side marker sits where it should, so im looking on ebay and ive found some 1 piece style headlights and side markers for relatively cheap, it looks alot like stock...but they have this weird second hole cut out of the reflective part. are these lights any good to go with? somethin like this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1


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im assuming, the second hole is for the citylights.. not any better than the headlights..
Old 11-27-2005, 07:21 PM
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so ive decided im going to buy a 1 piece set off of ebay, maybe with a black housing, that will be just like stock in the way that the light sits and the reflectors are. however, i had an idea. would it be possible to dissassemble the headlights i have now, take out just the projector, and fit them into my bumper as fog lights? i would hate to have that money go to complete waste, and i cant see them doing much harm being used as fog lights. any suggestions?
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you can buy my projectors for sale in my signature.. well worth the money
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thanks..but i really dont have 600 bucks for them. thanks anyway though. i just need something relatively cheap, 1 piece, that will give me good lighting. something like stock was, or better.
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hey man i have some stockers on my car im willing to trade u if u want to.i mean the ones u got off of ebay for my stockers
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i need one piece headlights. if the corner and headlight are seperate i cant do it. and i want to keep the ebay ones to play around with. thanks though
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Default Re: (chrisjm00)

yeah i had the same thing happen to me i was hit in the corner too. i went and bought 1 piece projectors becuase it was hard to line up the corner with the headlights made life easier

but on the lighting issue i didnt have a problem. Mine came with the lil fog light bulbs and im in the process of turning mine back to h4 bulbs.
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let me know how that goes for you. i know you can remove the projector out of the housing...i wonder if there is a way to modify the stock headlight to fit into the slot where the projector was. its either that or just buy one piece stockers. that would be my best bet most likely
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