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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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Im looking at getting these off ebay
are they one or two piece?
is the light quality better or as good as stock
more importantly do they fit well?


also I live in N.Z and am worried that the beam won't be focused properly for the left side, so it may blind people comming in the other direction.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 03:11 AM
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Well honestly, as most people will tell you: You will get what you paid for with ebay. Personally this is one of those products that I would not recommend getting off of ebay just because of the fact that headlights are an important part of your everyday driving that include seeing well so you do not wreck and having others see you so that you do not wreck. Also, there are multiple threads on how to do this yourself...and if not on here the internet has it everywhere, just search on google or something. So you could save yourself some money along with keeping yourself and others safe. But if you do decide to go with these, good luck to you and maybe you'll get lucky and have a good set of lights come to you. If not, then lesson learned. Good luck mang!
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 04:44 AM
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theyre are a 2 piece,i reccomend getting one from Nopi.com they have 1 pieces
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 06:03 AM
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you should probably ask the seller............
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 11:45 AM
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I dunno but I like them on my car
Light quality is the same and fitment is great.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 12:11 PM
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ebays are 2 piece
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 12:15 PM
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Get the same ones he has on his green EG ^^^^^ those look nice.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 12:36 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Civic2Integra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Get the same ones he has on his green EG ^^^^^ those look nice.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Same headlamp as the OP, just a different corner light
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 12:44 PM
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I say nothing is wrong with the ebay headlamps. just add more sealant to the headlamps for extra protection.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 12:49 PM
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cheers guys, I asked the seller yesterday but no reply.

so are the ones on the green EG these
u will notice the black tabs instead of white, and they don't have the ribbing around the lense, they look to be plastic lense.
I think the ones off ebay are glass?

yes they do look good but i think ill stick with the black corners opposed to amber.

But i still think that the beam will be angled wrong for the U.S.A market.

we drive on the left side of the road here!
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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the fronts are decent but the corners are hideous to each his own
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 07:57 AM
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this one looks great



FTW!
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:08 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Felliph3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this one looks great



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i hope your joking and if not those headlights are as hideous as the car.

Oh and to the OP...if your looking for a decent 1 piece headlight check out TYC..their not my style but their ok
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:12 AM
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theres nothing wrong with the ebay headlights, i've had some on my car for a lil over a yr and still no problems with them.

Just be careful from who you buy it from.
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:14 AM
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u guys are tellng me that car is ugly?!yall need to stop with this "ricer" ****.Its not rice dont even go there.I KNOW WHATS RICE AND THATS NOT RICE!!!.It has a subaru wrx paint job,clean buddyclub 2 bumper and feels widebody all around ,some nice black enkeis and the headlights are real nice as 1 piece.So stock is not rice?well stock headlights look gay...theyre ok but i cant see how regardless of which brand or how good it looks if you change it its rice,is that how it is?B.S
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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Those 1pc are not bad at all.
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:18 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by V_Razr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Those 1pc are not bad at all. </TD></TR></TABLE>


x999999999999
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:32 AM
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That car is "ricer" as hell and I see nothing clean about anything on that car. Especially that bumper.
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:35 AM
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http://www.nopionline.com/nopi...A.jpg

http://www.nopionline.com/nopi...A.jpg

http://www.nopionline.com/nopi...3.jpg

http://www.nopionline.com/nopi...5.jpg

http://www.nopionline.com/nopi...1.JPG

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Like any of those?
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:40 AM
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I don't think you understand the term rice because without a doubt that car is the definition of RICE.
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:42 AM
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That car is served with soy sauce and sweet and sour pork.
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:56 AM
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Why don't you just save your self the money and paint the housings yourself, it's not like you want projectors, one pieces, or halos.
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:59 AM
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a can of flat black and a heat gun is all you need.
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 09:01 AM
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Don't forget the cream of some young guy.
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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Man, where's your tact? You gotta say it all non-suspect-like.

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