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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 11:02 AM
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the replica black housing headlights from jdmshit.com... does anyone know how well they fit? They look really nice but its not worth it to waste my money
if they dont fit right.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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I didn't by mine from jdmshit but from eBay and they fit decent; they do the trick. I think the light output of the stock headlights are better than the aftermarket and the adjustability is way better on the OEM's. If I had to do it again I would buy some OEM's and paint them.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 11:41 AM
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how do you paint the oem ones? i can get ahold of oem ones without the amber reflector but i dont know how to paint them. do you have to split them apart or something. how do you do it?
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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Theres diy's all over the place on this website for this you just gotta find them. Basically, you just heat them up in the oven and split them apart and spreay the housings black. I'm planning on doin this to my VSM EJ8 very soon.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by biggjerryc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the replica black housing headlights from jdmshit.com... does anyone know how well they fit? They look really nice but its not worth it to waste my money
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i got mine for ebay......fitment is great and so is adjustabilty....

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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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why buy the nock off when u can just make them ur self? its easy. all u have to do is put the head lights in the oven thats been pre-heated at 250, let them set in there for about 15 min. the take them apart, paint the inside and then put them back in the oven so that the seal melts agian and then put them together!. im sure u can fine a search for it for more specific instruction. try it!
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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only problem is that oem don't have clear lense or some times they are called diamond cut reflector. ( &gt;&gt; this is for EG civic tho)
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no . don't do it.
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by itsmejto &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no . don't do it.
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why? he wants em ...
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