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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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hey everyone, i just picked up an EK hatch, and the guy i bought it from said it had rare CTR lights, but they are bronze? did CTR lights come OEM bronze? They have the city lights as well.
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 08:34 AM
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Default Re: Bronze CTR headlights?

I've only ever seen them in black. I've never even heard of bronze being an option at Honda. Ebay sells bronze lights by TYC.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-00...Q5fAccessories

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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 08:44 AM
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Default Re: Bronze CTR headlights?

what year ctr lights, because the '97-'98 lights aren't as dark as the later ones. But I don't think ctr lights had city lights. correct me if I'm wrong
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 09:36 AM
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Default Re: Bronze CTR headlights?

Originally Posted by Goosse
what year ctr lights, because the '97-'98 lights aren't as dark as the later ones. But I don't think ctr lights had city lights. correct me if I'm wrong
your wrong.
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 09:44 AM
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Default Re: Bronze CTR headlights?

my oem ctr headlights have city lights on the main headlight area and are a dark grey chrome color. they also have STANLEY marked on them.
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 12:04 PM
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Default Re: Bronze CTR headlights?

Originally Posted by 1ac4u2nv
I've only ever seen them in black. I've never even heard of bronze being an option at Honda. Ebay sells bronze lights by TYC.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-00...Q5fAccessories
not knocking what your saying, but when i hear black i think of ebay "JDM HEADLIGHTS"

which are just cheap blackhousing knockoff's.

OEM CTR's are like a chrome gunmetal
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 01:32 PM
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Ill just post some pics to make things easier.
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 01:43 PM
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Default Re: Bronze CTR headlights?

just look at the headlight and if it says honda or stanley then its real. and ctr headlights have a city light.
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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UMM NEVER HEARD OF BRONZE CTR HEADLIGHTS
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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BC there is none
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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Default Re: Bronze CTR headlights?

ctr's are sorta light broze housing and sir is all clear both have citylights iirc.
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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lol!

honda has 2 companies that make their EK headlights for them. valeo and stanley. the valeo ones (which happened to come stock on my car), although they are "super mad cool bronze housing", are low quality. the beam adjusters suck and they are just generally chincy.

the stanley ones are a lot nicer.

im in the process of switching the bronze valeo housings into my stanley lights and buffing out the lenses.

they come on ek2-3-4, but not ek9. your friend probably has a "JDM B18B" too huh?
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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Default Re: Bronze CTR headlights?

Originally Posted by Sfljdmej2
ctr's are sorta light broze housing and sir is all clear both have citylights iirc.
no, you dont recall correctly.
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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maybe they're valeo?
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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here are mine. i had thrown them away but i grabbed em before the garbage man picked em up to pull the housings out.

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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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are those valeo?
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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these are my valeos
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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i guess thats cool in the states but they are junk compared to the stanleys. i should start selling those too.
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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its hard to find stanleys here in the philippines
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