Can someone recommend an aftermarket brand headlight. Looking for close to OEM look as possible. Just purchased a 97 LX. Headlight housing is cracked and lenses are foggy.

 

do an amazon search, I think I paid 60 american for mine. whatever is cheapest is the best

 

I'd go with TYC brand. They're the original supplier to Stanley who then acted as a middle-man and had Honda's name stamped on it. People can argue that but some google searches will show you who was the real manufacturer. I have the TYC and they're brighter than the original Honda lights. But, the TYC has a different light spread pattern, it's more of "hot spot" instead of just a boring widespread pattern. I had this 96 when new and the original lights were never that great from Honda. I did check the alignment the lights just sucked when new.

With all that said, I'd recommend the TYC lights, they have all the same features as the stock headlights (such as the bubble level to aid in alignment). and they're a great price.. about $37/each at rockauto.com. So to say buy the cheapest, I wouldn't. There's a lot of junk out there that really I doubt is DOT approved!

I've had these TYC lights since 2011 and no leaks, no problems at all.

 

 

Stanley OEM or tyc and projector retrofit, can't beat that. Also not that hard to do.

 

OEM all the way.

 

If you can get your hands on a clean OEM light go that route or ball out on a brand new one, if not TYC is great replacement for the price. I have had them on several vehicles including my current civic and the light output and pattern is good, but like stated above they do "hotspot" a bit.

 

Whatever you get, just make sure it was made in China because that's where the good stuff is made.

 

Lets be real, that's where everything is made now. But India is coming in strong on a close second as of late.