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1st Gen Headlight Problem Poll

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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 11:57 PM
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1st Gen Headlight Problem Poll



Photo taken from here: http://www.k2motor.com/lhpcob05jmtm.html

Just wanna know how many ppl have had problems with these headlights, what happened, how many ppl have lense issues, where you bought them from, and what temp hids your running in them.

btw just want to know since i decided these are the ones i really want but hear mixed reviews. figured it would helps others out as well.
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 11:59 PM
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LED's and fogging lens. That's why I have the ccfl headlights now.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 12:03 AM
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All my LEDs are still working, both in the eyelid thing and in the halos. The lenses are peeling, they are beginning to fog up, and one of the tabs is beginning to wear down. I bought them from NGA awhile ago, more than 1.5 years ago through a group buy. I'm running a 10k HID kit in them, with no problems as of yet.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 12:58 AM
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there ugly?.....

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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 01:52 AM
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i just put some of the xeon h1 non HID bulbs in mine and a heavy duty harness and my have been perfect
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 02:53 AM
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they are junk, all leds had to be replaced, now are fogging.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 03:02 AM
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the leds in the halos themselves went out in mine so i am swapping out the led rings for ccfl rings
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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I didn't vote, because i bought two sets. The first set was right screwed up, both lowbeam mounts were broken, one sides LED harness was missing, and all the LEDs but one were burnt.
Then i bought a second set, and only one LED was burnt.

Also, 6000K HIDs running in mine. And i'm customizing and repairing my second set.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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thanks for all input
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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ti hod no figging or problems, only thing is one halo sent out. but i only paid 100 buks for them 7 months ago so it was worth it.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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so no one has had issues with the lens melting or anything if you use over 6000k?
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by hilty003
so no one has had issues with the lens melting or anything if you use over 6000k?
nope. HIDs run cooler than halogens, so you're good with any HID temp.
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MachiBLue
nope. HIDs run cooler than halogens, so you're good with any HID temp.
only reason i ask is if you go to the site above it says up to 6000k....dont know why theyd say that.
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by hilty003
only reason i ask is if you go to the site above it says up to 6000k....dont know why theyd say that.
When I got mine, there were little stickers on the back, where the bulbs go, saying NO HID. But I've been running my 10,000K's for almost six months now with no issues. Any HID temp should work with these headlights with no issues
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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i bought a pair from k2 motor n it went to **** the week after i got them insstalled they sent me new ones n then those got messed up too halos burned out n leds burned out and had fogging dont buy from them
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 02:37 PM
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i washed my car one day in my driveway and first started noticing the left headlight fogging up and i turned the light on and it melted it a little but its nothing that bad
im a little pissed but i got over it

now the left one still foggs up which pisses me off
it did it yesterday and than i looked again and it was gone

did it once when it was colder and it took a full day for everything to clear up
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 04:24 PM
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well one thing ive learned from this is im gonna put my own silicone seal on them when i get them before i even put them on to prevent fogging.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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IMO they suck...in mine none of the leds work, the halos are burnt out, and i get alot of fog.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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yeah im sealing mine up in the spring when its not cold or anything
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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Mine worked fine till i threw a t-shirt over one to line up the high beam, it melted the clear outer cover a little. I made a thread about it a long time ago. Also mine did start to peel as well.
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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i got mine... put them on, and already one of the halos is burnt out... but not to worry... im planning on doing a CCFL swap in time...
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by saunders1986
they are junk, all leds had to be replaced, now are fogging.
Where did you buy the leds from?

Link? Please
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 11:31 PM
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i dont have teh 1st gens, i have the third gens and mine are ****** up
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 07:27 AM
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<--gen1 peeling
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by wardzach2007
Where did you buy the leds from?

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http://www.oznium.com/leds
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