eBay Projectors: Are they any good?

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Sep 25, 2008 | 03:50 PM

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liljone

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Originally Posted by GSMiller

From what I've heard...

The first gen lenses flake

The second gen halo's burn out pretty quick

Haven't heard any complaints from the third gen

Granted, I haven't had any personal experience from any of them.

herd the same.

My first gen projectors clear coating is peeling. (after 10 months of ware and tear)

Sep 25, 2008 | 07:42 PM

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jlong3382

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herd the same.

My first gen projectors clear coating is peeling. (after 10 months of ware and tear)

I'm gonna unhook the "Fancy Stuff" (halos and side bars) cause I just want the projector look and try applying extra clear coat and clear sealant to see if I can reinforce my investment. We'll see if it works.

Sep 25, 2008 | 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jlong3382

LOL...at least let the halos and eyebrow work. You never know...they might last a long time...wait to cut them until something goes wrong. If you wanted just the projector look, you should have done retros...might have saved you some money.

Sep 25, 2008 | 09:07 PM

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Too Late (I mean for doing the retros) I'm supposed to get the projectors next wednesday. And I'll unbiasly try to look at the halos before I disconnect them. I might like them but I don't like any of the pics I've seen of them on other ppl's cars but who knows???

Sep 25, 2008 | 10:07 PM

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jar05g

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Noo!!! Keep them connected. 2nd generation has CCFL technology. One look at them at night...sex...that's all you're going to say!

Sep 25, 2008 | 10:10 PM

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Noo!!! Keep them connected. 2nd generation has CCFL technology. One look at them at night...sex...that's all you're going to say!

ok man. Ill keep them connected for a week before I make a decision.

Do you have any pics of yours?

Sep 26, 2008 | 01:17 AM

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1slobalt12

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iv had my gen 2 halos for about 6months or so now and havnt had a single problem no cracks no lights going out etc...

Sep 28, 2008 | 08:54 PM

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i want some projectors really bad....... i have heard better luck with the 3rd gen...

Sep 28, 2008 | 09:57 PM

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I just bought: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=380067887817

Can someone direct me to a reliable HID kit on ebay? and bulbs, sorry I would normally do it myself but I have no idea at all what im looking at

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...=p4506.c0.m245

i just found that, is that worth buying, it says it comes with the conversion kit AND bulbs

nevermind..... lol..... just bought http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=160285971199 and got 8000K bulbs

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Sep 28, 2008 | 10:05 PM

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LScoupeTUNER

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2nd gen ccfl's are said to last 4x longer than and LED's Projectors Halo lights...

Sep 28, 2008 | 10:18 PM

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I'm sure all the people who have their CCFLs burn out within the first week beg to differ.

Sep 28, 2008 | 10:20 PM

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i got 3rd gen and the are all kind of stressed craked up man

Sep 28, 2008 | 10:30 PM

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i got 3rd gen and the are all kind of stressed craked up man

Thats sucks man! What kind of bulbs do you have? Idk if I wanna stay with halogens or go HID after reading this article from the eBay people: http://reviews.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H...d=p4506.c0.m17