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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 10:07 PM
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seriously wtf.. headlight ebay and adjustment

Got a light from there as I funked up my other one... then this one I have the adjustment maxed out but still the aim sucks.

anyone else experience this? my drivers side I move a little and it's up, but this whole aftermarket one is frankly pissing me off.. I don't feel like encountering bambi at the last second and saying oh shiii.....
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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aftermarket sucks man!!!!!
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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aftermarket sucks man!!!!!
I'm thinkin so... now I need to find a stocker, but I don't want to pull the amber lens from the turn signal hate fiddling with that sticky ass crap.

guess I post to the classifieds
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by low_k3y
Got a light from there as I funked up my other one... then this one I have the adjustment maxed out but still the aim sucks.

anyone else experience this? my drivers side I move a little and it's up, but this whole aftermarket one is frankly pissing me off.. I don't feel like encountering bambi at the last second and saying oh shiii.....
What kind of headlights did you get that would help in helping you, there are 4 different ones
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by breds2k
aftermarket sucks man!!!!!
Disagree depends on where you get it and how you use it, however nothing compares to retrofits.
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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I hate buying parts on Ebay bro
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 10:26 PM
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What kind of headlights did you get that would help in helping you, there are 4 different ones
got one for 08 cobalt.. looked identical compared to the previous owner who had took the amber out of turn signals which I thought was kind of cool.

it's my daily driver sadly.. wife would kill me if I parked 2 cars and got a 3rd
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by low_k3y
got one for 08 cobalt.. looked identical compared to the previous owner who had took the amber out of turn signals which I thought was kind of cool.

it's my daily driver sadly.. wife would kill me if I parked 2 cars and got a 3rd
Got my gen 4 headlights off ebay and the fitment is not perfect but the aiming and **** is perfect. U got any pics?
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 10:49 PM
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Got my gen 4 headlights off ebay and the fitment is not perfect but the aiming and **** is perfect. U got any pics?
no pics... just could show pics of how far the adjustment screw is maxed. Hitting the mounting bracket that the light mounts to my drivers side has 80% more to go and its as high as the passengers maxed.. bah! anyone know of good ones LMK after I get my HID issue addressed I'll be a happy person
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by low_k3y
no pics... just could show pics of how far the adjustment screw is maxed. Hitting the mounting bracket that the light mounts to my drivers side has 80% more to go and its as high as the passengers maxed.. bah! anyone know of good ones LMK after I get my HID issue addressed I'll be a happy person
Wish I could help more if you got the ones that have the three led lights at the bottom then I have read alot about them being junk
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 11:47 PM
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Wish I could help more if you got the ones that have the three led lights at the bottom then I have read alot about them being junk
From what he's describing it sounds like he bought an aftermarket OEM light off ebay and is not happy with it. I got into a car accident in December and I bought a set of aftermarket oem ones off ebay and I dont really like them. They are not as bright as my stock headlights were, and on top of that I went from retros to these crappy ones. My drivers side retro was destroyed in the accident I got in.it's time for me to buy a used light and rebuild my retro lol
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 12:07 AM
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From what he's describing it sounds like he bought an aftermarket OEM light off ebay and is not happy with it. I got into a car accident in December and I bought a set of aftermarket oem ones off ebay and I dont really like them. They are not as bright as my stock headlights were, and on top of that I went from retros to these crappy ones. My drivers side retro was destroyed in the accident I got in.it's time for me to buy a used light and rebuild my retro lol
yep I think your right and damn I didnt even know oems could be adjusted, Sory if I misunderstood OP
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 04:54 AM
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From what he's describing it sounds like he bought an aftermarket OEM light off ebay and is not happy with it. I got into a car accident in December and I bought a set of aftermarket oem ones off ebay and I dont really like them. They are not as bright as my stock headlights were, and on top of that I went from retros to these crappy ones. My drivers side retro was destroyed in the accident I got in.it's time for me to buy a used light and rebuild my retro lol
you got it I wouldn't mind it, but when you have it maxed out and can't see that great infront thats sad.

I see ZZP sells them, but I'm not sure as a pair or what. I might have to head over there and inspect it. I have the passenger not even sitting in the mounting bracket correctly so I can actually have it level and see the road like my drivers side stocker.

or if anyone knows of a good ebay one that doesn't suck ass give me the link
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by low_k3y
you got it I wouldn't mind it, but when you have it maxed out and can't see that great infront thats sad.

I see ZZP sells them, but I'm not sure as a pair or what. I might have to head over there and inspect it. I have the passenger not even sitting in the mounting bracket correctly so I can actually have it level and see the road like my drivers side stocker.

or if anyone knows of a good ebay one that doesn't suck ass give me the link
I paid $208 shipped with bulbs for depot gen 4 aftermarkets, then I added HIDS for another $50
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 09:19 PM
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I paid $208 shipped with bulbs for depot gen 4 aftermarkets, then I added HIDS for another $50
whats this whole gen 4 you talk of? sorry like I said bit new to cobalts come from modding fieros and just minor stuff with prix's.

got a hold of a place that could get a new GM one for 150 ouch. To think I'll just crack it open and remove amber plastic on turn signal too. Check with parts yard tomorrow maybe I can get lucky.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by low_k3y
whats this whole gen 4 you talk of? sorry like I said bit new to cobalts come from modding fieros and just minor stuff with prix's.

got a hold of a place that could get a new GM one for 150 ouch. To think I'll just crack it open and remove amber plastic on turn signal too. Check with parts yard tomorrow maybe I can get lucky.
4th generation halo projector headlights.
theres a sticky with pics.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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THtas low beam with 6000k HIDs also the aim is set low to mid but more to low.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 06:13 PM
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High beam regular halogen bulbs on a pitch black country road
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