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Old May 1, 2011 | 01:26 PM
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Stock black headlights vs Black projectors

i want to buy new headlights and not sure which ones to get, i want black ones and saw stock looking headlights but were painted black for $145 and i bet that would look good with hids. on the other hand saw some blacked out projectors with the leds and the halo rings for $200 but i heard they are a pain in the ass to install because you gotta wire the halo and leds up seperately. so my question is should i get the black stockers plug and play for a cheap and easy install or the mean looking projectors for a more expensive and difficult install? and what gen should i get if i get that? thanks
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Old May 1, 2011 | 01:31 PM
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black retros

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Old May 1, 2011 | 01:40 PM
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black retros

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what do those look like???
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Old May 1, 2011 | 01:53 PM
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Here are the black retros I just bought:


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Old May 1, 2011 | 01:56 PM
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Here are the black retros I just bought:


those are sick! i want those! where u buy them? how much?
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Old May 1, 2011 | 02:00 PM
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You can get a custom set exactly how you want them from BUYHIDS.COM HID Lights HID Kits Xenon Headlights Kit HID Headlight Kits HID Conversion Light
Now I warn you, retros are a lot more expensive because they are the best you can buy (depending who makes them of course haha) but they run around 450
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Old May 1, 2011 | 02:50 PM
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black gen4's. best looking light out there for the balt. and they are projectors. plug and play
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Old May 1, 2011 | 02:57 PM
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black gen4's. best looking light out there for the balt. and they are projectors. plug and play
this. best looking headlight for our cars
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Old May 1, 2011 | 03:00 PM
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We sell pre-wired projectors with harness so its just 1 plug and good to go
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Old May 1, 2011 | 03:08 PM
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quick question. what do you guys use to seal up the headlights? every single time ive seen people reseal them, they get fogged up after a while and yours seem to be ok. nice work btw
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Old May 1, 2011 | 03:11 PM
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you scrape off the old silicone, and apply a good amount of new silicone, stick them together and bake them for a bit to get it to even out
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Old May 1, 2011 | 03:15 PM
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ive done it that way twice and so have others and they still fog up. when the sealant is in the sun for a long time, it releases a gas that puts a film on the headlights. they arent fogging from condensation its from the sealant. thats why manufacturers use butyl rubber instead
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Old May 1, 2011 | 03:15 PM
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problem solved i bought black stockers from amazon.com and hids from buyhids.com im goin to japan in a couple weeks so i wanted to do alittle mods before i left but i will def be getting those retro fits from buyhids.com when i got the money, hopefully tokyo will be just like the movie! lol
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Old May 1, 2011 | 05:19 PM
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Old May 1, 2011 | 05:30 PM
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ive done it that way twice and so have others and they still fog up. when the sealant is in the sun for a long time, it releases a gas that puts a film on the headlights. they arent fogging from condensation its from the sealant. thats why manufacturers use butyl rubber instead
This. butyl rubber is ftw. That's what I sealed mine up with.
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Old May 1, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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i just used the stock stuff, just heated it up and put the lens back on, no issues at all
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