Well its my 3rd year with this car...and every year i replace these damn headlights. This time the housing was melted by my silverstars. Last time was chipping of the clear coat on the housing.

Question is, anyone know if these are CCFLs? These look like a good replacement as I cant stand the gen2s.

 

I have them, they are ****....... Look good but its near impossible to aim and even though they look good........

 

umm, those are the 3rd gens

 

Those are 3rd gens. I haven't had any problems yet, but have only had one month. I don't believe that they are CCFLs, honestly I've never turned em on. Aiming is a pain in the @$$.

 

hmm thx guys, think i may just rebuild my gen1s /w the OEM lens and pray it doesnt screw up.

 

ive had them for 4 months now and i love them i have 4300k hids in them too
trust i think they look the best out of all of them

 

I believe they are CCFLs... CCFL actually refers to the halo and the method used to light them up. CCFL makes use of a Cold Cathode tube, the reason they are so bright. The first gen uses a single LED at the bottom of the halo if I remember correctly.

 

That definately makes me want to keep my stock headlights. I cannot imagine replacing my headlights every year.

 

3rd gens are leds... not CCFLS. I've had em for over a year now, no probs. No melting, no stress cracks, no leaks.
I'd recommend getting HIDS, they run a lot cooler than halogens, and I'm not sure if halogens would melt the housing.
And yes, they are a PAIN IN THE ASS to aim... but they look nice

If I had to replace em I think I might get the 2nd gens, and disconnect that stupid light bar. I like the ccfls, theyre a lot brighter than the led halos.

 

Damn, Silverstars melted your projector housings? DAMN, you just broke my heart.

I've been having huge, annoying problems with my HID's lately. I love the look of the Gen 1 projectors, and love the HID look, but HATE the headache my HID's are giving me.

The problem I'm having? They like to not turn on. I've checked all connections, everything seems fine. Might need new ballasts, ugh.

I want to bypass all the troubleshooting and headache by just putting Silverstars in the projectors, but now I find out they melt them? Gah....

 

I got the 2nd gen ccfl for about 2 years and there working fine for. I like em too because the halos are low and I put eyelids on em. Check em out on my sig

 

Like the lids, looking to do something similar Are they vinyl or painted?

 

they're both. The red vinyl didn't match well, they were of a bit so I colored over them to match the body color

 

Do you have to put the turn signal lights in the gen 3 yourself or what?

 

use ur stock bulb or go buy the pure white turning signal bulb imo looks allot better then stock amber turning bulb.

 

do they still direct plug and play or do u have to do something different for them to work?

 

there are replacement ring for the first gens, im going to do this to mine, u can by CCFL rings off of ebay https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-guide-43/how-swap-ccfl-halos-1st-gen-projectors-125327/