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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 01:49 AM
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Question JDM headlight on E-bay

i have a 03 sedan and the OEM HID headlight cover looks foggy and old, im thinking ab getting a new headlight housing.

have anyone bought the JDM headlight on ebay before? If yes, how is it?

any suggestion on replacing OEM headlight?
 
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 01:56 AM
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The ones on ebay are not HID, they are Halogen. (unless they say HID...they will also cost alot more) thats why they are so cheap (~150 for a set). You can re-use the lenses by baking them in the oven, removing the lenses, do the same with you OEM ones and then just swap out the lenses. Bake again to re-seal.

I will be doing (more helping) this on Sunday. Also paiting the bezels black and maybe another suprise.

There are some on eBay that I have read are pretty bad when it comes to quality and fitment.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 02:01 AM
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Thumbs up Thx

i see, thx for sharing.

can you be more specific on the oven thing? like how long what degree?
 
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 02:37 AM
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No problem.

From the research I've done, the method to use is

heat up to 350
turn off
bake for 10 minutes

Pry the lenses off from there. I haven't done this myself yet. I can post up what was all done after this Sunday. Also do a search for "headlights" and you should come up with some other threads on the topic.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 05:56 AM
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Or use a heat gun which would be a lot safer IMO
 
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 10:32 AM
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Or you can just go to kragen or some auto store to buy meguairs plastic X plastic cleaner, it does a great job.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 10:54 AM
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I second the Meguair's products. A guy here did mine and it made a huge difference.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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Some of the 03s (mine included) are beyond the over the shelf products. I even went as far as to do a sand and polish on my headlights and I still can't get that original shine back or the cloudyness away.

Def try the products though if you haven't tried them before.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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^ like the new avatar
 
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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Thanks Perry
 
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 09:03 PM
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Chris... I look forward to working on your lights Sunday.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 01:55 AM
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Giacomo....Steve's got some new plans for my headlights....I'm so freakin excited I can't wait Its Christmas early for me
 
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 03:48 AM
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JDM, huh? that's funny...
 
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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If they are just foggy use 3M or eq brand plastic cleaner and polish to bring them back to a nice clear shine. Then use 3M clear bra covers on the lights so it never comes back!
 
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