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Installing my headlights. Is it easy?

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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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oh. and pics or GTFO
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveMustangGT
Did you get HIDs? Cause i am thinking about ordering a set for myself in about a week. Let me know how they turn out if thats what you got
No sir. Not yet. Still trying to decide if I want to or not.




And one last thing, how do I go about fixing this? Can I use something to seal the rubber thingy that isn't holding against the body of the car completely like the stockers?

Old Jan 29, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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hmmm.. its probably just a fitment issue... mine isnt that bad. some poeple get luckier than others with the fitment part of these headlights..

make sure its pushed in all the way?
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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It's pushed in as far as I could push it. After I get done at the gym tonight, I'm going to stop over at Walmart and pick up some RTV and make sure I seal them too before I forget. While I'm doing that, I'm also going to try to maybe heat up that part with a blow dryer and see if that makes any difference.
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:04 PM
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ya aftermarket light fitment looks like that on a lot of cars i see
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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yeah def make sure you seal them.. and seal them good.. mine leaked and i resealed them with a THICK coat and haven't had a problem since

*knocks on wood*
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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Well, I had to take them off due to some issues. They have already fogged up due to it being cold outside and it being warm inside the lens when I turned on the lights, so I'll have to take the steps on how to fix the condensation from AM's site or something. And I'm going to have to figure out a way to get that rubber piece that goes around the border of the light to fit up snug against the body of the car. And I can't see **** with the stock bulbs (LOL). The passenger side fits fine, but the driver side, not so much. And, the driver side light seems to be aimed to the right a bit and I don't know how to fix that.

So I don't know. Had I known that there were fitment issues with these, I would have reconsidered me getting them. Maybe I just got a bad batch.
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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Did you get the Ebay specials, or order them from American Muscle?
Old Jan 29, 2009 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by twin turbo pilot
Did you get the Ebay specials, or order them from American Muscle?
Got them from a store on ebay, but I have a strong hunch that they are the exact same ones that AM sells. I emailed the seller so we'll see if whoever answers can chime in, otherwise, I plan on returning them.
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 01:53 AM
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you didn't seal the headlights before installation?



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