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Old Aug 21, 2008 | 09:25 AM
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My driver side headlight has a small crack and gets a ton of condensation in it, I was going to replace it with an OEM but started looking at aftermarket ones just for kicks.

Anyone have any experience with these, was looking at something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...=p4506.c0.m245

anything in that style seems to run about $150 shipped. I'm just always a bit weary about ebay parts.
Old Aug 21, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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I personally dont have experience with the projectors in mustangs but in honda's. I would NOT do projectors without HID's. It will look like crap and will function the same.


I would recomend buying from gt_racers They usually have headlights and I have dealed with them before.

And i personally like the SMOKED housing (no projectors)

Hope this helps
Old Aug 21, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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Forgot to say, On most cars i have worked with it's SIMPLE to change the housing. Take pics cause I'm changing my soon.
Old Aug 21, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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I just ordered some headlights off of Ebay. They should have been here today, but it must be running alittle late (grrr..) I'll let you know how better they function, before and after pics, etc etc, once I install them..

Here's the one's I bought...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts...=p4506.c0.m245
Old Aug 21, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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I got some smoked ones off of ebay for my old V6. Had them on it for over a year and never had any problems with them. They werent as bright as my stock ones, but other than that worked perfectly.
Old Aug 21, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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^ My stock ones are so fogged over its crazy haha. There is no clearity at all, just a sheet of white
Old Aug 21, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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Great, anxious to see how they work out. My driver one is horrible and needs to get replaced, after any kind of precipitation it's just complete fog on the inside.
Old Aug 21, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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DO NOT BUY ANY EBAY LIGHTS!!!

My last headlights were ebay specials (not the cheapies, but not the best either). After 5 months the tint faded and cracked and a year later I had to replace them with what I have now. I've had the new ones on for about 6 months and they still look great. To stop condensation drill 2-3 small holes in the bottom of each light, and make sure they're well sealed. The holes allow the lights to breath in humid conditions, and the seal makes sure water doesn't get in when it rains.

I bought mine from www.50resto.com
Old Aug 22, 2008 | 08:37 AM
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i have the projector head lights and never had any problems with them, but it's recommended to seal them with goop. all the instructions here http://autohow.tv/node/30
my head lights never leaked, but the tail lights did, so better seal aftermarket lights before installing
Old Aug 22, 2008 | 08:37 AM
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I tried to buy Ebay headlights. After two weeks of not receiving them I filed a Paypal dispute. Got my money back and ordered them from stangmods.com. Had them in a couple of days. Pics below.

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...4-21-08003.jpg



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