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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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on ebay . i know shipping is high but i think they will look good. anyone tried them? any problems. i know stock headlight has 1 bulb so how do they use 2 in this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-05...09866426QQrdZ1
Old Apr 9, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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Those are sonars... yes, people have used them. They're one of the better projectors out there.

The whole ebay shipping thing is silly.

$150 is about right for them.
Old Apr 9, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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these are great lights, but you can find them for less if you keep searching ebay... you should be arund the 100-120 area, not the $140 area... i think i got mine for 112 via ebay
Old Apr 9, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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also, there is 1 bulb for low beams, and another for high beams. they come with bulbs and they are plug & play... all you have to do is wire up the halos.. low and high beams work great..
Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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Also, you might want to run a bead of silicone around the outside of the housing to prevent fogging. Mine fogged right away, but after i added the silicone, they have yet to fog after 6 months.

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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 11:48 PM
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I bought mine from this place. These are for the chrome version but keep checking and they'll post the black ones.

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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 02:49 AM
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they raised the price on e-bay ....the cheapest is 94.99 + 49.99 shipping....atomic street....they were 79.99 less than a month ago....
Old Apr 10, 2007 | 03:08 AM
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yah i see the chrome ones are still 79 but the black are 99
Old Apr 10, 2007 | 03:30 AM
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arent those notorious for fogging?
Old Apr 10, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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if they are not sealed.....yes...
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 12:51 AM
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mine did fog a bit after putting them on ( ilive in SF and the weather is cold, foggy and then hot) so I took off those plastic caps behind the headlamps and haven't fogged since.. will take pictures soon.. :D
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 02:07 AM
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i would personally by them from bBist.only because ive heard that theirs dont fog and they come with silverstar bulbs.
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 04:23 AM
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www.bbist.com has got black ones and they are quality!
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by bentobox777
www.bbist.com has got black ones and they are quality!
Yes for bBist! 1st class guy to do business with. I wanted something other than stock lights. Just can't find any that have a better pattern at night than the stockers.
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by kitkit201
mine did fog a bit after putting them on ( ilive in SF and the weather is cold, foggy and then hot) so I took off those plastic caps behind the headlamps and haven't fogged since.. will take pictures soon.. :D

i have had my headlights for bbist for about a mth now and it i love them...however i came out to the car today and my pass side headlight is all fogged up ....and i dont know what plastic part your talking about taking off so i cant wait for you to post those picz so that i can fix my headlight.......
Old Apr 12, 2007 | 01:18 AM
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That's because if they are Sonar headlights, they are the same lights you can buy on Ebay. Most manufacturer's aren't going to copy another's lights that closely so it's VERY likely those are Sonar's.
Old Apr 12, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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i have also seen these http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04...06251921QQrdZ1 what are the 3 holes for?
Old Apr 12, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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The three "holes" are LEDS. These are the ones I 've seen many posts about fogging problems.
Old Apr 13, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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I like these alot
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