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Old 03-26-2009, 03:06 AM
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Default I need a new left oem headlight.

Should I buy from Rock Auto or trust ebay?

Or go aftermarket and get two Sonars or something?
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Old 03-26-2009, 04:19 AM
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Sonars are almost teh sex. The missing piece are the real JDM ichiko painted and keyed to your box.
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Almost? Darn.

Well its $56 for a left headlight on rockauto. =[

Ebay is slightly better but its used (maybe foggy/dirty) and shipping is $15.
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Old 03-26-2009, 01:48 PM
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You take your chances with fleabay. Sometimes the gear is good, sometimes it's a widget factory.
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Yea, ebay could yield nice results. I happen to love my Sonars, but ebay oem should be fine.
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Or you could snag the pair for sale here for $40 or see if he'll split em up.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=255141
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Old 03-27-2009, 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
Yea, ebay could yield nice results. I happen to love my Sonars, but ebay oem should be fine.
I like the Sonars but don't they require extra wiring?
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Plug and play. The only wiring you really need to do is for the halos, and that'll just tap to a 12v source, or to the parking light.
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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
Plug and play. The only wiring you really need to do is for the halos, and that'll just tap to a 12v source, or to the parking light.
Oh nice. Where did you purchase yours?
So many sites have them...
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I got em off ebay. As long as they're Sonars, they're fine. I think I paid 110 for mine.
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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
I got em off ebay. As long as they're Sonars, they're fine. I think I paid 110 for mine.
So this is good?

http://www.neweggmall.com/Product/20...0/product.html
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Throwing this out there, try TRD Sparks. They might be a little high but call them and see if anything used is laying around.
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Originally Posted by ProjectGreen
Throwing this out there, try TRD Sparks. They might be a little high but call them and see if anything used is laying around.
Cool site, their prices shown are pretty steep!
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Yeah give ken or jamie a jingle tomorrow or monday, I cant remember if they work on Saturdays. And see if they have anything used layin around.
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Wow, $40 for shipping is f-n insane on that neweggmall thing. I'd find another place to order them from. It's not like headlights weigh a ton and the box isn't going to be oversized. I'd say the max shipping/handling they should legally charge is 20 or less. Also, shipping from the exact same zipcode as 3racing isn't going to cost $40 either. I'd say the upfront price looks good but it smells like an ebay scam almost.
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Yeah I love sites with free shipping but I didn't get how they charge forty bucks.
The initial price is good though.

I found another site with $40 shipping. Wow.
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I'm not getting any luck on ebay.

I found Sonars for $136 with shipping.

That's not bad, but I know there's better.
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Here are the ones I got.
EBAY LINK
Ended up being $118 shipped.
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Old 03-28-2009, 05:09 AM
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Yeah, those are pretty tight... I may have to order a set of sonars all around.
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Oh nice! They're still for sale too.

Cheap price, expensive shipping again. Weird.

I might purchase those because the stock light is already more than half that price anyway.
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