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Old Jan 27, 2014 | 09:58 PM
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Headlight + Tails?

I was messing around on ebay and came accross this http://www.ebay.com/itm/231133440821...84.m1497.l2649. Does anyone know if these are okay? For the price I'd like to give them a try. If they are close the the HD lights I'm sure they will clean up the overall look of my truck. Does anyone out there know anything about these?
 
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Old Jan 28, 2014 | 06:49 AM
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For the price why not? They look like your ordinary, run of the mill aftermarket lights but so what. Styling looks fine. Nothing too wild or ugly looking.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2014 | 10:44 AM
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I like the way they look and the price is right. I am interested too.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2014 | 02:45 PM
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I bought them last night. Nothiing fancy but that's what I like. I just wanted something with a tint to it like the Harley lights. If they suck I'll send them back. Should be here on or before Feb. 3, 2014.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2014 | 03:07 PM
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Those are fine. I have something similar on mine.

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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by EVIL_SVT
I bought them last night. Nothiing fancy but that's what I like. I just wanted something with a tint to it like the Harley lights. If they suck I'll send them back. Should be here on or before Feb. 3, 2014.
Please post back when you get them and give us your thoughts on the quality. I took a rock in my drivers side headlight so I am looking at these lights too. Maybe some pics of them on your truck and how well they fit if you can.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 03:00 PM
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After a year or so, they will start to flake and haze, but it's easily corrected with some polish. It really just needs to be UV protected with something.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 09:05 PM
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Those are fine. I have something similar on mine.

Those look cool. Just what I'm looking for. Nice clean fresh look.

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Please post back when you get them and give us your thoughts on the quality. I took a rock in my drivers side headlight so I am looking at these lights too. Maybe some pics of them on your truck and how well they fit if you can.
Ok will do. I'll take some pic's and post em up.

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After a year or so, they will start to flake and haze, but it's easily corrected with some polish. It really just needs to be UV protected with something.
I have cleaned my stock ones up a few times already and they come out like brand new. Hopefully these will also, once the get the "HAZE" on them. I am almost a pro at polishing headlights now. I use 1000 grit and 2000 grit sand paper and wet sand them by hand. Comes out awesome. UV protector too, it helps keep them longer.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2014 | 09:12 PM
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Just got them today. They look okay but I'm curious about the small inconsistent gap between the outer lens and the back part of the light housing. I did a clear brake light kit on my girl friends car years ago when they were super popular (honda civic) and they had the same small gap. That gap allows water to get into the light and basically ruin the look. I'm not saying this will happen but seems to me it's very likely. I am returning them. I hope they don't give me a hard time. Again they might be fine but I'm not willing to install them just to find out they leak and then try and return them. My OEM stock lights do not have that gap and they don't leak. Looks like I'll have to pull them off a HD F150 at a junk yard if I can find one.
 
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