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Old 08-25-2009, 12:37 PM
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I love the (facelifted) look of these lights. I also ordered mine from parasitesingle on ebay. There wasn't an option for stock HID, but I bought them anyway in hopes of modding them. What I did was open both the OEM headlights and the new ones, then I swapped the OEM HID projectors and the self-leveling motors with the new headlights. Perfect fit! (...aside from having to go throught the PITA of baking the headlights).

The new lights now have the factory-fitted projector, HID lights and self-leveling motors!

Only one problem; I think I fried the ballasts when I baked the headlights.... so still no rings.

Even without the rings illuminated, the headlights look so much better.
It looks really nice! A few questions though before I make a purchase.

1. The seller claims the set has OEM quality build. By comparing with the original light set, how do you feel their quality?

2. Is the halo LED? or CCFL.

3. Is there anyway to avoid the ballasts demage? Open them without baking?

4. Is the ballasts demage the root cause for no rings? If you buy a new set of ballasts, would that resolve the issue?

Thanks.
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