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Old 04-17-2015, 12:07 AM
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Anyone use those cheap ebay headlights and tail lights? They worth it or ate they junk?? Thanks
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Bought a pair of clear ones for $45. I really like the look, but the right headlight sticks out a lot from the truck compared to the left one. You can't tell from a distance and i'm satisfied mostly... but the quality control on the ebay ones makes me wish I had paid $100 and bought a quality pair from the beginning. If you're luck you might not have same problem.


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Just curious as to where you were going to buy $100 headlights from? Headlights are good if you take your oem adjustment fasteners off and put them on the ebay lights. As for the tail lights the only ones that look good are the solid smoked and clear ones that don't have any red in them. IMO the other tail lights look ricer along with the headlights that have those cheap halos and projectors in them.
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I was thinking about getting these. I didn't even think about the adjusters for the lights..
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I was always told to use clear silicone on the "cheap" headlights to prevent moisture from fogging them, I didn't on mine and have made it through the rainy season and a couple feet of snowfall over winter without fogging. I got some HID (IMO the other tail lights look ricer along with the headlights that have those cheap halos and projectors in them.) off ebay and love them. No one has ever said they looked ricer, actually I think they look pretty freakin mean at dusk/dawn when I just run the parking lights. Personally if you are dropping that kind of money go with HID projectors as they light up the night, I do a fair amount of night driving and haven't had to turn my brights on once in the past 8 months because they put out some heavy duty light.





Just the parking lights


I still need to get a black grill and maybe bumper to bring the front of the truck together more but that's a work in progress.
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That's why I said In My Opinion definitely not my taste and to each their own I'm all for having something nobody else has (until I post it then I got the copy cats lol!!)
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I was thinking about getting these. I didn't even think about the adjusters for the lights..
Honestly I would just buy the headlights. Tail lights don't do anything for me and I think I was reading about those third brake lights and people said the led's start burning out.
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I agree about the not using LED for the 3rd brake light. You never know how bright they are going to be and for pure safety, on not getting rear ended then having them say they couldn't see your lights, I would stick with stock style bulbs for any brake lights, I like the clearer lenses and they would probably let more light through than old dirty lenses but would find some that allowed you to use the stock bulbs.
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My stock tail lights are tinted lol. I'm not sure if I'm going to get them since I'm trying to make this a mud truck really.
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I got those posted above, had to do a little cutting at the notch for the light to twist in and as another mentioned one side sticks out a little more than the other, I am happy though because I like the look (didn't get the 3rd brake light)


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