HID Projector Retrofit
10-28-2015, 08:27 AM
#11
10-28-2015, 08:29 AM
#12
I had those in my truck for maybe 2 months and then they started to fog. I had applied silicon to them right out of the box and they still leaked. Stay away from anything SPEC-D. It's all junk IMO. I hit a deer and smashed them so I told the repair shop to order me a new pair of Harley Lights. I know they were not OEM, but they were not SPEC-D either and they haven't leaked one bit and its been almost a year. Wish I knew the brand so I could help you out, I believe they were around $300 a set. If your trying to save money just bake your OEM and paint the insides...I believe there was a thread on this somewhere before.
10-28-2015, 01:30 PM
#13
Not sure if you use ebay, but these headlights are $78 with free shipping. I've used them in 2 retrofit projects and love them. Can't beat the price. Mine have held up for over a year with no condensation problems. I had the SPEC-D ones and had to return them due to condensation issues.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310904654759...84.m1436.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310904654759...84.m1436.l2649
Last edited by rtcoop; 10-28-2015 at 01:36 PM.
10-28-2015, 01:40 PM
#14
Not sure if you use ebay, but these headlights are $78 with free shipping. I've used them in 2 retrofit projects and love them. Can't beat the price. Mine have held up for over a year with no condensation problems. I had the SPEC-D ones and had to return them due to condensation issues.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310904654759...84.m1436.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310904654759...84.m1436.l2649
10-28-2015, 02:13 PM
#16
Truck looks good rtcoop. For $74, I might just go with those. I was thinking about leaving the shrouds chrome but I kinda like them black like yours. Is that a shroud around your parking light too?
10-28-2015, 02:25 PM
#17
Thanks. I did put a shroud around the parking light on one set. I think it looks better with it on there. My shrouds are painted the same gray color as the rims and bottom color on my truck. I'm about to start a third set because I want an all black set, including the shrouds, with no halos.
10-28-2015, 02:34 PM
#18
Funny thing is, if you strip the chrome off of the shrouds that come from the retrofit source they are glossy black and actually look pretty good. I would probably paint them anyway, but you might could get away without painting them if you went all black. I used purple power to strip the chrome off mine. Just let the shrouds sit in it for a little bit and the chrome just falls off. No sanding or anything else needed.
10-28-2015, 02:50 PM
#20
Come to think of it. I stripped the black paint off the light housings and they were glossy black plastic as well. Good luck with the retrofit. I look forward to seeing some pics when you finally get started.