Choosing New Head Lights

sup3rn0th1ng · Post by **sup3rn0th1ng** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:42 am

Ok well I have a 2001 Ply Neon, and it has stock head lights, I want to get differents because recently I just bought euro smoke altezza tail lights and you know I want the head lights to be smoke as well, or well dark. I was wondering in your professional opinion what would you recommend. Projectors or TYC euro racing head lights?

My friend told me not to even mess with the head lights because aftermarket head lights suck..so not to waste my money...soo....idk yet..

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:59 pm

I do not htink they suck, I have a set of aftermarket projectors, and they do not leak, no fogging, and they have great light output... you could always go with some new stock ones, or even the racoon style lights... those are sexy.

Pizza Boy · Post by **Pizza Boy** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:01 pm

what is wrong with the stock headlights?
1) there free and already installed in your car.
2)They don't blind on coming traffic like aftermarket.
3)there free and already installed on your car.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:04 pm

I think he wants something "schnazy" to brighten up the front end... my stock lights were so fogged over the light was dimmed.

Pizza Boy · Post by **Pizza Boy** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:06 pm

kc2002acr wrote:I think he wants something "schnazy" to brighten up the front end... my stock lights were so fogged over the light was dimmed.

get eye lids...

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:37 pm

kc2002acr wrote:I do not think they suck, I have a set of aftermarket projectors, and they do not leak, no fogging, and they have great light output...

Andrew, How long have you had your after market head lights on your car?......I would like to travel down the after market road myself, but I don't want to be in the same boat with foggy head lights in a few years. If you know what I mean. Thanks for your input.

Crystal, I'll take it from you looking into new headlights that you didn't have much luck with the PlastX. Is it because of the inside of the headlights rather than the exterior? Good luck with your decision and keep us posted on the results.

-Devil- · Post by **-Devil-** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:40 pm

i have a set of the aftermarket 'projector' lights on my 01 ... once i get around to it .. ordering me a set of the raccoon lights to replace them ...

they are ok, but i am just not happy with the output of them ...

sup3rn0th1ng · Post by **sup3rn0th1ng** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:03 pm

the plastx did stuff but its just because I got the new tail lights

so I just want something that matches ya know.

Andpto · Post by **Andpto** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:31 pm

King Crab wrote:
kc2002acr wrote:I do not think they suck, I have a set of aftermarket projectors, and they do not leak, no fogging, and they have great light output...
Andrew, How long have you had your after market head lights on your car?......I would like to travel down the after market road myself, but I don't want to be in the same boat with foggy head lights in a few years. If you know what I mean. Thanks for your input.

Crystal, I'll take it from you looking into new headlights that you didn't have much luck with the PlastX. Is it because of the inside of the headlights rather than the exterior? Good luck with your decision and keep us posted on the results.

Andrew hasnt had them on for a long time. Glasswars has had aftermarket projectors for a while. He said he had some problems with condensation but he added more liquid silicone to them to get a better seal.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:18 am

Racoonies!!!

http://www.modernperformance.com/produc ... 1756898169

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:19 am

yeah i love my racoon lights, but the projectors are sexy too... if i had the extra cash i'd get rid of my raccoons and get the projectors. depending on the color of your car i'd say go for the black housing projectors....

sup3rn0th1ng · Post by **sup3rn0th1ng** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:41 am

I have a silver neon for now and the black looks sweet i think haha

sup3rn0th1ng · Post by **sup3rn0th1ng** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:53 am

This is what the tail lights look like

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:16 pm

with those tails go for the projectors... anyone with projectors wanna trade me for my raccoons?

Pizza Boy · Post by **Pizza Boy** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:16 pm

rice rice baby...

-Devil- · Post by **-Devil-** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:09 pm

aquariuskid2001 wrote:with those tails go for the projectors... anyone with projectors wanna trade me for my raccoons?

i have black projectors that i would swap .. but we can't discuss in this thread ... got to take it to PM's ...

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:24 pm

MyNeonSaysHi wrote:Racoonies!!!

http://www.modernperformance.com/produc ... 1756898169

How do you like them ??? How is the quality ??

Any fitment problems ??

-Nick

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:42 pm

I had them on my 01 CG Neon. They were greeeeat! Awesome fitment very easy install, no hazing and cracking after a year before I sold her. I wish I would of kept my stock headlamps so I could of swapped them and then sold em.

SteelBlue · Post by **SteelBlue** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:45 pm

King Crab wrote:Crystal, I'll take it from you looking into new headlights that you didn't have much luck with the PlastX. Is it because of the inside of the headlights rather than the exterior? Good luck with your decision and keep us posted on the results.

I scrolled down on this thread and thought WTH I'm not even here yet!?

Anyway, on with the thread. I have aftermarkets on my 02 and one does fog a bit but the other is perfectly fine. If they do fog its easy enough to seal it off and for the most part they look a lot better. I'd say go for the racoon style lights over projectors.

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:19 pm

SteelBlue wrote:
King Crab wrote:Crystal, I'll take it from you looking into new headlights that you didn't have much luck with the PlastX. Is it because of the inside of the headlights rather than the exterior? Good luck with your decision and keep us posted on the results.
I scrolled down on this thread and thought WTH I'm not even here yet!?

Anyway, on with the thread. I have aftermarkets on my 02 and one does fog a bit but the other is perfectly fine. If they do fog its easy enough to seal it off and for the most part they look a lot better. I'd say go for the racoon style lights over projectors.

I would like this opportunity to try and clarify my last statement.

I was referring to the thread starter sup3rn0th1ng = Crystal and I wasn't trying to confuse you, SteelBlue = Crystal.

I mentioned to sup3rn0th1ng about a product I used awhile back to clear up my headlights from Meguiars called PlastX. Anyway I'm sorry if there was any confusion. But Thank you for your input about your first hand experience, as is will help me in my decision SteelBlue = Crystal.

onewickedkid05 · Post by **onewickedkid05** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:57 pm

RACOONS

SteelBlue · Post by **SteelBlue** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:40 pm

King Crab wrote:I would like this opportunity to try and clarify my last statement.

lol. I was just kidding, really. But that did truly run through my head until I remembered that sup3rn0th1ng and I share the same name.

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:36 am

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:03 pm

meguairs plastix works great, i used it on my 02s headlights because i replaced one a while back, and it was more hazy then the other. I recommend using an electric polisher, i used a simoniz 4" random orbit, and after about 20 minutes, i could really see a difference in the two lights. I found i had a lot of crap inside my lights too, so i decided to wash the housing out with oxy-clean, which also helped clean the lights up, but required me to give them another rinse with spotless dish rinse agent so there were no waterspots left inside the light.

Sooner or later ill order the racoons, and then go to work on converting these stockers, to some retrofitted hids!

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:27 pm

MyNeonSaysHi wrote:I had them on my 01 CG Neon. They were greeeeat! Awesome fitment very easy install, no hazing and cracking after a year before I sold her. I wish I would of kept my stock headlamps so I could of swapped them and then sold em.

Good to know. Thanks for the tip !!

-Nick