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it's prly been ask a lot but I'll ask again anyways. What's the best headlights?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005...headlights&dpPl=1&dpID=518PWXqs5AL&ref=plSrch

Should I buy black depo's^


http://www.ebay.com/itm/181670983529?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Has anyone ever tried these headlights^?


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I have these eBay headlights right now and they suck. They point like straight down and don't adjust. They are like 7years old and need replacing. They look real good IMO but DONT work good.
 
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Here's a video of a members on here depos while driving.... To me it seem they only light up the road like 50ft in front of the truck.... I wanna be able to see a football away clear as day.....
 
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Still love my Chrome Depos. I left the bulbs in that came with the unit. Granted my truck is a suburban pavement pounder, but the front end look and output satisfies my requirements. :2cents:
 
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I was going to get depos but from that video I posted they don't seem to have good output distance... Maybe in the video the guy has them pointed down? The halo projectors I have in my truck now pretty much look like the light output In The video... They only illuminate the road like 40-50ft in front of you... I want something that I can see all the way down the road..... My wife has a 2004 Grand Prix and with her car and headlights I can shine all the way down my street and light up the stop sign at the end... My headlights shoot like 50ft.

My wife's headlights in her car are OEMassive brand headlights
 

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If I were you, I would start looking into projector retrofits. Cheap? Nope. But you can bet your ass your lighting will be one of a kind.
I have a Yukon, so I was able to "retrofit" a projector into the the housing. I get compliments and since they are Bi xenon, I have both highs and lows out of the projectors. Will I ever look at halogen reflectors again? NOPE.
 

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If I were you, I would start looking into projector retrofits. Cheap? Nope. But you can bet your ass your lighting will be one of a kind.
I have a Yukon, so I was able to "retrofit" a projector into the the housing. I get compliments and since they are Bi xenon, I have both highs and lows out of the projectors. Will I ever look at halogen reflectors again? NOPE.

What do you have in yours? I have Tl and MH1's in my yukon lights. Love it.

To the op. Definitely go with the retrofit.View media item 23981
That's just my tl low beams.
 

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Here's a video of a members on here depos while driving.... To me it seem they only light up the road like 50ft in front of the truck.... I wanna be able to see a football away clear as day.....

Yeah that's not enough throw for me either.
 
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What do you have in yours? I have Tl and MH1's in my yukon lights. Love it.

To the op. Definitely go with the retrofit.View media item 23981
That's just my tl low beams.

Yours looks nice! Right now I just have normal h1 bulbs in mine. I've had HID before and it doesn't help because the headlight I have now are old and non adjustable. They just point right down... That's why I was looking at depo because u can adjust those... Or the other ones I posted a link to in the first post
 

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Yea. Even though your housings are fixed, the should have 2 or 3 screws on the back behind the projector to adjust the beam. Have you checked? It's a pain to pull the housing, turn the screw, and put back in for each adjustment.
 
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Yea the screws just spin and spin. They never did adjust anything since the day I got them. U get what you pay for lol.
 

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Yea. Even though your housings are fixed, the should have 2 or 3 screws on the back behind the projector to adjust the beam. Have you checked? It's a pain to pull the housing, turn the screw, and put back in for each adjustment.
This. Had a coworker who's denali headlights were like this.
 
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I bought some black DEPO projector headlights. And some black corner lights. I'll do a before and after photos when they come in.
 

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I was looking at those depos too at first but I'm doing a retrofit instead. Pita but worth it in the end. No aftermarket projector light will even come close to a retrofit. Buy clear housing for $60 and some matchbox bi-xenons for $50.
You might be able to buy the depos and tune them and replace the lens with a higher quality. Or swap out the bowl. But I'm not sure.
 
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The worst thing is the gap under the headlight. What do you guys do to close that gap up?
 

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Biased. They look good. I think you should color match your bow tie to your wheels so that your grille pops a bit more and ties in the lower valance. Have a gap on mine too. Left it alone and dealt with it, which is very hard to do. The new look overshadowed the little discrepancy.
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