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Hair 05-20-2014 04:37 PM

Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
A year or so ago I bought a pair of crystal clear headlights off Ebay.
Cheap junky garbage - never could get them adjusted properly. Low beams ok but high beams shining in the trees etc. Bought some extra bright $60 bulbs just to make them work almost as good as stock. They had halos in them and half of one of them never worked from the start... cheap junk and now one of them has broke one of the clips so its just hanging there. Tired of them, they got to go!

They look good - I like the look, but they are cheap junk!

Anyway, here's my question: Where can I buy some GOOD QUALITY crystal clear head lights?... is there such a thing?

mountie 05-20-2014 06:22 PM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
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Originally Posted by Hair (Post 6686214)
A year or so ago I bought a pair of crystal clear headlights off Ebay.
Cheap junky garbage - never could get them adjusted properly. Low beams ok but high beams shining in the trees etc. Bought some extra bright $60 bulbs just to make them work almost as good as stock. They had halos in them and half of one of them never worked from the start... cheap junk and now one of them has broke one of the clips so its just hanging there. Tired of them, they got to go!

They look good - I like the look, but they are cheap junk!

Anyway, here's my question: Where can I buy some GOOD QUALITY crystal clear head lights?... is there such a thing?

Model / year ? Anyway, check out RockAuto & LMC Truck.

ssxty8 05-20-2014 06:36 PM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
I like Hella flat lens H4 / 7" round headlamp replacements. Have them in a couple of cars right now with good resuts. Not an original look tho, more of an European look.

Hair 05-21-2014 07:16 AM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
"Year/model?"

I'm sorry, its a 1998 GMC Sierra 1/2 ton

Are the LMC Headlights better quality; anyone on here running those?

JWall 05-21-2014 08:02 AM

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Try to find TYC's. They are getting hard to find & aren't the cheapest but worth the money.

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GCncsuHD 05-21-2014 08:46 AM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
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Originally Posted by JWall (Post 6687187)
Try to find TYC's. They are getting hard to find & aren't the cheapest but worth the money.

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I'll second the TYC brand, and behind that Depo brand. Those are the two better aftermarket replacements I've used, never had a leak or premature yellowing issue with either.

mountie 05-21-2014 09:12 AM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
Never heard of TYC..... I`ll check 'em out.

Up date...... I logged on to the TYC website....

OK... how in the heck do you search??? They have PDF files non-specific.

Didn't find any search for a model / year. Just a bunch of abbreviated terms with no category to find your vehicle.

sntrym95 05-21-2014 09:27 AM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
I'm running TYC as well. I've had them on there for 8 years now, no issues. Stylin Trucks is where I got them, but they don't have them anymore. They do have these: http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts/di...0117_3151.aspx

You may want to try them and return them if you don't like them.

sntrym95 05-21-2014 09:29 AM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
I should add that the IPCW lights look exactly like the TYC lights.

1badgmc 05-21-2014 09:33 AM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
TYC Elegante, hands down. But like others have said, good luck finding them. I'm not sure if they've been discontinued or what, but they're getting harder and harder to find these days.

Be sure to look for the Elegante line by TYC. TYC also makes OEM replacement lenses, so its best to clarify your searching.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g5...IMG_8483-d.jpg


If you don't have any luck with the TYC lights, try looking for Anzo. They seem to be pretty good as well.

Kim57 05-21-2014 09:58 AM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
Here's a set on e-bay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/331203980187?lpid=82
And another on Amazon.
Amazon.com: TYC 80-6227-01 Elegante CHEVROLET... Amazon.com: TYC 80-6227-01 Elegante CHEVROLET...Kim

1badgmc 05-21-2014 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kim57 (Post 6687297)

They're currently unavailable on Amazon.

LynnJr 05-24-2014 10:31 PM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
Are any of these made out of glass or are they all plastic?

1badgmc 05-24-2014 10:58 PM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
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Originally Posted by LynnJr (Post 6691868)
Are any of these made out of glass or are they all plastic?

All the ones listed here are plastic. I've seen the glass lenses, but they're not very common.

jb1016 05-26-2014 08:16 PM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
Another vote for TYC Elegantes. It's worth the trouble to find them...mine are a few years old, on a daily driver that gets parked outside, and they look almost as good as the day I put them on.

mountie 05-27-2014 10:17 AM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
I found headlights from them, on their website, for my '88 GMC C2500 Sierra SLE. The page is confusing...

Unfortunately, they don't have a clue about 4 head lamps on that year. They say they have "what I need", but a 7" wide light isn't for my model.

The guy had to Google what my truck grill looked like.

Us 1988 guys do this a lot...... :smoke:

GCncsuHD 05-27-2014 11:14 AM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
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Originally Posted by mountie (Post 6694801)
I found headlights from them, on their website, for my '88 GMC C2500 Sierra SLE. The page is confusing...

Unfortunately, they don't have a clue about 4 head lamps on that year. They say they have "what I need", but a 7" wide light isn't for my model.

The guy had to Google what my truck grill looked like.

Us 1988 guys do this a lot...... :smoke:

The 5x7 light would have been on a 88 W/T model.

Any of the 90+ composite beam lights will bolt directly onto your 88, it just takes a bit of trimming of the grille IIRC, or just put a newer grille on.

1badgmc 05-27-2014 04:20 PM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
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Originally Posted by GCncsuHD (Post 6694870)
The 5x7 light would have been on a 88 W/T model.

Any of the 90+ composite beam lights will bolt directly onto your 88, it just takes a bit of trimming of the grille IIRC, or just put a newer grille on.

The grille doesn't need any modifying. You just need to splice in some pigtails with the plugs for the 9005/9006 bulbs.

GCncsuHD 05-27-2014 04:29 PM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
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Originally Posted by 1badgmc (Post 6695262)
The grille doesn't need any modifying. You just need to splice in some pigtails with the plugs for the 9005/9006 bulbs.

I couldn't remember on the grille for sure, seemed like I remembered trimming a bit, but then again that was like 15 years ago... ;)

likaroc13 05-27-2014 07:55 PM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by GCncsuHD (Post 6687223)
I'll second the TYC brand, and behind that Depo brand. Those are the two better aftermarket replacements I've used, never had a leak or premature yellowing issue with either.

I had the Depo brand parking lamps & sidemarkers on my '93 S-10. I agree that they seemed to be a good product.

mountie 05-28-2014 07:59 PM

Re: Good Quality Clear Headlights?
 
I like my 1st model year - 4 lights! "00" "00"


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