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Quality head light replacement.
Just looking for a stock replacement that will last.Mine are faded and i have refurbished thim several times and they just yellow again.
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Re: Quality head light replacement.
They all yellow. It's what they do.
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Re: Quality head light replacement.
the 3m heavy duty kit with clear coat is what i use at work it keeps them clear for about 3 years
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Re: Quality head light replacement.
Thanks for the input I found some through GM I will probably get those.
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Re: Quality head light replacement.
Good deal althea aftermarket lights suck that's why I try to restore and clear coat factory lights aw much as possible
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David fuller Ase Certified Mechanic Click here to help support our board!! 1971 Chevy c-10 under going a 4.8l LSx swap Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421305 2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles 2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car) 2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car) 2002 Sububran 5.3 245k 2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378 General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube |
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Re: Quality head light replacement.
I wondered why they yellowed quickly and so I did some low budget experimenting. I have 4 NBS trucks and they all have aftermarket headlamp assemblies. I live in Vegas and so the heat is nice and toasty.
All my trucks had the headlamps with all chrome housing. I’m not talking about just the reflective portion, but the outer edge of the housing too. The factory headlamps are black edged. My research showed that the all chrome housing started yellowing within the first year. The brand did not matter. Could the reflection be the issue, who knows. When I switched to a black housing, either all black inside or just the outer edge black, the lens did not yellow. This pic of the black edged housing is 2.5 years old, on a daily driver truck, that’s parked outside 24-7, soaking up the Vegas heat. The all black housing is about 2 years old parked outside 24-7. The yellow headlamp is the all chrome one and is just under 1 year old. I’m convinced that the all chrome ones yellow more than black housing ones. Maybe I got a good batch or maybe the all chrome one reflected too much and accelerated the yellowing.
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Re: Quality head light replacement.
I have had good luck with TYC products on my projects.
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I Bought New ACDelco Headlights And Had UV Protection Clear 3M Film Put on And They Still Look New after 5 Years
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Re: Quality head light replacement.
I installed GM headlamps and turn/DRL with Lamin-x UV film in late 2018.
So far so good. The New England sun seems to tear stuff up worse than it did in Hotlanta, Kansas City, and Cincinnati. I wonder if it's related to the latitude. Dunno. The sun in Denver, Flagstaff, and the Salt Lake valley seems to be pretty rough on stuff too. Noticeably worse than Phoenix or Santa Fe... Maybe altitude???
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Re: Quality head light replacement.
I bought mine on evilbay in 2018
I can't say whether any are still available or pricing but these are the OEM part numbers.
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Re: Quality head light replacement.
I think Silverado went to the cat eye head light starting in 03 but Tahoe's and suburban kept the old style headlights for what ever reason.The bulbs and the bulb sockets interchange.I had about five bulb sockets that corroded and I replaced them with an 06 from a local wrecking yard.
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1999-2002 Silverado 2003-2007 Silverado 2003 Tahoe. Looks kinda like the 1999-02 Silverado 1999-2007 Sierra 2003 GMC Yukon Looks like the Sierra nose.
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