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Anyone upgrade their headlights in the 2nd Gen trucks?

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notlimah

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Are there any solid alternatives to the stock headlight option? I just checked with my local shop and they want 100 bucks a pop for a whole new housing!!

 

The reason I'm going that route is because I have condensation built up in my headlight housing currently, and I don't think sanding/clear will help in that situation.

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I purchased my replacement housings on Ebay. I think the pair was about $140. The headlight and turn signal are all one piece on mine and the backdrop inside the housing is black. Looks pretty nice and performs pretty nice as well. I had the same issue of condensation on the inside of the housing.

 

You should be able to see them in the pictures I have of the truck in my "garage".

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Me78569

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When I get the time/ money I will be installing morimoto bixenon projectors into my stock housings.  I did this on my 89 BMW and the improvement is truly astonishing. 

 

you can find the full kit for $200-$300 on ebay.  Very easy to install and the results will blow the sport housings out of the water.  The only downside is the bulbs are a non standard type, so it is recommended to keep some in the glove box. 

 

 

When I do get around to this I will do a write up on it.

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notlimah

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But which manufacture at Rockauto. I've used Dorman parts before, replaced all the window regulators in a 2002 Chevy Tahoe. They looked nice fit nice and worked right the first time. I don't know about the TYC or Various Mfg brands.

 

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1361999,parttype,10762

 

Thanks for that link. I really only need the main headlight housing, my blinkers are still looking nice. Have you ordered any of those yet?

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I haven't replaced them yet. They have a slight haze on them now and I'll give them a clean and seal to see how that goes. The truck is a driveway Queen and faces north all the time so the UV damage hasn't been to bad on them.   

 

haha that's pretty strategic parking!

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My headlights are quite acceptable...  I mainly park nose in facing the woods (North).      

 

I have a problem with random "upgrades" that put different bulbs in the housing.  I had off road lights before they were DOT approved...  I learned a lot.  The filament can end up located in the wrong place in the reflector.  While non-specified bulbs may put out a lot of light...  the combination can lack the light control resulting in blinding oncoming drivers like me.   If you blind somebody & they crash into you, you both lose.  Now maybe newer kits or bulbs have resolved these issues...  I don't know.  When we undertake to do mods, the responsibility falls only on us.          

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My headlights are quite acceptable...  I mainly park nose in facing the woods (North).      

 

I have a problem with random "upgrades" that put different bulbs in the housing.  I had off road lights before they were DOT approved...  I learned a lot.  The filament can end up located in the wrong place in the reflector.  While non-specified bulbs may put out a lot of light...  the combination can lack the light control resulting in blinding oncoming drivers like me.   If you blind somebody & they crash into you, you both lose.  Now maybe newer kits or bulbs have resolved these issues...  I don't know.  When we undertake to do mods, the responsibility falls only on us.          

Anything you do to a vehicle or trailer, from changing oil to a brake job to an engine overhaul, the responsibility falls on us. Years ago  I did a wheel bearing repack. A few weeks later the customer runs the car into the center divider during a rain storm. She said the steering wheel jerked out of her hands and it must have been the wheel bearing were done wrong. A third party inspected the bearings and found nothing wrong but there you go, she was trying to make me responsible for her bad driving.

 

A lot of the things we do to our trucks are upgrades. Are they random? A person sees a situation an says ' I think I can do it better than what I've got here now. He try's out the "upgrade" and it either works better or it's a flop. This is how we learn: IE putting Chevy rear brake wheel cylinders in 2000 Dodge ¾ ton pick-up.     

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Dieselfuture

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That's funny right there. I guess the honeymoons over? :)

Yeah the first month or so, now it's life like for everyone else. Up down up down etc, she'd actually think that it's for the best and nice for a change that her vehicle is getting attantion too. So even if it looks worst then before you can always say but honey I meant to do good and see I'm not only working on my truck all the time.
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