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      10-12-2011, 02:35 PM   #1
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So Whats the Deal With the Headlights?

Alright. So I had one of my headlights get smashed up the other day. So im looking for a replacement. Now question. Ive heard in the past that you can buy the actual light cluster and the ballast separately. So could I simply reuse my ballast, which is fine, and only replace the light housing unit at a fraction of the cost? I really hate to get my insurance involved, but $1200 is far more than my deductible...so im looking for ways to do this cheaper.



Also on a side note my hood got a decent dent in it too, looking to replace it if I end up going through insurance. So I looked up some prices for the Vorsteiner hood.

Checked Jlevi, HPA, Vivid, all of the places that stocked it last year but I cant find it. So whats the deal? Do they just not make it anymore? Thats disappointing then.
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Man, that sucks. I'm sorry!

The ballast and the xenon control unit are indeed separate. That saves you about $400 bucks. However, the headlight housing unit itself is still going to be about $750 dollars. Plus the cost of new bulbs, which shouldn't be too much except for the $150-200 D1S bulb for the low/high beams. So that's still like 900 bucks

Which side got hit? I have a passenger side light with no problems except a couple of the plastic tabs that keep it in place are snapped and there is a superficial (buff-able) horizontal scratch across it. Would let it go for like a hundred bucks. Not ideal, but hey it's cluttering my house and you said cheap haha.
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Wait you're in england did your dad crash your car
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Ahh damn. So I got the prices backwards...I thought the housing was $400 and the rest was in the ballast.

No I left the car with my dad. He had it parked and walked out to it.

And no its driver's side, haha.

Im half considering replacing it with the LCi lights. Because of the mileage of my car ill end up replacing both...looks like its indeed insurance time then...sucks.
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Ahh damn. So I got the prices backwards...I thought the housing was $400 and the rest was in the ballast.

No I left the car with my dad. He had it parked and walked out to it.

And no its driver's side, haha.

Im half considering replacing it with the LCi lights. Because of the mileage of my car ill end up replacing both...looks like its indeed insurance time then...sucks.
If you do go for insurance, may as well swing the european parts while your at it. They're paying for it anyway!
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If you do go for insurance, may as well swing the european parts while your at it. They're paying for it anyway!
Yeah I was thinking European LCi xenons.
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Are the rims ok?

no but seriously that sucks. where did it happen?
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Are the rims ok?

no but seriously that sucks. where did it happen?
Ywah the rims are fine. The front of my car is a bit beaten up however. Since im basically going through insurance im gonna try to get the front end replaced. Maybe go BMW perf with a VRS hood and hopefully those prototype APR fenders. haha

In my dreams...but well see what happens.
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Yeah I was thinking European LCi xenons.
IF you decide on euro clears... don't buy the UK versions! You will be blinding US drivers! lol Order the ECE (euro) lights, not the RHD UK ones.
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IF you decide on euro clears... don't buy the UK versions! You will be blinding US drivers! lol Order the ECE (euro) lights, not the RHD UK ones.
haha good point.


Now lets see if Berk Tech and APR let me prototype their front end


And the jury is still out on whats going on with the Vorsteiner hood.
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On a side note, if you have a bad headlight getting replaced... it would be an interesting opportunity to determine exactly what the orange part is made of - a film, a removable piece of plastic, etc. Also gain some insight on how the headlights might come apart (oven temp needed).

I'd be willing to cover shipping costs if you wanted to send it to me to play with
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Ywah the rims are fine. The front of my car is a bit beaten up however. Since im basically going through insurance im gonna try to get the front end replaced. Maybe go BMW perf with a VRS hood and hopefully those prototype APR fenders. haha

In my dreams...but well see what happens.
You should try to make this claim under your COMP ins. Most states have a zero deductable. Look into that.
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You should try to make this claim under your COMP ins. Most states have a zero deductable. Look into that.
Yeah I am going through comprehensive. Its a $250 for me.
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I was thinking of LCI'ing my car as well, but it's a 2008 Year One of the 1 car and I really am on the fence about changing it up that much.
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Collector status! lol
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I was thinking of LCI'ing my car as well, but it's a 2008 Year One of the 1 car and I really am on the fence about changing it up that much.
Collector status! lol
Touché !
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Yeah I have a first year aswell. But I do like the feux eyebrow they gave it.
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Yeah I have a first year aswell. But I do like the feux eyebrow they gave it.
Yeah, I like the faux brows as well as the curvy tail lights.
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I'd say don't go through insurance... better to have no claims imo. Financially you'll end up paying more later than the up front cost now... the headlights are freakin expensive though.
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