What would you buy? Halo/JDM Black

Like in my other posts I explained about my bad luck with the deer. So I got my estimate and it is about $900, and the deer did break my left headlight so rather than replacing what I have now(Halo Projector Black Housing Headlights--Heres the link of exact place I bought them: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2448401598&category=33710 ) I was wondering if I should just buy the JDM Black Housing Headlights: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2447775384&category=33710

Which one looks better? The Halo Headlights fogged up a lot so I'm not sure if I want that product again. But I seen the JDM Black on my friends car(Same as mine) And they looked hott! What does everyone think??

Jdm

JDM all the way!!!!!!

:iagree: JDM. Halos are only good if you never plan on driving after 7pm. Just long enough to light up the rings and have them visible. When the headlights are on, you can't see the rings more than 10 ft from the car and you cant see the road more than 10ft ahead of you.

I say this from personal experience. The pic in my sig shows my old halos, but I have since replaced them with black housing w/ HID kit and they kick ultimate arse!!!

Thanks for the input AF. So the JDM lights pictured are definitely a good pick? Or does anyone one know where I can get them for a good price? Also check my post 92+Civic>Deer/Bad Luck... I'm selling the Halos

hey i'll tell you what. because i'm about to save you 90 dollars, why don't we split it and you send me 45 and you keep the other 45.

READ:
http://www.honda-acura.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=56277&highlight=ctr+headlights

your welcome man :smokin:

IM me ikailburn...Im a little lost?? on AIM: JNasteeSPINman.

That was a great DIY! I still have my OEM headlights. I think I might try the same experiment but with a dofferent color. If I could get my headlight housing dark blue to match the car, I think it would be extra pimp! If it doesn't work, I'll just keep the black housings that I bought.

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That's a great DIY for making some awesome lloking headlights. What's I'd change and recommend about that project, is the mirrored part where the blinker/parking bulb is, leave that part the nowmal color as well, otherwise the corner bulb may not look or reflect right when on.

what.. does he get it yet??

ya its a step by step walkthrough on making your own "JDM" headlights. its the link i posted(pssst guys..does he not see the link or something?)

Yes, I see the link. What you probably dont understand my OEM lights were damaged in a car accident and I don't have them. So I have to buy new ones. As of right now, I have the Halo ones in(aspictured in the link above). I'm also assuming about the $45 I'm supposed to send is a joke? LOL. Yeah I plan on buying the JDM Black. Thanks for your help though...well appreciated!

Yes, I see the link. What you probably dont understand my OEM lights were damaged in a car accident and I don't have them. So I have to buy new ones. As of right now, I have the Halo ones in(aspictured in the link above). I'm also assuming about the $45 I'm supposed to send is a joke? LOL. Yeah I plan on buying the JDM Black. Thanks for your help though...well appreciated!

For $94 bucks, you are not getting a "JDM Headlight."...no way...period...it's most likely a knock off brand (in which case it will still leak)... or some guy took his old OEM headlights or a junk yard pair and did a DIY and is now selling them...and I wouldn't pay for that when you can do it youreself. As for "broken in a wreck." Shouldn't Insurence have given you $$ for new headlights after the wreck? Just get those and DIY. But for $94, you are not getting JDM headlights, no way, no how...they're not real JDM headlights for that price...And lkailburn, that's a phat-DIY, I've seen that before over at that site....

For $94 bucks, you are not getting a "JDM Headlight."...no way...period...it's most likely a knock off brand (in which case it will still leak)... or some guy took his old OEM headlights or a junk yard pair and did a DIY and is now selling them...and I wouldn't pay for that when you can do it youreself. As for "broken in a wreck." Shouldn't Insurence have given you $$ for new headlights after the wreck? Just get those and DIY. But for $94, you are not getting JDM headlights, no way, no how...they're not real JDM headlights for that price...And lkailburn, that's a phat-DIY, I've seen that before over at that site....

:) ya it was one of the 1st DIY'ers i did to mine

:) ya it was one of the 1st DIY'ers i did to mine

Do you have pics of how it turned out for you...I liked his idea about smoking out the corner reflector a bit, it looked much better...also, as to SilverYSKCivic's wondering about the turn signal not shining correct painted dark, it should be fine....the black housed corners for the 92-95 5th gen's you can buy (now called JDM Black, which is funny since the stock JDM corners on a 5th gen weren't black) look and shine fine, and those are a flat black also. It's plenty easy to see. Doing it like he (and I assume you) did should end up about the same as those look. Perosnally, I have always though the black housed corners looked cleaner..back before they made them, I tried to take the cover off of a 92-95 set of clear corners and put do a DIY black...but since the face on those is plastic, it didn't come free as easy or clean like your headlights face would, so I just smoked em out, lol. What other DIY projects have you done that turned out decent?

The Halo Headlights fogged up a lot so I'm not sure if I want that product again.

Is there a way to alleviate the fogging of the halo headlights?

Is there a way to alleviate the fogging of the halo headlights?

You could seal them better using silicon. Mask off the edges and use silicon to seal off the seams better. Of course, make sure the water vapors causing hte fogging are out before you seal it, you don't want to trap it in there.

They will have to be resealed...Correct AF??

They will have to be resealed...Correct AF??

Yea, basically

Do you have pics of how it turned out for you...I liked his idea about smoking out the corner reflector a bit, it looked much better...also, as to SilverYSKCivic's wondering about the turn signal not shining correct painted dark, it should be fine....the black housed corners for the 92-95 5th gen's you can buy (now called JDM Black, which is funny since the stock JDM corners on a 5th gen weren't black) look and shine fine, and those are a flat black also. It's plenty easy to see. Doing it like he (and I assume you) did should end up about the same as those look. Perosnally, I have always though the black housed corners looked cleaner..back before they made them, I tried to take the cover off of a 92-95 set of clear corners and put do a DIY black...but since the face on those is plastic, it didn't come free as easy or clean like your headlights face would, so I just smoked em out, lol. What other DIY projects have you done that turned out decent?

sorry my bad, i didn't paint my chrome housings, i just used the same process to remove all the amber peices in the headlights.
this summer i think i'm gonna open the headlights up again and paint the housing a nice gunmetal as well as my DIY grill.

you can see a pic here~
http://www.rit.edu/~ltk6260/myciv.html

Is there a way to alleviate the fogging of the halo headlights?
yeah sell them and get ctr lights. I've tried everything on mine and on a rainy day or even a car wash, it builds up in them. The best way I've found to keep it to a minimum is to keep the rubber cap off the brights lamp, that way air gets in there or something, and condensation only builds up slightly in the edge. Obviously you wanna pop it back on if you're going to drive in the rain or you wash your car, water + wiring = bad thing.

About the diy ctr lights, those look OK, but there's no daytime running light in them, which is one badass showpiece imo, especially with some hyperwhite signal bulbs in there.

About the diy ctr lights, those look OK, but there's no daytime running light in them, which is one badass showpiece imo, especially with some hyperwhite signal bulbs in there.

Yeah, the real type-r lights do look better, but that DIY did turn out real well...and for free....hey, you can't complain about that price.

You dont need to "re-seal" them. Just add another layer of silicon sealant in the cracks. Fill the edges so theres no gap, or air.. or anything. You can use clear, or black sealant.... which ever you think looks nicer. Also, those dual halos are nice, but look at Denji's dual halo...my opinion, those are nicer. I have gone through at least half a dozen headlights, and I've never had a problem with fogging... when I seal them again. You dont need to mask anything off.. just cram the tip of the tube against the opening gap... and fill it all with silicon all the way around.

The DIY oven technique... that works really well too.. but you have to be quick before the glue dries. Also, if its an older model, the glue may be so dried out that it wont soften with heat (I've seen this happen only once). Its quick and alot less painless then using a heat gun. I've done this mod several times too. I'm suprised to see it online actually. I've been doing it for some time, and never seen anyone else do it too.

Also, in the website with the DIY, he has a picture of the headlight assembly right unerneath the coils of the oven. I wouldnt recommend doing that. You'll be getting too much focused heat in one section. You'll want it spread out evenly so nothing melts.... so have it sitting in the center of the oven.

You dont need to "re-seal" them. Just add another layer of silicon sealant in the cracks. Fill the edges so theres no gap, or air.. or anything. You can use clear, or black sealant.... which ever you think looks nicer. Also, those dual halos are nice, but look at Denji's dual halo...my opinion, those are nicer. I have gone through at least half a dozen headlights, and I've never had a problem with fogging... when I seal them again. You dont need to mask anything off.. just cram the tip of the tube against the opening gap... and fill it all with silicon all the way around.

The DIY oven technique... that works really well too.. but you have to be quick before the glue dries. Also, if its an older model, the glue may be so dried out that it wont soften with heat (I've seen this happen only once). Its quick and alot less painless then using a heat gun. I've done this mod several times too. I'm suprised to see it online actually. I've been doing it for some time, and never seen anyone else do it too.

That's what I ment by "re-seal" not "take it apart and re-seal"..but add silcion caulk to it, you are "re-sealing it back up" that way...I've done this many times, like you have...it releives the fogging problem....now....you're right, you don't HAVE to mask the headlight parts that are near the seams off, but it helps if you get messy. I have seen some screw'd up shit when people get messing applyin the caulk, it get's on the headlight, and they have a fun time removing it all...it takes little time extra to mask the part of the headlight around the seam off, if you are careful hey, you spent extra time just in case...no biggie...but if you get messy somehow or whatever, you'll be glad you did...just peal off the masked area when down, no clean-up...it's the same princlpe as when painting, in that regard....

I'm suprised to see it online actually. I've been doing it for some time, and never seen anyone else do it too.
It's been all over the place for years, from jdmfan.com to clubsi.com... My friend painted his about 3 years ago, but instead of painting the orange reflector he covered it with reflective tape. Looked a lot cleaner imo.

That's what I ment by "re-seal" not "take it apart and re-seal"..but add silcion caulk to it, you are "re-sealing it back up" that way...I've done this many times, like you have...it releives the fogging problem....now....you're right, you don't HAVE to mask the headlight parts that are near the seams off, but it helps if you get messy. I have seen some screw'd up shit when people get messing applyin the caulk, it get's on the headlight, and they have a fun time removing it all...it takes little time extra to mask the part of the headlight around the seam off, if you are careful hey, you spent extra time just in case...no biggie...but if you get messy somehow or whatever, you'll be glad you did...just peal off the masked area when down, no clean-up...it's the same princlpe as when painting, in that regard....


A wise man once said... "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"

Good call.....I agree... depending on how well you know your own abilities and experience.

A wise man once said... "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"

Good call.....I agree... depending on how well you know your own abilities and experience.

That's a good quote...and truthful too. It's always better safe than sorry.