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Replica 2011-2012 LED headlights (Alibaba)

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Old 03-29-14, 12:22 PM
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The bulge is noticeable. I agree that the Oem headlights are much pricier. HAs anyone thought of maybe contacting some salvage yards about possible totaled isx50 as if the was damage to rear and totaled u may be able to pick me up cheap from junk yard
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Originally Posted by Jump2man3
The bulge is noticeable. I agree that the Oem headlights are much pricier. HAs anyone thought of maybe contacting some salvage yards about possible totaled isx50 as if the was damage to rear and totaled u may be able to pick me up cheap from junk yard
ive called a few and never have any 2012+ IS
Old 03-29-14, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by knbnguyen
After 2nd day, some of the led burn out.... yellow blinker led still work
Bummer... That is upsetting. Are you going to try to claim another pair or open them up now?
Old 03-29-14, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by knbnguyen
After 2nd day, some of the led burn out.... yellow blinker led still work



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Old 03-31-14, 05:49 AM
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Failed LEDs only after 2 days. That's extremely disappointing. I had high hopes for these. Thank you to those who spent the money. Much respect.
Old 03-31-14, 05:56 AM
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The bulge throws me off.. I wonder if you can swap the OEM lenses onto these? I suppose that would only be possible with a custom retrofit, and may be more work than its worth. That sucks about the LEDs.

If it were me I'd contact the company about a warranty replacement, they'll probably be able to send out a new set.. Here's hoping you don't have to pay for return shipping.. again, thanks for biting the bullet on these knbnguyen!
Old 03-31-14, 09:30 AM
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Damn, I think you can replace it under warranty right? I mean just 2 days and it is going bad... this is serious quality issue. No wonder it is so cheap. Please update us with the replacement part. Thanks.
Old 03-31-14, 09:38 AM
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The Australian who has these has been through 3 sets in 1 week with the faulty LEDs. Maybe they haven't been tested at factory?
Old 03-31-14, 09:43 AM
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Maybe you can work out some kind of deal where they send you a replacement set and you keep the busted set? Not a likely scenario, but it has happened to me once (ordered the myride rear, they shipped me the front instead, and I got to keep it because it would have cost too much to ship back). Then you could use the busted set as a tester or as donor parts.
Old 03-31-14, 12:20 PM
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Can't beat OEM

not sure what you guys were expecting from eBay headlights. As they say, you get what you pay for... And Ive posted twice in this thread already that these headlights won't be worth your money...

Plus, you lose OEM HID and the projectors are crap. Not sure why everyone is getting excited over these. If you want LEDs, save up and wait till you can afford the legit ones!

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Old 03-31-14, 12:33 PM
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I've had mine on since they arrived... (March 17th) and have not had any problems with them (yet) all of my LED's still work, including the amber ones. I only have 2 complaints about the lights.

1. It seems like the LED strip should either have double the amount of LED's, or the current strip should have brighter LED's.

2. Had to upgrade my flasher relay so my blinkers didn't go crazy.

The one thing I like better than the OEM lights is that these lights have an amber led strip that lights up as your blinker rather than turning off the LED strip (ugly imo).

The projectors in the headlights aren't the best, but I have definitely seen a lot worse. I can see perfectly fine at night, so it doesn't really bother me.

And as far as the goldfish shape of the lens... It is hardly noticeable. It's only visible from the exact angle that those pictures were taken from... it doesn't look too bad at all in my opinion.

They were worth the 346.99$ in my opinion. And even if they arent *AS* nice as the oem ones, they are definitely nicer than the 2006-2010 lights.

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Old 03-31-14, 06:56 PM
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can we have some pics especially at night ?
Old 03-31-14, 07:00 PM
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This would be good for a DIY'er...
1. replace LED bulbs (and add more LEDS of better quality)
2. replace projector to nicer ones

Wouldn't be bad.. would save some money vs going OEM route
Old 03-31-14, 10:25 PM
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So these use a h11 bulb for the low beams?
Old 04-01-14, 03:19 AM
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Somehow the LED's look a bit odd - can't put my hand on it. Maybe the colour is too blue or the size is too big?


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