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Old 09-11-14, 03:06 PM
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Talking eBay / Spec D Tuning LED DRL Headlights vs Stock OEM

So before I purchased my Spec D Tuning LED DRL Aftermarket Headlights from eBay I was looking all over the place for this type of picture and I couldn't find it. Then BAM .... I am coming back from grabbing lunch this afternoon and what do I find parked next to my ride (black one) a red is250c with the stock leds ..... I think they are pretty similar ..... please feel free to leave your hateful comments below.











Old 09-11-14, 09:56 PM
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you're right, they don't look so bad. How do they shine? Is your passenger fender lined up correctly? It looks off in the first pic,
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saw your car at the service dealer one day. Do the ebay headlights show AFS warning ?

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Old 09-12-14, 08:27 AM
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I know the light output is most likely not as good in the Ebay versions but we have the 06 HID lights. Is there a way we can use the Ebay ones and put HID's in them from what we have? We dont really have the money to buy OEM ones that are similar to the Ebay ones
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How do they look lit up
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Originally Posted by Sffd103
you're right, they don't look so bad. How do they shine? Is your passenger fender lined up correctly? It looks off in the first pic,
Very good eyes my friend..... yes her fender is a little off.... she was abused by her previous owner
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Originally Posted by zen
saw your car at the service dealer one day. Do the ebay headlights show AFS warning ?
In Englewood NJ? Yeah that was me, I was getting the carbon buildup fixed .... she is running like new now

Dont worry there are no warning lights with the ebay leds .... but keep in mind my ride is bare bone stock ....

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I know the light output is most likely not as good in the Ebay versions but we have the 06 HID lights. Is there a way we can use the Ebay ones and put HID's in them from what we have? We dont really have the money to buy OEM ones that are similar to the Ebay ones
Yeah the OEMs do look better .... but not $2,000 better ..... And I installed an addition HID Kit on top of the ebay house so she is SUPER BRIGHT at night.
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the led strip looks completely different.
as well, what matters the most is how it looks when it's ON
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After going back and forth I went with OEM 2012s. I like the look of the DRL better on OEM.
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Much has been written about those headlights. Here:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...tml?styleid=14

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Originally Posted by ISland350
After going back and forth I went with OEM 2012s. I like the look of the DRL better on OEM.
I know..... I want the OEM's bad ... but I am waiting to either get lucky and find a cheap pair or finshing modding my ride and save the 2k LED DRLs for last......

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Originally Posted by reyoasian
the led strip looks completely different.
as well, what matters the most is how it looks when it's ON
yeah the LED strip breaks away when lit vs how OEM is solid. nonetheless it doesn't look bad in comparison. The strip itself is much bigger but I do like how the housing is a darker black. regardless I wouldnt choose it over OEM bc of the LED strip difference + reliability issues overtime as proven by those that have defected ones thus far. But maybe overtime that'll give the manufacturers to improve these as well.
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Was thinking about installing these inside the headlight housing


Old 10-01-14, 05:50 PM
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I picked up the spec d and when installing I noticed there were some extra plugs which I assume is for the afs motor
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actually doesn't look that bad


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