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Old Feb 11, 2021 | 02:26 PM
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One showed up today. The housing and all look very nice, even though it was packaged like garbage. I was surprised that it didn't break in shipment.

When I called to ask about the other shipment for the other side, 'Jesse' said that it would be here tomorrow (Friday).

I also told her about the poor packaging. She will pass it along to their 3PL warehouse. She did say that if there was / is a problem, they would replace it at no charge. They would just need some pictures.

They sound like they are easy to do business with.
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Old Feb 11, 2021 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by offroad200
When it comes to something as important as actually being able to see at night I think OEM is the way to go. I believe the Sport headlights are actually cheaper than non-sport and they will fit just fine. I just don't trust that the aftermarket lights are properly molded so that the light is be cast out correctly. Maybe Depo is close, I have no experience with them. In the overall scheme of things, OEM isn't THAT much more than aftermarket.

BTW, no affiliation with them, just a quick google search.

https://www.mylparts.com/v-2005-lexu...amp-components

Rock Auto lists the CAPA certified non-sport headlights for $250. You can get sport OEMs for $270. Seems like a no brainer to me.
Wow. I can't understand why the sport OEM are so much less expensive then the non-sport. Maybe I should save the non-sport, have them cleaned up for $80 and sell them on...
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Old Feb 11, 2021 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by gx470Tom
One showed up today. The housing and all look very nice, even though it was packaged like garbage. I was surprised that it didn't break in shipment.

When I called to ask about the other shipment for the other side, 'Jesse' said that it would be here tomorrow (Friday).

I also told her about the poor packaging. She will pass it along to their 3PL warehouse. She did say that if there was / is a problem, they would replace it at no charge. They would just need some pictures.

They sound like they are easy to do business with.
I just got my OEM's and they were lightly packaged in box then lightly packaged in another box. Them being light is the only thing saving them from typical shipping abuse.
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Old Feb 12, 2021 | 08:31 PM
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You can get good results from the stock Koito projectors. Added a clear lens and got rid of the squirrel finder thing above the cutoff. Threw in a HID H11 bulb. I probably could have tuned them more but I have no patience.


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