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Old May 15, 2014 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by PetesSweet
LED angel eyes on low beams only and they'll be DRLs, so pretty much like BMW or any other car with aftermarket rings, helps the car stand out more aggressive
Are they wired to the DRLs or a separate switch? Very nice by the way!
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Old May 15, 2014 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by PetesSweet
We bought a lense restore kit you can buy online, requires a ton of buffing and elbow grease but the results are night and day
Yeah, i did this before just using varying grits of sandpaper. However from experience if you dont clear coat it, it will yellow a lot faster (within a few months). Was just wondering if you had a workaround for this
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Old May 15, 2014 | 03:32 PM
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Do you have pictures of the set up with the car with DRL on??

To prevent yellowing, apply 3M clear bra and top it off with Opticoat. I did that and the headlight looks brand new after more than 2 years.
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Old May 16, 2014 | 12:07 AM
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Total cost for the painted housings, Angel eyes, tinting the turn signal reflectors, and doing a lense restore was only 475bucks if anyone is interested in shipping your lights to Morbid Customs they can do it all in a few days
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Old May 16, 2014 | 12:09 AM
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DRL in the hibeams was direct plug in to the Angel eyes so anytime that stupid bulb in the hi beams would be on, instead the Halos are on
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Old May 16, 2014 | 12:10 AM
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More pictures
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Old May 16, 2014 | 12:11 AM
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Here's some pictures with my RGB and low beams on
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Old May 16, 2014 | 12:12 AM
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Picture of seeing the blacked out housings
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Old May 16, 2014 | 12:14 AM
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Paint I used was 3 cans of the Duplicolor rattle can that's for Toyota make cars that I picked up at Autozone, paint blends together like OEM
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Old May 16, 2014 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by pmanliu
Yeah, i did this before just using varying grits of sandpaper. However from experience if you dont clear coat it, it will yellow a lot faster (within a few months). Was just wondering if you had a workaround for this
Not to get too far off track, but all headlights come from the factory with UV protection on them, but this protection will wear away overtime and the plastic will oxidize. This oxidation must be removed (via the restoration kits or like products) to restore clarity back to the lenses, but then what most people don't realize is that they need to either continuously add UV protection with some sort of wax or sealant (ie every month or so) or they need to invest in a new permanent layer of protection like Optimum Opti-Lens. Without a good layer of protection, oxidation will return very quickly, as you mentioned.

... sorry to go off topic
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Where did you get the halos?
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What lense restore kit did you buy?
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Old May 16, 2014 | 08:12 AM
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What lense restore kit did you buy?
This is a good basic kit - Meguiar's Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit
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Old May 16, 2014 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by PetesSweet
DRL in the hibeams was direct plug in to the Angel eyes so anytime that stupid bulb in the hi beams would be on, instead the Halos are on

Nice. Do the high beams still work?
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Old May 16, 2014 | 10:14 AM
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The hi beams are now Stage 2 LEDs, since when you engage the hibeam that the low beam stays on I thought what's the point of the hi beam anyways, my stage 2 RGB led do just fine
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