Accident! Poor stillen fascia,New eBay Projector *With Pics*

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devilmagic
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Got into a small accident.. decided to go with insurance to fix.. Insurance told me they might replace the old stillen fascia.with a brand new one.. So that means I will have a spare fascia.. Good deal lol


**For pictures of what the Projector/angel eye look like on a Red AC or to see what the Stock Cutoff look like, please read on this first page.

**For picture of the cutoff adjustment (Before/After) please go to 3rd page of this thread or follow the Link : accident-poor-stillen-fascia-t541617-60.html

**For picture/tutorial on how to change your AC engine oil, oil filter or what type of oil. please follow the Link : weekend-nice-weather-good-mood-altima-c ... 59685.html

**For suggestion to resolve the fog/condensation issue in the eBay Project Please see page #4 or follow the link : accident-poor-stillen-fascia-t541617-90.html

**For Video of me almost getting into a head on collision : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQkd4hNerQ8


Current (7/7/2012), I'm selling one of my Stillen fascia. Prefer Local pick up Only. Zip code 47906 or 48214. Hit me up up if your interested. Thanks :dblthumb:
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Nice, dude. Was the old bumper badly damaged? you could probably sell it in the classifieds.

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No its pergect condition.. Minus the f*** up paint.. Might repaint it n use it as back up or.. Sell it . my car is red

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Damaged Fascia from somebody back into me..

few days later in the shop...

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Painted the grille differently. becus the one from insurance company i ask them to painted same as the first photo.. I guess i still like the first style.. so yea this second one will be my spare or for sale hehe

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I like the extra black better, actually.

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To be honest.. After drive with the less dark I was pretty use to the look.. But now after just couple days of driving with the more dark version.. I look back at the two.. Im not sure which version look better. The more dark define the front a bit more but in my opinion.. Little too much black.. I dont know gonna wait til bodyshop finish paint the other bumper, have them put it on and see how I feel in person again

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Just got my eBay Projector Installed (One little problem will be the condensation that build up when you just finish driving the car and the outside temperature is cold, I hope this isnt a big issue and the fog will go away. Other than that, the Halo and LED look pretty good)
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Waiting on my DDM HID kit.. Need to drill holes for the Hi/Low Bream. the headlights come with a rubber piece cover the Pre-installed light bulbs). Let me know what you guys think..

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An accdent caused your car to look better than it was before. Great job on the headlights

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Can you please post pictures of the projector cutoffs?

Thanks

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headhunt3r wrote:Can you please post pictures of the projector cutoffs?

Thanks
I will once i find a good piece wall at night lol

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el_blacky06 wrote:An accdent caused your car to look better than it was before. Great job on the headlights

haha yea better than it was before.. next accident i might just change the whole car lol

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damn your car is looking fresh. i personally like the extra black as well.
as for the headlights, they look dope, but unless there was lots of humidity when installing them (which i dont think is the case since they look perfect in the picture) they will most likely always fog up when washing your car or being around humidity. lots of the ebay tail/headlights are poorly sealed which cause the humidity to stay in there and eventually evaporate over time. but nonetheless, your car is looking fresh! :bigthumb:

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When I receive my ddm hid kits next week. I will redo the headlight by reseal(over seal) it. Thats should solve the problem. If not.. :gotme

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devilmagic wrote:When I receive my ddm hid kits next week. I will redo the headlight by reseal(over seal) it. Thats should solve the problem. If not.. :gotme
goodluck :dblthumb:

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finally someone bought the ebay headlights and posted some pics. nice looking coupe, could you post some more pics of the headlights? like maybe some pics of the headlights on with the angel eyes? do those 3 leds where the parking lights are supposed to be light up when the headlights are on?

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for some reason when i try to take pic of the angel eye with the headlights on my camera won't focus, but i suppose i have a crappy camera (leica sh*t).. the headlights come normal hologen bulbs for hi/low beam. the 3 LED lights and the 4 led along the turn signal light up automatically when hi/low beam turns on, you can also turn on just the angel eyes and the leds with your parking light (daytime running light). If you are planning purchasing a set of this ebay headlight. i highly recommend you purchase a headlight sealant and seal the lights properly before the install. the seal on these lights are very thin, I'm going to take the bumper off tomorrow and reseal the headlight edges and Hair dry the inside (take a bulb off and point your hair dryer to it for about 5 minutes until all moist are out of the housing).

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headhunt3r wrote:Can you please post pictures of the projector cutoffs?

Thanks
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Just to clarify, these pictures are with the supplied bulbs that come with the headlights? I believe they are H1 and H7 sizes?

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nice looks like im going to be buying these lights next =D

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Weird how the light gets kind of messy at the 30-40ft range since it looks pretty decent in the first two.

I have another request! Can you please post more pictures after you've installed your DDM HID kit?

Love the setup!

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DJBeasy wrote:Just to clarify, these pictures are with the supplied bulbs that come with the headlights? I believe they are H1 and H7 sizes?
Hi Beam = H1
Lo Beam = H7

The picture show the stock Halogen bulbs the headlights come with.

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headhunt3r wrote:Weird how the light gets kind of messy at the 30-40ft range since it looks pretty decent in the first two.

I have another request! Can you please post more pictures after you've installed your DDM HID kit?

Love the setup!
bahahaha good catch.. i forgot to add "high beam" for the last picture, that should explain why the light got messy hahaha.. Ordered DDM tuning HID H1,H7 on Sept 15 and so far the tracking info has been very useful as in "still shows the item is been process in China" .. so yea DDM hid might be better quality Chinese product, but the time it take to ship is kinda ridiculous (20 days so far).

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Nice, I'm glad to see the cutoff didn't go nuts after a certain distance.

If the only thing we have to do is to seal them ourselves afterwards then I'm pretty happy with them. Definitely putting these on my wish list! :)

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Haha.. yep with hid these headlight should look sexy

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Some people are saying the cut off is great. I honestly think it's horrible. Would you be able to park your car on a flat road and take a pic like those above? I want to see how far the road is lit up. They look like they need to be aimed a tad higher.

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they look perfect
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stewie says: damn you

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Not to thread jack, just thought I'd show a rough Photoshop I just did so I could get an idea how it'd look on my color car (not my car in the pic, though):

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DAAN. wrote:they look perfect
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stewie says: damn you

I want a set now... :/ lol

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devilmagic wrote: Image
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No offense to the OP but...OMG...Wht the hell is that? :facepalm: Ok guys glad these pics got posted but this is a perfect opportunity to show the quality of my projector retros vs a cheap ebay lights. These pics were shot about 100' away and the cut offs are perfect! So yeah..you DO get what you paid for :lolling:

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... some of us got burned by the retrofit Ontario guy who was promising the same thing to go through that ordeal again, D

anyway, nice setup devil dude


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