00-01 JDM/EDM clear housing headlights
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00-01 JDM/EDM clear housing headlights
So I recently picked myself up a pair of these and installed them. All went well, no problems whatsoever until I tested them out on a night drive. I noticed that they were a lot more dim than the OEM USDM ones I have. I'm not sure what is going on, maybe I put the bulb in the housing wrong, I don't know. It seems like the light is shooting more towards the ground, giving me no more than 15 feet of vision in front of me, maybe even less. Is there any solution to this? Any insight or suggestions to this would be great.
Picture of the headlights I'm talking about.
Picture of the headlights I'm talking about.
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I know they are originally for RHD, but it doesn't make sense that I am not even getting 15 feet of light ahead of me. Anymore info on this would be great, thanks!
OT: Yeah, I do have the a badge in the rear as well but it doesn't fit as well as the front because the badge is so small. If I don't like it within the next couple of weeks, I'm just going to switch back to the OEM black chrome badge just for rear and keep the s600 badge for the front.
OT: Yeah, I do have the a badge in the rear as well but it doesn't fit as well as the front because the badge is so small. If I don't like it within the next couple of weeks, I'm just going to switch back to the OEM black chrome badge just for rear and keep the s600 badge for the front.
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Saw a post just the other day on this same subject, search or somebody will join in discussion.
OT: your feedback on the rear badge replacement is helpful, saves me removing the stock badge to discover the same situation. I'm going to leave it for now.
OT: your feedback on the rear badge replacement is helpful, saves me removing the stock badge to discover the same situation. I'm going to leave it for now.
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I know they are originally for RHD, but it doesn't make sense that I am not even getting 15 feet of light ahead of me. Anymore info on this would be great, thanks!
OT: Yeah, I do have the a badge in the rear as well but it doesn't fit as well as the front because the badge is so small. If I don't like it within the next couple of weeks, I'm just going to switch back to the OEM black chrome badge just for rear and keep the s600 badge for the front.
OT: Yeah, I do have the a badge in the rear as well but it doesn't fit as well as the front because the badge is so small. If I don't like it within the next couple of weeks, I'm just going to switch back to the OEM black chrome badge just for rear and keep the s600 badge for the front.
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Opening the housing isn't an option for me. How about swapping the ballasts from my USDM pair? Could that be a possible solution? I used the ballasts that came with the JDM pair.
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Ballasts are most likely not the problem. If your headlight is on at all then there is definitely not a ballast issue. Have you tried using the stock headlight adjusters yet? You can adjust the light height but it will never be perfect with JDM projectors. Are you sure you have to take the whole headlight apart? I just glanced at mine, looked like 3 screws for the projector itself. I have been debating on reinstalling my USDM lights with the JDM projector. I may try it in the near future.
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So I recently picked myself up a pair of these and installed them. All went well, no problems whatsoever until I tested them out on a night drive. I noticed that they were a lot more dim than the OEM USDM ones I have. I'm not sure what is going on, maybe I put the bulb in the housing wrong, I don't know. It seems like the light is shooting more towards the ground, giving me no more than 15 feet of vision in front of me, maybe even less. Is there any solution to this? Any insight or suggestions to this would be great.
Picture of the headlights I'm talking about.
Picture of the headlights I'm talking about.
I ended up getting rid of them in 2004 for 2004 OEM headlamps. Plus the 00-01 JDM lights were just like their OEM US spec counterparts with the bubbling of the black inside housing. Looked horrible over time and there was no fix for it aside from buying another set. 2004 addressed this issue and no more bubbling.
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