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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by trewyn15
Ebay projectors and halos suck most of the time, they burn out and the lens on the projectors are pretty sad.

I've also seen more leaking and burnout issues with the projectors.
I've also heard mostly bad things about the projector headlights for our cars. Couple guys on the Forum here have complained about them in the past; fogging, leaking, not being aligned, etc. Tadd seems to have good luck with his though.

I just straight up don't like the look of the projector headlights. From what I've seen, the Depos that I mentioned seem to be a better quality headlight, plus I like that they are the factory OE design. Although, like Jerry said, even these can be hit or miss with leaking.
 
Old Jan 24, 2013 | 03:09 PM
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Old Jan 24, 2013 | 05:12 PM
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Joey, thanks, looks good. Is the black housing in those like a matte or semi-gloss black? It doesn't look as glossy as the body paint. I've noticed that in other pictures of those lights as well but in others it's hard to tell.

Originally Posted by Sanjay Collins
I'm looking for some black housed headlights to match the tail lights I just ordered. Clear lights, but just black plastic on the inside. Any info would be great, thanks!
Going back to the original post, you can get the black housing headlights for the 6th Gens at quite a few places online. Just search for them.

 
Old Jan 25, 2013 | 06:06 AM
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more like a matte
 
Old Jan 25, 2013 | 09:19 AM
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They look good, but just know that light output is a little poorer since the reflectors aren't doing their job anymore. I used to have a pair, and went back to stock.
 
Old Jan 25, 2013 | 09:54 AM
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The 7th Gen Grand Prix came factory with a black bezel headlight, and there's were a gloss black. I'm not sure how I like the Depo's being a matte black.

 
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