Headlights! DONE with ebay headlights!!!

Saleen0101 · February 24th, 2009, 11:08 PM

Ok I have bought replacement headlight for my mustang from Ebay and I am honestly done with them all. I am really anal about the quality and whenever I inspect them, I always either find a fingerprint on the inside of the headlight lense, or small fine scratches inside..really noticiable when your turn on the headlights and look inside the housing. Condensation and all that crap 3 month later. I know about sealing them with rtv , but come one...is it really necessary? Plus the fitment sometimes are really bad! Are these headlights made in sweat shops or what!?!

I plan to buy a pair from standmods.com as they carry an OEM Ford factory for $219.00 here is the link

Ford OEM Replacement Mustang Headlamps

Anyone ever bought these before from standmods? Care to share any experiences? Thanks in advance for any feedback!

~C~ · February 25th, 2009, 08:48 AM

damn that sucks bro. how many headlights have you gone through? I have a spare pair in my garage, but I am sure you dont want them. My buddy took them off his '99 cause they were a little clouded and gave them to me. I have to clean them up, so I won't even offer them you. Anyway, I have never even heard of the place you mentioned, but I bought an oem tail light from Auto Parts and Discount Truck Parts at Car Parts Wholesale.com and it fine. Check them out to.

Jazzer The Cat · February 25th, 2009, 09:13 AM

I have purchased ***THESE*** from Stangmods and actually have a review on there somewhere.

I think little issues like the fingerprint are probably just par for the course, unfortunately

Mine had a corner with that dried expando-foam packing stuck to it. Appearantly the soft plastic sheeting was not quite covering the lens when it dried. I had to use some plastic polish from Tap Plastics to clean it up. Took me about 1 hour to get it clean, but can still see a slight smudge if you look hard enough. I also had pretty heavy moisture problems, but ONLY on the passenger side. I removed them, gave them several days to dry out and did the RTV thing. I will still get a very slight moisture patch in the corner when hot, but goes away quickly.

I think you are going to just have to accept that these aftermarket headlamps are not made to the standard of the OEM ones.

Jazzer

Saleen0101 · February 25th, 2009, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by ~C~

damn that sucks bro. how many headlights have you gone through? I have a spare pair in my garage, but I am sure you dont want them. My buddy took them off his '99 cause they were a little clouded and gave them to me. I have to clean them up, so I won't even offer them you. Anyway, I have never even heard of the place you mentioned, but I bought an oem tail light from Auto Parts and Discount Truck Parts at Car Parts Wholesale.com and it fine. Check them out to.

Yea, I have gone through as many as 4 pairs!! It has been a nightmare and I guess you just get what you pay for. I am just forked out the extra money and bought the OEM from stangmods.com, it says on stangmods that it is a Ford OEM replacement.

Saleen0101 · February 25th, 2009, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Jazzer The Cat

I have purchased ***THESE*** from Stangmods and actually have a review on there somewhere.

I think little issues like the fingerprint are probably just par for the course, unfortunately Mine had a corner with that dried expando-foam packing stuck to it. Appearantly the soft plastic sheeting was not quite covering the lens when it dried. I had to use some plastic polish from Tap Plastics to clean it up. Took me about 1 hour to get it clean, but can still see a slight smudge if you look hard enough. I also had pretty heavy moisture problems, but ONLY on the passenger side. I removed them, gave them several days to dry out and did the RTV thing. I will still get a very slight moisture patch in the corner when hot, but goes away quickly.

I think you are going to just have to accept that these aftermarket headlamps are not made to the standard of the OEM ones.

Jazzer

Hey nice Saleen Jazzer

I like the way your car sits, what size rear tire do you have man , those look awesome. I have 295 in the back of mine. And where did you get the replica heat extractor hood? I looking for a saleen heat extractor myself

Jakashh · February 25th, 2009, 06:55 PM

my car has a fingerprint mark on the clear coat on the hood. It wont come off.

Breakout · February 25th, 2009, 06:56 PM

Another reason I stay off of ebay for most autmotive accessories

dansgt · March 5th, 2009, 09:46 PM

any aftermarket i think you'll have to seal off, not a huge deal if you ask me but most are hideous.

dansgt · March 5th, 2009, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by Jakashh

my car has a fingerprint mark on the clear coat on the hood. It wont come off.

that sucks, id be pissed.

DEFIANT · December 20th, 2010, 04:04 AM

J.B. KWIK did the job for me

DEFIANT · December 20th, 2010, 04:05 AM

thread is old as hell but w/e just wanna post it up

NoColoradoGT · December 30th, 2010, 03:18 PM

Jazzer, you have the only projector headlights i've ever seen on a new edge that I actually liked.

February 24th, 2009, 11:08 PM	#1
Saleen0101 Regular 2001 Saleen 281 #0101 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 174 iTrader: 0 reviews	Headlights! DONE with ebay headlights!!! Ok I have bought replacement headlight for my mustang from Ebay and I am honestly done with them all. I am really anal about the quality and whenever I inspect them, I always either find a fingerprint on the inside of the headlight lense, or small fine scratches inside..really noticiable when your turn on the headlights and look inside the housing. Condensation and all that crap 3 month later. I know about sealing them with rtv , but come one...is it really necessary? Plus the fitment sometimes are really bad! Are these headlights made in sweat shops or what!?! I plan to buy a pair from standmods.com as they carry an OEM Ford factory for $219.00 here is the link Ford OEM Replacement Mustang Headlamps Anyone ever bought these before from standmods? Care to share any experiences? Thanks in advance for any feedback!

February 25th, 2009, 08:48 AM	#2
~C~ ~C~, The Other White Meat! Y2K YellowJacket GT ~TBD~ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West side B-More Posts: 1,710 iTrader: 2 reviews	damn that sucks bro. how many headlights have you gone through? I have a spare pair in my garage, but I am sure you dont want them. My buddy took them off his '99 cause they were a little clouded and gave them to me. I have to clean them up, so I won't even offer them you. Anyway, I have never even heard of the place you mentioned, but I bought an oem tail light from Auto Parts and Discount Truck Parts at Car Parts Wholesale.com and it fine. Check them out to. __________________ BLOWN Bumblebeast! 370 rwhp / 381 ft lbs ~Tuned by JJ at WMS "Like the blind man says......We shall see...."

February 25th, 2009, 06:55 PM	#6
Jakashh hello Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,410 iTrader: 1 reviews	my car has a fingerprint mark on the clear coat on the hood. It wont come off. __________________ "It's okay to eat fish 'Cause they don't have any feelings. Something in the way, mmm Something in the way, yeah, mmm" -Kurt Cobain

March 5th, 2009, 09:46 PM	#8
dansgt Hardcore Enthusiast 03 Mustang GT 91 bmw 525i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 1,292 iTrader: 2 reviews	any aftermarket i think you'll have to seal off, not a huge deal if you ask me but most are hideous. __________________

December 20th, 2010, 04:04 AM	#10
DEFIANT Hardcore Enthusiast 01 GT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: The Peninsula Posts: 1,061 iTrader: 0 reviews	J.B. KWIK did the job for me __________________ [ d I [] fa I [] nt ]

February 25th, 2009, 06:56 PM	#7
Breakout Tree Fiddy Z 2006 Nissan 350Z Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,031 iTrader: 0 reviews	Another reason I stay off of ebay for most autmotive accessories

December 20th, 2010, 04:05 AM	#11
DEFIANT Hardcore Enthusiast 01 GT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: The Peninsula Posts: 1,061 iTrader: 0 reviews	thread is old as hell but w/e just wanna post it up __________________ [ d I [] fa I [] nt ]

December 30th, 2010, 03:18 PM	#12
NoColoradoGT Jeffrey Zippee 2002 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 2,805 iTrader: 0 reviews	Jazzer, you have the only projector headlights i've ever seen on a new edge that I actually liked. __________________ 2002 Mineral Gray Mustang GT Slow. Sexy. MM's Car Salesman Club MM's Resident Actor ΠΚΦ For life.

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