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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:34 PM
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i think it is time for me to upgrade the crap frosted headlights to some clear headlights,i have the factory standard xexon lights on the car.if i purchase some clear headlights will the factory xexons fit??or do i have to change to after market xexons??if i get the aftermarket xexons those it have to be coded in??
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by c32 dan
i think it is time for me to upgrade the crap frosted headlights to some clear headlights,i have the factory standard xexon lights on the car.if i purchase some clear headlights will the factory xexons fit??or do i have to change to after market xexons??if i get the aftermarket xexons those it have to be coded in??
If I understand your question, you are looking to replace the frosted lenses with clear? If so, that won't work. The frosteds are not projector type headlights, so the frosted lens is designed to act as a focal point for the bulbs. Without a total bi-xenon upgrade, you will not have any focused lighting on the road.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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if your using d2r's and you get the oem bixenons it should still work, if its running d2r's. You will lose a little bit of light until you switch to d2s's.

you need to double check, but most oem reflector hids are d2r's.

If you get the ebay stuff, you will need a hit kit since there h7's.
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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so you lot are sayin that if i wanted to purchase some clear lights,i will have to but a hid kit too???h1,h4,h7????which one??? and what do bi-xexon mean??
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