Headlights..

legendary70 · 09-15-2020, 09:11 AM

Hello all.

I bought the following.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Light-Bar-2...IAAOSwHMld1KpQ

I had them installed and they look great. BUT. First they did not level the lights. When i took it home that night i could barely see anything in front of me. They were real low to the ground. took it back yesterday and supposedly lights were leveled. They were better but not enough for me to see ahead of me. So I went ahead and used the adjustment knob and the left light went up and i could see better. the left light and the same knob would not go higher like the left would. so the right light is about maybe an inch or less higher than the left one. the knob just clicks and wont go higher. any ideas on how to make it higher? the link will show you the knob i speak of. thx

Jaxcam02 · 09-15-2020, 09:56 AM

Hate to be the one to tell you this, but aftermarket headlights are all going to have issues. Especially $300 dollar pair. I had bought and tried 3 different kinds on my fbody when I was a cheap ass college student. None were ever any where close to being quality made. Adjustments were a problem. They all used inferior light sources (usually a fog light in a projector lens, absolute shit). I would return those headlights and go back to stock or look for a quality made set.
FYI the OEM pair for the lower trims is over $1000 new.
For SS and ZL1 OEM headlights, the pair is over $1500 new.

avalonandl · 09-15-2020, 10:10 AM

Echo Jax on this. OEM HID are the best....

xqwisit23 · 09-15-2020, 10:28 AM

Been there done that on many vehicles trying to get better light out of the headlights. Keep it OEM or spend the big bucks and do it right. I would never compromise on lighting and brakes, big safety issue for me when driving at night or through the mountains.

legendary70 · 09-15-2020, 11:06 AM

k thx

Jaxcam02 · 09-15-2020, 11:13 AM

good luck. Phastek has a pair for around a grand that looks pretty nice and looks like its pretty well made.

dmcmahan60 · 09-15-2020, 11:16 AM

You can take the stock headlights and have them retro fitted to get better light output. I had a 2012 Nissan Maxima that had the projector housings but with incandescent bulbs. All I had to do was buy a quality HID kit and did it myself. Good luck sir

FrostZ · 09-15-2020, 12:49 PM

As Jax said I have the aforementioned headlights from phastek and they are great! They are far better output than the OEM HID units equipped on my my car, they are compatible with the halogen equipped models as well but you have to pay the price for their quality.

legendary70 · 09-15-2020, 03:22 PM

alright. thank u

Camaro_QC · 09-15-2020, 06:49 PM

Agree with all the guys above. The price is too cheap to get something good out of it.

arpad_m · 09-15-2020, 09:12 PM

legendary70, if it helps, I went through a similar experimentation with the standard halogens on my previous Camaro, and eventually got a pair of takeoff HID headlights from an SS that took care of the night visibility problem.

I tried LED bulbs, but when installed into halogen projectors, the beam pattern was weird, the cutoff line washed out and way too high, so I didn't want to keep them even though visibility improved a lot. There are many-many LED bulbs to play with, but I didn't want to push it.

If you want quality aftermarket LED headlights that also set your car apart, Morimoto has a model for $1150 per pair: https://www.theretrofitsource.com/Ch...LED-Headlights. Not cheap either, but definitely much less than OEM, and as others said, with headlights you usually get what you pay for.

Quix · 09-15-2020, 11:10 PM

My car had the OEM Halogens... Which were not fantastic. I swapped in the HIDs (this requires a wiring harness to do) and they're probably the best headlights on any car I've ever owned. Cost about $1200 to do it.

There is a reason eBay mods have a bad reputation, they're normally cheap junk.

09-15-2020, 09:11 AM	#1
legendary70 Drives: 2017 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: TEXAS!! Posts: 349	Headlights.. Hello all. I bought the following. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Light-Bar-2...IAAOSwHMld1KpQ I had them installed and they look great. BUT. First they did not level the lights. When i took it home that night i could barely see anything in front of me. They were real low to the ground. took it back yesterday and supposedly lights were leveled. They were better but not enough for me to see ahead of me. So I went ahead and used the adjustment knob and the left light went up and i could see better. the left light and the same knob would not go higher like the left would. so the right light is about maybe an inch or less higher than the left one. the knob just clicks and wont go higher. any ideas on how to make it higher? the link will show you the knob i speak of. thx __________________

09-15-2020, 09:56 AM	#2
Jaxcam02 Drives: 2017 Silverado/2017 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Jax/Palatka FL Posts: 1,090	Hate to be the one to tell you this, but aftermarket headlights are all going to have issues. Especially $300 dollar pair. I had bought and tried 3 different kinds on my fbody when I was a cheap ass college student. None were ever any where close to being quality made. Adjustments were a problem. They all used inferior light sources (usually a fog light in a projector lens, absolute shit). I would return those headlights and go back to stock or look for a quality made set. FYI the OEM pair for the lower trims is over $1000 new. For SS and ZL1 OEM headlights, the pair is over $1500 new. __________________

09-15-2020, 10:10 AM	#3
avalonandl Drives: 2019 ZL-1 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Troy, MI & Naples, FL Posts: 2,019	Echo Jax on this. OEM HID are the best.... __________________ 2019 ZL-1 Acquired 4/23/21 at 6300 miles. Riverside Blue, A10, PDR. Traded in 2017 2SS with 6M and 32k miles. Continental Extreme Contact Sports. Now has 10,000 miles... 2012 Yukon XL Denali w/ 6.2 AWD

09-15-2020, 11:06 AM	#5
legendary70 Drives: 2017 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: TEXAS!! Posts: 349	k thx __________________

09-15-2020, 11:13 AM	#6
Jaxcam02 Drives: 2017 Silverado/2017 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Jax/Palatka FL Posts: 1,090	good luck. Phastek has a pair for around a grand that looks pretty nice and looks like its pretty well made. __________________

09-15-2020, 10:28 AM	#4
xqwisit23 Drives: 2019 Camaro 2SS Vert Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 174	Been there done that on many vehicles trying to get better light out of the headlights. Keep it OEM or spend the big bucks and do it right. I would never compromise on lighting and brakes, big safety issue for me when driving at night or through the mountains.

09-15-2020, 11:16 AM	#7
dmcmahan60 Drives: 2017 SS Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Arab, AL Posts: 768 View My Garage	You can take the stock headlights and have them retro fitted to get better light output. I had a 2012 Nissan Maxima that had the projector housings but with incandescent bulbs. All I had to do was buy a quality HID kit and did it myself. Good luck sir

09-15-2020, 12:49 PM	#8
FrostZ Drives: 2019 A10 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 135 View My Garage	As Jax said I have the aforementioned headlights from phastek and they are great! They are far better output than the OEM HID units equipped on my my car, they are compatible with the halogen equipped models as well but you have to pay the price for their quality. __________________ Morimoto Headlights, AWE Touring Catback, MM Catch Can, ADM V2 Reservoir, Roto-Fab, C&R Oil Cooler, 1LE Grills

09-15-2020, 03:22 PM	#9
legendary70 Drives: 2017 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: TEXAS!! Posts: 349	alright. thank u __________________

09-15-2020, 06:49 PM	#10
Camaro_QC Drives: 08 Tiburon GS, 2018 Camaro 2.0T Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Québec Posts: 1,660	Agree with all the guys above. The price is too cheap to get something good out of it. __________________ 2018 Camaro LS \| 6 spd \| 2.0L turbo \| Nightfall Grey \| RS package \| Technology Package. --------------------- Order WDGHKX 1100 - 5/08/2018 \| 3800 - 6/18/2018 2000 - 5/09/2018 \| 4200 - 6/21/2018 3000 - 5/28/2018 \| 5000 - 6/27/2018 6000 - 6/29/2018

09-15-2020, 09:12 PM	#11
arpad_m Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 11,653 View My Garage	legendary70, if it helps, I went through a similar experimentation with the standard halogens on my previous Camaro, and eventually got a pair of takeoff HID headlights from an SS that took care of the night visibility problem. I tried LED bulbs, but when installed into halogen projectors, the beam pattern was weird, the cutoff line washed out and way too high, so I didn't want to keep them even though visibility improved a lot. There are many-many LED bulbs to play with, but I didn't want to push it. If you want quality aftermarket LED headlights that also set your car apart, Morimoto has a model for $1150 per pair: https://www.theretrofitsource.com/Ch...LED-Headlights. Not cheap either, but definitely much less than OEM, and as others said, with headlights you usually get what you pay for. __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS — G7E MX0 NPP F55 IO6 735 rwhp \| 665 rwtq Magnuson TVS 2300 80mm pulley \| Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers \| JRE smooth idle terminator cam \| LT4 FS & injectors \| TSP forged pistons & rods JMS PowerMAX \| DSX flex fuel kit \| Roto-Fab CAI \| Soler 95mm LT5 TB \| 1LE wheels \| 1LE brakes \| BMR rear cradle lockout \| JRE custom tune 1100 - 1/30/18 \| 2000 - 1/31/18 3000 - 2/06/18 TPW 2/26/18 3400 - 2/19/18 \| 3800 - 2/26/18 4300 - 2/27/18 \| 4B00 - 3/01/18 4200 - 3/05/18 \| 4800 - 3/14/18 5000 - 3/16/18 \| 6000 - 3/19/18

09-15-2020, 11:10 PM	#12
Quix Drives: 2016 2LT V6 Garnet Red Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 106	My car had the OEM Halogens... Which were not fantastic. I swapped in the HIDs (this requires a wiring harness to do) and they're probably the best headlights on any car I've ever owned. Cost about $1200 to do it. There is a reason eBay mods have a bad reputation, they're normally cheap junk.

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