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Headlight recommendations?

jke_h3

jke_h3

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Hey everyone,
I’m wanting to get new headlights for my H3. I want aftermarket LED or HID headlights, and not just the bulb but a whole new housing. Does anyone know any good headlights that aren’t 7 inch halos? I love the look of STARR HID lights but can’t find them anywhere. Any recommendations?
 
cgalpha08

cgalpha08

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To do it the "right way" you have a few options
1. Starr HIDs, which im fairly certain they dont make anymore
2. Retrofitting HID or LED projector into the oem housing
3. lased design 7 inch headlight adapter, lets you run basically any aftermarket 7 inch headlight, but they have been out of stock of adapters for a long time
4. There is HID projectors headlight, https://www.hidprojectors.com/collections/hummer-h3
 
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Joebob

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Washington
I went the route of HIDprojectors.com; I'd recommend you take another path. Mine arrived with many defects after two months of waiting (he failed to mention lead times), cheap components you can find on eBay, and an assembly that is anything but professional... RTV gasket maker all over the housings "to seal it," I was told after the fact. When I asked for replacements to swap these damaged units out, the owner said I could buy a new set, and he would determine if the returned lights were his fault. Also, he ships with the littlest of care in proper packaging. When I mentioned they arrived damaged, his response was that I didn't pay the extra 100 dollars or whatever it was to get the safe packaging. I paid over 1300 for some eBay junk that isn't worth more than 500. Spend the time and do it right, yourself; if you like his product look, you can do it yourself and have a better product.

The short. Stay away from HIDProjectors.com, terrible business practices, and sub-par products.

I forgot to mention that the headlights also shake when driving; without a solid platform, they move internally.

I plan to scrap these for 7" Jeep lights soon.
 
Teahead

Teahead

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Joebob said:
I went the route of HIDprojectors.com; I'd recommend you take another path. Mine arrived with many defects after two months of waiting (he failed to mention lead times), cheap components you can find on eBay, and an assembly that is anything but professional... RTV gasket maker all over the housings "to seal it," I was told after the fact. When I asked for replacements to swap these damaged units out, the owner said I could buy a new set, and he would determine if the returned lights were his fault. Also, he ships with the littlest of care in proper packaging. When I mentioned they arrived damaged, his response was that I didn't pay the extra 100 dollars or whatever it was to get the safe packaging. I paid over 1300 for some eBay junk that isn't worth more than 500. Spend the time and do it right, yourself; if you like his product look, you can do it yourself and have a better product.

The short. Stay away from HIDProjectors.com, terrible business practices, and sub-par products.

I forgot to mention that the headlights also shake when driving; without a solid platform, they move internally.

I plan to scrap these for 7" Jeep lights soon.
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I have a feeling all they do is take aftermarket housings, split the cover off headlight part, and splice in a new headlight and "seal" it back in. Probably for a $1k profit.
 
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Joebob

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Teahead said:
I have a feeling all they do is take aftermarket housings, split the cover off headlight part, and splice in a new headlight and "seal" it back in. Probably for a $1k profit.
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I'd say this is exactly what they do. Insult to injury, they don't do it well.
 
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Joebob

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Happy Hummer said:
Wow! they spanked ya'. That is just criminal. Thank you for your assessment and critique of the products they provide.
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Yeah... I have called him out on the sub-par quality and he's dismissive and says I can buy more or just send these back.its no more than ebay Chinese junk, I could remake these for 250 including the 200 dollar donor lights.
 
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pickledill

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I would like to say that I'm working on something, but I can't promise anything, it will mostly be plug and play, and might require some DIY work to make it fully operate
 
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