new lights for me!

[bboyskidz]

i got some new lightsies... $180 shipped from ebay!

here is the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=023&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=360025587971&rd=1

and here is some pics (no ban for me!):





I originally wired the highbeam and standard lights the wrong way, but as they are all the same type of globes, it was just a matter of switching them over. overall, they are pretty good lights. I am thinking of taking them apart and doing this:

[The_Hawk]

i got some new lightsies... $180 shipped from ebay!

I originally wired the highbeam and standard lights the wrong way, but as they are all the same type of globes, it was just a matter of switching them over.

Wired the wrong way round? I suppose there is a benifit to using a set of lights with an OEM connector You would think that when making a headlight to fit on a particular model's mounting points that setting up a OEM connector would be simple. Even if you made the same base light for lots of models, a simple comverter plug would make things nice and simple.

Anyway... I'm a big fun of the Mk4 style lights, looking good.

[Jon_Vr6]

Wired the wrong way round? I suppose there is a benifit to using a set of lights with an OEM connector

http://m07.onelivehosting.com/~hosting/m07/photo/headlight/golf3/3.jpg

looks to me as if they do have an OEM connector.

not bad looking lights for $180

[bboyskidz]

Wired the wrong way round? I suppose there is a benifit to using a set of lights with an OEM connector You would think that when making a headlight to fit on a particular model's mounting points that setting up a OEM connector would be simple. Even if you made the same base light for lots of models, a simple comverter plug would make things nice and simple.

Anyway... I'm a big fun of the Mk4 style lights, looking good.

its got the oem loom which is awesome. it was a straight swapover, unclip the front vent, unbolt the lights, bolt in the new ones, clip the bumper back on and adjust.

what i meant by 'wired the wrong way' was that i simply plugged the wrong wire onto the wrong light.



you can see in the pic that the two connectors are the same - so i just had them around the wrong way... the high beam is the lens closer to the center, the normal light is the one towards the outside. When I had the normal light on, the high beam would be on instead.

[rayray086]

Nice Lachie! Let us know of the quality after a few weeks of using them.

Also, be really careful when you pry them open. Non-OEM lenses are known to be much more fragile.

[bombsquad21]

looking good!

they look great..nice choice. I would have to say changing headlights is one of the best things u can do to a mk3. Oh and the VR lip, which is next right??

[tassie_euro_mk1]

Good choice bboyskidz. Tell me how you go if u decide to blacken em. I was thinking of doing em aswell. it looks good on black cars


ace mate, ace

[vwthunder]

Are they RHD or LHD lights

[Mrk_Mickey]

Yeah Lachie they look great! Love to see them if you black 'em out!

Where'd you get em? I'm looking for lights, 180 is very cheap, almost skeptical cheap, but still!

[Pullstarter]

You're luckier than me bboy, I ordered those lights from that seller and when they arrived one was broken, not to mention the crappy quality. Maybe they are from a different manufacturer? Anyways, glad you like em and they worked out ok for you. I have some FK's on the way so hoping they will be better than my last headlight attempt

[Lorenz]

They look awsome mate. Was looking at some of them the other day, but after reading pullstarter had a bad experience with them, it kinda put me off. Gone OEM dual chambers for now!

[bboyskidz]

You're luckier than me bboy, I ordered those lights from that seller and when they arrived one was broken, not to mention the crappy quality. Maybe they are from a different manufacturer? Anyways, glad you like em and they worked out ok for you. I have some FK's on the way so hoping they will be better than my last headlight attempt

oh really? that sucks dude! well the brand on these lights is "HBLLA"....... yeh thats right.... H-B-LLA.... lol. I hope you got your money back and/or gave them neg feedback.

I'm not sure if they are RHD or LHD but they seem to work well, no flare up on either side... me thinks they are both the drivers side lights from each type (i.e. front right from a RHD car and front left from a LHD car) because I had to modify the left side with a saw to get it in straight.

Let me explain:

you can see in just underneath the bolt hole on the far right there is a pin that keeps the light in place. On the original set i have, the passenger side light has the pin above the hole, the drivers side has it below. On the set i got, both sides have the pin below the hole. All I did was cut the pin right off on the passenger side and voila!

For $180 I'm really not complaining. They look sweet and they are decent quality. I'm going to take em out again soonish and just re-silicone all of the edges anyway.

Pullstarter, what part was broken on the set you got? if it was the brackets that hold the lens in place then I am going to reinforce them with something - probably alradite - while they are out...

[vwthunder]

Personally I wouldnt buy cheap lights
I dont think it is worth the headache stuffing around with them, and most are bad quality

Hellas or FK's are the way to go

[Pullstarter]

Was the bracket that holds the inner lens which was broken, could probably have been fixed but I was so pissed at them arriving like that I just demanded a refund (which i got luckily).