View Full Version : WRX Headlights on ebay


SvRider
04-23-2003, 11:36 PM
Whats up with these lights that I have been seeing on ebay why are they so cheap. Has anyone had any experiance with them.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2412236120&category=33710

Bishop
04-23-2003, 11:57 PM
They look kinda cheap to me... but ya get what ya pay for.
I have no experience with them personally though, could just be a bad photograph.

Glockperfection
04-24-2003, 12:59 AM
The quality is extremely bad. The plastic it's made of is like that of cheap made in china toys.

sike43
04-24-2003, 02:46 AM
they are probally non-HID. u should have asked the seller.

Mulder
04-24-2003, 05:51 AM
Very poorly made, not projectors, lighting is not an improvement, and the wiring is wrong. Don't buy these.

pmartell12
04-28-2003, 06:35 PM
Mulder hit the nail right in the head. Do not waste your money on these.

phucvtec
04-29-2003, 09:49 AM
oops :( I probably should have read this thread before purchasing them. I just received them today, and I plan on installing (or trying to) in a few days. Consider me a test rat for this one... Ill let you know how it turns out.

My first observation is that the wiring is poorly done, and the highs and lows are split out to two sides, and the marker light from the front lense is eliminated. Maybe i should just run them into the engine compartment and light it up or something :cool: jk.

Anyway, ill certainly post my results, which will likely confirm your warnings.

TeamNCT
05-03-2003, 01:29 PM
yeah the wiring works for ****

anyone know how to make them work?

Mulder
05-04-2003, 09:55 AM
The problem is they put the black (common) wires on the wrong pin on the connector, you have to swap them with one of the other pins. The colors of the other wires have changed on these lights but last I heard you would swap the black and white wires and it should work.

southnacnt
05-06-2003, 06:28 PM
I had a friend of mine give these lights to me for a B-day present. i think they were ordered from matrixracing.com or somehting like that. Anyway i am going to try to install mine this weekend and see how they work.

TeamNCT
05-09-2003, 07:51 AM
just to let some of u guys know, these lights are hella bright...

no, they arent HIDs or anything... but ****, they are quite bright!




there is no "i cant see at night" bull****... no sense on spending $800-$1500 on a set of hid lights IMO

southnacnt
05-09-2003, 01:24 PM
i looked at the lights earlier today and noticed they looked kinda like plug n play. It looked like they pluged into the stock adaptors ro something like that. Anyway did y'all have to wire them up or did you use the plug connectors to power them? I figured I better ask before I put them on this weekend

TeamNCT
05-09-2003, 03:37 PM
switch the black and white wires on the plugs and they will work fine

also... u will notice that the blinker stays on... if u want it just to come on when ur using the directional, cut the blue wire on the headlights, then they arent always on

phucvtec
05-19-2003, 08:33 AM
ok, so here is what i have learned as a test rat:

Everyone is right, the black and white wires need to be switched. For some reason, the manufacturer wired one power lead to the ground pin on the connector, and visa versa for the ground lead. Very easy. Took me like 5 minutes, and I thank everyone for posting here, since it would have taken me a bit longer otherwise.

They are cheep as hell, both in quality and price. I must admit that I really like how they look, though from close up, one can tell how cheep they are. They are also not sealed very well, since condensation built up in every lense. I purchased some ebay special xenon bulbs for them, and they are helabright!

They are very difficult to aim. My low beams are pretty well set, but my high beams are pointing into space, and that is not good. I cannot really do much to change it. Those of you who have these lights can understand exactly why they are difficult to aim. Also, i have not noticed any intensity difference in the low and high beams, which begs me to question if the power supplied to the high beam bulb is MORE than the low beam bulb, or if the high beam filiment in the stock 9007s heats up more. Perhaps someone here can help me with this one.

Overall, with shipping, these light fixtures cost me about $150, and the xenon bulbs were another $30 for 4 H7 bulbs. Not bad in my opinion. Good luck everyone!