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Old 08-12-2008, 08:24 PM
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Anyone with Aftermarket headlights, Im buying a set tomorow and havent decided which set to get, id like to see some pictures of the different styles before i make up my mind...if anyone has a set please reply with a pic...ty
 
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Ive seen a lot of guys get a lot of different aftermarket headlights, most of them have to splice wires, or melt housings, and usually either switch back to stock, or back to the diamond cut lenses. The two biggest winners are either staying stock, and just buying the clear corners with the "frosted" pattern on them that match your stock headlights, or buying the diamond cut clear lensed headlights and parking lights.

I bought the diamond cut lights for my truck, and then put sylvania silverstar corner bulbs in them.

Stock headlights with frosted clear corners :

CleanBlue3.jpg

WinterShine2.jpg

Diamond cut headlights with sylvania bulbs in them:

WHSylvaniaBulbs.jpg

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WayneRT6.jpg

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hey cyclone i have quick question. where did you happen to buy the two peice grill. do you happen to have an internet site? that looks pretty sweet.
 
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i like my one-pieces from ebay
 
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Dodge Rules, I got the two piece lower grille inserts from Street Scene through www.southeastperformance.com As you can see, my lower bumper cover isnt stock, its a Street scene bumper cover, with grille inserts made especially to fit it.

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as for cyclone.....i like the ones on the blue RT
as for the QC......nuttin special

and BATMAN id love to have them but if they made the LEDS turns into a seperate piece(like stock) then id buy in a heartbeat
 
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cyclone is right. i added these "black diamond" headlights. they are OK. they do appear smoked in bright light and clear in lower light. im looking for the crystal 2pc set to replace these.

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i like mine. they aren't clear they're almost like a frosted finish. i think it works well with my grille. don't ask me where i got them they came with the truck when i bought it.
 
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Originally Posted by LoudPedal45
as for cyclone.....i like the ones on the blue RT
as for the QC......nuttin special

and BATMAN id love to have them but if they made the LEDS turns into a seperate piece(like stock) then id buy in a heartbeat
LOL, dude ur all mixed up. My R/T is black, not blue.

The Blue Quad cab is my dads, and even tho theres "nothing special" about it to you, theres a lot of money and work that went into it. We had the lower front fascia painted silver, the rear plastic bumper panels painted silver, the rear line on the two tone finished across the tailgate (something Dodge didnt do), new grille inserts put in, fender flares added and painted to match, painted wipers and antenna to match, tinted windows, clear corners, and painted tail light trim.

Heres what it used to look like. No comparison really.

OriginalQuad3.jpg

OriginalQuad2.jpg

OriginalQuad1.jpg

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Originally Posted by CYCLONE_06
LOL, dude ur all mixed up. My R/T is black, not blue.

The Blue Quad cab is my dads, and even tho theres "nothing special" about it to you, theres a lot of money and work that went into it.
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i was just saying.....the HEADLIGHTS on the QC arent that special....but the actual truck BAD-A.....good work

as for the RT...it looked blue?!!?!?!
 


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