kinda pissed
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 244
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From: Pittsburgh PA
Yep, I have to keep flitz on mine or they show water spots like crazy after a rain or washing. You have to have that bolt in line with the hole or you'll strip it. I got a buddy with the Hella Optilux 1900s who stripped a bolt installing his.
I believe the Cepeks, Hella Optilux 1900 and KC Dayliter 1237 are all the exact same light made by the same company in China. I checked out the KCs at a vendor at the flea market a couple weeks ago and they were identical as well, right down to the same bulb and exact same rubber "bumper" on the bolt.
Awesome light output, but they did cheap out on the hardware. I also have to keep the plastic covers waxed as the red is already starting to get pink. My buddy with the Hellas has black covers that are now a light shade of gray.
Good for the $44 bucks they cost per pair, but definitely not real high quality.
You win some, lose some on ebay. I'm not displeased, but if I'da paid the $110 each that KC gets for them, I'd be pissed!!!
Oh and side note, my Hella 500s which were on my truck a whole five weeks, and are now on my Jeep, has the black plastic housing bleached already. At least with those, you can't really see the back unless you look for it. Armor All kinda helped a little, but within a couple days in the hot southern sun, they are right back faded. Anybody know of a product to get the black back better than Armor All?
I believe the Cepeks, Hella Optilux 1900 and KC Dayliter 1237 are all the exact same light made by the same company in China. I checked out the KCs at a vendor at the flea market a couple weeks ago and they were identical as well, right down to the same bulb and exact same rubber "bumper" on the bolt.
Awesome light output, but they did cheap out on the hardware. I also have to keep the plastic covers waxed as the red is already starting to get pink. My buddy with the Hellas has black covers that are now a light shade of gray.
Good for the $44 bucks they cost per pair, but definitely not real high quality.
You win some, lose some on ebay. I'm not displeased, but if I'da paid the $110 each that KC gets for them, I'd be pissed!!!
Oh and side note, my Hella 500s which were on my truck a whole five weeks, and are now on my Jeep, has the black plastic housing bleached already. At least with those, you can't really see the back unless you look for it. Armor All kinda helped a little, but within a couple days in the hot southern sun, they are right back faded. Anybody know of a product to get the black back better than Armor All?
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Joined: May 2008
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From: Shreveport, LA
I definitely haven't had those kinda results from back to black
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: TAMPA BAY
mothers makes back to black and its good stuff but i dunno about new quality...i used it alot on my gen 2 dodge to keep the plastic black, i live in florida and i had to reapply it every other month ....now i just paint the plastic....alot better....