nrg
Club Member
Posts: 35
Primary Vehicle: Toyota Rav4 NRG
Year: 2002
Model Spec/Trim: NRG
Engine Capacity: 2.0
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by nrg on May 30, 2019 18:38:14 GMT
I have had enough polishing these things (headlights) and they just bring the whole appearance down.
Has anyone come across any after market headlights with maybe projectors built in for LED or HID conversions? The OEM headlights are remarkably expensive so thought it may be worth a look around, can’t find anything!
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Post by Hoovie on May 30, 2019 19:13:56 GMT
I doubt there is anything around for the RAV4. It does not have a big enough "modding" market to make it worthwhile.
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Post by unclebob on May 31, 2019 7:36:29 GMT
Any new headlights will make you car look showroom again but Best Buy genuine and not Far East eBay stuff 👍🏻 Could be a couple of hundred each so not the end of the world , I priced a pair up for my Lexus sc430 = £1150 😳.....I’ll just keep polishing them for now 😉
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Post by Hoovie on May 31, 2019 13:48:58 GMT
As an aside, if Aftermarket lights ARE located, check they are actually usuable!
Examples ....
There are quite a few Aftermarket 'fancy' Headlights for the VW T4 Transporter. All but one of them are a distinct performance downgrade even on the relatively poor OEM units.
I fitted Aftermarket copies of the "Caravelle" Headlights on my VW T5. They were excellent, but ... they were direct but cheaper copies of the OEM Headlights. FWIW, they were made by DEPO, who is a market leader in headlight manufacturing, so could be worth checking what is in their range.
Finally, I had Aftermarket Headlights on the Suzuki Swift. These looked very smart but were very poor in output. I replaced them with 2nd hand OEM Swift Headlights. Putting the car back to standard transformed the light output again!
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nrg
Club Member
Posts: 35
Primary Vehicle: Toyota Rav4 NRG
Year: 2002
Model Spec/Trim: NRG
Engine Capacity: 2.0
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by nrg on May 31, 2019 17:45:34 GMT
Thanks Chaps, think I will just go OEM then as she was designed. So expensive though😬
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Post by unclebob on May 31, 2019 18:44:08 GMT
Thanks Chaps, think I will just go OEM then as she was designed. So expensive though😬 ..but it will transform the car back to like new , faded headlamps look horrible....bit of a pet hate of mine ☹️ |
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nrg
Club Member
Posts: 35
Primary Vehicle: Toyota Rav4 NRG
Year: 2002
Model Spec/Trim: NRG
Engine Capacity: 2.0
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by nrg on May 31, 2019 21:46:04 GMT
totally agree! It was an advisory as well on the last mot so will take the plunge at some point
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Post by unclebob on Jun 1, 2019 7:11:03 GMT
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