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Old 06-30-2006, 10:46 AM
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01 Headlight Housing Vs. 03 Headlight Housing
Is It A Direct Swap If I Were To Change My 01 Housings To The 03 Housings?
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Old 06-30-2006, 10:53 AM
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Yes, I believe it is.
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But why not just do it yourself? It's not hard to do.
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Old 06-30-2006, 08:13 PM
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not hard? okay, i'll ship you mine. then i'll pay you with Twinkies.
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Old 06-30-2006, 09:33 PM
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Old 07-01-2006, 11:38 AM
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not hard? okay, i'll ship you mine. then i'll pay you with Twinkies.
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Old 07-01-2006, 09:00 PM
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C.R.E.A.M. - get the money, dollar dollar bill ya'll! Just came to mind!

Housings should be fairly easy though...
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easy just time consuming. be prepared to take your entire front bumper off.
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Old 07-01-2006, 10:08 PM
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Yes, that is the painful part.
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C.R.E.A.M. - get the money, dollar dollar bill ya'll! Just came to mind!

Housings should be fairly easy though...
GREAT song! Wu-Tang FTW!




Taking the bumper off isn't to bad, I used Comptech's Icebox instructions but they neglected to mention the screws in the top of the bumper, under the grille.
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Do any of you guys know if you have to take out the HID bulb with the security torx inorder to unplug it for blacking out the housings?
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Old 07-04-2006, 09:22 AM
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i would suggest taking it out.
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Old 07-04-2006, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by superfob
Do any of you guys know if you have to take out the HID bulb with the security torx inorder to unplug it for blacking out the housings?


You can get that screw out with a tiny flat tip screwdriver. No need to buy the tool.
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Ok I'll try a tiny flat tip screwdriver. I was having the hardest time finding a security torx.
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napa and sears has them.
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Any pics of the '03 blacked out headlight assembly on an '01? I've got a midnight '01 and think the combination would look sharp, butI'm positive someone has already beat me to it...
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Any better pics? Maybe something with a bit of resolution?
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Here are some pics of my car before i converted to the 03' look in the front... in case you wanted to compare


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gingerbread - did you black our ur chrome trim around the doors or is it just a shadow?

i happen to like the chrome headlights better. but thats just me.
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Old 07-13-2006, 12:24 AM
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i happen to like the chrome headlights better. but thats just me.
in that case, that means you like headlights like these!



i happen to like the '03 headlights. but that's just me.
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Old 07-13-2006, 12:52 AM
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let me rephrase, i prefer the chromed lights when their cleared out, with no yellow or blue. i actually took out that small running light bulb to give a cleaner look.

BUT i will admit the blacked out look is nice if done properly.
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