Looking to retrofit headlights

[csprinkle]

Hello all,

 

I've been looking to retrofit the headlights in my '02 SE, is this something that's worth doing just for cosmetic's sake? I'm not really sure where to look for good quality headlight retrofits, so could anyone point me in the right direction? Forgive me if this request is a bit vague, I've just been seeing some cooler looking headlight designs out there (e.g. "angel eyes") and not sure how to go about obtaining that look.

 

Thanks,

csprinkle

Edited January 29, 2025 by csprinkle
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[R50JR]

4 hours ago, csprinkle said:

Hello all,

 

I've been looking to retrofit the headlights in my '02 SE, is this something that's worth doing just for cosmetic's sake? I'm not really sure where to look for good quality headlight retrofits, so could anyone point me in the right direction? Forgive me if this request is a bit vague, I've just been seeing some cooler looking headlight designs out there (e.g. "angel eyes") and not sure how to go about obtaining that look.

 

Thanks,

csprinkle

 

I believe you can buy retrofitted headlights on ebay for a few hundred dollars or you can source the projectors and do the work yourself. 

[EricCR]

Are you after an actual improvement in light output and pattern? Or are you mostly looking for an aesthetic change?

 

If it's the former, you should do what I did. None of the Chinese eBay "projector" headlights will be good. Those projectors are usually meant for H1 halogen bulbs, have a very narrow beam pattern, crappy output and blurry cutoff. Here's my car:

 

 

If you're mostly after halos and other sort of DRLs, I can't help you with that but there are places you can ship your headlights to to get them modded (e.g. Lightwerkz).