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has anyone here bought the non-xenon headlamps in order to replace the housings?

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Old Nov 6, 2004 | 10:14 PM
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Default has anyone here bought the non-xenon headlamps in order to replace the housings?

my headlight housings are pretty beat from 3 years of winter driving (i would've put a protective covering on them, but they were already pitted from the car's first owner), and i'm looking to replace them.

i had originally be put-off by the ridiculous price for the xenon housings, but recently i became aware of the much more affordable non-xenon housings that are also available. my question is: are there any gotchas here, or can i just swap all of the guts from my current xenon housings into the non-xenon cases?

thanks!
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Old Nov 6, 2004 | 10:52 PM
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Default just grab the non-xenon plastic lens and put it on your internals >>

no gotchas.

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Old Nov 6, 2004 | 10:56 PM
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Default If you do this...

...remove the orange corner and get Riso turns
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Old Nov 7, 2004 | 04:31 AM
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Default Alternatively, you can find new Xenon headlamps from the German ebay...

I was having a look the time and prices were as low as 100 Euros a piece. Try www.ebay.de
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Old Nov 7, 2004 | 05:49 AM
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my thinking exactly.
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Old Nov 7, 2004 | 05:50 AM
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crazy -- thanks for the tip!
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Old Nov 7, 2004 | 06:53 AM
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UPDATE: does anyone know the part number for the non-xenon housings?
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