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  • I have knock offs, and they're great.

    7 17.07%

  • I have knock offs, and they're horrible.

    1 2.44%

  • Pfft, whatever, Go with real Hella EEs.

    33 80.49%
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Thread: Ellipsoid Smileys

  1. 10-10-2006, 06:41 PM #1
    Macv
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    Default Ellipsoid Smileys

    So I've searched around and found a bunch of people saying the ebay/chinese Ellipsoid smileys are trash and/or are great. But I really need a final desicion on whether I should get knock offs or keep searching for original Hella. So please vote, and explain why they're good/bad.

    Also, point me into a direction to get them.
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  2. 10-10-2006, 06:44 PM #2
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    I have french market Hella EE's. The light output is far superior to my old p.o.s. US market headlights. blech. Also tossed in a 4300K low beam HID setup. I don't have experience with knockoff smiley's...... fwiw I'm looking for some O.E. Hellas right now actually.
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  3. 10-10-2006, 06:45 PM #3
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    Where's the "Who is Winfred" option?! tsk tsk


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  4. 10-10-2006, 06:51 PM #4
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    I wasn't around for that.
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  5. 10-10-2006, 07:04 PM #5
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  6. 10-10-2006, 07:18 PM #6
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    I bought used euro hellas for mine, came with the adjustable motors....about $250 shipped from a guy in jersey
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  7. 10-10-2006, 07:27 PM #7
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    Adjustable motors?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macv
    Adjustable motors?
    The dial left of the fog switch. You get the adjustable headlights with the OEM towing package to compensate for payloads pushing the headlights into the sky. The motors give you a couple more settings to lower the beams....

    ....they are also good for throwing a LIC PLATE LIGHT error message when they go bad

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  9. 10-10-2006, 08:16 PM #9
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    Yep, the originals last and work very well. You can probably get them pretty cheap of ebay.co.uk.
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  10. 10-10-2006, 08:33 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by stu1
    Yep, the originals last and work very well. You can probably get them pretty cheap of ebay.co.uk.

    shipping makes things a real pain to get from the UK to the US. british pounds are not kind to the us dollar


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