Has anybody had good luck with non-OEM headlights for their 2005-2010 Odyssey? I've found some via Amazon for ~190/side, but no reviews available on how well those housings/lenses have held up.
Replacement Headlight Housings
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Several use Philips HIR2. Some Silverstart etc. Unless you modify your reflectors, going the route of HIR2 has helped. There is a slight mod (cutting off one edge of tab a little to fit into the housing). I have multiple sets and after mod, works on Camry, Avalon, Odyssey, etc.
Other options such as LED, etc are YMMV.
Several use Philips HIR2. Some Silverstart etc. Unless you modify your reflectors, going the route of HIR2 has helped. There is a slight mod (cutting off one edge of tab a little to fit into the housing). I have multiple sets and after mod, works on Camry, Avalon, Odyssey, etc.
Other options such as LED, etc are YMMV.
I think he is asking about entire headlight housing, not just bulbs.
Asking if anyone has used 3rd party housing and whether they last and how their reflections are compared with OEM.
Thanks, I'll check with local dealer if they will price match to avoid shipping costs. They just earned my business by price matching Bernardi when I replaced the axles, I like supporting our local guys when they're good.
Remember Bernardi has free shipping on most items however their prices tend to be a little higher than Majestic‘s
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I'd love to hear as well.. although when I looked on amazon it was more like $179 a SET... which is pretty crazy. I thought rockauto also had some options that were that cheap. I've re-polished my set at least twice.. might be the highway miles.. but the clearcoat still gets sandblasted off every year or so. I'm debating at this point getting a new set vs doing it yet again.
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The look good but the beam pattern may be weird.
I would clean up the OEM headlights and apply film over them to prevent fading again. Spray on clear coats don't work.
Do you have a favorite for a film?
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Tried lamix-x today...trash. Xpel is good.
So Xpel does not have a headlight kit for our cars, I'm guessing you bought it in bulk and cut it? Which product of theirs do you recommend? And how much would you recommend? Is it hard to work with and cut properly?
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Here's a thread on how one member put film on his headlights. Headlight Restoration - 3M Scotchgard Clear Bra Paint...
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Contact a local car wrap/PPF shop. 3rd gen headlights are hard to wrap due to design.
Get the self healing film they have.
I followed that thread, no need to replace the lights after that. (Thanks to @kaimanson for posting that DIY)
I need to get the 3M film, but initial result is great, about 45 minutes to get the lights to this stage. Even took a few seconds to remove most evidence of a parking lot mishap...
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Happy to help, get those 3M films and you should be good for a few years. Head gun and patience are key to get that wrap on the Gen. 3 done, 80% of the headlight is easy, the hard part is the top corner, mine didn't came up perfectly on the corner but 95% of the surface is perfect, but with a heat gun you should be fine. i did a video on a Ford Edge, it didn't require too much heat though. Like Ranger said, reach out to a car wrap shop and maybe they can get it done for u. Even though the material is quite different to car wrap, the process is almost the same.
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