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Old 11-24-2010, 02:46 PM   #1 (permalink)
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2004 Camry wreck...

I got in a wreck and messed up my front bumper cover and broke both my headlamps (since they are connected) on my white 2004 Camry LE. I figured I'd go ahead and consider some aftermarket euro type headlamps for the replacement lights since they are the same price as the local aftermarket dealer. I have two questions:

1. Do you think these lights would look good on my car? (I have fog lamps, so I don't know if I should try to match those too).
2. What kind of quality do you think these really are? If it comes down to getting crappy quality lights which will actually be a problem, I don't want to mess with it. Also a NO if they are illegal.

I guess that leads me to a third question. I'm planning on purchasing a front bumper cover ($45) and possibly new headlamps ($70 ea) from an aftermarket dealer. Am I really going to notice a difference in quality? I figured (especially with the bumper cover) that it won't really make a difference.

Thanks in advance.

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Get OEM SE headlights. and for the bumper cover, whatever you can find. I had mine replaced last May with no issues of quality loss.

But for the headlights stick to OEM because all the aftermarket ones suck, quality wise and light output wise. I've used aftermarket and they suck so i switched back.
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Thanks for the advice. Think I'm gonna pick up some OEM headlamps from ebay... won't be too expensive. I just can't accept paying $230 for each headlamp new.

Nice ride BTW. I'd like to see what mods you've done.
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I'll PM you later with what i have done. I don't have any official thread listing everything. Thanks for the compliments. That is actually my "winter" look lol.


You should get a pair of SE headlights, they look so much nicer than the LE or XLE unless you like the chrome look ofcourse.
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