UPDATE** just installed these 3/27/15
Hey fellas, I'm new to the site. I've learned a lot from all of you. I'd like to share my experience so far with the helix led retros for those with halogen lights. These just arrived Tuesday and I will be installing them this weekend, but figured I'd do the review as I go.
Packaging:
Well packaged, came secured in a box with a tightly wrapped plastic back around it. There was protective clear wrap on the headlight glass itself. Inside the headlight was one huge silica pack, with 2-3 smaller ones.
The quality:
Seems like good quality for the price,it's not real cheap plastic, it has some bend to it. There's a nice seal around the headlight glass, both covers to change the bulbs have a rubber gasket that once scewed down / locked in place, feel like there's a good seal. It comes with 2 h7 bulbs, one in the high beam and one is the middle. The light in the middle is just for looks, which im not too concerned over. The low beam can be either a h7 or ds2. The light socket doesn't exacly fit for the h7 bulb (what I'll be using) it sits on top, and from reading forums, the tab pointing downwards for low beam light. There are 2 adjustments on the back to position your projector low beam.
I did buy the oem lighting package grille so the stripe with the lights will match up with the stripe on grille.
Complaints so far:
The only thing I wish that had been done different is the design of the low beam back plate. It's held on by 5 Phillips head screws and although makes for a tight seal, it's going to be a hassle to replace the bulb.
Okay guys, so I did the install of these lights. For the most part, it went pretty smooth. It took me about 4 hours by myself to do.
The hardest part really was taking the bumper off and on, getting off because those tabs by the fender did not want to pop out! And back on because of trying to do it single handedly. If there's one thing I must stress, it is to take your time when you do this, these headlights have a ton of adjustment capability, and you can get the fit just about perfect. There's many angles to look for, the gap between the bumper and light, gap between the grille and light, and gap between fender and light.
Before:
After:
Adjusting the projector was real easy too, helix puts what knob does what and what way to turn for high/ low side to side. One thing that is really bothering me is fog has formed inside the headlight. I kept the big silica pack in the housing, and from what you guys said, I hope this will take care of this issue. I went from a 65f garage, to 30f outside.
Hey fellas, I'm new to the site. I've learned a lot from all of you. I'd like to share my experience so far with the helix led retros for those with halogen lights. These just arrived Tuesday and I will be installing them this weekend, but figured I'd do the review as I go.
Packaging:
Well packaged, came secured in a box with a tightly wrapped plastic back around it. There was protective clear wrap on the headlight glass itself. Inside the headlight was one huge silica pack, with 2-3 smaller ones.


The quality:
Seems like good quality for the price,it's not real cheap plastic, it has some bend to it. There's a nice seal around the headlight glass, both covers to change the bulbs have a rubber gasket that once scewed down / locked in place, feel like there's a good seal. It comes with 2 h7 bulbs, one in the high beam and one is the middle. The light in the middle is just for looks, which im not too concerned over. The low beam can be either a h7 or ds2. The light socket doesn't exacly fit for the h7 bulb (what I'll be using) it sits on top, and from reading forums, the tab pointing downwards for low beam light. There are 2 adjustments on the back to position your projector low beam.

I did buy the oem lighting package grille so the stripe with the lights will match up with the stripe on grille.

Complaints so far:
The only thing I wish that had been done different is the design of the low beam back plate. It's held on by 5 Phillips head screws and although makes for a tight seal, it's going to be a hassle to replace the bulb.

Okay guys, so I did the install of these lights. For the most part, it went pretty smooth. It took me about 4 hours by myself to do.

The hardest part really was taking the bumper off and on, getting off because those tabs by the fender did not want to pop out! And back on because of trying to do it single handedly. If there's one thing I must stress, it is to take your time when you do this, these headlights have a ton of adjustment capability, and you can get the fit just about perfect. There's many angles to look for, the gap between the bumper and light, gap between the grille and light, and gap between fender and light.


Before:

After:

Adjusting the projector was real easy too, helix puts what knob does what and what way to turn for high/ low side to side. One thing that is really bothering me is fog has formed inside the headlight. I kept the big silica pack in the housing, and from what you guys said, I hope this will take care of this issue. I went from a 65f garage, to 30f outside.
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