I think its the poor paint coverage of the black paint at the bottom edge.
Personally if I bought replica headlights I wouldn't expect OEM quality at less than half the price...
Can this paint defect even be seen from a normal standing distance?
Exactly, the black paint coverage is what is mainly bothering me.
Trust me I wasn't expecting OEM quality by any means. Ed's reputation for quality is what sold me on his lights, I think I just expected a bit better.
But you're probably right, at standing distance it likely won't be noticeable.
A large part of my job is quality control, I have higher standards than most when it comes to things like this.
I'm not trying to kick up dust over nothing. If no one else can really say that they think they look off, then I'll trust that it's just my eye for detail.
It's a curse really lol