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Title: What lights to buy...
Post by: ToRo on 06 May 2008, 17:42
I'm after some sort of smoked headlights for my MK3, I was thinking of morette's but I don't think it's a wise investment moneywise, so if anyone knows of any decent looking smoked headlights, can you post pics/links for me to browse?

Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: What lights to buy...
Post by: ...joe on 06 May 2008, 20:17
don't know any, but having seen a bloke i know put morrette/hella quads on his mk3 all i can say is :sick:

with lights you generally get what you pay for, some might be shiney and cool looking but suffer from bad/cheap construction which always shows up!
Title: Re: What lights to buy...
Post by: LazyLunatic on 06 May 2008, 20:52
You can take apart your standard headlight and spray part of it black, so when you put it back together again, it looks darker. I have a link I think ( :laugh: ) just need to find it ....

LL ;)
Title: Re: What lights to buy...
Post by: eightyeightmph on 06 May 2008, 21:43
Just fitted my Morrette's & love 'em!! :afro:

(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image009.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image015-1.jpg)
Title: Re: What lights to buy...
Post by: ToRo on 06 May 2008, 22:12
I'm steering away from the morette's me thinks.

I just don't wanna shell out loads for lights that look crap... I could sell them on, but it's just the hassles really lol :P

Also - headlights with indicators, will this mean that they will work rather than the ones on the bumper or both?
Title: Re: What lights to buy...
Post by: LazyLunatic on 08 May 2008, 00:21
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3000249

Worth giving a try if your going to get new ones anyway. Btw the method they use can be varied, just use initiative.

LL ;)
Title: Re: What lights to buy...
Post by: eightyeightmph on 08 May 2008, 08:09
I'm steering away from the morette's me thinks.

I just don't wanna shell out loads for lights that look crap... I could sell them on, but it's just the hassles really lol :P

Also - headlights with indicators, will this mean that they will work rather than the ones on the bumper or both?


I only paid £60 for mine & I don't they look crap.
Title: Re: What lights to buy...
Post by: Ashley on 08 May 2008, 13:04
£60? that's pretty decent.. i personally wouldnt go for them, but £60's the cheapest I've heard of them
Title: Re: What lights to buy...
Post by: ToRo on 08 May 2008, 16:53
Iw asn't implying they were crap, just in general don't wanna spend lots on something that's not worth it :)

And £60 is very f'ing cheap lol!
Title: Re: What lights to buy...
Post by: kells on 09 May 2008, 22:38
mine are the Hella with smoked glass..

i get more compliments and messages about these that i could shake a stick at..

pretty sought after now and expensive too if you find them in good nick
Title: Re: What lights to buy...
Post by: ToRo on 11 May 2008, 22:44
Just bought myself some new rear lights, should be here soon :D will post pics once fitted as they are a secret  :lipsrsealed: :evil:
Title: Re: What lights to buy...
Post by: glowgtdi on 13 August 2008, 21:01
Just fitted these on mine

£124 inc P&P
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300244946339&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=020

Same guy has:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-Mk3-TWIN-HEADLIGHTS-CONVERSION-SMOKED-VR6-GTi_W0QQitemZ300248386890QQihZ020QQcategoryZ9889QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

At a good price,

With the ones ive fitted im soon going to be making the sidelights (Outer ones) into my Indicators and smoothing the front bumper, See sig for mine fitted.
Title: Re: What lights to buy...
Post by: Guy on 13 August 2008, 23:13
headlights tend to be a very individual thing and it generally has a lot to do with the colour of the car and the styling that is trying to be achieved

i will reiterate what ...joe has said though and that is to go for quality... if it means you are paying top dollar then so be it but don't buy cr@p as you'll just be wasting your money