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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 11:00 AM
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Purchasing headlights Need opinions

I have the dark green paint job on the truck. Do you guys think that it would look better with :

the original 05 lights on there:


BLACK 05 Light:




OR WITH THESE:




Heres the truck:

 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 11:05 AM
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I too have the dark green paint job and have been going back and forth between the Harley lights and the plain 05's. As for the projectors, I'm not a fan of them on our trucks, but that's just my opinion. I think I'm leaning toward the plain 05's though.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 11:32 AM
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05 Harley's get OEM headlghts for Harley's from everywhere i have seen the aftermarkets are crap and fog over bad. Projectors are a waste of money IMHO.,
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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riff raff oem 05 plain
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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go with the black i think that would look good.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 07:43 AM
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i would go with the plain 05. cause your rims are light and you have chrome bits here and there.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 07:49 AM
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I voted plain. If you had the monochromatic thing going, then I'd say the black.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 09:09 AM
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thanks guys....heres the thing..i have a black tool box.. thought about going to black rims but im not sure.. so far im thinkin the plain too but not sure
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 09:16 AM
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I voted plain, would look good.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 09:31 AM
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I would go with the plain unless you are going to go toblack wheels and get rid of the chrome grills. Those stock lights are terrible! I hate them!!!!!! I have them in my truck cant wait to change them.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 09:35 AM
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I vote for glass lights.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 09:52 AM
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damn if i was at home i would sell you a set of 05 "look-a-like" headlights for cheap.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 10:40 AM
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LOL well where are u?
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 12:21 PM
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GET OEM ! The knock off light fog up bad ! Ask Ryan (highoctane) ! He had a set of knock off Harley lights and after a year he had to buy OEM ones ! The aftermarket ones had fogged over and look like S&^% !

Do it once instead of twice ! OEM BABY !
 
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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i like the plain ones, just my thoughts!
 
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