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Old Dec 13, 2015, 05:56 AM
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USDM Headlight differences

Hey guys, just wondering on the different headlight option the USDM market has.
Since I'm from Australia, I've gotten myself a set of 9 USDM taillights and I'm thinking of getting 9 USDM headlights to match.

Thing is I know that Australia/JDM evos have 3/4 different type of headlights being:
7 GTA - chrome housing with clear indicators
8 GSR - chrome housing with amber indicators and white low beam projectors
8 MR - matte/flat black housing with amber indicators blue-ish low beam projectors
9 - same as 8 GSR but with shadow chrome/gunmetal housing
All of them had fog lights as well

My question is did the evo 9 headlights in the US market ever come out in the shadow chrome/gunmetal housing, with HIDs and fog lights as well?
I'm really digging the amber parkers and clear indicators that the USDM evos have and want a set of headlights to match my taillights!

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Old Dec 13, 2015, 12:55 PM
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9 US headlights are the gloss gunmetal housing. The amber indicator positions are swapped on the US/JDM headlights though, and the US headlights do have foglights.
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Old Dec 13, 2015, 10:41 PM
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Yeah that's awesome then!
Are they hard to find in the US?
I would swap my JDM ones for USDM ones in a heartbeat hahaha
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Originally Posted by rogerlam
Yeah that's awesome then!
Are they hard to find in the US?
I would swap my JDM ones for USDM ones in a heartbeat hahaha
do you have HIDs? I'll trade you! lol
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USDM headlights sell for about half the price of JDM headlights

keep in mind the projectors are designed for vehicles driving on the right hand side of the road
Old Dec 14, 2015, 03:31 PM
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I wish there were after-market options for ct9a headlights. I would like to do a custom retrofit setup but I haven't really found a good project headlight to do it with yet.
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Originally Posted by kyoo
do you have HIDs? I'll trade you! lol
Haha yeah mine a HID from factory!

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USDM headlights sell for about half the price of JDM headlights

keep in mind the projectors are designed for vehicles driving on the right hand side of the road
How much do 9 USDM ones go for in USD?
The beam pattern will be very minimal in where I drive. It's either in the city where the street lights are way brighter than your headlights or on empty twisty roads haha
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Evo 9 in great shape, $700 or so. Evo 9 HID (meaning they also have fog lights) around $1100 in great shape
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