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Are after market OEM replacement headlights and grilles as good as the original? I need a pair of headlights and a grille for my mystique 98 , and was shocked at the dealer prices.. even the sales person was shocked.
wanna hear it?
$330 Can. for headlights each
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$240 Can.for the Grille!!!
I remember I afew years ago I was looking for the Contour Grille and it was around 70 bucks!! for gods sake the SVT was 90 $ only!
If anyone can has experience with aftermarket ones that are around on places like ebay let me know. Are they worth the money or not. I Checked Bill Jenkins site signaturelm but it still turns out to pricey if I need to ship to Canada.
Thanks
98 Contour SE Sport (ZETEC)
98 Mercury Mystique LS Sport (DURATEC)
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I don't think they are....however, you'll see tons of places advertise as "OEM style" or "OEM Like". Supposedly they are manufactured to the same 'quality' as OEM, but I don't think they really are as tightly quality controlled if you will. IMO, spend the extra $$ and get actual OEM headlights..unless you plan on selling the car soon.
Ryan
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Having seen one of the OEM-like headlight units on a Contour I concur you should get one from the dealer. Bill Jenkins has them at a fairly reasonable price IIRC.
-- 1999 SVT #220 --
In retrospect, it was all downhill from here. RIP, CEG.
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After my accident in Feb of 2004, my headlights were replaced with aftermarket lights.
They suck ass. They won't stay adjusted, the level in one of them is 100% bubble, and the lighting at night is worse than the stock headlights.
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Originator of the Beowulf Headlight Mod and the Beowulf CAI
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Kal - give this guy a call: http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141836I bought a pair of OEM Ford lights from him for $90 each. EXCELLENT customer service and very fast shipping too!  They are a Ford parts depot and the prices are incredibly low. HTH
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I forgot who it was but i knew he could get cheap parts.
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Hope this helps somebody. The OEM is better but they all start to fade eventualy. I found a trick I'll post for you. These are plastic and look like there is a clear coat that is flakeing just like car paint does. So I bought a used faded one to experament with. I wet sanded with 1500 and soapy water several times till you can feel no edges where fadaing is. I used a DA with foam pad and machine polish to buff several times. Then used Blue Magic plastic & plexi cleaner and soft rag and hand polished. End result almost new!!! There is still some fade below the surface caused by heat, not much you can do about that. $120.bucks or couple hours on saterday???
If it ain't broke, Don't Fix It!!!
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YEah.. MANY have done that.. it's not new news. Many people use Meguiars plastic X polisher.
2006 Pontiac G6 3900SFI GTP Coupe
CAI, Stainless Cat Back, Vector Tune, Strut Brace, Eibach Pro Kit, Custom Made Projector Headlights, 4300K, 20% Tint
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I wet sanded mine and used only turtle wax.
You can buy the grille from signaturelm.com
There is also an emblem you can buy. I paid
for the emblem and got 2 of them. I guess the
grille already comes with one?
Also check RockAuto.com
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The guy from svtperformance is Steve. Less than 100/piece
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