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This is the best price I can find...I think I might pull the trigger...

 

https://www.amazon.com/AnzoUSA-111302-Headlight-Assembly/dp/B00KDMMFDK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482517089&sr=8-1&keywords=111302+Anzo

 

Hold that thought...You see the Amazon reviews for these? Oh man...Paint wearing off, lights not working, not adjusted well out of box etc...yikes!

You will have to adjust all the headlights out of the box. Some people have lifts, some people have lowered trucks. People have a hard time figuring out how adjust the headlights with the silverados as they are NOT EASY like the sierras. You have to remove the headlight to adjust the silverdao headlights if they are OEM or aftermarket. Peoples ignorance and fast bad ratings on products when they are not mechanically inclined kill me. The sierras have a screw on the top of the headlight to adjust *lucky bastards!* No aftermarket headlight will be as "high quality" as oem. My Oem headlights had condensation issues and the chrome started to bubble in less than a year in northern California with no snow. I have not had a single issue with my Anzos yet but I do expect something will go wrong with them eventually as everything does when you go aftermarket.

 

I got the Anzos on ebay new for $350 a year ago. It looks like prices have gone up.

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Off topic but It is funny to me. At one point eagle eyes made a replica OEM looking projector headlight for the silverado before GM sued them and people went nuts for them but knock the quality of the anzos. Eagle eyes makes the anzo headlights so I find that hilarious. Just food for thought.

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Off topic but It is funny to me. At one point eagle eyes made a replica OEM looking projector headlight for the silverado before GM sued them and people went nuts for them but knock the quality of the anzos. Eagle eyes makes the anzo headlights so I find that hilarious. Just food for thought.

 

Ya I was not familiar with either brand but that seems odd people would make that conclusion. Hey people are never happy though and will always find something to complain about. I'm not too worried about the one complaining about install or adjusting the lights. More of the failure and the paint coming off that worry me. 350 was a great price. I would pull the trigger if I found some black ones for that price. I probably still will pick these up. Interesting though, so you agree the original lights are better than these? Even out of the box you would think they would be a slight upgrade for the price you are paying...

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Thanks for the feedback! I do like the Winjet as well and I think Amazon might of had the best price. Did you buy them from the Winjet on Amazon or another seller?

 

 

I bought on Amazon and Winjet was the seller. Only reason was because I wanted them with Prime two day shipping. You can get em for same price from a couple other sites with discount codes.

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Ya I was not familiar with either brand but that seems odd people would make that conclusion. Hey people are never happy though and will always find something to complain about. I'm not too worried about the one complaining about install or adjusting the lights. More of the failure and the paint coming off that worry me. 350 was a great price. I would pull the trigger if I found some black ones for that price. I probably still will pick these up. Interesting though, so you agree the original lights are better than these? Even out of the box you would think they would be a slight upgrade for the price you are paying...

I had stock Silverado LT reflector headlights and the light output was very poor! The Anzo projector headlights or a huge improvement over the stock headlights as far as light output goes . I also installed HIDs though. The absolute best headlight you can purchase for 2014 to 2015 Silverado is the LTZ projector headlights. Even with those to get the best light output you should to do an FXR projector conversion. Lots of people think that OEM parts are much better quality then after market that is what I meant. My OEM headlights were crap so these Anzo aftermarket headlights are much better I would only take these off if I had Ltz projector OEM headlights.
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I had stock Silverado LT reflector headlights and the light output was very poor! The Anzo projector headlights or a huge improvement over the stock headlights as far as light output goes . I also installed HIDs though. The absolute best headlight you can purchase for 2014 to 2015 Silverado is the LTZ projector headlights. Even with those to get the best light output you should to do an FXR projector conversion. Lots of people think that OEM parts are much better quality then after market that is what I meant. My OEM headlights were crap so these Anzo aftermarket headlights are much better I would only take these off if I had Ltz projector OEM headlights.

Oh wow, well I have the LTZ lights. I was looking to upgrade because one of the housings for the low beam light I assumed was broken. When I swapped the bulb the housing was just floating which doesnt allow me to adjust it and so its sitting VERY high compared to my other one. My truck is a salvage so I always come across little things, most of them I've fixed but I wanted to swap the lights because of that issue and just because I really love the look of these new ones. Now I have to go read up on this FXR conversion...oh man lol...

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I had stock Silverado LT reflector headlights and the light output was very poor! The Anzo projector headlights or a huge improvement over the stock headlights as far as light output goes . I also installed HIDs though. The absolute best headlight you can purchase for 2014 to 2015 Silverado is the LTZ projector headlights. Even with those to get the best light output you should to do an FXR projector conversion. Lots of people think that OEM parts are much better quality then after market that is what I meant. My OEM headlights were crap so these Anzo aftermarket headlights are much better I would only take these off if I had Ltz projector OEM headlights.

 

Wow that seems like quite the task! I googled the fxr swap and this was the first thing that popped up...

 

http://www.silveradosierra.com/electrical/install-of-fx-r-projectors-stage-3-on-2014-silverado-1500ltz-t310914.html(sry if there was another one on this forum but I didnt find anything in the search right away)

 

It's a very detailed guide but man that seems like quite a bit of work, not too bad but the kicker was that he said he gets flashed like 10 times a day and there is no way to adjust the conversion kit except by adding more washers to bring it down. That is definitely not something I want to deal with. I live in the city anyways and rarely am in back roads...I don't even think I've even used my brights once so the HID conversion with existing proejctors or the Anzo projectors is perfect for me. Me personally I think the FXR is a bit of overkill for every day city driving but hey to each their own!

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I like how these look seeing them on your truck and in a couple videos. I too have the reflector LT headlights but I actually think the output on them is good. I know projectors have a better cutoff and HIDs are great in them, I had projectors w/HIDs in my Maxima before this truck but I purposely chose reflectors for the truck lol

 

 

But here's a couple screen caps from my dash cam of these reflectors, if the winjets are any better then i think im on board.

 

 

Low Beam

 

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High Beam

 

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You will have to adjust all the headlights out of the box. Some people have lifts, some people have lowered trucks. People have a hard time figuring out how adjust the headlights with the silverados as they are NOT EASY like the sierras. You have to remove the headlight to adjust the silverdao headlights if they are OEM or aftermarket. Peoples ignorance and fast bad ratings on products when they are not mechanically inclined kill me. The sierras have a screw on the top of the headlight to adjust *lucky bastards!* No aftermarket headlight will be as "high quality" as oem. My Oem headlights had condensation issues and the chrome started to bubble in less than a year in northern California with no snow. I have not had a single issue with my Anzos yet but I do expect something will go wrong with them eventually as everything does when you go aftermarket.

 

I got the Anzos on ebay new for $350 a year ago. It looks like prices have gone up.

 

You do not have to remove the Winjet headlights to adjust. You just have to remove the top shroud that covers headlights/radiator. Remove all the clips and you have access to the adjustment screw/bolts. Actually very easy. I installed the Winjets last night with GTR LED Gen 3 bulbs. Love these lights!

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I know the scotch locks made me cringe. I installed a relay and wired the LED's on the winjets as day time running lamps.

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You do not have to remove the Winjet headlights to adjust. You just have to remove the top shroud that covers headlights/radiator. Remove all the clips and you have access to the adjustment screw/bolts. Actually very easy. I installed the Winjets last night with GTR LED Gen 3 bulbs. Love these lights!

 

Just looked up those bulbs. $199 is steep, but how would you say the light output is?

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Just looked up those bulbs. $199 is steep, but how would you say the light output is?

 

$199 is steep but Im telling you, their worth every penny. The output is amazing. Their crisp, and I can honestly say I enjoy driving at night again. I did a lot of research and chose these bulbs simply because their the best. I do have them in a projector set up, so I can't vouch for the stock reflector output. Buy them and you will not be disappointed.

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$199 is steep but Im telling you, their worth every penny. The output is amazing. Their crisp, and I can honestly say I enjoy driving at night again. I did a lot of research and chose these bulbs simply because their the best. I do have them in a projector set up, so I can't vouch for the stock reflector output. Buy them and you will not be disappointed.

I've got the Winjets as well (I'm the OP on this thread). Do these bulbs just plug and play with the existing housings and plugs?

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I've got the Winjets as well (I'm the OP on this thread). Do these bulbs just plug and play with the existing housings and plugs?

 

Yes they do. The H7 kit is plug and play. The driver even fits behind the dust caps. Thats another nice thing about these. Now i have to get a set of LED fogs to match the LED lights. The yellow fogs bother me with the nice white LED headlights.

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