DIY: DIY: The Headlight Full Monte: Strips, Halos & Demon Eyes
05-28-2017, 04:25 AM
#16
Unfortunately I bought the headlights and Halos last November while collecting materials for my "winter project" 
Looking back, I paid $750 for the pair. Try searching for
"Depo 325-1103L-Ashn2 325-1103R-Ashn2 Replacement Pair Headlight For Infiniti G37"
Or elements of this on both ebay and google. The best price I see right now is $800/pair but keep looking, I've seen it drop to $700. Just be careful to inspect the pictures and descriptions to ensure they are Depos and not something else.
As far as value for for your car, the moment you mod your headlights their resale value is limited to a narrow band of enthusiasts. Trade-in or resale of the car will be affected by modded headlights regardless of the brand. So I figured I might as well mod some OE-Rs and save my OEMs for when (if) I return the car to stock for resale.
Oh and if anyone is considering buying Starry Night components, they're having a Memorial Day sale right now. They often have discount sales on major holidays.
Looking back, I paid $750 for the pair. Try searching for
"Depo 325-1103L-Ashn2 325-1103R-Ashn2 Replacement Pair Headlight For Infiniti G37"
Or elements of this on both ebay and google. The best price I see right now is $800/pair but keep looking, I've seen it drop to $700. Just be careful to inspect the pictures and descriptions to ensure they are Depos and not something else.
As far as value for for your car, the moment you mod your headlights their resale value is limited to a narrow band of enthusiasts. Trade-in or resale of the car will be affected by modded headlights regardless of the brand. So I figured I might as well mod some OE-Rs and save my OEMs for when (if) I return the car to stock for resale.
Oh and if anyone is considering buying Starry Night components, they're having a Memorial Day sale right now. They often have discount sales on major holidays.
05-28-2017, 09:31 AM
#17
So then it seems like a horrible idea? I have a fully loaded 2011 g37xs, I wanted to black out the housing and install halos + demon eyes. Keep all OEM functionality. If it's going to lose trade-in and resale value that would be ****ty, to spend all that money on a $20k car and then lose it or have to spend 1-2k to buy OEM headlights just to be able to resale it...
Any modification beyond OEM stock configuration will reduce the resale potential. At least to dealers and to the general public. Most people are not interested in other peoples modifications. They are personal changes that don't always fit the eye of others. And they are always somebody else's idea.
Most people when they resell their car, return it to stock condition.
If you have a $8000 set of In-Curve wheels, you won't get a penny more for the car on trade-in and probably not much more in resale (outside the enthusiast community).
If you lower your car to close the wheel gap you will have to raise it back up. If you put on a set of Ark exhausts you'll have to take them off. Or the reseller will and they must take that into account in the price they offer you.
SO... I'm keeping my original OEM headlights as is, in storage, so I can swap them out If/when I get ready to resell the car, and I can sell my modded set to the enthusiast community on my own time, rather than hustling to sell with trade as many people also do.
05-28-2017, 02:13 PM
#18
That's not exactly the point I was making.
Any modification beyond OEM stock configuration will reduce the resale potential. At least to dealers and to the general public. Most people are not interested in other peoples modifications. They are personal changes that don't always fit the eye of others. And they are always somebody else's idea.
Most people when they resell their car, return it to stock condition.
If you have a $8000 set of In-Curve wheels, you won't get a penny more for the car on trade-in and probably not much more in resale (outside the enthusiast community).
If you lower your car to close the wheel gap you will have to raise it back up. If you put on a set of Ark exhausts you'll have to take them off. Or the reseller will and they must take that into account in the price they offer you.
SO... I'm keeping my original OEM headlights as is, in storage, so I can swap them out If/when I get ready to resell the car, and I can sell my modded set to the enthusiast community on my own time, rather than hustling to sell with trade as many people also do.
Any modification beyond OEM stock configuration will reduce the resale potential. At least to dealers and to the general public. Most people are not interested in other peoples modifications. They are personal changes that don't always fit the eye of others. And they are always somebody else's idea.
Most people when they resell their car, return it to stock condition.
If you have a $8000 set of In-Curve wheels, you won't get a penny more for the car on trade-in and probably not much more in resale (outside the enthusiast community).
If you lower your car to close the wheel gap you will have to raise it back up. If you put on a set of Ark exhausts you'll have to take them off. Or the reseller will and they must take that into account in the price they offer you.
SO... I'm keeping my original OEM headlights as is, in storage, so I can swap them out If/when I get ready to resell the car, and I can sell my modded set to the enthusiast community on my own time, rather than hustling to sell with trade as many people also do.
I had motorcycles before this (my official first car) so I never expected returns on my mods when selling. I just wouldn't want reduced value too.
05-28-2017, 04:15 PM
#19
More than likely a car that runs full depreciation won't take a big hit as long as the lights are tastefully done and go w/ the rest of the cars body/trim color. If you're running some bright neon paint for the lights, or something that has a bold contrast then it could complicate the sale. That goes for other mods too, like a big wing spoiler or wheels that need crazy camber to get down the road.
Keep it classy and you'll be ok, but 'zilla brought up some good points that need to be considered.
Keep it classy and you'll be ok, but 'zilla brought up some good points that need to be considered.
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05-28-2017, 09:22 PM
#20
More than likely a car that runs full depreciation won't take a big hit as long as the lights are tastefully done and go w/ the rest of the cars body/trim color. If you're running some bright neon paint for the lights, or something that has a bold contrast then it could complicate the sale. That goes for other mods too, like a big wing spoiler or wheels that need crazy camber to get down the road.
Keep it classy and you'll be ok, but 'zilla brought up some good points that need to be considered.
Keep it classy and you'll be ok, but 'zilla brought up some good points that need to be considered.
06-02-2017, 05:40 PM
#24
Originally Posted by jthibodeau89
I saw that the light tubes have White/Amber elements. Do they function as turn signals like the latest Q60?
So are the halos. The amber sweeps to the outside
07-17-2017, 11:34 AM
#25
What an awful img hosting site... I see this ALL OVER the forum. Any chance to start using hosting sites that dont break the whole thread after a month or two? Renders an excellent post entirely useless only after a couple months....
Anyone got a link to a thread/DIY with unbroken pics?
Anyone got a link to a thread/DIY with unbroken pics?
07-17-2017, 05:12 PM
#26
Well they were a fine hosting site for many years, it's just last month when they went offline unless you pay a $400 fee. It sucks for all of us but no one here knew this was coming.
Luckily myG37.com pics can be directly loaded from your PC now, so hopefully many of these threads can be resurrected.
Believe me, everyone shares your frustration, especially the authors of these threads!
Luckily myG37.com pics can be directly loaded from your PC now, so hopefully many of these threads can be resurrected.
Believe me, everyone shares your frustration, especially the authors of these threads!
07-17-2017, 05:16 PM
#27
Well they were a fine hosting site for many years, it's just last month when they went offline unless you pay a $400 fee. It sucks for all of us but no one here knew this was coming.
Luckily myG37.com pics can be directly loaded from your PC now, so hopefully many of these threads can be resurrected.
Believe me, everyone shares your frustration, especially the authors of these threads!
Luckily myG37.com pics can be directly loaded from your PC now, so hopefully many of these threads can be resurrected.
Believe me, everyone shares your frustration, especially the authors of these threads!
Thank you for explaining the deal.
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