GTS headlight covers question

[grandam2006]

I am going to purchase some carbon fiber headlight covers from GTS, hopefully through pepboys. I have heard how the smoke don't let any light through. I already went to pepboys and bought the silvania silverstars cause they were on sale. I just wanted to know how the headlight covers went on, and if they were easy to get on and off. I just don't want the hastle of always taking the smoke covers on and off. I hear there is no drilling, and that all you have to do is pop the hood to take them off. I would like some opinions of people who have them as well. Any help or advise would be appriciated, thanks

[kody]

Mine are by auto ventshade and I always take them off at night because they do affect the light output quite a bit but I only have the original light bulbs. Follow the link to see how they are installed; http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=70991

[Nighthawk243]

When you put the covers on, remember to take them off at night or in inclement weather. It is illegal to have them on during times where you are required to have your headlamps on and fully usable in most states.

[Dboucher]

Yeah if your driving at night you need to take those off. Not to bad if your going around town, but on the highway you don't see s&!7. Only light you would get is from your fogs.

[Bouchie11982]

i had the GTS carbon fiber headlight covers. i actuall left them on the whole time. NEVER ONCE got pulled over for them and the light still shown through. and im in the sh!tty state where everything is illegal. they didn't bug me with these covers but they did with the headlights
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/bouchie11982/car%20pictures/ClubECMMAmeet05004.jpg
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[grandam2006]

the carbon fiber are the ones that i am going to get, and i wanted to know if you can put the GTS on without using velcro

[Bouchie11982]

yes they pop on. the top they are held on by the hood. the bottom part just slides under the headlight. no velcro needed!!! trust me the covers will go nowhere!

[grandam2006]

i heard something about GTS out of business, but you can still order them through autozone, pepboys, etc. is that true?

[Bouchie11982]

yes you can still order them. i have noidea if they are out of business.
but YES you CAN order them through Pep Boys (that is actually where i got mine) and Atuo zone etc.

[grandam2006]

okay, well then i will go within the next few days and order some carbon fiber covers. i would get the smoke, but it seems to much of a hastle to take them on and off all the time. I have silvania silverstars that I am going to put on when I put on the headlight covers. thanks for your help

[XoticGA]

I would see about getting AVS ones instead, much better fitment... I had the smoke ones on my GT and the passenger sides fitment was all wrong...

Here's my car and my boyfriends car, he's got the AVS ones and you can see how much better they fit around the headlights..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/xoticneon/7-8-06/IMG_0078.jpg



See how it doesn't sit flush with the light?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/xoticneon/7-8-06/IMG_0077.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/xoticneon/7-8-06/IMG_0044.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/xoticneon/7-8-06/IMG_0043.jpg


It's JUST the pass. side though, the fitment on the drivers is perfect.. See below

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/xoticneon/7-8-06/IMG_0039.jpg

Just some food for thought :)

[grandam2006]

i want to stay away from the smoke though. carbon fiber would seem to be better for what I want to use them for. I don't want the trouble of taking them off all of the time

[XoticGA]

I just assumed AVS made CF ones too.. Maybe they don't.. But the fitment is still crap CF or Smoked

[Bouchie11982]

i have the silverstars too and when i had my CF ones, the light didn't seem to have any change. your welcome :) hope you like them

[grandam2006]

I haven't heard anything about the fitment difference. Here is a pic of my car, I thingk it would look better with smoke, but it seems like to much of a hastle since this is the only car I have, and I do night dirving. I don't think AVS makes carbon fiber. Do the AVS velcro on?
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t316/grandam2006/caronniceday3.jpg

[Bouchie11982]

i got the AVS ones by accident (Pep boys fault) and i tried to put them on. for some reason i coudln't even get them on my headlights. i returned them anyways saying they ordered the wrong ones.

[XoticGA]

I figured you hadn't, which is why I showed you.. The CF ones look nice too, I was just throwin in my 2 cents

[Bouchie11982]

don't worry about the velcro.....the headlight covers will stay on

[grandam2006]

do you have any pics of you silversatars with you CF headlight covers? do you know if AVS make them in CF?

[XoticGA]

Originally posted by Bouchie11982
don't worry about the velcro.....the headlight covers will stay on

x2 there's a little curved piece that wraps around the top of the headlight, they're not going to go anyplace

[Bouchie11982]

Originally posted by grandam2006
do you have any pics of you silversatars with you CF headlight covers? do you know if AVS make them in CF?
i through up some pics. i'll throw up some more. h/o

[Bouchie11982]

i personally don't care for AVS, just personal pref. i like teh GTS

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/bouchie11982/Picture070.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/bouchie11982/Sunsetpictures008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/bouchie11982/Picture067.jpg

[grandam2006]

thanks for the pics, i love them. I am going to go order them from pepboys tommorrow. thaks again

[grandam2006]

i just got my headlight covers friday. when you put them on, do you put them between the headlight and the rubber surrounding the headlight. Or do you just put them on the outside of the rubber?

[Bouchie11982]

with mine i put the bottom part in between the rubber and the headlight. i've seen some people put it all the way under. i think it is personal preference. but it just looks better if you put it in between the headlight and rubber thing.

[grandam2006]

i just didn't know if they could fit between the headlight and the rubber thing. i didn't know i had an option

[Bouchie11982]

:lol: its ok. it is just a preference i guess, but i've seen some people that put it entirely over the headlight and ive seen some that put it between the headligh and the rubber part. put the cover on whichever way u want :)

[Bouchie11982]

Derek , empty your PM box!!