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01-08-2019, 07:05 AM | #1 |
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Subispeed V1/V2 headlights
I just got a 2019 premium in the dark metallic gray and I came across these lights on Subispeed and other sites. I heard some bad things and some very good things about them. Right now I leaning towards the V2. I think they would look really sharp on the car especially with the little bit of red accent that is in the light with the V2's. The little bit of smoked out look and the sequential is not a necessity for me but like that the turn signal is used in the C-light. I know some have mentioned the lights bulge out a bit but that does not bother me. Unfortunately the newer WRX models no longer share the same stock plug to upgrade to Led lighting. If I purchase the V1/V2, the stock halogens will be boxed and stored just in case I ever trade in the car in which they will essentially be brand new.
I'm asking members here to please post your review of these lights in either V1 or V2. I definitely want to know your experiences with these lights. If they are worth it, if they shine much better light vs the halogens? And if V1/V2's are made better than one over the other. Thanks!
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01-08-2019, 10:27 AM | #2 |
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I'm in the same boat as you, I want to buy them but it just seems like it's too much of a risk on condensation.
I think the circuit demon lights are far superior. I also think the quad projector look (blacked out all the housing) looks pretty good and is probably 1/3 of the cost. |
01-08-2019, 02:17 PM | #3 | |
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01-10-2019, 06:35 AM | #4 |
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Circuit Demon does good work. Jeff is a good guy. I haven't had him mod any headlights for me, but he's local and a couple years back I had a bulb out on my HID retrofit and stopped in to buy some new bulbs. He helped me install them as the clips had been changed and mine needed to be switched out. It turned out to be a bad relay that was covered under Morimoto warranty and he hooked me up on the spot. I wouldn't hesitate to ask him to do mods if it was beyond what I felt comfortable doing myself.
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01-10-2019, 09:01 AM | #5 |
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Biggest turn off for me for those headlights is the fact that they look like mustang headlights. I took it upon myself to get a good friend of mine retrofit my headlights, especially after finding out that most shops didn't even want to touch my kind of build, or were charging over $1k on labor (me providing all parts). I remember reaching out to circuit demon about doing a quad headlight set up and they blew me off. Retrofitting the highbeam is necessary in order to fit a round projector. I would suggest doing this to an aftermarket pair of headlights, as the housing already comes blacked out, and the majority if not all of the housing is plastic, which makes it easier to trim away. The only nuisance to deal with these aftermarket sets is that factory ballasts do not recognize these aftermarket lights, which cause a light on your dash to come on (indicating that your headlights aren't working, because its not communicating). I'm not sure if anybody has found a way around removing the light on the dash when working with an aftermarket set of lights. In terms of condensation, mine is close to none. I only ever see it build up slightly on one headlight after a thorough wash. I used morimoto retro rubber butyl sealant. I found that this causes issues when trying to recess the headlight lens completely back, since the sealant itself creates a layer between the lens and housing. A friend of mine came across a particular silicon for headlight retrofitting that we will use soon in order to gain more space to push forth the lens further back into the housing.
As for your question regarding subispeed's lights, for what you're paying for, I could imagine if you have a shop provide parts/labor you'll most likely end up spending about the same for a set of headlights that you really want. So far here's how mine look- https://i.imgur.com/Xpr52Sn.jpg |
01-10-2019, 10:26 AM | #6 |
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01-15-2019, 02:30 PM | #7 |
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V2's all the way!!
I have the V2's and they are super bright. I had the stock LED's and these are soo much brighter. People flick they're brights at me thinking mine are on, then I unleash the brightness of a thousand suns as I blind them with my brights lol. Plus the DRL's and sequential turns look SICK!! You should look into getting the sequential fog light bezels from them as well, it makes for a sweet turn signal look. As far as condensation, I haven't noticed anything and I live in Iowa and the weather is nuts here, so you're good. If you're going for a blacked out look, the V2's are the way to go!
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01-15-2019, 03:41 PM | #8 | |
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01-15-2019, 03:54 PM | #9 |
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I bet Jeff could do that. He is right in Rochester.
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01-17-2019, 11:59 AM | #10 |
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I've also been wanting to know about how well these lights hold up to every day weather. I have seen Subispeed's taillights build heavy condensation in the past but I haven't checked out their newer versions. They have quality products but not sure if I want to spend that kind of money on something that is not easily removed from the car for warranty replacement. Has anyone owned these for a long period of time? Could also be hit or miss if you end up getting a defective product from the start.
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01-17-2019, 12:57 PM | #11 |
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I have had mine on since the beginning of June and no problems so far. They even come with a 1-year warranty and Subispeed has EXCELLENT customer service. That's the only place I buy from because of their customer service. I didn't have a big enough fuse in the add a fuse so my brights wouldn't turn on, I thought they were defective. I contacted them and they sent me replacements within a week with no issue. When the replacements had the same issue is when I trouble shot the fuse. If, by the off chance they did have condensation, I doubt they would have any problem taking care of them for you. (I wish I knew how to post pics to this)
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01-18-2019, 01:00 AM | #12 |
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I'm curious as how they'd do in the fog. How many lumens are they outputting?
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01-18-2019, 08:03 AM | #13 |
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Can you post any picture of the low beam light output? very curious
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01-18-2019, 01:05 PM | #14 |
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Yea I can snap some pics tonight. I've never attached a picture to one of these things. It asks for a url? Whats that about?
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02-14-2019, 08:02 PM | #15 |
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To add to this discussion:
I know the subispeed headlights are on backroder, but does the 19 wrx halogen (non-sti) have the same 12 pin connector as the 18 halogen? |
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