A lighting upgrade is a great way to update the look of a car! It's very important to get quality replacement lights, though, as the cheap ones often cause more problems than they're worth.
Great Video! I installed these on my 2005 C6 with the help of a seasoned body shop worker, and while everything went back together flawlessly on the body, I cannot get the C8 version to seal the way I expect it to on my car. We positioned and repositioned the modules prior to pointing alignment but in no instance could we get the rubber seals to fully fill the gap between lights and car body that meets factory or my standards (??). Move it one way a gap opens up somewhere else. Not glaringly obvious to the actual oberver, but anyone looknig at the car the way many of us Corvette owners do would not be too impressed with that fit. Did/do you have that problem? Do you hav any ideas how to coreect it. My body-shop friend thought there's likey an aftermarket seal we could apply to bolster the Morimoto rubber seal, but that would mean tearing this whole thing apart again. (Could come to that I guess.). Thanks for your insight.
Thanks so much for your comment! We did have a slight issue with that, you'll notice we pointed out on the driver side light at the end of the video. It is jussst a bit more of a gap than we would like to see. The only way to adjust the light module itself the way you want would be to oval out a little bit of material where the three studs on the bottom fit into the body to be mounted. This will allow you to push the assembly forward slightly to fill the hole better. At the end of the day they're aftermarket and will never fit as perfect as a factory light but you should be able to get it pretty close. Hope this helped and thank you for watching!
@@AntiksGarage Thanks for such a quick reply. I actually watched your video before installation and I suspect I was too excited about the overall puchase to worry about a modest fitment issue 🙂. If it bugs me enough I *may* need to play with the mounting tabs as an alternative to modifying the seal... thanks for that suggestion. All of that said your words were identical to my auto-shop buddy regarding "...they're aftermarket and will never fit as perfect as a factory light..." I added the Vette-lights LED Fog Lamps to my car at the same time... they completely round out the look and make the front look a lot meaner as well... they would/will look great on that Grand Sport as well! Thanks again!
I have the C7 lights in my torch red 2008 C6 couple with the 3LT package & LS3 engine. There were several sweet upgrades done before I purchased it . Purchased of April this year...just under 29k...morrimoso head light, fog lights and tail lights.. corsa cold air intake and exhaust system. Z06 black wheels and brakes. Continental extreme sport tires, red calipers, and tinted windows.. I truly believe these upgrades made the car, she is absolutely beautiful... I love the C7 style morrimoso head lights on my C6. The morrimoso fog lights and tail lights rock as well, really fits the car. Wish I could send a pic.. don't think i really care for the C8 lights on the C6. Way to different body styles, the C7 is much closer to the C6. Personally I think the original C6 head lights do not fit the car, just my opinion....
@@JackBrown-s7w that sounds like a nice ride! Yeah when it comes to newer style headlights for these cars it really does come down to personal preference. We'd love to see it though, you are more than welcome to send a picture to us via Facebook or Instagram and we can post it up!
Did mine without pulling the bumper off , just take the bolts off the fenders in the engine bay and the top row of screws on bumper the front row of clips on the wheel splash guards and you have access to everything.
Yes we have seen a few methods where you do not need to remove the bumper. We can remove it so quickly that it just made more sense to take it off to give full unrestricted access to everything.
I have heard that these newer headlights are more effective as headlights than the originals. If the beam pattern is better. Has the owner said anything about that?
Thank you for your comment, we have not heard back yet from the owner, however, we really liked them during our road test. The definitely are better than stock and have a more defined beam pattern.
Just had mine done because the lens were so fogged up. Went with cheaper brand $658? on Amazon. Working great. If mine had been as nice as the originals on this car I would not have gone to the expense. Tried 2 brands of headlight lens repair. Just not good enough.
So for the wiring harness that you plugged into the fuse box, you connected the grey plugs but what about the smaller yellow plugs? I can’t find where they’re supposed to go
@@AntiksGarage yeah I found out that they plug into the headlights because you can use the led strips as the running lights or you can leave them unplugged and only use them as the parking/low and hi beams
A deer ran into my yellow 2006 convertible in 2019. The deer cracked the fender and broke the mounting tabs on the headlight. According to the body shop and the insurance company, the new headlight was no longer available from Chevrolet. They found one at a Chevrolet dealership for $1300! I think they learned a lesson for the C7. If they aren’t painted, they match a lot more cars. I also heard that they had to find a paint that didn’t off gas after painting because they would fog the clear headlight cover.
Thank your for your comment! Yes these OE parts can be pretty difficult to find sometimes especially for some Corvettes so it is nice that we now have some good aftermarket options. We will always love the color matched lights but these really update the look of the car and are a great addition.
I like the stock lights too but they are hot garbage as lights you might as well have two candles up there for the amount of visibility that you get with them. These lights look sick and are supposed to be much brighter so it's a win win but your pockets take an L..
Well said. The stock lights have a great look but these are MUCH brighter and better. They are pretty expensive, you're right, so I guess you really just have to weigh that yourself and decide if they're worth it for you.
This was an excellent video on an important issue to those who drive at night at a “brisk” pace
We agree completely!
Wow, what a fresh look this gave to an already great looking vehicle! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Agreed they really freshen up the look!
The new headlamps look majorly cool….big improvement. You guys did some maintenance work on my black C6 today. Keep up the good work!
Thanks very much for your business and your support, we greatly appreciate it!
Really good stuff. This channel is going to grow for sure. Keep going!
Thanks very much! We sure hope so!
Nice vid. Our stock C5 lights suck. Looking at having you install Bi-Xenon projector lenses to bring them a couple decades more modern.
A lighting upgrade is a great way to update the look of a car! It's very important to get quality replacement lights, though, as the cheap ones often cause more problems than they're worth.
Wow, what a nice upgrade! 👍
Agreed! Thank you :)
I just installed a set on my C6, and I absolutely love them
They are a great upgrade, thank you for your comment!
I want those lights for my C6. I love them
They are very cool! A bit pricey, but very cool.
Where are you located?@@AntiksGarage
@@landawilliams537 northern Illinois
Where at in northern Illinois?
@@shootfirstaskquestionsltr6376 Mundelein area
Great Video! I installed these on my 2005 C6 with the help of a seasoned body shop worker, and while everything went back together flawlessly on the body, I cannot get the C8 version to seal the way I expect it to on my car. We positioned and repositioned the modules prior to pointing alignment but in no instance could we get the rubber seals to fully fill the gap between lights and car body that meets factory or my standards (??). Move it one way a gap opens up somewhere else. Not glaringly obvious to the actual oberver, but anyone looknig at the car the way many of us Corvette owners do would not be too impressed with that fit. Did/do you have that problem? Do you hav any ideas how to coreect it. My body-shop friend thought there's likey an aftermarket seal we could apply to bolster the Morimoto rubber seal, but that would mean tearing this whole thing apart again. (Could come to that I guess.). Thanks for your insight.
Thanks so much for your comment! We did have a slight issue with that, you'll notice we pointed out on the driver side light at the end of the video. It is jussst a bit more of a gap than we would like to see. The only way to adjust the light module itself the way you want would be to oval out a little bit of material where the three studs on the bottom fit into the body to be mounted. This will allow you to push the assembly forward slightly to fill the hole better. At the end of the day they're aftermarket and will never fit as perfect as a factory light but you should be able to get it pretty close. Hope this helped and thank you for watching!
@@AntiksGarage Thanks for such a quick reply. I actually watched your video before installation and I suspect I was too excited about the overall puchase to worry about a modest fitment issue 🙂. If it bugs me enough I *may* need to play with the mounting tabs as an alternative to modifying the seal... thanks for that suggestion. All of that said your words were identical to my auto-shop buddy regarding "...they're aftermarket and will never fit as perfect as a factory light..." I added the Vette-lights LED Fog Lamps to my car at the same time... they completely round out the look and make the front look a lot meaner as well... they would/will look great on that Grand Sport as well! Thanks again!
I have the C7 lights in my torch red 2008 C6 couple with the 3LT package & LS3 engine. There were several sweet upgrades done before I purchased it . Purchased of April this year...just under 29k...morrimoso head light, fog lights and tail lights.. corsa cold air intake and exhaust system. Z06 black wheels and brakes. Continental extreme sport tires, red calipers, and tinted windows.. I truly believe these upgrades made the car, she is absolutely beautiful... I love the C7 style morrimoso head lights on my C6. The morrimoso fog lights and tail lights rock as well, really fits the car. Wish I could send a pic.. don't think i really care for the C8 lights on the C6. Way to different body styles, the C7 is much closer to the C6. Personally I think the original C6 head lights do not fit the car, just my opinion....
@@JackBrown-s7w that sounds like a nice ride! Yeah when it comes to newer style headlights for these cars it really does come down to personal preference. We'd love to see it though, you are more than welcome to send a picture to us via Facebook or Instagram and we can post it up!
Did mine without pulling the bumper off , just take the bolts off the fenders in the engine bay and the top row of screws on bumper the front row of clips on the wheel splash guards and you have access to everything.
Yes we have seen a few methods where you do not need to remove the bumper. We can remove it so quickly that it just made more sense to take it off to give full unrestricted access to everything.
Wow looks super good!
Thank you!
I have heard that these newer headlights are more effective as headlights than the originals. If the beam pattern is better. Has the owner said anything about that?
Thank you for your comment, we have not heard back yet from the owner, however, we really liked them during our road test. The definitely are better than stock and have a more defined beam pattern.
If only you were closer to NJ!
If you ever can get something to IL we would love to work on it for you!
Looks sweet!
Agreed!
The car look like it's got eye lashes. The girls would love that
Just had mine done because the lens were so fogged up. Went with cheaper brand $658? on Amazon. Working great. If mine had been as nice as the originals on this car I would not have gone to the expense. Tried 2 brands of headlight lens repair. Just not good enough.
Yeah the lenses on the originals lights were in decent shape, we definitely like style change going to the C8 looking lights here.
So for the wiring harness that you plugged into the fuse box, you connected the grey plugs but what about the smaller yellow plugs? I can’t find where they’re supposed to go
If I recall correctly we left those unplugged. We used one connector for power and one for the resistor on either side.
@@AntiksGarage yeah I found out that they plug into the headlights because you can use the led strips as the running lights or you can leave them unplugged and only use them as the parking/low and hi beams
Lookn Sharp, Glad to see you've come around to being a GM Guy... Still have the Stang..?? Joey
Yes! Tremec TKX Swap on the Stang coming soon!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍On the lights.
Agreed! thank you for your comment!
the guy giving lil advice about the headlights, i know he got more wisdom
They don't call him Corvette Bill for nothing!
Tesla 3 model headlights 10:46
A deer ran into my yellow 2006 convertible in 2019. The deer cracked the fender and broke the mounting tabs on the headlight. According to the body shop and the insurance company, the new headlight was no longer available from Chevrolet. They found one at a Chevrolet dealership for $1300! I think they learned a lesson for the C7. If they aren’t painted, they match a lot more cars. I also heard that they had to find a paint that didn’t off gas after painting because they would fog the clear headlight cover.
Thank your for your comment! Yes these OE parts can be pretty difficult to find sometimes especially for some Corvettes so it is nice that we now have some good aftermarket options. We will always love the color matched lights but these really update the look of the car and are a great addition.
Naah, stock was better
We love the stock lights too but they needed new lenses and these lights are a pretty good upgrade if you're going for a more modern look!
I like the stock lights too but they are hot garbage as lights you might as well have two candles up there for the amount of visibility that you get with them. These lights look sick and are supposed to be much brighter so it's a win win but your pockets take an L..
Well said. The stock lights have a great look but these are MUCH brighter and better. They are pretty expensive, you're right, so I guess you really just have to weigh that yourself and decide if they're worth it for you.
What wires to use to install the resistor?
The lights come with ballast resistors and they plug into the factory wiring.
honestly, stock lights looks better imo
Yeah the stock lights are great, to each their own though! These lights are a nice alternative
The DRL, and blinker are in a very feminine shape…
Yes, these are C8 style lights but they've contoured them a little to work better with the C6 body lines.