Has anybody tried these lights?
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I think you will need to try and find someone with firsthand experience with this particular brand (Anzo) and their light output vs. the standard headlights, Trad. The replacement headlights really need to have a high quality projector in them in order to be an improvement. As an example, I had a little S10 Xtreme a couple of years ago that I replaced the factory headlights with projector headlight lenses. No HID retrofit or anything like that, just a projector headlight replacement. The light output afterwards was HORRID. Far worse than the OEM lenses. They were actually stolen off the truck in the parking lot of a night club in San Antonio while I was inside and, aside from having to drive home with no headlights (got pulled over about halfway and the cop felt bad for me so he escorted me home so I wouldn't get pulled over by any other LEOs), I wasn't really that disappointed. I replaced them with a set of "diamond clear" headlights that are similar in style to what we have on our 3rd gen Dodge's from the factory and the light output exceeded the OEM lenses and far exceeded the projectors. It really depends on the quality of projector the manufacturing company incorporates in their product. A cheap projector will result in a severe decrease in night visibility while a good projector can provide a solid benefit. I just don't know if Anzo is one of the "good guys" or not.
For anyone who is interested, the Xtreme from my story with OEM headlights:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/BroncoHound/S10%20Xtreme/Goldy21.jpg)
And with the projectors; they looked pretty neat at night on the pickup but I have to reiterate the light output was terrible:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/BroncoHound/S10%20Xtreme/Goldy78.jpg)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/BroncoHound/S10%20Xtreme/SilentAndGoldy10.jpg)
And with the "diamond clear" lenses. This was the best light output from the OEM headlights:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/BroncoHound/S10%20Xtreme/Goldy91.jpg)
Sometimes I sure miss that little girl. She was a fun toy...
For anyone who is interested, the Xtreme from my story with OEM headlights:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/BroncoHound/S10%20Xtreme/Goldy21.jpg)
And with the projectors; they looked pretty neat at night on the pickup but I have to reiterate the light output was terrible:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/BroncoHound/S10%20Xtreme/Goldy78.jpg)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/BroncoHound/S10%20Xtreme/SilentAndGoldy10.jpg)
And with the "diamond clear" lenses. This was the best light output from the OEM headlights:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/BroncoHound/S10%20Xtreme/Goldy91.jpg)
Sometimes I sure miss that little girl. She was a fun toy...
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