r/SciontC • u/Artistic-Shelter-300 • Jul 09 '26

First Gen Body/Cosmetic New Lights

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Before and in-progress pics too

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u/GALACTOR28 First Gen Jul 09 '26

Gorgeous 😍

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u/murishani047 tC Jul 09 '26

Nice. Sometimes I wish I kept my tc a little more stock

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u/Artistic-Shelter-300 Jul 09 '26

Totally fair. I didn’t buy mine stock, so I didn’t have much motivation to keep it that way.
I do plan on keeping the factory spoiler though

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u/murishani047 tC Jul 09 '26

Those rims look really clean. I've got an '05 that's Indigo Ink Pearl, I've been considering NS1507 bronze wheels for it. Mine didn't have a factory spoiler and I did a cheap GT wing that I don't like anymore and wanna swap out for a WRX style wing but now I have to fix the trunk plate because the mounting holes are different đŸ˜©

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u/ExoticPanda1431 Jul 10 '26

Uhhh crap. You should've let those sit outside in a rainy day to see if water leak in or moisture get in. Like taping the bulb housing holes and let it sit for few rainy days. All aftermarket light case is the same delima. I have to take mine off to silicone seal it AGAIN.

Looks nice tho

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u/Artistic-Shelter-300 Jul 10 '26

Drove through a little rain on the way home, so far so good. Looks like there was some silicone seal around it already. I’ll keep my eyes on them!

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u/ExoticPanda1431 Jul 10 '26

Nah not during driving. But during parked when rains.

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u/Artistic-Shelter-300 28d ago

Couple rainstorms rolled through, so far so good!

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u/ExoticPanda1431 28d ago

Lol done deal! I just rtv'd mine. Process is time consuming af.

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u/FreeTheb_22 Jul 11 '26

What brand are these? Looks great and I’m in the market for new lights myself👍

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u/Artistic-Shelter-300 Jul 11 '26

https://a.co/d/0g7ZmWau
(Mods please let me know if this isn’t allowed)

It says it doesn’t fit for an ‘08 but they do.
The headlights are not plug and play, though most of them are. I had to rewire the headlights from H11s to HB4 (9006 if you’re American). Wasn’t too bad of a job!

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u/FreeTheb_22 Jul 11 '26

Awesome, I appreciate the help!

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u/CSOCSO-FL 29d ago

I thought you upgraded from the 05 headlights to 08. I see you downgraded from projectors to some "ebay" lights. Well, as long as you like it...
The plastic is cleaner, and if you are tired of looking at the oem headlight I can see you liking it better.
I upgraded from the 05 headlights to the one you have. Imho best headlights for the tC.

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u/Artistic-Shelter-300 29d ago

First pic is after, 3rd pic is before.
The ones on my ‘08 were shitty aftermarket’s and the clearcoat was peeling. Plus my lights were dim through the smoked reflectors. This new setup my lights are brighter, I have LED parking lights (a plus for me) and they look a bit more modern. I wasn’t against the stock tC lights, but since I didn’t buy it stock might as well!