2006 Silverado Headlight Housing Replacement

[King295]

Family member has a 2006 Chevy 2500 diesel that is need of new headlight housing as the OEM have fogged up from the inside.

There are tons of options on eBay, has anyone purchased a set they would recommend? Not opposed to swapping out to HID/LED with the right housing.

 

[King295]

@Cdog I recall reading you had an 06, did you ever replace your headlight housings?

 

[USMC2010]

I'm having good luck with Anzo.

 

[Cdog]

@Cdog I recall reading you had an 06, did you ever replace your headlight housings?

I polished mine & installed some bright LED’s. I preferred the stock housings. Was bright AF!!

 

[sintax]

i did some cheapos from ebay, i think they were around $85 for the 4 housing set, and came with bulbs. They were so so, one of my lowers isnt sealed and the coating is starting to flake on them. I did get the dark housings which i think make it look better than the factory reflectors.

I noticed my neighbors look better than mine, and we did them roughly around the same time. I'll have to hit him up and see what he got.

 

[USMC2010]

I still have my stock headlights and markers. I'll eventually shine them up and either sell or put back on, for now they are boxed.

 

[BLOWN HOWARD]

What LED bulbs are people running in these housing that are working out.

 

[King295]

I'm having good luck with Anzo.

These look pretty good but aren't cheap by any means.

i did some cheapos from ebay, i think they were around $85 for the 4 housing set, and came with bulbs. They were so so, one of my lowers isnt sealed and the coating is starting to flake on them. I did get the dark housings which i think make it look better than the factory reflectors.

I noticed my neighbors look better than mine, and we did them roughly around the same time. I'll have to hit him up and see what he got.

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How long did you get out of them before they started flake/fog up? I've been telling my family member to sell the truck (LBZ duramax but 2WD) and buy a 1500 since they have another duramax dually. If they aren't thinking of keeping it for that long I'm thinking this may be a viable option but don't want issues a few months in.

 

[King295]

What LED bulbs are people running in these housing that are working out.

I haven't messed with LED lighting. I've always ran HIDs from DDM Tuning which can require a harness and some more wiring rather than just plug and play. I figured LED would be the same program but if there is a true plug and play LED that works well and is brighter, I'd be interested in grabbing them along with the new housings.

 

[sintax]

These look pretty good but aren't cheap by any means.


How long did you get out of them before they started flake/fog up? I've been telling my family member to sell the truck (LBZ duramax but 2WD) and buy a 1500 since they have another duramax dually. If they aren't thinking of keeping it for that long I'm thinking this may be a viable option but don't want issues a few months in.

oh it was a couple of years. If you're slapping some new ones on to sell it, it'll be just fine.

 

[Bobby_329]

I have the spyder brand ones on my gmc and they are pretty good quality. Had the cheap ones before. They are cheap for a reason.

 

[USMC2010]

These look pretty good but aren't cheap by any means.


How long did you get out of them before they started flake/fog up? I've been telling my family member to sell the truck (LBZ duramax but 2WD) and buy a 1500 since they have another duramax dually. If they aren't thinking of keeping it for that long I'm thinking this may be a viable option but don't want issues a few months in.

I have them on two pickups both are less than a year. One headlamp was fogging and got filled will water somehow needing replaced but the other 3 are just fine.

 

[ElAzul]

TYC is a good stock replacement. The light patterns and output suck on all the cool looking aftermarket housing's

 

[02HoWaRd26]

I used Spyder on my 04, and then when my stocks started getting nasty on my 13, i just went right to spyder, and would do again.

 

[King295]

I ended up going with the TYC headlights and running lights based on the recommendations herein and reviews I read. The Spyder are euro lights which on a cat eye would look odd in my opinion.

I'll report back as I'm sure I will have to end up installing them.