For those who have experience with OEM 2006 Sport headlights, are they black or charcoal gray on the reflector area? I ask because I have aftermarket ones that I purchased on Amazon and I really love how the flat black looks on my black truck, but I’m done with trying to seal these stupid Chinese knockoffs! They look and work awesome when they are dry, but they never last more than a couple of weeks before it starts raining on the inside of the lenses after going through the car wash, or heavy downpours. I’ve had them out several times, and clear siliconed the lense interfaces, lubed all of the o-ring seals on the bulbs with Teflon o-ring lubricant, and for the life of me can’t get these things to stay dry!
I suspect at this point that it must have something to do with the vents on them being faulty as everything that I could seal IS sealed well. I was able to “fix” the passenger side completely, but for some reason, the driver’s side never lasts.
So, I’m finally frustrated to the point that I don’t wasn’t to waste another couple of hundred on another brand of knockoffs (unless someone here has experience with a high quality one that won’t leak!) I’m hoping that the OEM sport ones came in the flat black, because pictures I’ve seen lead me to believe they were more of a gray. Where is the best place price-wise to purchase the OEM ones? If anyone has the correct part numbers I need, that would be a huge help too! I definitely don’t want the chrome version though!