Headlights are an essential part of your cars daily functioning. Their main function is to provide the driver with light during the night in order for the driver to see what’s in front of them, and also to let others see you. They also provide essential signaling mechanisms in order to convey the driver’s intentions to other drivers while on the road; for example: turn signals often share a common housing with your headlights.There are not many times a car owner would need to replace the entire headlight assembly, usually an entire headlight assembly is replaced due to damage of the housing, or if the water-sealing around the housing becomes frayed, moisture can leak in and cause a hazing effect on the inside of the headlight assembly. Most of the time all headlight maintenance requires is a changing of the bulb inside of the headlight assembly. Not all replacements are derived from the need of just basic function, especially with cars. Automotive enthusiasts will often replace working parts on their vehicle for purely aesthetic purposes.

Nissan Silvia S15 Headlights

The S15 headlights are a type of headlight assembly for a certain Nissan Silvia model vehicle, weather you are replacing the current headlights for the vehicle, or changing the headlight models to change the way the vehicle looks. Some people find it preferable to change the stock headlights that the manufacturer put on the vehicle. Usually through the years a vehicle manufacturer will tweak certain aspects of the model of the vehicle through the years, but retain the general style of the model of the vehicle. These parts become interchangeable between different model years since they are essentially the same part with only minor differences, and are installed similarly. The newer parts can have characteristics the original parts do not provide.

Manufacturer replacement parts vs. Aftermarket parts

There are variances in the types of S15 headlights, manufacturer original, and aftermarket parts. The manufacturer original parts, depending on the year of the vehicle will not be available to buy new, and most likely will need to be purchased through a salvage yard. Aftermarket parts can be bought brand new, but are not the manufacturer original parts, and usually are more expensive. It always comes down to the consumers preferences.