Clear headlight lenses
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Melting Slicks
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Clear headlight lenses
i have seen these clear euro healdight lenses around, but i have never actually seen them on the car. they are supposed to replace the stock lenses and mount on the stock housing. from what i hear they are made of glass? are they heavy? are the stock lenses glass? where can i get these? anyone have some pics of them on their car?
thanks!
thanks!
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St. Jude Donor '08
i have seen these clear euro healdight lenses around, but i have never actually seen them on the car. they are supposed to replace the stock lenses and mount on the stock housing. from what i hear they are made of glass? are they heavy? are the stock lenses glass? where can i get these? anyone have some pics of them on their car?
thanks!
thanks!
E-code sloped cut off (1 headlight only using 120w PIAA bulb. Car at ~15 ft camera at 10ft from wall)
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Be prepared to replace your nylon headlamp motor gears; the extra weight causes them to fail earlier. One of mine failed completely shortly after installing, and I could see signs of failure on the "good" one as well. I like the lights though, much improvement over stock but it won't break the bank... just your gears 
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Be prepared to replace your nylon headlamp motor gears; the extra weight causes them to fail earlier. One of mine failed completely shortly after installing, and I could see signs of failure on the "good" one as well. I like the lights though, much improvement over stock but it won't break the bank... just your gears
I saw an earlier thread that showed metal aftermarket replacement gears. They were gold plated and very high quality compared to the OEM nylon gears.
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any chance of polishing the inside of the stock lenses to make them clear, or are they glass as well, or would they not turn out so clear? it seems like this product should be out there.
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I've had T85s fitted for 4 years with no problem. The T85s are faceted to dip left for UK. As the guys said the lenses are made of glass and much better quality than the stock lenses.
The beam pattern is much better shaped and it focuses at a good range but towards the side of the road. The stock lenses produced a diffuse flat beam.
My drivers headlight motor gear failed after a year and I had a new one fitted under warranty. I've had a brass gear set ready to go in since then but so far I don't need it. Mind you I have twilight sentinel inhibited so my lights are not popping up every five minutes.
The Euros come as units so its not possible to just fit the glass front. You need to install the whole lens. Its also a single filament H4 headlight bulb for both high and low beam.
I like the fit
The beam pattern is much better shaped and it focuses at a good range but towards the side of the road. The stock lenses produced a diffuse flat beam.
My drivers headlight motor gear failed after a year and I had a new one fitted under warranty. I've had a brass gear set ready to go in since then but so far I don't need it. Mind you I have twilight sentinel inhibited so my lights are not popping up every five minutes.
The Euros come as units so its not possible to just fit the glass front. You need to install the whole lens. Its also a single filament H4 headlight bulb for both high and low beam.
I like the fit
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St. Jude Donor '08
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TheRadioFlyer, the lighting guru you are, maybe you should come out with this product. 
. your GPII headlights IMO are the best looking headlights you could put on a vette. i just cant afford them.
. your GPII headlights IMO are the best looking headlights you could put on a vette. i just cant afford them.
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....If you still don't believe me, you can remove your OEM lens from the reflector housing by removing the 4 metal clips that hold the pieces together, then prying the lens away from the reflector with a flathead screwdriver. I did this with the first projector retrofit I attempted on my car and the low and high beam pattern were still nothing to brag about.
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They will yellow very quickly there after...
