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Anyone have long term report on clear headlight covers?
Hi All,
I have the smallcar headlight covers on our garage dwelling 97. We like them, but they seem very easy to scratch...We have put on less than 2000 mi. in dry weather on the 97. Thinking of putting them on the dailey driver...anyone have these that has racked up some time/mileage?
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Rebecca 92 Claret SVX LS-L (180k) 09/91 #5,732 06 Suzuki Boulevard M50 7k 68 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (70k) Storage/hibernation for now. Past SVXs: 94 SVX Emerald Pearl FWD (Sold) 96 SVX Bourdeaux LSi (Sold) 92 Pearl SVX LSL "Stay Puft" 5MT (140k) #148 (RIP) 95 Brilliant Red SVX LS (162k) 12/94 #564 "Killer Tomato" (RIP) |
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mine are so far sogood, a few scratches as expected, the clear corners a diffrent story i have resealed them 4 times and they still leak water !
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the ones on rebecca's brilliant red have been on for about 10k miles I would guess....
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Do you have JDM clear corners or the SmallCar kit?
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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small car kit, im thinking of switching to the jdm clears
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2008 evo x with sss package 430 hp 380 torque stock turbo with basic bolt ons 12.56 @ 109 fully weighted 3,500 lbs |
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Overall, I was not impressed with the quality/durability of the smallcar lenses.
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Yes... bill must hurry up with his lexan covers
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Tim 92 Liquid Silver SVX 5MT 2009 BMW Z4 (Gone) 2012 Camry V6 SE |
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Ah, thought so. I have JDM corners that I bought from Mychailo, I've been very happy with them for the past several months I've had them, they've survived winter not problem.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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My name shouldn't be YB, it should be Slacker.
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Back on topic, I've had the Smallcar clear lenses on for almost 2 years (same harsh conditions, stored outside, lots of debris hitting them, etc) and they still look good. My main issue is one has developed a leak because I scraped away too much sealer to try to make them look better when the hood is up. Need to reseal them. With the hood closed and the job done right (which is very hard to do), these look awesome and really update the look of the car. They are too expensive for what they are though, especially considering all the work you have to still do once you buy them. That said though, I prefer this look to the stockers so much so that I have a pair of brand new headlights in boxes that I will probably just let gather dust.
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Mine leaked water into them when I didnt have my fender liners in, but now that the liners are back in I havent had any more issues.
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Tim 92 Liquid Silver SVX 5MT 2009 BMW Z4 (Gone) 2012 Camry V6 SE |
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Hi all!
Thanks for the input! I think I'll "risk" another set. They are delicate, but easy to replace lens only after you hack off the face of the original assembly. I worried about not being airtight and water leakage at 1st, but noticed the vent tubes on the original that gave me confidence...but then, I washed the car in ~40 weather, the car was colder than the ambient air (unheated garage) and they fogged internally...never do that again! They cleared ok, but made me wonder...is the thermal conductivity of the light weight polycarbonate sheet that much different than the heavy wall, dense (injection molded at ~ 20,000 psi) acrylic (sensitive to UV/yellowing with aging) prismatic OEMs?
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Cheers! Gordon 1997 Ebony #308 113k "The Black Diva"SOLD 1992 Black over Liquid Silver 152k SOLD 1992 Ebony 251k 444 SOLD 1999 Silver SLK230 134k SOLD 1997 Green Outback 137k SOLD 2013 Honda Accord I4 SOLD 2015 Subaru Crosstrek 30k 2018 Tesla M3 30k |
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