New headlight lenses

Motorsport-SVX · #1 02-22-2010, 05:23 PM

Just curious, how happy is everyone with the current
headlight lense replacements available on the market
right now ?
likes and dislikes after having them on over a year ?

Motorsport-SVX · #2 02-23-2010, 05:40 PM

seriously, no one has had any problems with their lenses
turning yellow somewhat after a year or so ?
Maybe its just an az thing

RojoRocket · #3 02-23-2010, 05:54 PM

Dayle, Are you referring to the Smallcar clear lenses, or some other product??

Glenn

icingdeath88 · #4 02-23-2010, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motorsport-SVX

seriously, no one has had any problems with their lenses
turning yellow somewhat after a year or so ?
Maybe its just an az thing

Odd timing, I just used that 3m headlight polishing kit on mine this weekend. I didn't post because I'm not 100% sure where my lenses came from, as they came with the car. They are clear ones though. They were definitely on the yellow side, and hazy too. I was also surprised at how big of a difference polishing them made, and also how easy it was to do. That answer your question?

Edit: I looked in the maintenance records and they are the smallcar ones.

ARED 97 · #5 02-23-2010, 08:24 PM

+1 on the 3M kit!! Worked great on my 93 Marquis!!

Mike621 · #6 02-24-2010, 06:46 AM

Dayle, I have been unhappy with the quality of the smallcar lenses from what I have seen, and replaced my headlights with new OEM assemblies when the time came.

A quality alternative to the smallcar lenses may be a good product to add to your offering.

SilverSpear · #7 02-24-2010, 07:13 AM

There is also Meguiar's PlastX. I have tried it here in Qatar (Sun and Temperature...), it works magic!

As for the smallcar lenses, I have them. Never had issues with them changing color. I dunno what you guys are talking about.

immortal_suby · #8 02-24-2010, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icingdeath88

Odd timing, I just used that 3m headlight polishing kit on mine this weekend. I didn't post because I'm not 100% sure where my lenses came from, as they came with the car. They are clear ones though. They were definitely on the yellow side, and hazy too. I was also surprised at how big of a difference polishing them made, and also how easy it was to do. That answer your question?

Edit: I looked in the maintenance records and they are the smallcar ones.

That's funny - I did the 3m kit on my car this past weekend also.
Worked pretty dang good!

kcbsvx · #9 02-24-2010, 03:28 PM

I have had no lens yellowing issues with them, but they are under a car cover when at home. I absolutely love the clear lenses with the 5k HID low beams. Stunning.

The high beam pattern with the clears is like a long-range "pencil beam" driving light. I started to convert the high beams to HID (very easy), but found they sent me 6k +/- bulbs (too blue) and so I only have one installed right now. It is interesting to see the major difference between the incandescent and HID lights. The HID picks up reflector signage at least twice as far away and is much "brighter". It is great for quick straight line driving, but I am researching additional driving lights for lateral spread for slower, twistier roads.

I believe it was Mike621 at AWD, LLC that installed the clear lenses and will defer to his first hand opinions of the quality. When I examine them very closely I can see that they were not easy to install, but the overall result with low beam HIDs is one of the best SVX mods.

Hey Mike, did the package arrive at Tom's?

Christian

Motorsport-SVX · #10 02-24-2010, 06:45 PM

one of my employees has them on his car
for maybe 2 yrs now if that and turned a horrible yellow like the stock units.
They wont even talk to me about any sort of warranty. Mine are getting a ting of yellow now too and a bit older.
I really expected ours to last longer, but not.
maybe its the Az sun or heat.
Im looking at an acrylic version to be made. Ive never seen any of their products yellow in 20 yrs
and they have been in the business for a long time.
Chances are they would be a tad thicker, exactly how thick I can find out.
Design Im okay with, really its still about the best way Ive seen to install them and if done right, works fine.
Thing is, if we do it I have to commit to pre selling many sets and pay for all the tooling etc.
They would also be available in smoke dark tint, but dont see why anyone would want those.