Glass Headlights. Mystery unraveling ;)

[zavikan]

You'll be singin a new tune in around 6 years when your brand new OEM lights look like a diseased toenail.

Nah, I've seen the new OEM plastic, they look every bit as nice as the glass. Durability is what it comes down to. As the rarity of the SVX increases, the few and proud who own one treat them FAR differently then the inbetween hacker crowd who bought the car b/c it looked like a 1/4 mile TV car. Because of this, these cars aren't seeing the use they used too... so the plastic headlights will hold up far longer, and durability becomes less of an issue.

One thing I found when I put the plastic next to glass (both removed from casing), is that the plastic had this odd rippling distortion in the plastic, not on the surface. Not big wavy ripples, really tiny ones. almost like the ripples that the first pass of a spray gun causes?? that wasn't really apparent ON the car... Is this the case on the new OEM too? or was this some sort of aging? was very weird.


You two are the least likely to appreciate the glass, as you already have new plastic... But you both expressed almost a preference for the plastic (im not offended, just curious). why is that? Glass is more durable to normal wear, and optically clearer. Besides the stone cracking issue (which is preventable with plastic shields), I would think glass wins hands down?