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do aftermarket Glass Lights exist for a solara?

do aftermarket Glass Lights exist for a solara?

Postby poisonspider » Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:06 pm

Like glass headlights and corner lights. plastic is crappy. =\
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Postby Got2XLR8 NYX » Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:02 pm

Are u saying that They are Crappy b/c there is a Grime build up on ur lights? and uhh 2 what i no, i dont think there are aftermarket Glass Head or corner lights
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Postby poisonspider » Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:47 pm

Got2XLR8 NYX wrote:Are u saying that They are Crappy b/c there is a Grime build up on ur lights? and uhh 2 what i no, i dont think there are aftermarket Glass Head or corner lights


because they crack easier and arent as sparkling as glass ones yea i have this plastic polish that cleans them up really well but still glass is betta!
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Postby Mole » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:01 pm

I dont know any car later than 1998 that uses glass headlight/corner light coverings.
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Postby NeFaRiOuS_SLE » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:38 pm

Well, at least it doesn't cloud up as bad as some older Chryslers... I've seen mid-90's Sebrings that look completely clouded over.
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Postby SleeperSolara » Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:41 pm

Um, ok
No they don't man.
Glass would last like plastic since they way up front to see the road shite that comes to the car.
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Postby Nutty101 » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:16 pm

If you want to keep the lights nice. Do this

DA them down with like 320 or so (depending on how bad)
hit them with something like 700 then 1000 (some people like to use 1200 but 1000 is fine)

Get some monkey cum and buff them really good.

Get some sheets of 3M clearbra and apply that over the headlight. You might be amazed how nice it keeps them. At the worst you just replace the clearbra. Its cheap anyway..
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Postby Astro » Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:13 am

The stock lights aren't even glass...
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Postby SleeperSolara » Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:30 am

Astro wrote:The stock lights aren't even glass...


I know!!!!
I don't kow why he would want glass for headlights, and corners. :-?
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Postby Jon11582 » Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:36 am

They stopped using glass in most car's headlights because plastic is cheaper and easier to bend, and has a higher melting point. Also, glass shatters and plastic just cracks. (Shattered glass + hot halogen bulb = melted shards of glass.) Plastic is less clear though, and can pit and fog. Glass generally doesnt.

And glass should crack easier, it doenst have any flexibility like plastic. Chances are if your plastic cracked, and that was glass, the glass would be shattered or spider-webed instead.

There is no glass for any of our lamp's lens for Solaras, stock or aftermarket.
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Postby Solorange » Wed Nov 09, 2005 4:04 pm

Heres a question. In order to put real HID's in don't you have to convert your headlights to glass? Cause wouldn't the heat from the HIDs melt it the factory ones? If all is true, how do you guys use HID's with the factory stuff? I would have thought there would be an aftermarket one out there
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Postby Jon11582 » Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:08 pm

HIDs run cooler than Halogens. HIDs run around 30w, Halogens around 60w.

Lower wattage + higher light output = less loss in heat.

And Im not sure but I think glass has a lower melting temperature than modern heavy duty plastic. I still need to figure that one out.
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Postby Nyyankees3511 » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:35 pm

The only car or suv i can think off that has glass headlights is the Lexus LX470 that my dad has, they are still like new after 5 years.
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Postby Solorange » Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:24 pm

Jon11582 wrote:HIDs run cooler than Halogens. HIDs run around 30w, Halogens around 60w.

Lower wattage + higher light output = less loss in heat.

And Im not sure but I think glass has a lower melting temperature than modern heavy duty plastic. I still need to figure that one out.


Well that is some new info, Wow im impressed. I always thought the brighter the light the higher the temperature. What are some good HID kits that are available for our cars?
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Postby LatinDragonXJC » Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:04 pm

just get some plastic cleaner, its the shhhhhhhhh. Made my headlights/tails look brand new, makes non-car buffs question the year of my car.
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