Scott Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Has anyone else noticed that the rear lights on the supra stay absolutely mint wheras the front's go cloudy and yellow? I was putting on C-West covers yesterday and i couldn't get over the condition of the lenses on the rears compared to what my fronts were like before my re-furb. Is this a built in manufacturing ploy to sell headlights or is it simply the sunlight and flies causing the murky look to them? Its as if they use a different grade of plastic for each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Has anyone else noticed that the rear lights on the supra stay absolutely mint wheras the front's go cloudy and yellow? I was putting on C-West covers yesterday and i couldn't get over the condition of the lenses on the rears compared to what my fronts were like before my re-furb. Is this a built in manufacturing ploy to sell headlights or is it simply the sunlight and flies causing the murky look to them? Its as if they use a different grade of plastic for each. Think its what you said, the headlights are exposed more to sun and fading/yellowing. Rears are fairly smoked to a degree aren't they. Possibly cheaper plastic as well or different material to protect from stone chips etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Has anyone else noticed that the rear lights on the supra stay absolutely mint wheras the front's go cloudy and yellow? I was putting on C-West covers yesterday and i couldn't get over the condition of the lenses on the rears compared to what my fronts were like before my re-furb. Is this a built in manufacturing ploy to sell headlights or is it simply the sunlight and flies causing the murky look to them? Its as if they use a different grade of plastic for each. Get glass headlights and all will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 IMO - brand new set of facelift from Nic - should easily give you 5-8 years of trouble free motoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 IMO - brand new set of facelift from Nic - should easily give you 5-8 years of trouble free motoring. Yes my facelift headlights lasted around 7 years and still looked good and it gets pretty sunny here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 Oh don't get me wrong, the lights i have on just now are crystal clear after i re-furbed them. I took the facelifts off of my car because i didn't want to mess around with then when doing my angel eye conversion. I got a spare set of good condition pre-facelifts and went from there. It was just that i couldn't believe how mint the rears were and i haven't touched them. Oh, the rears aren't smoked at all as far as i could see..... they are now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 Get glass headlights and all will be fine I might do this one day, i will be "hybridizing" them if i do though as i much prefer the facelift look.... also my car is a facelift so i don't want it to appear older than it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Heat produced from the bulbs will also have an effect on the fading of the plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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