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Technical => Body/Appearance/Interior => Topic started by: 87fordboy on September 21, 2006, 09:05:52 PM

Title: i did something new today
Post by: 87fordboy on September 21, 2006, 09:05:52 PM
i took off my headlight lenses and me and my uncles brother cut pieces of lexan glass the shape of my lenses and put em on. no yellowing you just gotta keep on top of cleaning them. then i am converting to HID for that slick look. i would get pics but my camera just took a big  on me. so im screwed. but ill try hard
Title: i did something new today
Post by: Nate on September 21, 2006, 09:12:35 PM
dam, i was thinking sorta the same thing, but useing heat to bend the plastic to the shape.  id realy like to see that.
Title: i did something new today
Post by: 87fordboy on September 21, 2006, 09:13:57 PM
i already tried with lexan in my dads vacuum form machine it just webbed up
Title: i did something new today
Post by: MasterBlaster on September 22, 2006, 10:04:27 AM
Good luck with them. Planning on driving at night?
Someone else tried that (either here or on the old board), and "discovered" that the lens is responsible for where the light ends up on the road, unlike newer cars where the shape of the reflector does all the work. With our cars and a clear lens, the light pattern is, well, non-existent.
Title: i did something new today
Post by: 5.0willgo on September 22, 2006, 05:04:12 PM
I thought about doing that as well but with my lack of time I haven't acted on it. I figured night driving would be the main issue though.
Title: i did something new today
Post by: 87fordboy on September 22, 2006, 06:12:34 PM
it gets annoying at night being able to just see in one spot but thats what i bought HID's for
Title: i did something new today
Post by: bduly on September 22, 2006, 11:11:59 PM
PLEASE POST PICTURES :D

thanks
Title: i did something new today
Post by: cougarcragar on September 23, 2006, 12:20:34 AM
You may get unwanted attention with those.
While many of the newer cars have clear lenses, the chrome surface inside the headlight is faceted to break up the light.