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Genuine vs non genuine
Posted:
August 16th, 2008, 5:04 pmby SHY4D
My headlights on my EF monty are going yellow, the common problem i beleve.
So my question is, are there dramas with the non gen fitting properly?
Genuine headlights still go for over 500 qwid?
Cheers
Re: Genuine vs non genuine
Posted:
August 16th, 2008, 5:26 pmby holmsy
non gen apparently go yellow quicker.
talk to wayne. he does a great job polishing them up and getting rid of the yellow.
Re: Genuine vs non genuine
Posted:
August 16th, 2008, 5:29 pmby serial_fool
Does the yellowing happen on the xr6/xr8 quad headlights?
Re: Genuine vs non genuine
Posted:
August 16th, 2008, 5:30 pmby holmsy
no beacause they are glass lenses.
happens on ef/el beacause they are plastic
Re: Genuine vs non genuine
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August 16th, 2008, 5:39 pmby Dezza
I've heard the EF/EL non genuine lights have problems with the lenses melting! I'd avoid them.
Re: Genuine vs non genuine
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August 16th, 2008, 5:41 pmby Sunboost
Dezza wrote:I've heard the EF/EL non genuine lights have problems with the lenses melting! I'd avoid them.
Tiga_el (Rips) has been running non genuine EL headlights for over 3 years and has had ZERO problems with them. They are FINE to use and look great, no fit problems either.
I have seen some of the Fairmont shape ones that have very poor fit though. That's it.
Re: Genuine vs non genuine
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August 16th, 2008, 5:42 pmby pHaT`eL
Dezza wrote:I've heard the EF/EL non genuine lights have problems with the lenses melting! I'd avoid them.
Ive heard that too. Theres techniques on how to polish the inner lenses to clear again, im sure Sunny is the master of doin that so he could fill you in.
Re: Genuine vs non genuine
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August 16th, 2008, 5:44 pmby SHY4D
I'll look to maybe polish them up first, see how that goes. thanks for the input people.
Re: Genuine vs non genuine
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August 16th, 2008, 9:49 pmby krisisdog
Its the outside which goes yellow, not the inside. just work your way thru wet and dry from like 800 up, then polish them with a good car polish/autosol. Took me 1/2 an hour to do mine.
Re: Genuine vs non genuine
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August 17th, 2008, 12:18 amby LUXO_8
Sundeep wrote:Dezza wrote:I've heard the EF/EL non genuine lights have problems with the lenses melting! I'd avoid them.
Tiga_el (Rips) has been running non genuine EL headlights for over 3 years and has had ZERO problems with them. They are FINE to use and look great, no fit problems either.
I have seen some of the Fairmont shape ones that have very poor fit though. That's it.
EL GIi ones would be fine, EF Falcon and Fairmont ones are the problem..
they have an internal shroud which isnt in the EL GLI lights. on the non gen ones, this shroud is made out of abs plastic instead of the same fiber stuff as the reflector.... it then melts and sags down inside the light.
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