At 22:39 10/26/99 , Gary McEachern wrote: >I just purchased a set of 7" H4 style headlights that have >plastic(acrylic?)lenses. They look OK but I don't like the idea of plastic >lenses. Does anyone have any experience with the plastic vs the glass >lenses. How they light how they hold up etc. These lights are made in India >by autolite under the name Autopal. Ford started using them on pickups long ago. Don't know if they still do. Much more shatter-resistant than glass, but get foggy over a long period of time (saw some like that just the other day). david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon.htm '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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