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Old 07-10-03, 10:09 PM
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fd in headlights glass housings?

I was going to upgrade the bulbs to 90/130w but I just noticed the lense seems like it made of plastic. I don't want to melt anyhting and I was wondering if maybe the the j-spec 7s had glass housings or if maybe hella made a set?
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I think the E-code (Euro Spec) are glass, but they are hard as hell to find.
The stock plastic stuff is crap.
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I hate the plastic crap too. Dont you think for $40,000 new, Mazda would at least have had glass headlights?
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I would assume they are plastic so they don't break everytime you get a rock chip and have to spend bucks to replace them, plus they are lighter.
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your best bet for glass head lights is to contact a compony that imports front clips.
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Mine are glass
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Originally posted by SkulkR1
I would assume they are plastic so they don't break everytime you get a rock chip and have to spend bucks to replace them, plus they are lighter.
I Have NEVER had a GLASS headlight break from normal use they are made w/ very tough glass - my DAKOTA is the first car I have owned w/ Plastic headlight lenses, after only 6 years they have turned very yellow, scratched and pitted, much more so than the 15+ year old euro style headlamps on my old 65 mbz ever got.
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I have a set of PIAA wanna be HID headlights on my car and they haven't melted anything, you should be fine.
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