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I have a couple of spare rear lenses that I'll experiment on first.
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!). |
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Apology .... Typo ... only PlastX used .... ScratchX is for paintwork.
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" Love the Sound of a V8....... All Day " *still wish it was a V10* 2002 S8 D2 F/L H & R Springs, Koni Coil Overs, Dastek Chip, Sport Exhaust, 19" S5 Rims, Solar Sun Roof (Cause we have Sun) and most of the Bells & Whistles. Last edited by Iyole; 3rd January 2013 at 08:57 AM. |
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With the outer Lens the indicator housing is part of the Lens and getting access
to the inner face of this portion of the Lens posed a challenge. I was not keen to go the heat- gun route to remove the housing from the lens due to previous experience with not being able to get a 100% seal on re-fitting and constant water ingress problems. So once again I raided the SO's Kitchen and sourced a flexible Spatula .... worked perfectly with a Micro-fibre cloth wrapped around it and secured with Duct-Tape ... All squeeky clean and ready for assembly... Assembled and back in-situ ...... stoked with the result.... Had visions of going for sobriety courses if I was forced to purchase a replacement at R 21 K as the Frostie Fund would have had to liquidated....
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" Love the Sound of a V8....... All Day " *still wish it was a V10* 2002 S8 D2 F/L H & R Springs, Koni Coil Overs, Dastek Chip, Sport Exhaust, 19" S5 Rims, Solar Sun Roof (Cause we have Sun) and most of the Bells & Whistles. Last edited by Iyole; 3rd January 2013 at 09:22 AM. |
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Was just thinking has anyone rang Audi or TPS to ask how much a plastic lens is? Only reason i ask is i bought glass lenses for my PF and they were just over £25 each. Just wondering if they'll be cheaper being plastic.
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I doubt that a plastic lens would be available for the PF nor a Glass lens for the FL ..... Due to the Indicator lens variation ....
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I wasn't suggesting a glass lens is available for a FL car just that manufacturing a glass lens must be more expensive than a plastic one. Was just thinking if this manufacturing cost saving was passed onto the customer then it might be worth just buying 2 replacement lenses. Just thinking 25 for real glass lenses and what 15 for plastic? Yeah right Dez
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I think it's probably for ease/cost of manufacturing.
Plastics technology has evolved a lot in recent years with (in my opinion) some quite bizarre and complex lights as a result. Just because you can do it doesn't mean you should.....
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later) 1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! |
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A Google search revealed ....
The use of plastic in headlamp applications enables automakers to reduce weight without sacrificing optical performance while increasing resistance to breakage. Plastic offers the advantage of being an inherently light material that can be easily made in thin sections and stepped shapes, reducing weight and the possibility of breakage “without sacrificing optical performance. Plastic’s versatility allows auto headlights to incorporate designs that can increase highway safety, such as high-tech focusing designs in the lenses. Polycarbonate, sometimes used as a bullet-resistant glazing on other applications, has about 200 times the impact strength of glass. This strong, stiff, transparent thermoplastic can maintain rigidity up to 140° C (284° F) and toughness at -20° C (-4° F).
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" Love the Sound of a V8....... All Day " *still wish it was a V10* 2002 S8 D2 F/L H & R Springs, Koni Coil Overs, Dastek Chip, Sport Exhaust, 19" S5 Rims, Solar Sun Roof (Cause we have Sun) and most of the Bells & Whistles. |
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A look at Elsaweb showed that there is a kit for repairing the headlight unit clips if they break during removal to save replacing the whole unit. Obviously a known problem.
See http://elsaweb.spaghetticoder.org/do...-EA/20839180/2
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Can we add this thread to the repair sticky? Came across it looking for previous experience of stripping headlights and thought it's really useful
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