[s-cars] Euro Lights ?

[Tom Green]

The definitive comparison that encouraged the switch from DOT to Euro  
lenses
is the comparison between 10 year sanded and pitted lenses and new Euro
lenses, and included a little cleaning of reflectors and projectors  
to boot.  No
contest there.  If you had new DOT lights it would be closer to a  
draw.  The S6
guys can get DOT lights from Shokan's ebay sales for about $245  
each.  The
S4 guys have to beg someone to sell them for less than $500, so if  
it's new
you want there, why not euro ?
But if your lights are salvageable, clean them up and add new glass  
(euro)
covers and save some cash.
Add a Hid kit for the projector low beam and we have lights.

Tom
Hint:  when you do this new glass, the corner lights might look a  
little shabby
beside the gleaming headlight.







Original message:
> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:48:57 -0500
> From: Dave Ellis <UrS4 at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] re. Euro Lights?
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> For those of you wondering how big a difference the Euro vs. DOT lens
> makes, I'll let you know this weekend when I'll be able to do a  
> side by
> side comparison (a big thanks to Paul for donating a spare Euro S4  
> lens
> to replace my cracked DOT lens!).  I'll see if I'm able to catch any
> differences with the camera for show and tell.
>
> I don't have HIDs, but do have the 9011/9012 HIR bulbs in Canadian/DOT
> housings with overkill relays, cleaned reflectors and lenses, and  
> the 15
> degree Euro-pattern cutoff mod to the low beam projector mask.  Should
> be interesting to see what difference the Euro lens will make.
>
> -Dave