Re: Burning Out Light Sockets?

[firkins@eis.net.au (John Firkins)]

>What's the deal, folks?  One of the posts today implies that the
>material behind the reflector (and not a bad idea to consider having
>the reflector improved, if possible...) is plastic.

The reflectors are metal coated with epoxy resin to give a smooth finish
then plated.
You need to find a plater who uses  vacuum metalising to plate  plastic
because if the epoxy is removed to perform a traditional plating process,
you reflectors will not improved. I've seen some done, they ended up being
very poor.

The epoxy coating is very heat resistant certainly much better that the
injection molded wiring plug.

BTW some Ford reflectors are made from plastic & will melt if high wattage
bulbs are used. Another issue that hasnt been raised is Higher
wattage=higher temperatures in headlight=shorter bulb life

Hope this helps
John Firkins