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Scott Wilkes
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Tasmania
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Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 09:33 am, by:  Scott Wilkes (Scottywilkes) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i can remember finding a thread on here of a person who bought some clear glass lenses from japan that are a replacement straight onto the standard headlights.

Searched but i cant find it, wondering if anyone knows where to get them and if there still available? As i would prefer to keep the standard lights as apposed to the ebay special ones as there still plastic.
Scott Casey
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Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 11:17 am, by:  Scott Casey (V8soarer_1991) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There are glass ones for the supra, plastic replacements are popular in america because they dont have the (ridges / lines) in the lenses.

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-400-300-models/418817-brightx-clear-replacement-headlight-lenses. html
Adam Lonergan
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Victoria
UZZ32 #369 (V8)

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Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 12:04 pm, by:  Adam Lonergan (Alchemistal) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

High beams - Plastic (Pre 94), GLASS (Post 94)
Low beams - Plastic
Turning lights - Plastic (91-94)
Fog lights - Plastic (94-96), Plastic (Post 96)
All rear lights - Plastic

ALL after market lights I've seen are plastic.
Scott Wilkes
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Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 05:06 pm, by:  Scott Wilkes (Scottywilkes) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yes i understand the actual lights them selves come out plastic.

But a fella purchased just the lense which was glass to install onto his factory lights which he had polished the insides etc. Was very exy, over a couple hundred.
Ryan Rankovic
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Victoria
Soarer TT GT-TL

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 12:45 pm, by:  Ryan Rankovic (Ryan1j) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ive never seen glass lenses for sale, not even on yahoo japan
David Grab
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 02:32 pm, by:  David Grab (Blastedbyasoarer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nah now way would you find clear glass headlight lenses. Its either a supermade cover or some other copy like they sell on ebay from Tawian.
Sebastian Grant
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 01:11 pm, by:  Sebastian Grant (Saabg) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

https://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/282/262188.html
Link to the thread you have seen Scott.
https://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/283/114308.html
Here's a link to someone sanding theirs back for similar and much cheaper results. I'm in the middle of sanding a set back myself but it's a lot of work, oh and the new covers aren't glass, they're still plastic.
Ali Saeed
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WA
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 02:41 pm, by:  Ali Saeed (Ali) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

man i still reckon clean and shinny stock headlights are better than anything out there.
David Grab
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 03:13 pm, by:  David Grab (Blastedbyasoarer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah Ali i gotta agree, i use to like the whole thing delined (looks sick on a supra) however if you deline the headlights and have glass hibeams it doesnt look good. One has lines and the other doesnt. Now im thinking of just delining a small area where the low beam light goes through. I reckon the lines suit it, you just have to polish the hell out of it to make it look new and then deline the lowbeam light path. I reckon thats the best way to go personally.
Scott Wilkes
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 05:46 pm, by:  Scott Wilkes (Scottywilkes) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thats the thread sebastian, thought they were glass, bugger.

Thanks for finding it for me

My headlights are quite good, they dont leak and never have i seen condensation within them, even in the cold tassie winters :-) just want them clearer.
Ali Saeed
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 05:50 pm, by:  Ali Saeed (Ali) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

open em up scott, and cut and polish the inside. mine looked mint after that!



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Ryan Rankovic
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 01:03 pm, by:  Ryan Rankovic (Ryan1j) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

does anyone know where to buy those clear plastic lenses from here?? i remember them being on ebay.com.au and I think a member or two here bought them. they were $189 if i remember correctly.

i want some now but cant for the life of me find them, and not interested in buying from the US at $249usd.
Mike Beck
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 04:13 pm, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Glass main light lenses would be brilliant.

If I had a Soarer I'd pay big money for some.
Gary Redman
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NSW
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 04:45 pm, by:  Gary Redman (Gary) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I bought a set of the ebay lenses but never fitted them as I couldn't be bothered opening up the lights again. I sold them and bought in on the group buy headlights, but none of the adhjusters work and they are for L/H drive so I have to open up the new ones anyway (and I hate it because I have done the old ones 3 times)

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