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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:59 pm 
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Lil Regy wrote:
is this because the light on the ef/l r a plastic s**t where as ea/d have glass
Basically correct.

There are alot of theories as to why it occurs, but basically it is because the lens on the EF/EL are made out of polycarbonate and not glass...

 

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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:14 pm 
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Ugly Igley wrote:
Lil Regy wrote:
is this because the light on the ef/l r a plastic s**t where as ea/d have glass
Basically correct.

There are alot of theories as to why it occurs, but basically it is because the lens on the EF/EL are made out of polycarbonate and not glass...
damn those ford bean counters that decided that plastic was a beter option.. cos it wasnt damnit!! i tell you!!! damnit!!!! near all falcons fairmonts and fairlanes have all the aged milky head lights... sooo wish we had glass headlights.. :cry: :roll: :evil:
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:27 pm 
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fordfreak ef wrote:
Ugly Igley wrote:
Lil Regy wrote:
is this because the light on the ef/l r a plastic s**t where as ea/d have glass
Basically correct.

There are alot of theories as to why it occurs, but basically it is because the lens on the EF/EL are made out of polycarbonate and not glass...
damn those ford bean counters that decided that plastic was a beter option.. cos it wasnt damnit!! i tell you!!! damnit!!!! near all falcons fairmonts and fairlanes have all the aged milky head lights... sooo wish we had glass headlights.. :cry: :roll: :evil:


Well it was designed to try and stop chips and cracks from rocks, and to be honest, I've not seen any EA-ED with chipped headlights, so...

But you wouldn't be able to see the rocks if it was night, anyway.
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