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Old Mar 14, 2003 | 07:15 PM
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euro headlamps (not HID)

my us headlamps are looking nasty, i see the replacement lense are around 90 dollars each. I see on ebay, euro headlamps complete for 260. is that a good price for those?? cause they are glass and would last longer. any opinions?
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Old Mar 14, 2003 | 07:49 PM
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See, this is what I can't seem to figure out because my headlamps are glass. It's not a European model or anything. I don't get it. I think that is a good price. I tried to negotiate the price down a bit but he won't email me back. Maybe if we did a group buy or something like that he would.
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Old Mar 15, 2003 | 02:39 AM
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Wow. What a coincidence! I accidently cracked open the corner of my left headlight lense today. How? I was trying to pry it open to clean the lense inside! Well, I did. The vertical crack is about 5" from the top to the inner side. But the lense still seems tiny bit dirty in b/w or outside or something. But it needs to be replaced. Anyway, I am obviously interested in a replacement lense. Maybe some xenon lenses Halogen will do fine. But I would want some hid's very soon. What would you guys use to seal the lense back in? I used super glue and some Elmer's Glue spackle-like stuff.
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Old Mar 15, 2003 | 02:18 PM
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You need to reseal it with clear epoxy.
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 03:41 AM
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Cool, thanks. I guess I need to get some from the the hardware store then. Any updates on the Lenses yet?
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 12:04 PM
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I'm trying to talk him into a group buy. There's no way I'm paying 260 dollars to fix a stupid rock chip. Mine are already glass anyway. Are all yours plastic???
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Originally posted by DougandhisC280
See, this is what I can't seem to figure out because my headlamps are glass.
W202 headlights changed in 1996...

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