So on the Fogs - Why not just retro the lens?
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So on the Fogs - Why not just retro the lens?
Or is that the problem - no clear Bosch lenses?
Has anybody tried retrofitting the cheapo offshore clear lens (fogs) onto the OEM Bosch units?
Keep the Bosch internals, but replace the lens.
Anyone, anyone.......
Has anybody tried retrofitting the cheapo offshore clear lens (fogs) onto the OEM Bosch units?
Keep the Bosch internals, but replace the lens.
Anyone, anyone.......
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the OEM reflectors themselves look like crap, and aren't noticably so when a
fluted lens is in front of it. though, as a unit, the light performance is actually,
quite good. but remove it, put on a crystal clear lens and you will see behind
it, a somewhat frosty, abbreviated reflector. Compare this with the Taiwan
aftermarket model: though it is equipped with a clear lens, nice full polished
reflector.....the light performance sux.
End result is that you'll have a clear lens, but you see ugly behind it.
fluted lens is in front of it. though, as a unit, the light performance is actually,
quite good. but remove it, put on a crystal clear lens and you will see behind
it, a somewhat frosty, abbreviated reflector. Compare this with the Taiwan
aftermarket model: though it is equipped with a clear lens, nice full polished
reflector.....the light performance sux.
End result is that you'll have a clear lens, but you see ugly behind it.
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Originally Posted by raymond g-
End result is that you'll have a clear lens, but you see ugly behind it.
So you're not up for any new science projects Ray?
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...or Halle Berry flat chested and is dumber than a stump. Sure, we'll still go out
with her and put her on our bumper....but it's all flash and hardly any function.
p.s. popped the fluted lens off. i dont think it'll look that good to see this
beneath the lens. whereas, with the crystal clear model, the reflector is
highly polished, and extends to the extreme edges ...where the gray area
is in the photo. too bad the idea isn't viable. we would have been able
to blend both form and function.....espec seeing as how the offshore/
aftermarket lens has terrible (terrible) vertical adjustment gearing.
with her and put her on our bumper....but it's all flash and hardly any function.
p.s. popped the fluted lens off. i dont think it'll look that good to see this
beneath the lens. whereas, with the crystal clear model, the reflector is
highly polished, and extends to the extreme edges ...where the gray area
is in the photo. too bad the idea isn't viable. we would have been able
to blend both form and function.....espec seeing as how the offshore/
aftermarket lens has terrible (terrible) vertical adjustment gearing.
Last edited by raymond g-; Jun 21, 2006 at 05:24 PM.
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Originally Posted by C-2
Ahhhh, kinda like looking at Condoleeza Rice with near-beer goggles on huh?
Of course, most of us probably didn't get to vote in that poll. Hillary was in the top five too...
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The Survey of the American Man
Esquire magazine
July 2006, Volume 146, Issue 1
{big chunk deleted}
You're hosting a dinner party and you can invite three men and three women from the following lists. Who's coming to dinner? (Percentage is number who selected each person among their three choices.)
WOMEN
Condoleezza Rice - 35%
Oprah Winfrey - 33%
Angelina Jolie - 30%
Julia Roberts - 28%
Faith Hill - 27%
Jennifer Aniston - 26%
Hillary Clinton - 21%
Katie Couric - 21%
Rachael Ray - 20%
Ellen DeGeneres - 19%
Jessica Simpson - 17%
Madonna - 11%
Dr. Laura Schlessinger - 9%
Maureen Dowd - 5%
Jay Leno - 37%
Bill Clinton - 36%
George Clooney - 36%
George W. Bush - 36%
Tiger Wood - 31%
Jon Stewart - 27%
Bill O'Reilly - 18%
Bono - 16%
Dick Cheney - 16%
Bob Dylan - 15%
Howard Stern - 14%
LeBron James - 7%
Johnny Knoxville - 6%
Eminem - 5%
METHODOLOGY
The Survey of the American Man was conducted exclusively for Esquire by Beta Research Corporation, an independent firm located in Syosset, New York. The 1,083 respondents were randomly selected and are a representative national sample of American men aged twenty-five and older. They completed the online survey between March 3 and March 7, 2006.
Esquire magazine
July 2006, Volume 146, Issue 1
{big chunk deleted}
You're hosting a dinner party and you can invite three men and three women from the following lists. Who's coming to dinner? (Percentage is number who selected each person among their three choices.)
WOMEN
Condoleezza Rice - 35%
Oprah Winfrey - 33%
Angelina Jolie - 30%
Julia Roberts - 28%
Faith Hill - 27%
Jennifer Aniston - 26%
Hillary Clinton - 21%
Katie Couric - 21%
Rachael Ray - 20%
Ellen DeGeneres - 19%
Jessica Simpson - 17%
Madonna - 11%
Dr. Laura Schlessinger - 9%
Maureen Dowd - 5%
Jay Leno - 37%
Bill Clinton - 36%
George Clooney - 36%
George W. Bush - 36%
Tiger Wood - 31%
Jon Stewart - 27%
Bill O'Reilly - 18%
Bono - 16%
Dick Cheney - 16%
Bob Dylan - 15%
Howard Stern - 14%
LeBron James - 7%
Johnny Knoxville - 6%
Eminem - 5%
METHODOLOGY
The Survey of the American Man was conducted exclusively for Esquire by Beta Research Corporation, an independent firm located in Syosset, New York. The 1,083 respondents were randomly selected and are a representative national sample of American men aged twenty-five and older. They completed the online survey between March 3 and March 7, 2006.
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Originally Posted by C-2
Or is that the problem - no clear Bosch lenses?
Has anybody tried retrofitting the cheapo offshore clear lens (fogs) onto the OEM Bosch units?
Keep the Bosch internals, but replace the lens.
Anyone, anyone.......
Has anybody tried retrofitting the cheapo offshore clear lens (fogs) onto the OEM Bosch units?
Keep the Bosch internals, but replace the lens.
Anyone, anyone.......
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Originally Posted by raymond g-
...or Halle Berry flat chested and is dumber than a stump. Sure, we'll still go out
with her and put her on our bumper....but it's all flash and hardly any function.
p.s. popped the fluted lens off. i dont think it'll look that good to see this
beneath the lens. whereas, with the crystal clear model, the reflector is
highly polished, and extends to the extreme edges ...where the gray area
is in the photo. too bad the idea isn't viable. we would have been able
to blend both form and function.....espec seeing as how the offshore/
aftermarket lens has terrible (terrible) vertical adjustment gearing.
with her and put her on our bumper....but it's all flash and hardly any function.
p.s. popped the fluted lens off. i dont think it'll look that good to see this
beneath the lens. whereas, with the crystal clear model, the reflector is
highly polished, and extends to the extreme edges ...where the gray area
is in the photo. too bad the idea isn't viable. we would have been able
to blend both form and function.....espec seeing as how the offshore/
aftermarket lens has terrible (terrible) vertical adjustment gearing.
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nah, bro...the photo is the MB issued one. i popped off the fluted lens to show
that it's aesthetically ugly inside, though light output is way better than the
Ebay cheap, offshore , clear lens
that it's aesthetically ugly inside, though light output is way better than the
Ebay cheap, offshore , clear lens
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Originally Posted by raymond g-
nah, bro...the photo is the MB issued one. i popped off the fluted lens to show
that it's aesthetically ugly inside, though light output is way better than the
Ebay cheap, offshore , clear lens
that it's aesthetically ugly inside, though light output is way better than the
Ebay cheap, offshore , clear lens
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yeah, after i shoehorned in the HID into the headlight shell, you can't even tell
that the fogs are on. yes, they're just for looks now but i got to admit, they
look great with the clear lens, even turned off.
that the fogs are on. yes, they're just for looks now but i got to admit, they
look great with the clear lens, even turned off.
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Originally Posted by raymond g-
yeah, after i shoehorned in the HID into the headlight shell, you can't even tell
that the fogs are on. yes, they're just for looks now but i got to admit, they
look great with the clear lens, even turned off.
that the fogs are on. yes, they're just for looks now but i got to admit, they
look great with the clear lens, even turned off.
i finsihed mine up a long time ago and tested them out, looked good and maybe might have a problem with one of the bulbs but i won't know until its installed in my car......i didn;t think the project on my car would take so long but i'm getting her back after july 4th
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I'm doing a E55/Bix/Ultinons retro, going with LED cities, in Amber but I also ordered Superwhite in case I don't like the color. I still need to pick up the Depo's, they are the last remaining item.
With the BIX on the Depo - doesn't that leave the H7 socket open since the high beam lead goes to the Bix solenoid? How much more of current draw would be on the city BA9s base wire if it was ran to the H7 socket? A Silverstar in the city, running fulltime would be pretty bright?
On the fogs ~ I've used them ZERO times since owning the car. I just like to know stuff is there (kinda like G2 painted red calipers, hidden behind Aero Monoblock's II).
I'll just go with some clear ones and play around with LED colors.
With the BIX on the Depo - doesn't that leave the H7 socket open since the high beam lead goes to the Bix solenoid? How much more of current draw would be on the city BA9s base wire if it was ran to the H7 socket? A Silverstar in the city, running fulltime would be pretty bright?
On the fogs ~ I've used them ZERO times since owning the car. I just like to know stuff is there (kinda like G2 painted red calipers, hidden behind Aero Monoblock's II).
I'll just go with some clear ones and play around with LED colors.
Last edited by C-2; Jun 23, 2006 at 12:16 PM.
