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gnj588d

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Plastic headlamp lens
« on: June 06, 2013, 11:13:44 »
Went to a show at the weakend and got talking to a lady with a nice pagoda, she told me she had new headlamp lenses
fitted a couple of months ago turns out they are made of PLASTIC, I have never heard of that one before has anyone used these or got any comments on them
Cheers.Mike.

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Re: Plastic headlamp lens
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2013, 11:37:17 »
I have a set and they are excellent.   Made of polycarbonate. It is very difficult to pick other than tapping them and then you may be able to tell.  Came from SLS.

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Re: Plastic headlamp lens
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2013, 12:30:32 »
I also have a set from SLS and the look and fit is excellent.

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Re: Plastic headlamp lens
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2013, 16:16:36 »
I have one glass and one plastic, the plastic is the clearer looking lens ???
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Re: Plastic headlamp lens
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2013, 16:41:55 »
Same here, put the polycarbonate lenses on and stored the glass lenses in a safe place.
The pc lenses have another advantage, the edges were the clips go on are much stronger then the ones on the glass lenses.
Haven't broken one yet!  :)

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Re: Plastic headlamp lens
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2013, 07:37:34 »
How do they compare in price?

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Re: Plastic headlamp lens
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2013, 10:38:47 »
How much are the plastic lenses?
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Re: Plastic headlamp lens
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2013, 10:45:40 »
I can't find them listed on the SLS website. Anyone have a link?
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Re: Plastic headlamp lens
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2013, 11:09:56 »
Quote from: Alf
I can't find them listed on the SLS website. Anyone have a link?
Section 82a   page 15   Art.Nr.: 282001   Price 185 Euro Ea

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Re: Plastic headlamp lens
« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2013, 12:52:23 »
Section 82a   page 15   Art.Nr.: 282001   Price 185 Euro Ea

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Hans,

out of curiosity, what I can only see there under the reference quoted by you is a part made of glass, which is stated on the page. Is there anything else?

http://www.sls-hh-shop.de/en/230-280SL-W113/82-Lighting-and-Wiper/82-a-Lighting-Units-standard/Glass-headlamp-R113-Bilux-LHD-Glass-headlamp-R113-Bilux-LHD.html
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Re: Plastic headlamp lens
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2013, 13:54:41 »
Yep flyair me too. I could only find glass and LHD
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Re: Plastic headlamp lens
« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2013, 16:13:37 »
dbdepot has them at 134.41 Euros but only LHD
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