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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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1st gen projectors

Seems like on the top of my headlights, on the cover they are peeling or something with the clear coat......anyone else have this issue?
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 03:05 AM
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Ive heard a lot of people saying this about the 1st and 3rd Gen that the clear coat is peeling. I have the 2nd Gen though. Nothing but problems with them. The ccfl bar went out on 3 different setr and I have no idea what Im going to do now. I cant make up my mind about getting the 1st or 3rd gen.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BumbleBee
Seems like on the top of my headlights, on the cover they are peeling or something with the clear coat......anyone else have this issue?
yea, it's because the quality of the lens are ****... after a couple of months the weather gets the best of them and the clear coat peals or the lens crack from heat, ive heard this especially with the 1st and 3rd gens.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 09:03 AM
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yep mines pealing lol. and water getting in now... and the driver side low has dropped and no recovery for it so far lol
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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yea, it's because the quality of the lens are ****... after a couple of months the weather gets the best of them and the clear coat peals or the lens crack from heat, ive heard this especially with the 1st and 3rd gens.
Hey whre did you get your 2nd Gen projectors from? Are they still working for you? Mine keep going out.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by BumbleBee
Seems like on the top of my headlights, on the cover they are peeling or something with the clear coat......anyone else have this issue?
yup :/
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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gen 1's FTW, i did replace my lense with my stock one. Not 1 problem + HIDs w00t
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackSapper
Hey whre did you get your 2nd Gen projectors from? Are they still working for you? Mine keep going out.
ebay, they still work good except one halo which is ftl...
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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ebay, they still work good except one halo which is ftl...
Oh dumb..Im returning mine right now. Im just going to put the stockers back on. I need new headlights though. The nokya set I have SUCK
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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i want black stock painted headlights
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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So far *knock On Wood* nothing is going wrong with ours...how long into yours bumblebee did it start peeling?
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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Two guiys here in ns have the problem with their 3rd gen ones with the heat cracks.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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i want black stock painted headlights
DIY?
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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my first gens where fine for the first couple of months. Soon after the lenses started to peel, and moisture is getting in them now.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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my 3rd gens are peeling and have heat cracks
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by FloDamien07
So far *knock On Wood* nothing is going wrong with ours...how long into yours bumblebee did it start peeling?
about a year now.

Originally Posted by mkulrey13
gen 1's FTW, i did replace my lense with my stock one. Not 1 problem + HIDs w00t
good idea......

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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 03:34 AM
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My 1st gens almost don't have any clearcoat left. Looks real bad up close
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 03:47 AM
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1, 2, and 3 all suck, are cheap, and have problems. retrofit is the only way to go if you want projectors.

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