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Sid Squid · 13-09-13, 09:46 AM

Plastic lenses can stand all the heat they'll realistically experience. What knackers them is poor UV shielded bulbs, anything with a known brand name on it will be fine, the bulbs often seen on eBay claiming to be 'xenon HID' etc etc are particularly bad for this. They are usually recognised by having no control gear - an HID light will always have a box of electrical trickery, typically about the size of a fag box - and by being various garish chavvy colours, and being suspiciously very cheap.

13-09-13, 09:46 AM	#7
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Osram Night Racer Headlamps on a Curvy? Plastic lenses can stand all the heat they'll realistically experience. What knackers them is poor UV shielded bulbs, anything with a known brand name on it will be fine, the bulbs often seen on eBay claiming to be 'xenon HID' etc etc are particularly bad for this. They are usually recognised by having no control gear - an HID light will always have a box of electrical trickery, typically about the size of a fag box - and by being various garish chavvy colours, and being suspiciously very cheap. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"