Ebay Glass Lens Fog lights any good?

[baaaaaaa]

Anyone have any experiance with the glass lens oe replica lights off ebay? There only like $85 shipped.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Front...Q5fAccessories

[bmwstephen]

they're okay. nothing beats the original plastic ones. i had these on my car and liked them until my oem fog gasket surround took a dump. they were nla and the gaskets that game with these fog lights don't fit very well. I ultimately decided to do fog light deletes. looks much cleaner and i don't have to worry about a rock going through the glass or pitting

[jrobie79]

they're okay. nothing beats the original plastic ones.

the three e30's i've had all had glass fog light lenses, and i dont think they were aftermarket???

[bmwstephen]

the three e30's i've had all had glass fog light lenses, and i dont think they were aftermarket???

for a while BMW used plastic but then they switched suppliers. I had the original plastic ones but they were beyond salvageable compared to glass

[der affe]

Aftermarket lenses and aftermarket fogs have plastic lenses factory have glass lenses.

I have never heard of this magical unicorn factory plastic lenses fog light you speak of..

[bmwstephen]

Aftermarket lenses and aftermarket fogs have plastic lenses factory have glass lenses.

I have never heard of this magical unicorn factory plastic lenses fog light you speak of..

statement retracted. i got hosed

[e34john]

Was going to buy some but it was a PITA to get rid of my old glass, it had a few huge cracks so I couldn't heat it up and just pry out the entire lens. It shattered and I tried chipping away at the edges until I gave up and just got some blanks.

[george graves]

Aftermarket lenses and aftermarket fogs have plastic lenses factory have glass lenses.

Update your info. There is a new batch of these ebay fog lights, and they are made of glass. People say they look legit too.

[e30shmobberr]

you can get oem and replace the lenses. they looks just as new

[Fast325i]

Genuine facelift fogs have glass lenses an are made by ZKW in Austria. Plastic lenses are fakes and have a bad fitment. I'd prefer used genuine ones over fake lights.

[george graves]

you can get oem and replace the lenses. they looks just as new

What are you saying? You can buy just the lenses new?

[der affe]

Update your info. There is a new batch of these ebay fog lights, and they are made of glass. People say they look legit too.

Yes I read the ad to see that the new ones were glass. My snarky retort was to the fact it was stated the factory offered plastic lenses for late E30 fogs.

[george graves]

Ohhhhh. I see what you did there. Yea, the factory never put in plastic lenses. Bmwstephen, who is normally on his game, is dead wrong.

for a while BMW used plastic but then they switched suppliers. I had the original plastic ones but they were beyond salvageable compared to glass

I do like the detail about switching suppliers. It really sounded like you knew something we all didn't!

;)

[baaaaaaa]

My foglight internals are shot from water damage so replacing just the lens is out of the question. I am wondering if it is worth to buy these foglights on ebay for about $85 for the set?

[Texas Toast]

The PO of my car put shitty ebay glass in. It cracked one day going down the road from a little pebbel.