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Old November 11th 18, 10:15 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 4:18:52 PM UTC-10, The Real Bev wrote:
> On 11/10/2018 05:12 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 12:38:07 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> >> On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 6:55:37 AM UTC+8, dsi1 wrote:
> >> >
> >> > The idea of buying a car by headlight seems pretty goofy. I replaced the headlight housing on my car because they were all fogged to hell. These were from eBay and shipped directly from deepest, darkest, China. They were beautiful. You can also get them from Amazon.com. They cost me around $150 for both sides - including postage. The set even came with all the bulbs, whoopie!
> >> >
> >> If you have polycarbonate headlights, they will go foggy.
> >> Where I live, averages 3000 hours blue skies a year.

> >
> > Do blue skies and polycarbonate headlights have some connection to each other? Is 3000 hours of blue skies a year good or is it bad? I'm just so confused.

>
> Sunlight damages plastic, paint and other things that sit outside.
>
>
> --
> Cheers, Bev
> VISE GRIPS (VYS'-gripz) [n] A tool used to transfer intense
> welding heat to the palm of the welder's hand. -- DS


That makes sense. OTOH, blue skies never hurt nobody. The sun might though.
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Old November 11th 18, 10:16 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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On Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 11:15:46 AM UTC-10, dsi1 wrote:
> On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 4:18:52 PM UTC-10, The Real Bev wrote:
> > On 11/10/2018 05:12 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > > On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 12:38:07 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> > >> On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 6:55:37 AM UTC+8, dsi1 wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > The idea of buying a car by headlight seems pretty goofy. I replaced the headlight housing on my car because they were all fogged to hell. These were from eBay and shipped directly from deepest, darkest, China. They were beautiful. You can also get them from Amazon.com. They cost me around $150 for both sides - including postage. The set even came with all the bulbs, whoopie!
> > >> >
> > >> If you have polycarbonate headlights, they will go foggy.
> > >> Where I live, averages 3000 hours blue skies a year.
> > >
> > > Do blue skies and polycarbonate headlights have some connection to each other? Is 3000 hours of blue skies a year good or is it bad? I'm just so confused.

> >
> > Sunlight damages plastic, paint and other things that sit outside.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cheers, Bev
> > VISE GRIPS (VYS'-gripz) [n] A tool used to transfer intense
> > welding heat to the palm of the welder's hand. -- DS

>
> That makes sense. OTOH, blue skies never hurt nobody. The sun might though.


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Old November 11th 18, 10:16 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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On Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 2:17:57 AM UTC-10, Xeno wrote:
> On 11/11/18 12:12 pm, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 12:38:07 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> >> On Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 6:55:37 AM UTC+8, dsi1 wrote:
> >>>
> >>> The idea of buying a car by headlight seems pretty goofy. I replaced the headlight housing on my car because they were all fogged to hell. These were from eBay and shipped directly from deepest, darkest, China. They were beautiful. You can also get them from Amazon.com. They cost me around $150 for both sides - including postage. The set even came with all the bulbs, whoopie!
> >>>
> >> If you have polycarbonate headlights, they will go foggy.
> >> Where I live, averages 3000 hours blue skies a year.

> >
> > Do blue skies and polycarbonate headlights have some connection to each other? Is 3000 hours of blue skies a year good or is it bad? I'm just so confused.
> >

> Come to *sunny Australia* and I think you will get the message very
> quickly. UV levels here average between 11 and 15 during the summer
> period and I live *below* the Tropic of Capricorn.
>
> --
>
> Xeno
>
>
> Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
> (with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)


I'll take your word for it!
 




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