Hi, Guest
02-01-2005, 05:37 AM
I will admit that I didn't crack them with a stone or the plug waving in the wind at highways speeds.
I hit something the size of a small coffee table on the way to work on day with the bumper and that was before the lights went out the second time, and the ice / snow I hit, hit the air dam not the lights itself. When I did notice the first crack was when the windchill and temp. hit - 28C ( - 36C with the wind chill ) and I went to get air for the tires I heard a pop noise when I started the car up. that was on December 27th, 3 days later the lights went out and have not come back on since so I've been using the HIgh beams for lights since.
The second crack occured on the 17th when the weather hit the same degree mark, and the crack is in the same angle of the first one on the low beam light, then last week on the last day of the extreme weather I was dusting off the car, turned the lights on went around the car a few times ( high beams on ) I heard the pop noise again...
went to the front of the car to find out where it came from looked down to see the cross on the high beam now. The high beam still works, so dose the bulb and I did mention this to Hella when I e-mailed them for the guide to remove / install the light kit and I got this responce :
Dear Philip,
All of our lenses are tempered (glass). However, no matter how tempered
glass is, if it gets cold enough, it WILL break. That is really inevitable
unfortunately.
We do not offer just a lens. If a lens should break, like yours did, you
will have to purchase an entire 90mm headlamp. If you have a halogen high
beam, you need part number 68136. If you have Xenon high beams, you need
part number 68140. You can purchase either of these parts from a company
called PUMA. Their telephone number is 1-800-354-3552.
Thank you!
********PLEASE INCLUDE ALL PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS WHEN REPLYING*********
Scott Kornhaus
Consumer Support Rep.
Hella, Inc.
201 Kelly Drive
P.O. Box 2665
Peachtree City, GA 30269
1-877-224-3552 (Toll Free)
1-770-631-7556 (Direct Extension)
1-770-631-7575 (Fax)
1-800-631-7575 (Toll Free Fax)
scott.kornhaus@hinc.hella.com
http://www.hellausa.com
http://www.hellausa.com/optilux
I'm still wanting to remve the light and when I went over the instructions I found out that the person(s) who installed them fused the lights to the ford wires, and well I can't switch them back with out the plugs for the back of the standard focus lights. Odd thing though it this only occured on the driver's side of the car, the other side is completely normal looking.
again any suggestions ? I want to remove these lights at this point, since I've had continual problems with them. can anyone help me with that, - to go back to stock ?
I hit something the size of a small coffee table on the way to work on day with the bumper and that was before the lights went out the second time, and the ice / snow I hit, hit the air dam not the lights itself. When I did notice the first crack was when the windchill and temp. hit - 28C ( - 36C with the wind chill ) and I went to get air for the tires I heard a pop noise when I started the car up. that was on December 27th, 3 days later the lights went out and have not come back on since so I've been using the HIgh beams for lights since.
The second crack occured on the 17th when the weather hit the same degree mark, and the crack is in the same angle of the first one on the low beam light, then last week on the last day of the extreme weather I was dusting off the car, turned the lights on went around the car a few times ( high beams on ) I heard the pop noise again...
went to the front of the car to find out where it came from looked down to see the cross on the high beam now. The high beam still works, so dose the bulb and I did mention this to Hella when I e-mailed them for the guide to remove / install the light kit and I got this responce :
Dear Philip,
All of our lenses are tempered (glass). However, no matter how tempered
glass is, if it gets cold enough, it WILL break. That is really inevitable
unfortunately.
We do not offer just a lens. If a lens should break, like yours did, you
will have to purchase an entire 90mm headlamp. If you have a halogen high
beam, you need part number 68136. If you have Xenon high beams, you need
part number 68140. You can purchase either of these parts from a company
called PUMA. Their telephone number is 1-800-354-3552.
Thank you!
********PLEASE INCLUDE ALL PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS WHEN REPLYING*********
Scott Kornhaus
Consumer Support Rep.
Hella, Inc.
201 Kelly Drive
P.O. Box 2665
Peachtree City, GA 30269
1-877-224-3552 (Toll Free)
1-770-631-7556 (Direct Extension)
1-770-631-7575 (Fax)
1-800-631-7575 (Toll Free Fax)
scott.kornhaus@hinc.hella.com
http://www.hellausa.com
http://www.hellausa.com/optilux
I'm still wanting to remve the light and when I went over the instructions I found out that the person(s) who installed them fused the lights to the ford wires, and well I can't switch them back with out the plugs for the back of the standard focus lights. Odd thing though it this only occured on the driver's side of the car, the other side is completely normal looking.
again any suggestions ? I want to remove these lights at this point, since I've had continual problems with them. can anyone help me with that, - to go back to stock ?
I was the only member on this board with a Yellow Focus Sedan, and a 2002+ Euro Facelift on a sedan.