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#4358
I forget how nice the driving lights look without the covers. Did you make the bow or buy it?
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I admit, I bought the bow. It was worth the $5 in frustration it saved me.
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See I don't understand the point of having driving lights and keeping covers on them....It makes sense that a rock will not break the lens if they are covered but then they are covered at night when you need them...
If I'm going to put covers on driving lamps everytime I'm done motoring, I might as well buy a car cover and put that on too while I'm at it!
Maybe I'll consider driving lights with a metal mesh pattern on them?
If I'm going to put covers on driving lamps everytime I'm done motoring, I might as well buy a car cover and put that on too while I'm at it!
Maybe I'll consider driving lights with a metal mesh pattern on them?
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Read about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowbrook_Hall
#4363
When I first got my car I never put the driving light covers on. However, after spending alot of time cleaning them I did start using them more. Most of my driving is in the city, where I wouldn't be using them very often. If I know I'll be traveling into the country at night I'll take the covers off.
This turned out to be a good thing. Last Thursday I was on my way home at night, wasn't paying attention, hit a patch of ice and ran into the back of a Pontiac G6. It wasn't that bad of a hit, but damaged both of our bumpers. The driving light covers basically shattered (it was around 2 degrees), but the lights were fine, not even scratched.
So in my mind, the covers aren't that bad. Just be sure to take them off before the photo shoot.
This turned out to be a good thing. Last Thursday I was on my way home at night, wasn't paying attention, hit a patch of ice and ran into the back of a Pontiac G6. It wasn't that bad of a hit, but damaged both of our bumpers. The driving light covers basically shattered (it was around 2 degrees), but the lights were fine, not even scratched.
So in my mind, the covers aren't that bad. Just be sure to take them off before the photo shoot.
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See I don't understand the point of having driving lights and keeping covers on them....It makes sense that a rock will not break the lens if they are covered but then they are covered at night when you need them...
If I'm going to put covers on driving lamps everytime I'm done motoring, I might as well buy a car cover and put that on too while I'm at it!
Maybe I'll consider driving lights with a metal mesh pattern on them?
If I'm going to put covers on driving lamps everytime I'm done motoring, I might as well buy a car cover and put that on too while I'm at it!
Maybe I'll consider driving lights with a metal mesh pattern on them?
I don't use a car cover, too many fine scratches.
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Wow all the shots on this page are great! Its cool to see how Minis look from different parts of the country.
Oh and just my opinion, I think some people like the way the lights look with covers on. I would just buy some clear protector film for them, but I could see how the covers could give the lights that civilized weekday, rally weekend look : )
Oh and just my opinion, I think some people like the way the lights look with covers on. I would just buy some clear protector film for them, but I could see how the covers could give the lights that civilized weekday, rally weekend look : )
#4373
Thanks! I have that saved somewhere, I just keep putting off getting them.
90% of my motoring is without the lamps on, so it would be nice to have them covered. Generally, I know when I'm going to be motoring somewhere/sometime when I'll need them, so I just pop off the covers when I need them. The time it takes to put on and take off the covers beats the time it would take (not to mention the money) to replace a lamp.
90% of my motoring is without the lamps on, so it would be nice to have them covered. Generally, I know when I'm going to be motoring somewhere/sometime when I'll need them, so I just pop off the covers when I need them. The time it takes to put on and take off the covers beats the time it would take (not to mention the money) to replace a lamp.
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