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MotoCreations
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headlight lens -- glass or plastic?
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Traditionally the Monster headlight lens is glass. Today noticed on an '08 S4RS that the lens itself was now plastic. Anyone confirm the production change and when it happened?
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All of my head lamp pieces are plastic save the retention lips that retains the lens. I have an '07 S4Rs.
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My 05 and 06 are glass.
The headlight bucket on the Sport Classics are plastic rather than metal like on the Monsters....
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2006 S2R 800 Glass Lens, metal bucket and rim.
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06 s2r1k - glass lense, metal retaining ring (chrome look), and black metal bucket
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08 harley davidson, cast iron headlamp shell 12 inches across with 3 small pixies inside with a 5 gallon bucket of whale oil and 40 yards of 1/4 inch rope for a wick.Lens is high quality antique glass complete with wavy lines and the odd air bubble.....its about 1/2 inch think..........
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'07 695 - plastic bucket, plastic lens
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Plastic first showed up with the 695 and was gradually introduced into the rest of the Monster line.
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696 is... woops. I guess it's plastic. Coulda fooled me.
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Quote from: ruester007 on November 11, 2008, 04:59:11 PM
All of my head lamp pieces are plastic save the retention lips that retains the lens. I have an '07 S4Rs.
Odd. I have an 07 RS as well and my lens is glass....
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Quote from: hypurone on November 12, 2008, 06:58:04 AM
Odd. I have an 07 RS as well and my lens is glass....
Ditto...
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November 12, 2008, 12:30:16 PM »
well, 01 and mine is glass. Though it's cracked and I need a new one. I assume the new plastic would fit and might not crack as easy?
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06 s2r glass lens metal housing
so who's got a part number for the plastic lens price??
the bimmer is still probably cheaper
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Sounds like another place to save money. The auto industry starting using plastic instead of glass for their headlight covers years ago. Now you can see cars that are only a few years old with faded headlight covers. This is really bad in areas where it is sunny all the time. The UV rays wear the plastic out. Even supposedly upscale cars like Mercedes are affected.
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On the bright side, it won't shatter like glass will. Do you even have to tape them up at the track?
Lighter and cheaper to replace aren't bad intrinsical attributes, either.
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