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Subject:Re: Aftermarket Fog Lights?
From:Tom
Date:Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:36:01 -0600

On Oct 10, 2006, at 3:21 PM, Ray Reinhard wrote:

> RE: Breaking the glass on your fog lamps. This happened to me once
> (I think
> it was probably a stone), then I found out about a fairly thick, clear
> plastic material made by 3M that you can cut to size and adhere to the
> glass. No problems ever since.

Hmmm, what is the 3M product called? It doesn't melt on 500w halogens?

Tom B.-don't like the Hella Brand covers on my driving lights
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> On 10/10/06, joel walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Porsche must be insane, then.
>> > My '82 911SC has factory foglights \below/ the bumper..........
>>
>> you have to remember two things about Porsche cars ...
>>
>> 1. they are designed with very little compromise in the engineering.
>> better means better, so do it. like that. if fog lights work better
>> UNDER the bumper, then put the fog lights there.
>> notice your 1982 model has NO drink holders. ;) i don't think porsche
>> even considered drink holders until the Boxster came out.
>>
>> 2. Porsche owners are EXPECTED to perform certain maintenance
>> procedures at a regular interval or whenever necessary. like changing
>> the oil, rotating the tires, replacing the broken fog lights ... ;)
>> and it is also expected that if you can afford a Porsche, you can
>> afford the cost of such maintenance procedures ... and fog lights. :)
>>
>> and i really am being serious. :)
>>
>> and then there's ...
>>
>> 3. Vanagons ain't Porsches. as much as we'd like to think they are,
>> they ain't. :(
>> related, maybe. distant "tater-patch kin".  but you'd never hear a
>> Porsche owner admit it in public. ;)
>>
>> unca joel
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