How well do 1 piece JDM's hold up? - Honda Prelude Forum

HI HO · 03-02-2003, 10:42 AM

You guys have got me seriously considering JDM 1 piece headlights.

Considering that they are made of plastic or is it lexan, how well do they hold up? How about rock/road debris damage. Living in the midwest, I am curious about holding up to our temp variations and hot/cold extremes. Do they scratch easily, I have to scrape frost from my headlights occassionally?

prelude styl · 03-02-2003, 12:36 PM

They stand up well.. I mean if you take a rock and scratch it on the headlight it'll scratch, but taking off frost, and the temp variations won't do anything to them. As for road damage.. they're going to get worn like any other headlight..

mario24601 · 03-02-2003, 12:43 PM

I would think they are tough but not as tough at USDM since ours are glass...

brendon2k · 03-02-2003, 01:30 PM

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Originally posted by mario24601
I would think they are tough but not as tough at USDM since ours are glass...

Myself as well as a few other people I know have had rocks chip out a hole in USDM's. I'll try to get a good pick sometime. My point is I haven't really heard people having problems with JDM's.

4bidden · 03-02-2003, 01:43 PM

The JDM's being plastic is a good thing. They resist chips a lot better than glass.

SlowSi · 03-02-2003, 02:05 PM

USDM's wont get that yellow haze on them though.

ECHprelude · 03-02-2003, 02:59 PM

JDMs i think were the best thing ive done to my car. makes a huge difference in looks and they are brighter.

HI HO · 03-02-2003, 07:08 PM

Anybody that live where there is winter weather got em?

dilligaph · 03-02-2003, 10:59 PM

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Originally posted by SlowSi
USDM's wont get that yellow haze on them though.

you can easily remove that haze by buffing them with cleaner-wax.

i live in iowa and ive had my jdms for over a year now. love em. worth every penny, and they make the car look meaner too... the black housings that is

myke · 03-03-2003, 08:27 AM

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Originally posted by HI HO
Anybody that live where there is winter weather got em?

i live in colorado...and they use all kinds of sh!t to de-ice the roads...gravel....

....and that liquid de-icer fluid

...but i wash my car every chance that i get...especialy when it snows and they put that stuff on the roads....all i can say is...keep'em clean and they'll last long!!!!

Jape · 03-03-2003, 01:30 PM

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Originally posted by HI HO
Anybody that live where there is winter weather got em?

I had them in Alaska.

Si4WS · 03-03-2003, 03:35 PM

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Originally posted by HI HO
Anybody that live where there is winter weather got em?

Along with Jape I too had them on my car in Alaska for about 8 months and I have had no real problems with them. I think they are one of my favorite mods on my Lude thus far. Go for it, they will look sick on a Silver Lude.