NYDesi80

Hey, was replacing the lens with Lexan, and wanted to ask you guys if you know what the purpose of this gay circular grey piece is?? What does it do?? It looks like it goes around the bulb and just channels the light out in a certain way, but I feel that it prolly blocks off a lot of light. I want to remove it if it increases light output, not if it decreases it. Let me know. Its the piece thas circled.

Thanx!

joseph_99tl

thats the condom..

njtls

no.....its a scatter sheild...prevents the light from shooting in every direction..removal will make it brighter...but might piss of other drivers

goldendragon576

That's about right. It keeps the light on the ground where it belongs. Removing that piece will scatter the light where ever it wants. I think it would definitely brighten the road but like njtls said, other drivers would be pretty pissed!

NYDesi80

Ok...so do I remove it or not is the question now. Has ne one actually removed this piece?

fsttyms1

make it smaller!

hzm82

I would suggest you leave it alone. You'll mess up the beam pattern.

Mr Zipps

thats a good idea....

NYDesi80

What is that suppose to accomplish?? By removing this will I be putting hy HID Bulb in danger?? I am installing the LEXAN so, I dont think the lens should crack again ne way.

fla-tls

That doesn't look like a 2nd gen headlight. What kind of car is that from?

edgalang

I removed mine when I replaced my glass with Lexan a few months ago just to be different. And yes, it does scatter light more. :p

mthuch

You all wrong! It is a heat shield!

hchhon

NYDesi80

So If I remove it, then are you saying that IM going to melt my housing? That doesnt make sense.. or does it? What Alexx proposed makes more sense in a previous thread, about how that it is the refelctor, that reflects light onto the road.

IM SOO CONFUSED!!

mthuch

If you remove it your chromed reflector(chrome paint) will slowly start to get crack and flake away!.

hchhon

nym31mp

leave it the fcuk alone

blubb

Best advice yet

NYDesi80

Yeah... that what I'll do. :p

Im still curious though. Heat shield or scatter shield?

blubb

It's candy.................No it's a breath mint

Alexxx

Leave it or else you'll blind people and might get u tickets

goldendragon576

it's both!

car_lost

with 6000K fogs, the heat wont be a problem since hid bulbs dont get hot. i say go for it and remove it.

TL_Diplomat

its a 2nd gen fog lens :p