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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 12:54 AM
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I can't seem to find any new threads on this. I know that the 97+ lights perform better and there is posts on that subject. E spec is superior to anything that meets SAE. No question. Can we purchase E spec from Canada? What would be the source?

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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 12:02 PM
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I've never heard of "E spec" headlights...All I know is that '97+ headlights have a bigger lens projector than the '96 and below.
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 12:07 PM
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+1 first time I ever heard of E spec headlights too. Are we referring to euros?
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 12:15 PM
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post a pic so i can compare them to my condensation filled 97 headlights
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 01:52 PM
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what aren these things!
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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I'm pretty sure you can't get glass aka "e-spec" headlights for the sc, you can get glass highbeams if you do minimal searching but as for the lows, I think not.
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 10:52 PM
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e spec for the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by willhickey
Gspec for the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks man!
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 05:56 AM
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never seen glass headlight for the SC. got any pictures of these Euro-spec head lights.

if there are in fact euro spec headlight then there must also be euro-spec tail lights aka they have a rear fog light built in. every euro light i have see has them. maybe there is a super rare euro-spec sc tail light lol
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 07:39 AM
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dang that would be awesome but wouldnt somebody know about them and gspec i got your back
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 09:40 AM
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"E" spec is and abreviation for European Spec or Euro spec. I am sorry for the confusion and I am amazed that something that is common knowledge elsewhere is unknown here. I thin this is a statement of the high quality of even SAE lights in our Lex's or trust me there would be a scramble. The 97+ is most probably meeting E spec...don't know.

Our SAE spec headlights are not legal in E spec countries. They are only legal in Canada, US and Mex as far as I know. They are not legal because they allow to much light to splatter into the vision of on coming traffic. They are not focused by design and that makes no sense. All the cars that are made domestic and are sold overseas have E spec in the export model and SAE in the domestic.

I am fishing in the wrong pond, it appears.

Thanks for all you comments.

John
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