1993 Lincoln Mark Viii

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 93 MARK VIII ARE JUST PLAIN DANGEROUS. JUST DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT IS ENOUGHT TO MAKE YOU NOT WANT TO DRIVE AT ALL. THE HIGH BEAMS ON THESE CARS IS LIKE THE LOW BEAMS OF A NORMAL HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. YOU DON'T DARE DRIVE AT NIGHT IN A STORM. YOU ARE JUST ASKING FOR TROUBLE THEN. I WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THESE CARS. I HOPE THAT ALOT MORE PEOPLE ARE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. HOPEFULLY THE MANUFACTURER WILL REALIZE THAT THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE BY OWNERS OF THEIR CARS. THANK YOU.

BOTH HEADLAMP LOW BEAMS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHERE I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID PEDESTRIANS AND ANIMALS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ILLUMINATED BY THE HEADLAMPS. INSPECTION OF THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLAMP TUBS SHOWS THE REFECTIVE COATING HAS VANISHED AND THE REMAINING PLASTIC IS A BURNED BROWN COLOR. I BELIEVE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE POOR ILLUMINATION IS THE HOT LOW BEAM BULBS HAVE EVAPORATED THE REFLECTIVE MIRROR COATING OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY.

I'M 46 YEARS OLD, AND HAVE DRIVEN A LOT OF CARS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR WITH SUCH POOR HEADLIGHTS AS THE 93 LINCOLN MARK VIII. EVEN WHEN I'M ON A ROAD THAT I DRIVE A LOT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT THE ROAD SO I CAN SEE. I HAVE 20/20 VISION. IN FACT, WHEN YOU TURN THE TURN SIGNAL ON, THE SIDE LIGHTS (TURNING LIGHTS ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR) THROUGH MORE LIGHT ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR THAN THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE NOT MUCH BETTER. THEN IF THE ROAD IS WET, FROM A RAIN, FORGET IT, YOU MIGHT AS WELL TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND DRIVE BY THE STREET LIGHTS OR THE MOON LIGHT. THIS IS NOT SAFE!

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE LINCOLN MARK VIII YEAR MODEL 1993-1996 ARE BECOMING A SAFETY PROBLEM. THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE BECOMING YELLOWED AND DECREASING VISIBLITY TO THE POINT THAT YOU CAN NOT EVEN TELL IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON. THE INSIDE REFLECTIVE COATING ALSO IS FALLING OFF AND LOWERING THE LIGHTING EVEN MORE. AS A WEB SITE OWNER OF A MARK VIII SITE I HAVE RECEIVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THESE HEADLIGHTS. MOST OWNERS ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR NEW HEADLIGHT ASSY'S BECAUSE OF THE POOR QUALITY. THESE ASSY'S ARE SUPPOSEDLY WARRANTEED BY SYLVANIA, BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE ANYTHING WITH THEM OR LINCOLN. THIS IS A GROWING CONCERN AMONG MARK VIII OWNERS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT COME UP FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE.