My driver side headlight is becoming hazy right about the center portion and on the side by the hood, the center haziness is a little bigger than a quarter and the side is about a 2" strip by 1/4". My car is an '06 always garaged and only 9,000 miles, there are no dents or cracks and the rest of the lens looks brand new, I bought the car new and still under warranty, is this covered by the warranty? Anyone has any experience with the dealer on this matter? I don't like the way it looks and I know is going to get worse, The other side is fine, can any one give me advise before I go to the dealer?

 

I don't know if the dealer is going to be nice about this, or try to pin it on you. I guess I'd check with them before you do anything, but if you have no luck there, this might be an option:

http://www.meguiars.com/estore/product_list.cfm?sectionname=Professional%20(Mirror%20Glaze% 20Brand)>Clear%20Plastic%20Care&sectionID=34101

(Darn, I don't think that made into a link; guess I'm not smart enough to figure it out. Sorry.)

 

go to the dealer and have them deal with it and tell them its defective.. maybe somehow say that the headlight might of not have been sealed properly or something....

 

you can have your headlights refinished, essentially you sand them down past all of the imperfections and then they respray - its like a liquid plastic?

one my entire headlights was discolored and hazy, and now it looks brand new.

it only costs me $100.

 

The cover is plastic and plastic can be polished. Plenty of suggestions in the detailing forum.

 

wetsand with 200 then polish. They even make headlight restoration kits with everything u need in it.

 

but...no dealer warranty?

 

Headlight haze and headlight condensation are two different issues.

Headlights haze up over time. You have to clean them. This is on the outside of the headlight and can be done with a buffer and some polishing compound. Some people use a high-grit wetsand which works well also.

Condensation is liquid on the inside of the headlight. This is a manufacturer defect that you should take in to the dealership.

Just identify which one you have and proceed accordingly.

 

thank you for your input

 

I have condensation in one of my taillights. If it's a manufacture defect, will it be fixed, even if I am no longer under warranty?

 

No. You would have to pay for a new one. At this point just take them out early one weekend and rebuild them.

 

Yeah I figured that was coming. Thanks.

 

well, today I found out there is moisture inside the lens right under the hazy spot but inside the housing, it appears that moisture is getting through the top portion by the hood side, is about 2" in length and 1/4" strip and it appears wet in that spot and water goes down to the hazy spot. I washed the car and the moisture was there but when the sun hit it it was gone in about 15 min. but the haziness remained. I will try to go to the dealer this week see what they'd say.

 

just get a cheap $20 buffer and buff it out with headlight cleaning stuff