Headlights fogging up?
10-12-2004, 09:56 PM
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Headlights fogging up?
My headlights have this foggy look to them. I tried cleaning it but it's no good. Even tried windex and other window cleaners. I never realised how bad it was till i parked near a black z just like my car wich was brand new and realised the difference. Anyone else have this problem? Covered by warranty? Im taking it in tomorrow to the dealer so i need to know waht to say.
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10-13-2004, 07:36 AM
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Re: Headlights fogging up?
Originally posted by myinfinitig20
My headlights have this foggy look to them. I tried cleaning it but it's no good. Even tried windex and other window cleaners. I never realised how bad it was till i parked near a black z just like my car wich was brand new and realised the difference. Anyone else have this problem? Covered by warranty? Im taking it in tomorrow to the dealer so i need to know waht to say.
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My headlights have this foggy look to them. I tried cleaning it but it's no good. Even tried windex and other window cleaners. I never realised how bad it was till i parked near a black z just like my car wich was brand new and realised the difference. Anyone else have this problem? Covered by warranty? Im taking it in tomorrow to the dealer so i need to know waht to say.
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10-13-2004, 07:59 AM
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Keep us posted what the dealer does.
Dealer replaced mine within the first two weeks because the idiots razor bladed my headlamp while installing a clear bra.
Now the drivers side fogs up about an inch on the top corner.
It went away, so the dealer wont replace it without seeing it.
I'll have to time it when it comes up again.
Did you put aftermarket HID's on?
Keep us posted.
Dealer replaced mine within the first two weeks because the idiots razor bladed my headlamp while installing a clear bra.
Now the drivers side fogs up about an inch on the top corner.
It went away, so the dealer wont replace it without seeing it.
I'll have to time it when it comes up again.
Did you put aftermarket HID's on?
Keep us posted.
10-13-2004, 01:58 PM
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no i have stock xenons. Never opened the headlights. Im going to take them in sometime this week when i can find time. Its notthat the evaporation goes away. it doesnt. Its always foggy or dirty from the inside.
i'll keep you guys posted
i'll keep you guys posted
10-24-2004, 06:13 PM
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Originally posted by phoenixZ33
You sure it's not the oxidization on the outside?
You sure it's not the oxidization on the outside?
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10-24-2004, 08:58 PM
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do u wax your car after a wash. after getting a carwash. dont ever wax near the head light. wax cause the foging in side of the headlight. alot of lexus and supra have this problem. i work a dealership see it all the time. my dealership dont use any waxing . u cant fix it . if u open up the headlight, it wont ever seal tight again.
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10-24-2004, 09:55 PM
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well im actually thinking its on the outside. i"ll find out. when i wash the car w/ water then the headlights look perfectly clear while it's still wet but when it dries it gets foggy looking again
10-26-2004, 08:01 PM
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Originally posted by myinfinitig20
well im actually thinking its on the outside. i"ll find out. when i wash the car w/ water then the headlights look perfectly clear while it's still wet but when it dries it gets foggy looking again
well im actually thinking its on the outside. i"ll find out. when i wash the car w/ water then the headlights look perfectly clear while it's still wet but when it dries it gets foggy looking again
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p.s. do a search on the web. i bought mine on-line.
10-27-2004, 06:25 PM
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Originally posted by VandyZ
Same problem here . . .It does look to be on the inside. It almost has a soapy film look about it. I have some plastic polish that I got online that swears to fix it, but it does not seem to do the job. Maybe I will try the 3M stuff.
Same problem here . . .It does look to be on the inside. It almost has a soapy film look about it. I have some plastic polish that I got online that swears to fix it, but it does not seem to do the job. Maybe I will try the 3M stuff.
3M Plastic Polish
3M Plastic Cleaner
heres a link to where you can buy both:
http://www.autogeek.net/3mplascleanp.html
this is the same place where i bought mine. you first uses may lead you to think that it doesnt work and in fact makes it worse. like me. but then i began to rub hard until i saw it coming off. thats why i can not stress enough the use of a lot of elbow grease. youll see and understand once you try it forself. i mean u dont need to lift ur body off the ground but u simple can wipe it on and off.
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10-27-2004, 11:54 PM
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I dont know about you guys, but I wash them with cheap old zipwax carwash and have not have a problem yet...... Dont put nothing on them. Any friction and all that nonsense and solvents will ruin them to me. Just adding my $0.02
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Originally posted by ROME
I dont know about you guys, but I wash them with cheap old zipwax carwash and have not have a problem yet...... Dont put nothing on them. Any friction and all that nonsense and solvents will ruin them to me. Just adding my $0.02
I dont know about you guys, but I wash them with cheap old zipwax carwash and have not have a problem yet...... Dont put nothing on them. Any friction and all that nonsense and solvents will ruin them to me. Just adding my $0.02
however 3M's are specially made for automotive plastics and plstic headlights. in fact in a TSB, ppl who have been reporting what is now known as a haze or film on the headlights, nissan states that they or the dealer should use a 3m polish to get it off. how do you think i got the part number for the polish?
thats my $0.02
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10-28-2004, 07:18 PM
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cool the rest of my "cents" are tied up in the car. Until now I didnt know about the tsb for the headlights. Im gonna get some of that 3m stuff. Sorry but where do they sell this "elbow grease"?
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Originally posted by ROME
cool the rest of my "cents" are tied up in the car. Until now I didnt know about the tsb for the headlights. Im gonna get some of that 3m stuff.
cool the rest of my "cents" are tied up in the car. Until now I didnt know about the tsb for the headlights. Im gonna get some of that 3m stuff.
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