I did mention the film is "touted" by many individuals. I, for one, just didn't want to take the risk. My post was intended to convey that there are many, many reports of this occurring. Who knows, but why chance it when you have $500 a piece lenses and there are other ways to prevent hazing.

Just trying to provide a fellow forum member with a suggestion since he just paid a lot of money for some new headlights.

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Max,

Let me know if you need a hand with the headlights, when I got my '04 they were bad so we tore them out and spent a day wetsanding and applying fresh clear at my friend's body shop. They turned out nicer than new...

 

Thanks, bud! Why don't you just come on down and take a look?

 

Would love to, especially with this midwest wet, cold weather, but we are getting ready to go to Florida instead

 

Have you looked at a map?

 

No, they don't have those at Purdue

We are flying.

 

[quote=blackbelt_010892]Those can be brought back like new , should have saved the money ,

 

[quote=hcarter]My reason for replacing the assemblies was not solely for a cosmetic refresh. There is a build up of corrosion, as well as worn conductive contacts within both assemblies. I was posing a hazard to both myself and others on the road with not having either of my front turn signals working, little lone not passing future state inspections. The passenger blinker as been a problem for more than a year now. During that time I the problem had been looked at by multiple dealers, several specialty import mechanics, as well as a relative whom is an electrician. If individual pieces of the assembly were availble to order, instead of just the assembly as a whole the cheaper fix would be a more likely possibility.

 

[quote=blackbelt_010892] If they have corroded contacts I understand your thinking .

 

I just checked the price at the dealer in Texas I buy my mopar parts from, www.mopar2u.com, left headlight assembly is $469.20 & right assembly is $444.00 = $913.20 plus shipping for both.

I have purchased parts from this authorized dealer several times for my Chryslers in CA & my son's Dodge truck in AZ. Even my local mechanic in San Jose now gets his mopar parts from that dealer

 

Great info. Thanks!

 

Does anyone have an idea why the left headlight assembly costs $25 more than the right headlight assembly???

 

I would assume supply and demand, and the fact that I'm sure the assemblies have been bought and sold several times by the time they make there way over from Europe. I would highly doubt that they are kept together as a pair once they are manufactured at the OEM site.

 

Working in SCM, I see many factors that affect the volume of headlights. But, projected VORQ (vendor order replacement quantity) can make the biggest impact. It's highly possible that, initially, the headlights were the same cost, as the tooling for both is identical.

Statistically, more RH headlights die an untimely death each year than LH lights (depth judgment of the average American driver is poor... RH light is farthest away). Since more of them are replaced, the set price point can be lower because, for each die setup you sell X number of units. For the LH, it's X-y therefore the price must be artificially inflated to recoup the difference in sales volume. Assuming a $5,000 setup cost per retooling for each run, the 25 RH headlights will be sold for less $$$ than the 20 LH headlights that were produced.

If you simply make the same number of each, you risk losing valuable PDC inventory space by having to stock large volumes of a slow-mover. Slow-moving parts (Stock Code 4 @ Nissan) are the money-suckers of any PDC operation, as the usable storage space is cluttered and the fast-movers must sit on a trailer for additional hours, as opposed to being off-loaded and imposted into the PDC's inventory, and ultimately fast-flowed out of the building to the dealers (sales).

Hope that made sense

 

Thanks JHM2K, that does make sense.

 

I'll bite for the headlights, but what say you 'bout the pillar panels? Hmm, possible conspiracy against left side parts?

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Does anyone know the difference between a code 'YAB' and a code '8DE' headlight assembly ?
How can you tell which one you have in your car ?
I have had both assemblies out, and can't find a code like that on either one.

 

Now that, I have no clue.

 

I just had the valve cover gaskets replaced under warranty - guess what, I checked the part prices online and the left valve cover gasket is priced higher than the right gasket. Is this some sort of anti-left conspiracy?

 

That's a good question unless it is a political one.