Headlight cover "foggy"
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by SteveThrift
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by James1549
Here it is...
Someone did split them down the seam with a knife.
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by rdotson
If you can't find it, you're welcome to contact me off-forum and I'll try and get some for you...
P.S- For GOD'S sake, put plenty of tape around the headlight, I got a little nick from the drill slipping while sanding!!!!
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
I had excellent results from the Sylvannia Headlight Restoration Kit that I got from O'Reilly's. All of the sanding and polishing is done by hand, but the results are worth the necessary elbow grease.
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
I know many of us have experienced the headlight lenses fogging up and the many solutions involving fine sanding and polishing. I have done the sanding/polishing only to have the situation reappear with time. I wanted to share a solution I tried on my lenses and I'm extremely pleased with the outcome. There's a company called Rvinyl Performance Films that have a line of films suited for exterior applications on automotive finishes. They are durable and can also be removed without damaging the finish. On my headlight lenses I used 2 of their products.....the carbon fiber and the dark smoke. I put a picture on my gallery to view. They have a site at rvinyl.com and they are also on Facebook. I hope this is helpful.
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by James1549
Here it is...
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by toia6407
I know many of us have experienced the headlight lenses fogging up and the many solutions involving fine sanding and polishing. I have done the sanding/polishing only to have the situation reappear with time. I wanted to share a solution I tried on my lenses and I'm extremely pleased with the outcome. There's a company called Rvinyl Performance Films that have a line of films suited for exterior applications on automotive finishes. They are durable and can also be removed without damaging the finish. On my headlight lenses I used 2 of their products.....the carbon fiber and the dark smoke. I put a picture on my gallery to view. They have a site at rvinyl.com and they are also on Facebook. I hope this is helpful.
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by uknowhim21
Thats the dumbest thing I have ever seen! I painted the inside of my old cobalts headlight because I wanted the chrome to be black. All you have to do is remove all the bulbs from the headlight. Then you have to bake them in the oven at 220 for about 30 minutes or until you are able to take them out of the oven and the glue is hot enough where you can pull the plastic lens off of the headlight frame. Clean the inside of the headlight and paint the chrome plastic with Krylon for plastics if you choose to do so. Then put the headlight lens back onto the headlight, pop it back in the oven for another 25-35 minutes, take it out, push the headlight cover into the headlight and glue as much as you can. then take a hot glue gun and reseal for extra caution to prevent condensation. Worked on my cobalt with no problems afterwards.
This has been discussed in many other threads. And confirmed by Advanced Automotive Concepts LLC. The glue/sealant is of a higher temperature. They wanted an extra $100 per light to install Halos. I don't know if anyone took them up on it, though.
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by maxcichon
I wouldn't be calling James dumb, pal. The headlamp assemblies in Crossfires are pretty much immune to being baked apart..
This has been discussed in many other threads. And confirmed by Advanced Automotive Concepts LLC. The glue/sealant is of a higher temperature. They wanted an extra $100 per light to install Halos. I don't know if anyone took them up on it, though.
This has been discussed in many other threads. And confirmed by Advanced Automotive Concepts LLC. The glue/sealant is of a higher temperature. They wanted an extra $100 per light to install Halos. I don't know if anyone took them up on it, though.
Originally Posted by uknowhim21
I did the gloss wheel package from dipyourcar.com So I did 4 coats of black and 4 coats of their glossifier. Looks alot shinier then the flat version. I'll put up pics when possible.
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by uknowhim21
Settle down guys, dont have a heart attack in your elder years. I never called him dumb lol
Really? If you did this to ones face, and not over cyberscape, you get a poke in the nose.
One should know something about what they're crowing....
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by maxcichon
"...Thats the dumbest thing I have ever seen! ..."
Really? If you did this to ones face, and not over cyberscape, you get a poke in the nose.
One should know something about what they're crowing....
Really? If you did this to ones face, and not over cyberscape, you get a poke in the nose.
One should know something about what they're crowing....
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by uknowhim21
Idk how it is out in the sticks of Wisconsin or Alabama or wherever you profile says your exactly from, but a thing (meaning the headlight) and a person (meaning the guy who was doing the action, who I never called dumb) are two totally different subjects. Get your vernacular together. Try to "poke" me in person and I'll break your hand off, fact.
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
I would be careful with any type of headlight film. See my posting below and in this thread: https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...ssemblies.html
Originally Posted by mrobinso
@ the OP: beware of the xpel film, or any protective film that will go on your headlights, if installed incorrectly, or even if installed correctly, those types of films can cause spider cracks in your headlight lenses that will be permanent. Would hate for you to ruin those new (and expensive) headlights after only a few months of use. Yes, X-Pel headlight protection film is touted by many as sure fire way to stop UV hazing and protect from chips. When I bought my SRT-6 (which I ensured the car I ultimately bought had clean headlights - it was a priority of mine, I passed on a cheaper SRT 10 miles from my house that needed its headlights majorly restored (but I wanted to replace them fully), for a more pricey car that was 400 miles away but in pristine condition), I went straight to the X-Pel website and purchased the film for our Crossfire. However, after doing some research, I found that certain types of plastics used by manufacturers in headlights now expand and contract constantly when running hot (with the lamps on). When you place the a plastic film on top of the plastic, as it expands and contracts from the heat the constriction of the plastic film puts tension on the plastic of the headlamps, causing spider cracks that are permanent and are impossible to get rid of. From what I have read, this problem is worse on VW, Mercedes-Benz headlights than on some others manufacturers.
I canceled my order and instead invested in some UV protectant seal, specifically I bought the Wolfgang UV Plastic Protectant, which is supposed to be good for 6 months, after which you re-apply.
There are many threads out there about this problem, take your time and do the research before getting the film: Headlight cracks from overlays/protection film - MY350Z.COM Forums
I canceled my order and instead invested in some UV protectant seal, specifically I bought the Wolfgang UV Plastic Protectant, which is supposed to be good for 6 months, after which you re-apply.
There are many threads out there about this problem, take your time and do the research before getting the film: Headlight cracks from overlays/protection film - MY350Z.COM Forums
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by BoilerUpXFire
And he had the nerve to start a thread where he called me out for being angry LOL
LOL
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by maxcichon
That looks dammed nice! What did you use for the bead along the bottom?
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Re: Headlight cover "foggy"
Originally Posted by uknowhim21
O here comes Boiler now lol I was giving an example. You did have a feud with Miata if I'm not mistaken, so it is what it is
Promise I am not angry today, I am about to go to the Dragon
