The plastic covers in front of the headlight are hazy/dull.
April 18th, 2008 by Danny the web stig
These covers take a lot of punishment. As you dive along they are being hit by flies and dust, and by dirty water… the faster you drive, the faster and harder this stuff hits them. It has an abrasive effect that can cause light scratches over time.
These scratches can polish out — first try a normal polish, and if this doesn’t work, then use a proper plastic polish such as that made by Renovo. That should do the trick, but it doesn’t it may mean the plastic has perished, in which case it’s probably best to replace the covers which should be fairly inexpensive.
You often hear about these plastic covers going yellow, although I have never seen this in the UK. I put this down to us having less pollution than countries like America that suffer from smog. I believe that there are solutions to this problem but it’s probably just as well to replace the lenses as you would likely have to take them off anyway to properly clean them.
It’s worth keeping in mind what these plastic covers are for. Lights are usually sealed units these days and of they get broken they are expensive to replace. The clear plastic shield is there to take any punishment such as stone chips that might otherwise hit them. So don’t be tempted to remove them without replacing them. You might be surprised just how much a sealed lamp unit can cost!
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